Show 1 M 1 1 V im PLATFORM MEANT NOTHING Bl 31 ridiculed by eastern republicans congressman or new vork oe ie belthe eel the effort to oblate an M in I 1 monetary sad leard lel rd arod that the th result odthe ettli Elt li w was ZvI denee that ahlo cartry W WM wedded to the bold washington feb 9 interest in cots coir gress on the international monetary con ference wt was shown today by the pre ence in the house home of many members member to listen to the discussion of the resola eions several members member of the coin on banking and currency took part in the debate representative hill rep conn lilt terly denounced the senate enate for laying a trap to ensnare the republican party it was wai an attempt he said laid to bring about things thing which the republican party voted down at the election tree free coinage of silver liver and a double standard of value referring to senator chandler lie he said the proposition proportion was wai thrust upon the in coming adminis administration by a senator benator op posed to major McKin mckinless leys nomi nallon and that the senator had been sustained and seconded by the chairman of the national democratic committee the proposition to li born of a mother who loves love it not he said ald more than half ot its it opponents opponent in the senate enate had been republicans republican while the tree free silver allver men who would worl work to bring it to naught voted for it ile he continued contInue dt t Of stilted phrases phrae of the platform dictated by half mature thought in june should hould be read in the blazing light of the november victory no respond nl ability retted rested on this congress con greis in the matter nor hould a democratic president be called upon to sign the resola eions the wishes of the gold god who had been if a ab alcana I 1 tl W con th st loula louis cuba immigration things had been disregarded why he asked aked should hould congress con greiB ruth rush to fulfill this single plank this was wa not the time these not the men and these not the propositions which which the st loula louis platform contemplated the utterance of that platform on the money question que atlon had been modified by the sub ab sequent chicago platform and the alliance of republicans republican and gold demo crata representative hatman hartman of montana and towne of minnesota bolter bolten from the st louis loud convention asked several evera questions loni hill said bald this government should hould not subject itself again to chagrin by calling another conference which foreign delegates would attend merely as ai a matter of courtesy any accomplishment mutt must be by diplomatic negotiations negotiation with great britain amy my understanding ot of the st louis platform he continued Is in that it pledged the party parly first to the mainton mal mai nten ance of the gold standard tan dard and that all of the other pledges are this wits wa in answer to a question lon from mr hartman as to whether the platform had not meant the gold standard while endeavoring to deceive voters into the understanding that it meant bi representative brewster Bre water rep N Y remarked that the bill wag a trap by the enemy to 0 o put the next president preil dent in a hole representative rep N Y bald sald that he understood that the he senate enate bill had been drafted by senator wolcott alter after a conference with mr mckinley l let mr mckinley give his opinion in his hl inaugural message menage said laid mr brewster Bre viter the committee then adjourned until wednesday |