Daily camera., 1897-09-04
HAYT WAS NOMINATED.
The silver Republicans Make a Declare.
tion For Silver.

tion For Silver.
Glenwood Springs, Sept. 4.-There
was no regeneration, no equivocation.
no opportunism made manifest at the
Silver Republican state convention yes.
terday. Its action was clear, straight
forward declaration that the great Prln-
cipal of free coinage at the ratio OF 10 to
1 is to be the paramount issue now and
henceforth until 1t is settled.
Senator Henry M. Teller was the DOM
inant factor in the whole proceedings.
He desired that the convention should so
conduct itself that the whole world
might know where Colorado stands with
reference to the cause of which he is a
commanding figure throughout the
country, and he was eminently success.
full.
On motion Of A. M. Stevenson the
nomination of Charles D. Hayt for JUS
tice of the supreme court was maze
unanimously.
The following platform was adopted:
The Silver Republicans 0. Colorado,
in convention assembled, declare that
the adoption of the single gold STANDARD
by the nations of the iand means the re
striction of commerce to the narrowest
possible limit, and will, if continued en-
tail upon the wage-earnlng Classes
lasting servitude which will seriously
retard, if not destroy, the developm mt
OF civilization, We owe it. therefore, not
only 10 ourselves, but to the people of
our common country to steadtastly ana
co Courageously outline the battle for the
r storation of the money of the constitu-
ton.
1--WE declare that the Silver Republi-
can party OF Colorado will maintain its
organization intact without yielding,
abatlng or compromising any OF the Prln-
ciples which called it into existence and
we oppose affiiatng with any organlza
ton which does not stand with US upon
the questions of bimettalism which we
regard as controlling and OF paramount
political importance.
"We especially oppose atflllatlng with
the present Republican administration
party because it declared in its platform
in 1896 that it is opposed to the tree
coinage of silver and that the present
gold standard must be maintained until
the principal commercial nations Of the
world consent that we may have imam.
clal system of our own.
1--WE recognize that judicial conven-
ton should be as far as practicable di-
vorced from politics, yet we desire to
place ourselves on record as being un
quali6edly in favor of the free coinage of
silver at the ratio OF I6 to I without
waiting for the aid or consent OF any
nation and country on earth.
1--WE separated from the party to
which we had given the .alleglence OF
our lives, because it had abandoned the
cause of bimetallism, and we will con-
tinue in opposition until the great ques-
ton is settled, and silver regains is
place among the money metals of the
world.
"We earnestly endorse and approve
the course taken by Hon. Henry M. Tel
ler, whose statesmanlke position and
advocacy of the cause of the people has
endeared him to all Coloradoans who
care tor the highest and best interests of
the state. We know him 20 be 4 safe
and wise counsellor. and will follow his
leadership OF our party until the great
question of bimetalllsm is settled.
"The action of Hon. John F. Shaforth
in congress meets with our unqualified
approval.
"We are especially gratifed that our
can dldate for justice of the supreme
court has ever been with US an unerring
advocate of the free coinage of silver
and we ask all people who believe in bi-
metallism, and in an honest and incor-
ruptible judiciary to join in re-electing
him to the supreme bench of the state"