Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-06-20
CONVENTION GOSSIP.
Points In the Piatform-A Sound MonsJ
Plank-Possibis silver Bolt.

alser; OF OlAo, rs chairman. Gen. Lew
Wallace, OF Indiana, was unanimously
chosen ssrretary, and resolution was
carried unanimously 10 appoint sub
committee Of seven to draft platform,
and the subcommittee about CON-
pletsd It's labors last night ana AZ.
journed until this morning ut nine
o'clock. There 10 scarcely any dis.
hgfeeiaert In the committee over the
yafibus resolutions; the phrase6logy %.
Supyiug the attention Of the committee
during Its session. The money plank;
which has caused SO much discussion
and over which there has been consid.
Srabl6 contention, Is rs follows:
The Republican party Is unrcscrvedly for
sound money. II caused the enactment OF tho
law providing for the resumption OF specie
payments In 1879; since then every dollar has
been rs good as gold We are unalterably OPP
| poscd 10 every measure calculated TO debase
our currency. or impair tic credit Of our coun.
try. We are, therefore, opposed to n free coin
age OF silver except by International agreement
with the leading commercial nations OF the
world. which we pledge ourselves to promote.
and until such m agreement can be obtained
| tho existing gold standard must be preserved.
All our silver and paper currency now In cir
culatioh must be maintained rs parity with
gold, md We favor oil measures designed u
milntain inviblably the obligations Of the
United States, and oil money, whether coin or
paper. at the present standard. the standard Of
the most enlightened nations Of tho eafth
This plank was adopted by n vote
Of six TO one, Senator Teller, OF Colo
RADIO; alone Voting Id the negative.
Allegiance to protection is declared,
I'VE arc not pledged to any particular
schedule" but the question OF rates
should be governed by conditions.
The restoration OF discriminating
duties for the upbuilding Of the mer.
chant marine is favored.
A plank favoring liberal reciprocity
Is Incorporated, and the repeal OF the
reciprocity agreements Is condemned.
The plank On foreign affairs favors
the independence 81 Cuba and control
Of Hawaii by the United States and
indorses the Monroe doctrine:
There are planks favoring the OK.
tension OF civil service reform; q decla-
ration against the use Of money for
sectarian purposes; In favor OF LABOR
arbitration; for liberal pensions, ana
the building Oh the nicaragua canai
by the United States government.
II. T. Oxnard, president Of the Ameri.
can Beet Sugar association, was given
hearing by the subcommittee on
resolutions ana af'er discussion the
following resolution was accepted us u
part OF the platform 10 DC repor'eu 10
the fuii committce'
We CONDEMN tue I,rrser' administrator 10,
mo. ,ho rcnubcan ,ar,y such
protection as will lead to the production on
American soil of all tho sugar which the
American people use, and for which ns n, they pay
70 o.nc' countries no'' 'HAA '''''''''" u"
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ST. LOUIS, June lS-Ihe committee
on resolutions was In continuous ses-
sion yesterday from ten O'Clock In the
morning until three O'Clock IN the
afternoon. The subcommittee had
been in session during the night ana
reported the platform M previously
given This report was aaopted ny
the full committee AFTER au animated
discussion, with only minor changes
In the forms OF expression. inc iea-
ture OF the day. OF course, was the ac-
ton OF senator Teller ana otner siiver
y.
the onnosition 10 the platform tv
OFFERING his amendment for free and
independent coinage Mt the ratio of
SIXTEEN 10 one, Neither he nor his col.
LEAGUES had any hone that Mr.. Teller's
pronosition would prevail, and the
Colorado senator tool; the floor TO form.
allv announce they could no longer
act with the republican marty II A gold
nlanlt was placed In the platform.
Ills address was most infect.
inc. Ills expression Of regret
that he had reached the parting
NJ the wavs moved some Of
his colleagues 10 tears Chairman
Foraker. Cows Yarmouth and Mer.
Ram and all the members OF the com.
mittoe supporting tho majority report
united In saving that thev had never
witnessed such a scene. Senator Tel.
Icr displaved NO bitterness. hut he was
imnressiveIv sad In expressing regret
AZ what he termed tho act of the party
In .lcavipo him and his associates. !"
80 ,,,.,.u,s
Inn olive" '
ST. LOUIS June ls-Whcn the SILVER
delegates walk out OF the convention
to-day II 10 tneir purpose 10 hoid q
meeting OF their own ut which they
Will probably place senator Teller IN
the held Us q candidate Tor the presi-
dency on q Tree silver platform.
mum her OF popuiist leaders, includ'
ing Chairman Tauoeneck ana Hon.
l. M. Patterson OF Denver are
In the city and 1t Is under
stood they Will indorse the seiec-