Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-06-25


| The fro spread to the galleries and
swept across them until thoy seemed
to be almost unanimously carrying the
cheer. 1t was IN unusuh division of
enthusiasm. Down in the area were
patches OF vocal fire blh2ing in small
spots here and there from broad, dead
level, calm field OF silence. For two or
| three minutes the uprDar continued,
Minutes are long at such crisises, each
second beats slowly, SO that the out
burst seemed to be Crotracted one
Finally tho Western delegates, seces
sionists thpy perhaps might soon be
called, tired of their work and sank
back to their seats. Then there fell
over the house a deep, ptpfound calm,
for history was TO be nhde. The 20
litical allegiance Of half dozen States
hung on tho moment and tho whole as
sembly recognized it, The people lis
tened to nia1 while the clerk pro-
ceeded to read ITO substitute platform,
as follows:
1--WE, tho mehbers OF the committee
on resolutionSl being unable to agreo
with that portion OF tho majority re-
port which teats of the subjects OF
coinage ana finance, respectfully submit
the following paragraph as a substitute
therefor:
"The Republican party favors the
use Of bot1 gold and silver as equal
standard Ioncy and Pledges it's power
to secure tie free. unrestricted and in
dependent Eoinage of gold and silver
ut United States mints at the ratio of
l6 parts Of silver to one of gold"
iTELLER's PROTEST.
Senatof Teller, as he stood on the
/ I.lr t,, irn' b GnaI OF t.,
tho Republican party against tho adop
tion of il gold standard policy, was "a
striking figure. Tall, gaunt, he wore
the oldfashioned frock coat of the old
timo statesman. His face is deep fur
rowed With lines of thought and no ono
who beheid him, rs he stood anu sur
rendebd all his old associations for a
deep conviction ON a single topic.
doubled hls honesty of purpose. His
face j. thin, his Oye gray and his fore
head high. He was evidently deeply
aroufed by the emotions that stirred
himI and his gestures at times were
alm{st fierce but his general tone was
oneI of sadness and regret. He was
givtn most respectful hearing by the
delegates and, except for those in sym
patay, there was no demonstration on
tho floor in the early part of his ad-
drtBs. The galleries, however, were
att times vociferouH and when he as
sd-ted tho power of the United States
I'd control their own affairs without
dctation from Europe in the matter of
A finance or anything else, many of tho
delegates were drawn into the display
bf enthusiasm by the wild tumult
hbout them. The Colorado Senator
made no effort at dramatic effect. He
spoke in the clear, ringing tones which
\ have SO often echoed through the cham
Der of the United States Senate 1t
was not until toward tine close of his
speech that he became both impressive
and pathetic. His roview of his long
service in tho party visibly affected
him. AS he realized the step he was
about tu take he drew himself together
for final appeal and declared, with an
earnestnoss that impressed all who
heard him. that in his opinion the
morality, the religion and the saliva
tion of tho country was ut stake.
After no had said 81 must sever my
connection with the political party
which makes the gold plank one of the
principal articles of it's faith" the
Senator paused and swept his eyes
around tho hall. For an instant the
full significance Of hia defiance failed
to impress itself, then it sunk homo
and the galleries 10 70 with another yell
and mingling with the yell fusilade
Of hissns. A moment after, when he
SAID that il under such circumstances
he remained in the party ho would be
unfaithful to his trust, enthusiastic
cries of 'No, no" came from the dele
gates in the Eastern and Southern
States. There was deep feeling, almost
pnthos, in the Senator'S voice and
those nearest could detect the gimmer
of tears when no said there were heart
burnings and grief in tho sacrifice
which no and his colleagues woEo to
make for their conscienees. Another
demonstration arose when Senator Tel
Ter folded his arms across the pink
rosebud on is ceat and sank into his
scat The cheer began this time with
the silver men, and spread to the gal
leries, and caught up in it's whirl many
of the gold delegates, who were ON
their feet from admiration, not OF the
cause but of tho man, and this time
tho misses wero very few
THE SUBSTITUTE TABLED.
The demonstration was followed by
loud cries for Foraker, Foraker"
from all parts OF tho hall. The
Senator. elect from Ohio, the chairman
of tue resolutions committoo, arose but
not to reply to the speech of the Colo
rado Senator Without word he
moved to lay. the substitute offered by
Mr.. Teller on the table. Senator Lodge
of Massachusetts, from his place on the
floor seconded the motion, This motion,
which was not dehatabe, bad the etfoct
of calling off further debate and Sena-
tor Teller demanded u roll-call of States.
His demand was quickly supported by
Senator Mantle, on behalf OF Montana
and Delegate Cleveland Of Nevada
Tho first State, Alabama, voted IL to
in favor of the motion. When Cali
fOrnia cast throe votes for the motion
and 10 against the vote was challenged
California instructed for FREQ silver and
tho silver mon proposed TO put tho re-
cacitrants on record. They stood by
their guns and answered "aye" when
thoir names were called. Colorado. Of
course. voted "nn'' solidly, but Con
nectiGut, Delaware and Georgia won't
solidy for gold. In Illinois single
delegate, James @. Binckney, voted
for silver Idaho went for silver,
while Gen. Dave Henderson and the
venerable Dick Thompson rose and
cast tho respective vote of Indiana and
Iowa for gold. -Four of the Kansas
delegates, Murdock, lambert, Dean
and Vincent, voted for silver. One
vote each in Michigan and Missouri
was cast for silver, but Kentucky,
Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Min
nesota and Mississippi swung solidly
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