The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-06-18

Kinley, believing that gentleman was
friendly to silver. He had failed to find
any utterannce of McKinley's to the con-
tfary. If Mr.. Mckinley was unfavorable
to silver there was nothing in his record
to show it.
Before vote was taken on Mr.. Teller S
16 to l substitute, Mr.. Darlington of Penn
sylvania arose and replied specifically to
Senator Teller's declaration that the Re-
publican party had fallen under the domi-
nation of Lombard and Wall streets.
Mr.. Dubois of Idaho also announced
that he would follow his associates,
Messrs. Teller and Cannon, in leaving the
party, though he regretted that necessity
compelled him to take this STEP He
spoke at some length of the loyalty of the
extreme Western States to the Repu bill
can party. Each has now two Republic
cans in the Senate, but the same could not
be said of many of the Eastern States.
whose represe natives were adopting a
course that was driving the silver men
from their party associates.
He showed that New York was repre-
sented in the Senate by two Democrats :;
that Indiana has two and Ohio one each.
If this gold plank was adopted the Repub-
lican party would, he said, lose control of
the Senate and not regain il in quarter
of a century.
Brewer of Michigan, following Dubois.
expressed his regret that the silver men
should feel ompelled to take the course
they had indicated.
However, he for one felt that the part
ing of the roads between Senator Dubois,
his associates and their constituents on
the one hand and the Republican party on
the other had been reached when the five
Republican silver Senators told the United
STA ties Senate that no measure for the re-
lief of the revenues of the Government and
the protection of our industries should be
permitted to be considered and passed
while they were members of the Senate
unless such measure carried with it pro-
vision for the free and unlimited coinage
OF silver.
If there was any one thing the Ameri-
can people demanded it was sufficiency
of revenue upon which to support the
Government. The Government could not
be starved no matter what party was in
power. If there was any one principle
must be held inviolate it was the princi-
pie upon which a protective tariff was
founded.
DR.. Hartman of Montana boldly an
nounced that he would not support can
didate standing on this platform. The
Republican platform of 1892 had declared
for gold and silver as the standard money.
This platform contained declaration for
gold only, and the silver men demanded
both. The silver men stood by the party
and until such time as the
party might return to the double standard
they could not support its candidates.
Mckinley was an honest man and would
honestly interpret the platform. The sill
yer men were not antagonzing men but
principles in this struggle, and in this
campaign Mckinley would stand for gold
alone.
Mr.. Fessenden of Connecticut explained
why it was necessary to adopt gold plank
and expressed his regret at this difference
of opinion within the party.
The vote was then taken on the Teller
substitute, and it was defeated-ayes 10,
noes Al. Those voting in the affirmative
were the delegates from Colorado, Califor-
MIA, Utah, Montana, Idaho, Wyoming,