The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1896-06-27

/ thank you, gentlemen for your kind
attention. In retiring from you as l do.
| perhaps never again to have an opportun-
| ty of addressing republican convention,
| can not do it without saying that, after
all. / have on my part a hope, nay.
have an expectation, that if you should
be foolish enough to adopt this platform
and force us to leave the party, better
councils viii prevail, and ultimately. on
| true republican platform, sustaining re-
publican principles, may have the ines
Unable privilege of again addressing
you.
Cannon Was Kissed.
Senator Cannon then read the protest
of the silver men against a single stan
dard plank.
When the senator reached that portion
Of the address in which reference is male
to the republican party, "once the redeem
| er of the people, but now about to become
| their oppressor, unless restrained" he
was Interrupted by a perfect whirlwind
of hisses cries Of mo. no. no." and
| shoutes of Traitor and Democrat"
The chairman raped for order and
when quiet had been partially restored.
said: THE chair suggests to this con-
| Vention that the republican party in the
convention need not fear any declara
tion," and for the first time since the
converting of the convention the hall
rang with applause, uncomfortable. Dele
| gates rose upon their chairs, handker-
cIltlS, ldnS, mats auQ canes were WdNcu
enthusiastically and it was some minutes
before the chairman could restore order
sufficiently to be heard.
Having at length accomplished this, he
| proceeded: And the char further sug-
gests, in the interests of the party, that
| whatever is said within reasonable limits
| by those who can no longer remain in our
| organization ought to be listened to with
respectful attention, believing that the
full answer to all such declarations will
be made by the great majority of the
American people at the polls"
Allowed to Proceed.
Thereupon the speaker. Mr. Cannon.
was enabled to continue as follows:
Mr.. Cannon-This is signed by COM
mittee in behalf of the withdrawing dele
| gates. The names of the committee are
| Henry NJ. Teller of Colorado. (The con-
vention here interrupted the speaker and
the air became filled with = vibration of
Kisses, mingled with a cheer or two from
Colorado)
The speaker continued: Mr.. Dubois of
Idaho (more hisses) f. j. Cannon of Utah
Ga few more hisses), Charles A. Hartman
of Montana (nalf a dozen nisses}, e. e.
Pettigrew of South Dakota (voice-"Good-
by'O, A. c. Cleveland of Nevada (voice-
"Good-by my lover, good-by." followed
by prolonged laughter all over the hall,
mingled with few cries of Demo
crats'D
Cannon shook hands with the chairman
and with Governor Foraker who appear
ed on the platform.
AS the retiring delegates passed out
down the main aisle of the convention.
the whole assembly greeted them with a
universal roar that shook the building
and rent the air. and as they took up
their march the band began to play THE
Red, White and Blue"
The chair asked the convention to per-
nit the delegation from Montana who
did not go out to come to the platform.
Can Not Approve the Plank.
Senator Mantle. speaking from his
place on the floor, said: There is evil
GENTLY some misrepresentation as to my
position and that which those who re-
main with me occupy in reference TO
this convention. | desire to say that the
majority of the delegation from the
? state of Montana have not felt that, un-
der the circumstances surrounding this
5 occasion. they were justified in actually
walking out from the convention. Bat,
Mr.. Chairman, 1 must say in reference
to the wishes and opinion of the vast
majority of the republicans Of Montana
- that we can not give our approval ~
! Endorsement to the financial plank this
day adopted.
Il am simply expressing the sentiment
e. of the people who sent us here. and we
e have never been anywhere but in the
e republican party. I have never cast In
o my life anything but republican vote
p and l do not want to do 1t now If 1 car
e help it, But we have come here under
e explicit directions from the republican.
n of our state. We would be false to them
i and false to ourselves if we did not state
Y their position and their objections a
n this time.
il "In the name and in behalf of the re
o publicans of Montana ] protest earnest
Il ly, soiemnly and emphaticaly agains
| ~, b
i this day. and l say this. Mr.. Chairman
u that we can not accept it; We can not in
n dorse it; we can not support it.
" "Whatever the action Of the delegation
q may be among it's individual members
s. l want to say this. that we reserve tn
II right to the republicans of Montana Il
Ii accept or reject at such time and in suci
) a manner as they may determine tn
u platform ana candidates this day place.
e before them by this convention"
The chair recognized Senator Brown o
- Utah. He said: Mr.. Chairman and Gen
tiemen of the Convention-The delegation
= of Utah does not bolt. We do not be
\, liove the republican party is the op
"a pressOr, but the guardian of liberty an
N the protector of honest government ey
"a | erywhere. Three OF our delegation hav
= gone; we are here to express our sorroN
h at their departure We have three dele
40 gates in this convention and we hav
A., three alternates, all true to the old re
"a publican party. We remain true to tn
N principles of free coinage of silver a
.r the old ratio. We do not believe it ca
n, be settled by the mere vote of this IA
Ir or vote IN TINS convention come
Of say to you. there is one great issue be
fore the American people, one to whic
the republican party was lodged year
T., and years, one which you ..ave not ye
80 fulfilled, your mission-you have prom
~ ised to the people of the United State
p an American tarlff and an America