New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-12-04
CIV Mexico-John 8. Clark,

New, Mesico--John s. Clark. -.
indian Territory. p Grady, gold.
District OF Columba-Not settled Gold
Alaska-Not settled Gold.
The first action OF the committee was to appoint
subcommittee Of nine members ot T ,bn cbs ,e
man. for the purpose Of framing hrst draIr G1
platform to which nc Tbs s
consisted OF Senator Lodge. Senator Teller, Gov
ern0r Merram OF Wsrmouh Of louisiana
Mr.. Lauterbach, Of New-York; MT. bur.eIsSh' NJ pa
chaiTman All resolutions and COMMUNICATIONS to
which I have referred were submitted 70 ~ wen
Senator Y 'T Teller offered the following substitute
for all OF them
The Republican party favors the use OF both god and
10 secure the free unrestricted independent coinage
Of gold and silver at our mints at the ratio OF SA'
parts OF silver to one OF god
THE FINAL TOUCHES
After giving consideration to all that was offered
and after hearing all that Senator Teller desired 70
say in support OF his proposition the subcommittee
of subttates that ' he oeTed by Of eight to
one, and decided not to accept, In toudem veroie'
as far as il could. The Richards Hanna resolutions
because OF their origin, making them more coh Use,
however and experimenting what was thu.
adopted by more explicit statement with respect
to the gold standard and emitting the
OF the committee prepared drafts intended to meet
this purpose. out Of the whole or them 'hey i"'"'
The Republican party Is unreseryedy for Sound 6 none
caused the enactment Of the lay pGvdnF6 lien Iof evy
resumption Of specie payments in 1873; since 'neh every
We are unalterably opposed TO every measure csleu
Country We are Therefore opposed the free coinage
Of silver except by at tbe world and until such
agreement can obtained the existing gold standard
nous m%s' be crc@aon must P1 e @ at pa with
gold and We favor all measures desisnsd 20 nn m or
money. whether coin or paper at the present sanda1
After this resolution had been adopted in this
form and before the adjournment OF the sub-com-
mittee II was suggested and finally agreed that y
arreement" the words, which we pledge our
selves to promote" they are now found In the
in lead pencil by Senator Lodge. Afterward. when
the resolution, was reported to the committee me
stricken out on the motion Of Mr.. Lafolleue
In this amended form the plank adopted by
the committee and reported to the convention and
by it incorporated In the platform; -,,,, mas
like the doing of most such things not the WORK OF
any one men but mere h ssh a Gi o whom
the duty Of formulating an expression had been as
signed.
ONLY A QUESTION OF LANGUAGE.
The subject was attracting general attention; and
intelligent and informed men will have views ana
are likely TO formulate them. especially wheI,
called upon to take important action with regard
thereto The great silver debate In the Senate that
nreceded the convention OF 1896 had set the Whole
"n ~ the neMspapers were Educating the people
and II was everywhere felt by the masses as well as
among the leaders. that the platform OF 1870 mus
silver and I'm favor OF the maintenance OF the Bou
standard. than the Republican party had thereto..
fore made; and Therefore when tne corr 10
no difference Of opinion as 20 what snouIu De
but only differences as TO the language thal shonu
be employed The work of the committee was pu'
a work Of phraseology more than anything ere,
and because there was such variety OF pi.Iddars
and statements presented and SO many hefi'De yer
OF the committee to agree. the WorK was eSs Pr
fecty done as a work OF phraseoogy or rhetorlc
than II probably would have been done nag any J,
one of the members of the committee been aiIowedi
TO prepare the plank on his own responsibility anu
without Interference or help.
But however that may be- II must be manifest
that either Mr.. KOhlsaat wrote the Rlcnardss-
Hanna resolutions, which were adopted 0nly W
part and that part not very important. ana wilCI
of the existing gold standard 10 satisfy the com
mttee or else he must have written, IN the mann
OF somebody else. that part OF the plank 5hat Wa
Hanna resolutions Every member OF the sub-com-
mittee knows he did not do and could not nave N
done anything of the kind for that part OF me
each member of the subcommittee by the SUB
committee itself from what had been submitted 20
Il by others, and from what all It's members knew
was required to meet public sentiment, and was
only what all except Senator Teller, were anxious
TO say and would have said had they acted solely
upon their own Judgment, without the help OF out
II is to be hoped that the claims OF Mr.. kohlsaat
TO greatness and the gratitude or MS country
men rest upon something more suostantai IMAM the
story that he was the author OF the gold plank OF
the Republican platform OF 1926; and II is especially
10 be hoped that his acquescence not to say COM
pllcity in the claim that has been made Tor MIN
the virtues OF that truly remarkable man
J. b. FORAKER.