Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1896-06-26

ShOqlu DC c0nlfO11co IN Alnited states.
The Cuban plank declared that active Unfit
ence and good Offices of the United States
should be interposed for the restoration of
peace. The plank in favor Of the Cuban
patriots evoked faint applause.
| When Senator Foraker commenced the
| financial plank with the words: ''The repub-
| lican party is universally for sound money
there was round of applause. When he
said: "We are unalterably opposed to the
free coinage" etc nearly all the delegates
rose en- masse, fans and handkerchiefs were
| waved, and there was scene of wild enthus-
iasm. 1t was repeated when the words "gold
Standard fell from his lips. Illinois, Colo
RADIO, Montana and Nevada did not join in the
applause The Illinois men remained seated.
Civil service enforcement was received in
blank silence, but the demand for free bal
lot and the condemnation of lynching enlisted
the enthusiastic approval of the colored dele
gates.
The delegation from two-thirds of the States
rose and cheered the declaration against free
coinage of silver.
Senator Foraker concluded at 11:O4 and
moved the adoption of the resolutions.
AS Mr.. Foraker approached the financial
plank, MI. Teller left-his seat with the Col
orado delegation and moved up himself at the
end of the second seats to the right of the
chairman.
TELLER TALKS.
One of the crucial moments of the conven-
ton was at hand. The chairman announced
that he would recognize to move substitute
for the majority report, the gentleman from
Colorado, Mr.. Teller.
The name of Teller set the westerners wild
In little scattering squads, handfulls of dele
cations who had been sitting under the ban
ners of Colorado, Idaho, Utah. Nevada, Cali
fornia and Montana, and some of those from
Tennessee and other western and southern
States were on their feet waving hats, flags,
umbrellas, fans, and handkerchiefs and
shrieking like madmen. The fire spread to
the galleries and swept across them until,
finally tired out, the shouters sank back into
their seats, and then fell over the house a
deep, profound calm, for history was to be
made.
The political allegiance of half dozen
States hung on the moment and the whole as
sembly recognized it. People listened to the
man, while the clerk proceeded to read the
SUBSTITUTE plduk, WHICH ltlloI OuoItu
ing for free silver coinage at 16 to /.
Senator Teller. as he stood on the platform
to make his final protest to the Republican
party against the adoption of the gold STAN
dard policy, was striking figure. Tall and
gaunt, he wore an old fashioned frock coat of
the old-time statesmen. His face is deep fur
rowed with the lines of thought and no who
behind him as he stood and Surrendered all
his old associates for deep conviction on
single topic, doubted his honesty of purpose.
He was evidently deeply aroused and his
gestures at times were almost fierce. But his
general tone was one of sadness and regret.
He was given most respectful hearing.
He said in part: "This is the first gather
ing of the Republicans since this party was
organized that has declared the inability of
the American people to control their own
affairs" GAIL the silver delegates arose in
body at this and loudly cheered their approx
al of the sentiment ITO my horror this de-
elaration comes from the great political
party of Abraham Lincoln and U. S. Grant.
Do you believe that the American people are
too weak to actually maintain financial
system commensurate with the business of the
country Of their own fruition?''
He predicted the continued depression of
the prices Of our farm and other products, and
said the financial plank is a solemn declara-
ton that the Republican party intends to
maintain the low prices and stagnate bust
ness for all time to come. cloud cheers from
the sill yer States.0
HE SERVES NOTICE.
The senator finally warned the convention
that by its action it put the protective system
In danger, this leading up to his announce
ment, which he made with great earnestness,
that he must sever his connection with the
party with which he had been allied from its
birth. After he had said; 81 must sever my
connection with the political party which
makes the gold plank one of the principal arti=
Giles of its faith.'' the senator paused and swept
his eyes around the hall. For an instant
the full significance of his defiance failed to
impress itself, then it sunk home, and the
galleries rose with another yell and mingling
with the yell fusilade of Kisses the moment
after when he said that if under such crcum-
stances he remained in the party he would be
unfaithful to his trust, enthusiastic cries of
"No. no, came from the delegates in the
eastern and southern States:
There was deep feeling, almost pathos. in
the Senator's voice and those nearest could
detect the glimmer of tears, when ha said
there were hearthurnings and grief in the
sacrifice which he and his colleagues were to
make for their consciences.
On the conclusion of Senator Teller's
speech, Senator elect Foraker without any
remarks, moved that the free-silver substitute
be laid on table, Mr.. Lodge seconding the
motion, which was carried by sls1a to 1851.
The votes in the negative wara CAST as fol
lows: Alabama, 5; Arkansas, /; California,
IA; Colorado. s.; Florida, 1; Georgia, /; Idaho,
6; Illinois, 2; Iowa, 8, Michigan. 8; South
Dakota, Il Tennessee, l! Utah. 81 Virginia, Z,
Wyoming, 6; Arizona; New Mexico, 4
Oklahoma, g.
Dubois, of Idaho, demanded SEPARATE vote
on she financial plank of the platform and his
motion being acceded to, the plank was car
ried on the roll call and the platform as
whole was then adopted.
Cannon, of Utah, was then recognized to
read the protest in which the silveritas an
nonnced their intention to leave the conyen-
ton. There was some Kissing and objection
from the delegates to its reading, but Chair
man Thurston bowled all electors down, say
ing that the Republican party need not fear
any declaration. This remark caused the
widest scene of the convention, the delegates
mounting chairs, waving hats and cheering
Justify.
The protest says that with much of the
platform the signers of the protest agree. be-
lieving that in many essential particulars tt
compasses the needs Of humanity, affirms the
maintenance of right and proposes the just
remedy for wrong. 'But it declares one
elemental principle not only in direct con-
PREVENTION of the expression of party faith in
1892, but in radical opposition to our solemn