The Indianapolis journal., 1896-06-16
What PIatt, Miller, Teller, Grosvenor
and Bradley Say.


What PIatt, Miller, Teller. Grosvenor
and Bradley Say.
ST. LOUIS. June 15.-The following dec
larations under their personal signatures
were isused by prominent leaders in the
political fight tonight. and represent the
consensus of political Judgment within
twelve hours of the assembling of the con-
vention. Thomas c. Platt, delegate at
large from New York, isused the follow
ing: MIR. Mortons name will go before the
convention the exponent of gold and
sound currency. The issue fought tonight
is for the gold standard, and there will be
no cessation OF that fight until the platform
| is adopted. Mr.. Hannas evasion of a d.
rect answer on this question, and his dis
! position to avoid stating the financial plat
| form of his candidate, is looked upon with
| suspicion by the leaders of the States where
the gold standard is demanded. and they
will press the matter until either the plank
is accepted or defeated. We have never
had any direct assurance from Mr.. Hanna
/ as TO his attitude on the subject. Delega-
| tions from other States who have been in
conference with Mr.. Hanan state that he
has assured them he is for gold. From
other sources we are assured that he is
only for straddle. and will evade the gold
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about this matter. which is really more i'm
portant than anything else. even candi-
dates. We will keep the screws upon Mr..
Hanna until he defines his position or the
convention defines it for him..
| Delegate at large Warner Miller, of New
! York, gave this signed statement: II do
not DelleVe that IL is my duty TO speak
against my convictions. even though 1
might vote for Levi L. Morton. Mr.. Nc
kinley will have enough votes long before
| the first roll-caIl is ended. / have heard
flalsn,ous fnrninH talk to tonight about Mr. Plat
| plank. l have kept in fairly good touch
| with Mr.. Hanna and have not heard him
| say anything unfavorable to gold stand
| ard. The convention will adopt a financial
| plank that will be acceptable TO the busi-
ness interests of New York State and the
| use of the word gold is ridiculous. II the
| convention proclaims for sound money, one
hundred cents on the dollar. that is all that
| Is necessary. We have as party always
maintained that standard. and shall. L
would not be surprised to see the conven-
President. / believe that Mr.. Mckinley
will carry New York State by over 100, 900,
and that with little aid from the State ma
chine"
Chauncey NJ. Depew's statement: Chaun-
cey NJ. Depew, Of New York, delegate at
large. gave the Associated Press this state
of talking to the convention on behalf of
my candidate, Governor Norton and it
would not be proper for me to say anything
to- night further than that believe good
sense Of this convention would be used in
framing financial plank that will prove
assuring to the business men of the coun-
try. 1 am too faithful believer in Re-
publicanism to be very skeptjcal upon this
Senator Teller said: 'eThe Western peo-
pie admire men who have the courage to
say what they mean. What is the use of
the existing standard when gold is meant?
Why not just say what they mean without
playing with words That will not fool
anybody. The American people are intelli-
gent and will not be deceived. There
should be no attempt to evade direct
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General Grosvenor's statement: There is
a great real of unnecessary energy being
expended upon the question of the wording
of the money plank. The record or the he,
publican party. upon the question is beyond
successful criticism. But inasmuch as the
attempt to create a panic which SO sig
nally failed has made this issue abnormal
for currency whether of gold, silver or
paper Of equal value and good all over
vailing in the great commercial nations
of the world. To maintain this standard,
which is the gold standard we should re-
an international agreement all the great
nations fix one standard and one ratio, but
we should promise the people that we VIII
use all our power and influence among the
nations by our diplomacy TO bring ABOUT
such an agreement upon such basis
are many differences as to the verbiage OF
the currency plank to be placed in the
platform. but the sentiment OF the conven-
ton is overwhelmingly hostile to the free
and unlimited coinage of silver. In my
opinion the convention will adopt a plat
form that will commend itself to Republic
ans and to the sober-thinking business ele-
ment of the Democratic party. hope that
there may not be only a positive declara-
ton against the free and unlimited COIN
age of silver, but an equally positive in
dorsement of the gold standard. with ev-
cry other dollar maintained at parity
with gold. OF course. there will be
olution favoring protection and reciproc-
ity.
Statement by Senator Dubois: 1.-The silver
men have in no sense abandoned their
fight, and those who suppose they have viii
find themselves very much mistaken. We
have perfect understanding among cur
selves. and our plans are made. as win be
seen in due time. We shah go into the
committee on resolutions, and from there
free and unlimited coinage of silver. We
shall expect to be given our due share of
time In the convention and to be fully and
fairly heard in the presentation of our
case. We shall, of course, make the best
plea we can, and we expect to show that
our demands are in accord with the doc
trine and traditions of the Republican
What we shall do when this is demon
strated the public will then see, but i'm
whatever we do we expect to have the CO.
operation of the delegations from Idaho
Colorado, Montana, Utah and Nevada and
also more of scattering delegates. 1 have
no means of knowing whether the platform
that will be adopted will declare absolutely
for the gold standard and against silver
without conditions or damn silver with
faint praise; but between the two
courses, IL seems to me that the courageous
and manly plan would be for the gold peo-,
terfuges proposed Will deceive the people
in any degree.