The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1913-09-25
FAVOR Change IN
REPUBLICAN RULES

At the Republican state convention,
held Tuesday in New York, a resolu-
tion was adopted changing the basis
of representation to national conven-
tions and urging that q special nation
al convention be called at an early
date.
The declaration adopted by the reso-
lutions committee after . stormy SEES
sion was as follows:
We instruct the representative Of
the state of New York in the nation
al committee to urge that q national
convention be called as soon as praeti
cable to change the party rules so AZ:
Ito provide that in the call for
future national conventions delegates
are to be chosen in each state in the
manner preferred by the Republican
voters in such states. We, however,
urge the continuance of the congress
sional district as the basis of represen-
tation.
TO insure that representation in
the national convention shall here
after be based more nearly on the Re-
publican vote actually cast in the sew
eral states and congressional districts.
which just principle received the
unanimous support of the delegation
from the state of New York at the
national convention of 1908, and
3-To amend the rules relative to
party procedure in such other respects
as may be requisite.
Argues In Favor of Change.
Senator Root argued that the pres
ent "rotten borough" system gives
undue weight to the representatives
OF the southern states, which con-
tribute nothing whatever to the elec-
tion Of Republican presidents.
elf you are going to change the
rules you must do 80 before you elect
Delegates to the next national conyen-
tion," he said. "We should declare
for the principle only and leave the
method and detail to the special con-
vention. I'd rather have the dele
gates from the different states come
In their own way than stay away in
ours.''
The discussion recalled the fact that
at Chicago last year the national con-
vention refused to seat delegates from
the California district who were
chosen at the statewide primaries
under the party rule of represents
tion by congressional district. Tues
day . resolution is intended to prevent
such conflicts in future.
Democratic Currency Plan Denounced.
Regarding currency legislation the
platform adds:
We denounce the Democratic bank
ing and currency bill as menacin9 the
business interests of the country and
as inimical to the interests of the
whole people, because it rests upon
and embodies three false principles.
THAT the interests of the owners
and managers of banks and those of
business men and the public generally
are in conflict. In fact, all these in
terests are identical.
THAT paper money should be L.
sued by the government and should
involve the government 3 credit. This
is unsound, unscientifc and condemn
ed by experience. 1t is but a short
step from this to greenbackism.
3-That the control and administra-
tion of the banks should be taken in
large part from those who established
o"u tn0HA, ouu iOuSeu In OO4fQ
of political appointees. This is q new,
radical and most dangerous departure
from American practice. 1t is as un-
wise as it is unnecessary. Govern
ment supervision and inspection of na-
tional banks have been highly success-
full for half century and have II.
forded ample protection to the pub
lie in this.
Should this bill be enacted into law
In its present form it would be easily
possible for the people to lose all that
they gained by the vetoes of initiation
measures by President Grant in 1874.
by President Hayes in 1878, by the
successful fight against the compul-
sorry purchase OF silver led by Presi-
dent Cleveland in 1898, and by the
victory of President Mckinley ON
gold standard platform in 1896. The
powerful support of William Jen-
nings Bryan has been secured for this
pending bill by the surrender, in form
or in fact, of the sound money prin-
ciples for which Presidents Grant.
Hayes, Cleveland and Mckinley stood.
and in favor of the initiation doctrine
which Mr.. Bryan made his own in
1895 and which has been overwhelm-
ingly rejected by the American people.
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