The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1897-12-29
IN FULL ACCORD
INDIANA REPUBLICANS ARE ANXIOUS
FOR THE QUESTION.
Five Hundred Oe the Party Leaders
Meet at Indianapolis in Con-
ference-SenatOr Fairbanks Brings
Message From the President
That He Will Vindicate the
Sound Money Plank of the St.
Louis PlatfOrm-The Dingley Bill,
Says the senator, Will Furnish
Sufficient Revenue.

INDIANAPOLIS Ind, Dec. 2S-Five
hundred representatives of the Republican
party of Indiana outside of the city Sof
Indianapolis attended today's conference.
The meeting was for talk, and little else,
and was the largest ofr-yesr meeting the
party ever held. The meeting was held
a little later in the year in order that the
United States senator from the state and
the Republican representatives might be
here and they all came. The influential
men in the party We're encouraged by the
statements Of he senators AMI representa-
lives that rncre is hope for currency re-
form-not RADICAL legislation, but such as
Will tend TO set the party right before
the people. The unanlmty Of the party
in the state on the proposition that the
currency must he reformed was u surprise
10 good IN my of the mn attending; tine
conference.
The chief speakers at the meeting were
United States Senator Fairbanks and Gov
ernor Mount. Senator Fairbanks paid a
high tribute to the president. He said I'm
my humble judgment more patriotic citi-
zen of the republic never Sraced the chair
of the chief eXecutive.'
Senator Fairbanks expressed the belief
that the Dingey law will prove blessing
and bring prosperity equaled only by the
Mckinley law itself
Some of our Democratic friends say it
Will not raise revenue sufficient for the gov
ernment-that it is not raising sufficient
revenue now. This is true as to the pres
ent. Why? Because previous to the enact
ment of the Dingley law, millions and mill
lions of dollars in products made by for
elgn hands were sent into this country.
Foreigners knew the best friend to them
was the Wilson bill and its doom was sealed
by the Republican congress- After these
products sent to us by the swiftest ships
which plow the seas consumed, we shall
have sufficient revenue from the Dngley
will wiz to
speak more e,oquently fer itself than any
Republican can speak for it,
CURRENCY REFORM.
On the subject of currency reform, Sena-
tor Fairbanks spoke as follows:
Our Democratic friends say to the old
Democrats, the Republican party will not
keep faith with us; when the Republicans
declared in favor of sound money at ST.
Louis they did not mean it. The Republi-
can party, with Mchlnley as our leader,
intends to keep faith, to preserve the gold
standard unimpaired to the American
people. The currency question is a great
question and upon it the president of the
United States and his advisers are exercis-
ing themselves with ardor and inteligence
l saw the president but day before COM
ing here. asked him if he had any MESA ge
for the Republicans of Indiana He COM
missioned me to say that he gratefully re-
members the encouragement and assist
ance which the Republicans of this splendid
STATE nave gwen MIN heretofore, and he
further said, L am going to keep the bond
l am going to vindicate the sound money
plank in the st. Louis PLATFORM
"A party which keeps faith with the
American people, WILL in my judgment,
be supported and sustained by them. No
party can afford to vary from its plat
form pledges the width of a solitary hair
At the coming session of congress the
great currency question will be in debate
l cannot foretell what VIII be the result of
the issue, for, unfortunately, we have
majority only in the house of representa-
tlVes. In the senate, the free silver Dem
ocrats, free silver Republicans and Popu-
lists constitute the majority. Whether we
can pass through the senate any measure
that Will commend itself to the conserya-
tive Judgment of the American people, l
canot say. But l do believe the Ameri-
can people will give credit for an hon
est, determined effort, and that effort thew
VIII surely witness. II we fail, it will not
be by any lack of determination and per-
severance in purpose the part of the
Republicans of the United States senate"