The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-06-26
REPUBLICAN pLATFOBTI DRIVEL
Gen Grosvenos Charge That Part the Prepared Platform
Surreptitiously Suppressed.
Gen. Chas. H. Grosvenor in New Yc

Gen. Chas. H. Grosvenor in New York
Journal
PHILADELPHIA, June 21.-The Re-
publican national convention of 1900 mas
come and gone. and the result has en-
tered into the political history of the
United States. The platform is being
widely and severely criticised. Not sc
much for what it does say as for what
it does not say, and very much and very
justly for the crude and sen.le manner
in which it is stated.
1 want to state as a matter of fact
connected with the history of this con-
vention, that the following resolution
was agreed to be put into this platform,
was handed over to the gentleman who
undertook its final revision and whose
handiwork in destroying all the elements
of good statement is manifest and l as
sert, upon the statement of Senator For
aker, that the plank, which I will now
reproduce, was understood by the commit
tee to be a part of the platform, and was
unfairly and surreptitieusly, and without
the knowledge of the committee. kept out
of the platform.
1t IS as follows:
1--WE reassert the principle which was
the watchword of the Republican party
in its first great battle, of which Abra-
ham. Lincoln was the first illustrious
champion, and on which he was elected
president, that congress has full legisla-
tive power over territory belonging to the
United States, subject only to the funda-
mental safeguards of liberty, Justice and
personal rights"
This plank, straightforward, intelligent
and written in good English, agreed upon
first by the president himself, and after,
ward by the subcommittee, was driveled
out by a drNeler from New York who
had charge of that branch of the work.
Upon the greatest question of the hour
upon the question about which the Re
publicans i'll congress fought and won
this driveler performed this act.
Again, it was agreed ard understood
that the following plank should be a part
of the platform. This, too, has passed
the scrutiny Of the leaders of the party:
Our dependence upon foreign shipping
for nine-tenths of our foreign carrying IS
growing national loss and danger. Its
sudden withdrawal in the eXigency OF
European war, always possible, would
cripple our expanding foreign trade.
Our national defense ard naval eff
cheney require merchant auXiliaries as a
nursery for skilled officers and trained
seamen. For the restoration of merchant
marine. which was our early glory on the
seas, we advocate such legislation as will
enable American ships to again carry our
foreign commerce.
That was to have been the ringing SEN
timent of the Republican party, and in
stead I beg to give the drivel that we
have -/ss
"Our present dependence upon foreign
shipping for nine-tenths of our foreign
carrying Is a great loss to the industry
of this country. CThis is statement of
an elementary fact.)
cit is also a serious danger to our
trade, for it's sudden withdrawal in the
event of European war would seriously
cripple our expanding commerce. eThis
is another statement of fact that every
body knew before it was put into this
PLATFORM
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