Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1896-07-04

OF silver.
The convention was called to order at
IL: 10 a. m. by j. n. Stevens. a member of
me nauonaI silver committee. There were
az aIo delega .es. Prayer was offered by Rev.
Thomas Uzzell, who asked a blessing ION
this convention, on the coming conven-
uon at St Louis and especially on the
convention that is to meet at Chicago"
stevens congratulated counties on send
ing TO Denver delegates to the NEE ing
at which there was no pie counter in
sight" He expressed the hope that the
ohlcago convention would nominate a
man whose position on silver was unequi-
vocal, and suggested Teller an ideal can
didate. The mention of Teller's name set
he convention wild, and the enthusiasm
was continued over the names of Sibley,
Bland, Blackburn, Morgan and the south
ern Tree silver senator's The convention
selected H. A. w. Tabor as temporary
chairman.
The Colorado delegates will be unit
for Senator Teller, who bolted the repub-
lican national convention, for the presi-
dental nomination of the free silver parry.
At the afternoon session Hon Plat
Wicks of Pueblo was chosen permanent
chairman. The feature of the afternoon
was an address by ex-Congressman Lafe
Pence, who paid a tribute to Senator
Teller and his western followers who
bolted the national republican conven-
ton.
The convention adjourned with three
cheers for Teller after adopting the fol-
lowing platform:
Resolved, That the paramount issue
at this time in the United States is in
disputably the money question. 1t is
between the gold standard, gold bonds
and bank currency on the one side and
the bimetallic standard, no bonds and
government currency on the other.
Resolved, That on this issue we are I'M
alterably opposed to the single gold stand
ard, and demand the immediate return
to the constitutional standard of gold and
silver by the restoration by the govern
ment, independently of any foreign pow
er. of unrestricted coinage Of both gold
and silver into standard money at the
ratio of 16 to l and upon terms of exact
equality as they existed prior to 1873, the
silver coin to be a full legal tender equal
~ with gold in payment of debts, pfl-
ate and public. That to our senior Sena-
tor and fellow citizen the Hon. Henry
NJ. Teller, we accord all honor and adj
miration for his personal worth ana hlgh
character, and speak Of him as thousands
of us have known him to be from his
early vigorous manhood to his present
ripened years. Throughout his official lie
he always has been found at the post OF
duty, doing battle for the masses of the
people. Especially do we honor him ano
his associate delegates for their heroic
action in following their convictions in
abandoning the late ST. Louis convention
amidst the reproaches, gibes and jeers
of many of the remaining delegates.
Resolved, That recognizing in Sena-
tor Teller the most eminent qualities ana
fitness for any public station in the gift
of the people, we present him to the
state and nation as a candidate FOR the
presidency to lead the great bimetallic
host in the present emergency, because he
is the most conspicuous advocate ana de-
fender of the faith in the entire repub-
lie
Resolved, That should some advocate
and steadfast friend of the free and un-
limited coinage of silver and gold at
the ratio of Is to ! other than Senator
Teller be nominated for president, we
pledge our hearty and unanimous support
to that candidate.
Resolved, That should Senator Tell
er not be nominated for president the
people of this state with d unanlmlty
with scarce a parallel in any constituency
will continue him as 81 senator OF the
United States from Colorado. That we
therefore confidently appeal to the peo-
pie of the United States to leave in abey-
ance for the moment all other questions,
however important and even momentous
they may seem, to sunder if need be all
former party ties and affiliations and
unite in one supreme effort TO free them
selves and their children from the domin-
alton of the money power--a power more
destructive than any which has ever
been fastened upon any race or OF any
age, and upon the contamination of our
desires and efforts we invoke the gracious
favor of divine providence.
''That the foregoing is submitted to the
end that in the language of the great
Lincoln, this government of the people,
by the people for the people, shall not
perish from the earth