The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-12-29

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rive hundred representatives OF the Il
Republican party Of Indiana, outside Of d
the city OF Indianapolis, attended to-
aay conference. The meeting was for X
talk and little else, and was the largest q
or year meeting the party ever held N
Ihe meeting was held a little late In "
Inc year In order that the Senator from IL
the state and the Republican Repre-
sehtatives might be here, and they all
came. The Influential men in the party
were encouraged by the statements OF &,
the Senator und the REPRESENTATIVES.
mat there Is hope for currency reform.
not rudlcat legislation, but action that i
viii tend to set the party right before
the people. The unanmlty of the. tirsa rfv a
~ the state on the proposition thatltheg IS
currency must be reformed was q sl1r-} n
prise 10 good many OF the men at4ss
tehdln9 the conference. The Demo-s 3
erals, 1t was averred, will declare for II
lree silver in their next State PLATFORM "
ana the Republicans Willss OF: course,
take the opposite ground. In the event 4
or or the failure of Congress to5take sae-
tlon looking to the reform of hescurS# #
rency, members OF the party said 4 the
party III this State would go into the I;
State campaign embarrassed and on the !.
defensive from the start. sE 55@S;
III the hotel Hobbies there was a great 1
zeal or talk against the civil service
Jaw. but 1t came largely from men w1os
made application for office immediateIy
after the nomination Of Mckinley and@
nave been disappointed. The prominent J
men or the party agreed that no one y
need fear that the Republicans of IN
dianh VIII ever declare against the law.
,Ihe chief speakers were Senator
Charles W. Fairbanks and Governor
James a. Mount. Senator Fairbanks
paid high tribute to the President!
lie said: In my humble Judgment al
more patriotic citizen. Of the republic
never graced the chair Of Chief Execu., !,
tive" y7S'S. 20 c.N5SSt y m
Senator Fairbanks expressed the be-
iief that the Dingley law win prove: al I
plesslng and bring prosperity eq1alled
only by the Mckinley law Itself. Some
Oh our Democratic friends say II will
not raise revenue sufficient for the Cow
ernment. 1t is raising sufficient reve-
nue. now. This Is true as to the pres.
ent. why? Because previous to the
enactment of the Dingley law millions !
and millions of dollars in products madea
by foreign hands We're sent into ti,is@
country, Foreigners knew the best
friend to them was the Wilson bill and b
Its doom was sealed by the Republicans !
Congress. After these products, sent to-
us by the swiftest ships which plowl
the seas are consumed we shall have
sufficient revenue from the Dingley bill.s
The bill will vindicate itself. It win \
speak more eloquently for itself than
any Republican speaks for ILL., ti5S:si
On the subject of currency ref foriil ";
senator Fairbanks spoke as follows \: * fIIt
Our Democratic friends say to t1ia3J
old Democrats, the Republican parity
will not keep faith with us;#When the
Republicans declared in favor of Sound i
money at st. Louis they did not mean e
It, The Republican party, with gMc-g
k:nley as our leader, intends to keep
faith, to preserve the gold standard d
unimpaired to the American 4 people Is
The currency question Is n great Squess
ton and to it the President and his I
advisers are addressing themselves WithT
ardor and intelligence. saw the Presf4ts
dent but day before coming here.f
asked him il he had any MESA ge forSY
the Republicans of Indiana. He eare5s
quested me TO say to you that he grat ta-sl
assistance which the Republicans ofs55
this splendid State have given him here
tofore and he further said, 4 am going
to keep the bond. ] aln going to YIN Ss
dicate thA sound money plank In the 4
ST. Louie platform. r n
"a patty which Keeps falthS with the q
Americal people will, In my j;id grnent,a
be supported and sustained aby th en- ri
NO party can afford to vary from itaSs
platform pledges the width of a solitary;
hair. At the coming session Of 4 Con -sSs
gress the great currency quest ton will "
be In debate I cannot foreteli Win ts;
will be the result of the Issue. for, I'm %:
fortunately, we. have a ma1orlt ty nnfg
In the House of Representa- YES 5 Ilssess
the Senate the free silver Democrats 81, 4
free silver Republicans and SI,apul lisstaaSt
constitute the ma jorfty, va athsr No
cal pass through the Senate any ifis ia
5ure that will commen nd II sell It'd 3isss
serYat!ye ljud dgnlsr Of "a fsafi 4
people ! cannot 3 But DO III
the American people III slis cfs u
forJ ar, 4 honest, "a & ter NIL iEe Tor &Iist
that effort they ~ u ttH gis
we failsit viii not DO III sal Ias al sla
aek OF dc tasfil nat lon 81 MI
In nrp0s;e tisS
cans Of the Sas