The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1897-02-12
PLATFORM MEANT NOTHING
Bimetalism Rldiculsd by East
ern Republicans
CosEresumsn HII or New YORK Dr-
souaced the Effort TO Obtain IN Ia
tersstiOpai Monetary Conference.
aad Declared That the Result or the
Election was Evidence That This
Country Was welded TO the Goid
stan dard.

Washington, Feb. o-Interest In COZ,
gress on the international monetary con.
ference was shown today by the pres
enee In the house Of many members TO
listen to the discussion Of the resolu.
lions. Several members OF the com.
mlttee on banking and currency took
part In the debate.
Representative Hlll rep, Conn.) blt-
terly denounced the senate for laying a
trap to ensnare the republican party. It
was an attempt, he said. to bring about
things which the republican party voted
down at the eiection-freo coinage Of
silver and a double standard OF value.
Referring to Senator Chandler, he said
the proposition was thrust upon the IN.
coming administration by q senator op.
posed to Major Mckinley nomination,
and that the senator had been sustained
and seconded by the chairman Of the
national democratic committee.
"The proposition 10 born OF . mother
who loves Il not" he said. More than
half OF its opponents In the senate had
been republicans, while the free silver
men, who would work to bring It to
naustt, voted for Il. lie eontinuedi
aS,ilted phrases OF the platform, die.
lated by hslf.mature thought In June,
should be read In the blazing light Of
the November victory. No responsi.
billty rested on this congress INF the
matter. nor should a demoer presi.
dent be called upon to sign the resolu.
lions.
1.-THE wishes OF the gold democrats,
who had been the allies Of the repub-
llcans and had declared for a single
Mr.. Hill said, SHOULD be con.
suited. The plsnks of the St. Louis
platform relating to Cuba, immigration
an1 other things had been disregarded.
Why. he asked, should congress rush to
fulfill this single plank This was not
the time. these not the men, and these
not the propositions which which the
st. Louis platform contemplated. The
utterance OF that platform on the money |
question had been modified by the sub.
sequent Chicago platform and the ALT.
anee OF republicans and gold demo.
Gratis"
Representative Hartman of Montana
and Towne of Minnesota, boilers from
the st. Louis convention, asked Hill
several questions. Hin said this' gov.
eminent should not subject itself again
to ehagrin by calling another confer.
enee which foreign delegates would at.
tend merely az matter OF courtesy. |
Any accomplishment must be by dlplo. |
matte negotiations with Great Britain.
"My understanding OF the St. Louis
PLATFORM" he continued, ws that II
pledged the party first to the malnten.
inee Of the gold standard, and tina, all of
he other pledges are subs ldlary
This was In answer to a question |
from Mr.. Hartman a. to whether the
platform had not meant the gold stand.
lrd, white endeavorlns to deceive
voters INTO the understanding thai II
meant blmetallsm.
Representative Brewster REP, n. W
remarked that the bllliwas a trap by the
,nemy to put the next president In a
,ole.
Representative iFaIrchild (Rep, n.
Y } said that he understood that the
'enate blll.had been drafted by Senator
Wolcott after conference with Mr..
"Let Mr.. Mckinley. give his opinion
n his inaugural message" said Mr..
Brewster.
The committee then adjourned until