The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-07-07

For two hours Senator Teller, Formel
Congressman Shafroth OF Colorado
Cheadle of Indiana and others madc
speeches in faTOr Of endorsing the Dem
ocratc ticket, but 1t was not until Mr.
Towne himself appeared and appealed "a
the convention not to nominate him. but
to concentrate their forces, that the del
egates Gained down and the vice presi-
Dental nomination was referred 20 the
national committee
The national committee Of the Silve-
! Republicans organized by electinE D. =
Tillotson OF Kansas City chairman, and
General Z. S. Gorser Of Minnesota se2re-
| tary and treasurer. The selection OF an
executive committee was deferred. SEN
ator Dubois offered a resolution Picking
! the support of the Silver Republicans 10
| Adlai z. Stevenson, but there was oupo-
i sltion, and action was postponed un.n
| after a conference with the committee
| appointed by the Democratic convent n.
| The platform adopted by the Silver Re
publicans follows:
I'VE. the Silver Republican party. IN
national convention assembled. declare
these as our principles and invite lie CO.
operation Of all who agree Herewith:
I'VE recognize that the principles set
forth in the declaration OF American in
dependence are fundamental and ever
lastingiy true in their application 70 gov
ernments among men We believe the
patriotic words Of Washington's farewell
to be the words Of soberness and wisdom,
inspired by the spirit Of right and truth
We treasure the words Of Jefferson as
priceless gems Of American statesman
ship. We hold in sacred remembrance the
broad philanthropy and patriotism OF Lin
coin. who was the great interpreter Of
American history and the great apostle
Of human rights and OF industrial tree
dom, and we declare. as was declared =
the convention that nominated the great
emnacipator. that the maintenance OF the
principles promulgated in the declaration
of Independence and embodied in the fed
eral constitution, that all men are Gre
ated equal; that they are endowed by
their creator with certain inalienable
rights; that among these are life, Ibertyl
and the pursuit of happiness; that 70 Sc
cure these rights, governments axe instl- /
tuted among men deriving their just pow
ers from the consent of the governed--is /
essential to the preservation Of our re-
publican institution.
I'VE declare our adherence Of blmetal- I
ism as the right basis Of a monetary sys- /
TEN under our national constitution. A .
principle that found place repeated IN /
Republican platforms. from the demoaot-
Ization Of silver in 1873 to the St Louis +
Republican convention Of 1896. Since that
A Republican congress and a Republican
president at the dictadon OF the trusts
and money power have passed and ap-
proved currency bill which In Itself Is
i reputation Of the doctrine Of binetal-
ism advocated heretofore b. the presi-
lent and every great leader Of his party /
This currency law destroys the full money
power Of the silver dollar. provides for
he payment OF al government oblga-
ions and the redemption Of ali forms of
PAPER money, In gold alone-retires the
ime-houOred and patriotic greeuback.
constituting one-stxth q the money in
circulation. and surrenders 70 banking
operations a sovereign function OF Issu-
ns ali paper money. thus enabling .nese
operations to control the prices CT la-
.
saing the volume Of money II circulation.
nus giving the banks power % create
anlcs and bring disaster upon business
The provisions OF this currency iaw.
laking the bonded debt o. the republic ;
ayabie IN gold alone. changes the con
-act between the government ard me :
0ndhoIdeEs 10 fae advantage Of lie Iat-
r and IS IN direct opposition 20 the Gee :
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