New-York tribune., 1900-07-05

! The platform adopted last month at philadelphia
conferred upon all the rescued peoples by the Re
| publican party. It the belief of Washington
and jefferson and Lincoln. it the ancient faith
| or the American people that God gives Iherty 70
awav VIA God has decreed 70 he the inberi
! tanCe Of all men Mckinley shall not be permitted
| 70 deny to any We appeal from the last platform
dependa6ce from e' P6e mpo"s 5 presumPtion Of
! Perverse President to the eternal Justice OF the
! Almighty Father, Whose judgme ents are true ana
! righteous altogether"
Mr Townes declaration that the Republican
! platform amounted to repeal of the Declaration
Of Independence brought the delegates 10 their feet
| and his statement that the Convention had met to
redecare the principles of that instrument was en-
| Enthusiastically appauded. He then introduced as
| temporary chairman Senator Henry NJ. Teller. Of
| Colorado and presented him with a gavel made
| from wood taken from the old Lincoln home at
| Springfield. Ill
! SENATOR TELLER'S SPEECH.
Senator Teller delivered an eloquent address,
dealing with the money question and bitterly de-
| nouncng the dises,a blishment Of silver. He spoke
| I'm part follows:
GT9y ~ questions are 9 the Ame59n a
! in the coming campaign. Questions of foreign and
domestic policies growing out Of or incident TO- the
JyI cnntin}e 70 do So Questions new 70 MS invoIv
Ing much to others as We'll as to ourselves cannot
he readily disposed Of. bat great as these questions
| are they must not, and will not. be allowed TO
obscure the great and SIN unssIIed q1@st8n b on
punt
He criticised the gold standard legislation Of the
last session Of Congress, and said:
GGd and Silver oasHe t5 the w2rds 70 mo T
| metallic standard the silver standard. These
/ two metals have always been. and always will he.
| Neither can be wholly dispensed with. whatever
| be the financial system With the gold standard
possess Intrinsic beauty-both exchanReable value.
/ The pursuit Of the metals was blessing and
!
/ Of those who search out the hidden riches of the
/ earth and dedicate them to the use of mankind?
The Senator reviewed the action Of the National
Republican Convention Of 1886 and the subsequent
/ legislation and said:
As soon az the Administration had a majority Of
was pressed in Congress and received the vote ot
/ every Republican in both branches save one. and
Tn" Republican party mas thrown or the mask
W s"'a a. 5s - ~eI Ihat II should 90
! soon the campaign over. The speakers a
/ Phuadelpha, IN, nominating their roenddates
their great achievements the destruction OF silver
The claim is made that the stimulus to business
/ production of silver, thus affirming the bimetal-
"IIs 3gangiaye 5i e6r theory 1s9 Of Of money 6gS o
/ over one thousand million dollars Of gnJ and
/ great production OF gold and silver has stimulated
countries have appropriated the gold and the
. silver standard countries the silver he
/ suit has been as We predicted an Improvement
/ of conditions with the increase Of the money of
silver c5ined into money there is no surplus ''I of
money viii there be II the present rate OF pro-
/ duCtlon continues for a long time or even II II
/ should greatly increase.
The .Repuhlicaas boast that they have reduced the
war debt so COO 90 they fail 70 mention the fact
trat they have increased the National bonded debt
$500. .on1oo0 before they attempted 10 reduce IL
/ PROSPERITY NOT DUE TO REPUBLICANs
The speaker mentioned that the present pros
/ n he dr1Iu{
tion, saying:
The law making gold the standard OF value, only
hTf months non ibe old mo have caused the pros
past II is well known fact that large in
from demand for food products caused by short
crops IN most Elropesn countries India and South
less under the Wilson bin or under Democratic
Speaking trusts. he said that labor is at their
mercy. saying:
When it becomes necessary to sustain the prices
that they have fixed. they close their factories
tho street 10 secure employment elsewhere If
tRfy can ana II not able to do that. to starve
clared by The highest Of the land 10 be
declares that the great trusts are Beyond the power
OF the courts. and cannot he restrained in their
work OF spoliation Of the public.
Mr. Teller reviewed the war with Spain and It's
results, concluding with reference 10 the Philip
pines:
ThH tn there s sppeq1red to be no way to protect the
the world and our own honor except to exercise
Sod SrI G~e[ over me i5ands % until the people
habtants of the Philippines demand that of us
The Porto Rican legislation received considera bic
attention. the speaker saying:
II Porto Rico is part Of United States the
duty on goods n going into 9 Porte Rico is illegal
en 1nd 56o f Is equey ia y ga esof IN F9Tt0 Rice is for
Congress has forbidden by the Constitution
Referring to Cuba. Mr. Teller said:
No mention is made Of the fact that Congress
for trial the appointees of the Administration who
United States for pTote6on % from ' PGGisRmen hf
ffheEefqr The results in Cuba do 10, not Justify any
American history has not been written than this
der Republican officials.
Mr. Teller referred to the refusal OF Congress TO |
adopt a resolution of sympathy with the Beers. and
closed as follows:
With such record is it strange tia that y thousands
party find it inconsistent with their sense of duty
organization to find better expression OF their
that party can be found that on all subjects will
longer m support that party but in the Democratic
party, With its liberal IDEAS expressed in the plat
Win their LIT qf and airy trusts
we may believe rHIg th snpGnEt Nt PSa narfv
feel assured that with Mr.. Bryan,s nomination and
ton in all departments OF the Government-a bet
s9RT iHP bor and liberty to our people and
all that within our Jurisdiction In the Islands
of the
Chairman Teller had the closest attention
throughout his speech, which nearly an hour
long Were we wrong in leaving the ST. Louis
Convention?" he questioned. and thunder Of
noes came from the delegates.
IF I had not left the party in 1895. would have
done so every month since" said he. depressing
again The conditions now a thousand times ;