New-York tribune., 1874-08-27

represent it otherwise. He said ..
Let me say in regard to your platform to-day, let %
so plainly written that, whether we are io''
enough to find the truth or not. we snah na'o Nv
plantations apologies to make. lApp'auSc'' ,,ov
so pa,n that the wayfaring man. though ioo' "s'
know what It means. [Great applausel IL there W
any here who do not like 1t. they can withdraw ANU ~
somew where else We have no time for apologies
The Convention spent several hours IN routhe
business and was not finally organized untii au'u'
half-past in the afternoon. The election OF
Palmer to be permanent President OF the Co"'o
tion. understanding as the delegates did the CON
dit,on ON which alone he and his associates VINO
lately acted with the Republican party came '.'.o
the Convention was an earnest of the hDerai sPi''
that pervaded the meeting His speech on ass"Ini"s
the chair was an eloquent appeal in favor OF souuu
POLITICAL doctrines, honestly enunciated ana ageres
sively advanced whether they are received ny '"o
majority of the people or not.
THE PLATFORM.
Immediately after Gov. Palmer had conciudea ii''
sneecb. the Committee on Resolutions reported the
following platform:
The first favors the restoration Of gold and silver as
the basis OF the currency Of country the speedy re-
sump,on of specie payments, and the payment OF hiI
national indebtedness Ia the money C. ths eiNI"~o
world.
Second Free commerce. no tariff for any purpose but
for revenue.
Third Individual liberty and opposition to sump'u'
ary laws.
Fourth The right and duty Of the State to protect is
citzens from exorton and unjust discrimination by
chartered monOpolies .
Fifh: Rigid restriction Of the Governments ootn
State and National TO the legitimate domain OF po-
litical power by excluding tlerefrom all executive
and legislative intermedding with the affairs OF society
whereby monopoes are osered privileged classes az
;ndiv al
oppressively restrained.
The minority moved to substitute the following
for the first resolution
The restoration OF gold and silver the basis OF the
currency and the resumption OF specie paymen's az
the earliest moment practicable, without any INJURY 10
the business and commercial interests OF the country.
The report of the minority was signed by the rep
resentatives from seven of the Congressional Dis-
tricts and the reading of it was firebrand thrown
into the midst of the Convention. 1t turned out
that the ghost of Professionalism still stalked
among the Democracy of the State. and 1t turned
the current of discussion from the question of infa-
ton to the kindred question of greenback re-
pudiation of our United States bonds The minority
report was Objectionable, not so much account of
what is said as for what 1T omitted to say. ltwas in
direct conflict with the policy which had seemed to
rule the Convention and that that it should not
skulk with its head under its wing, as one delegate
said, and say nothing about paying the bonds In
paper if that was what it meant; but to make
platform that would need explanations, and which
would mean the same thing in Chicago aud Cairo.
The discussion of the PendetOnian doctrine con TIM
ued for more than two hours amid great excitement
many very able speeches being made on both sides.
One of the best was by Mr. Hesing, who eloqueptly
referred to the fact that the people of Germany
alone. of all those in Europe, bought our bonds
during tho darkest days of the Rebellion. and
reminded the Convention that those bonds could
not be introduced on the Frankfort Bourse, until
Secretary Chase telegraphed that the faith OF the
nation was pledged to their payment in gold.
/" And nown said he, shall we repudiate that
promise and all the others that have beenmade. If
we do, let us say So"
Gov. Palmer said that if this Convention dared to
be honest, If it dared to say gold when 1t meant
gold it would form party here in Springfield to-
day that in 1876 would sweep the country like the
praires on fire. At length the parliamentary SNAIL
into which the Convention had got was unraveled
by the adoption of the following as substitute for
both the majority and minority forms of the first
resolution:
The restoration Of gold and silver the basis of the
currency the resumption Of specie payment soon as
without disaster to the business OF the country
by steadily opposing imitation and in favor OF paying the
national the money OF civized coun-
tries.
As thus modified the majority platform was
adopted by acclamaton, not more than dozen del
egates voting against it. The adoption OF this hon
est. unequivocal platform was announced amid the
widest applause, and from no part of the Conven-
ton was there a suggestion of bolt.
The following additional resolutions were adopted:
Whereas, The Republican party has ignored the just
claims disabled soldiers and violated Its pledge
repeatedly made, whereby thousands OF these nope
wards the nation compelled to 1--we upon the coiu
Resored. That we now demand that all the pensions
of our crippled soldiers be increased as toTshiela
every one OF them from daily want, without competing
them to taKe refuge in so-caled Soldiers home.
Resored. That the present system OF peIion
preteDds to protect, and should be thoroughly i'es
gated By Congress.
TIE NOMINATIONS.
After this the Convention had little to do The
nomination of candidates was matter of secondary
importance Chas. Carroll was put upon the ticket
for the State TreasurershIp little contest arose
over the choice of candidate for the position OF
State Superintendent of Education. large faction
of the Convention in favor OF putting upon the
ticket Mr.. Etter, the nominee OF the Farmers Con
vention. The only objection was that some dele
gates could not understand how Mr. Etter couid
stand on the platform of the Farmers and on tnat
of the Convention to-day On the assurance OF Mr'
Etters friends that he was fully in accord with the
principles laid down to-day. he was nominated ana
the Convention adjourned.
GENERAL SATISFACTION WITH THE WORK OF TIE
CONVENTIONAL STRONG ANTI-lNFIAiioN SEMI
MKNT PREVALENT.
tBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRrBuSEl
SPRINGFIELD, Aug 26.-The work accomplished IN
the Democratic Liberal Convention to-day appa-
rentlv oyes very general satisfaction to the Ieadng
Democrats who took part in it. and who gathered
this evening in the parlors and corridors OF the
Leland Hotel. The sentiment IN favor Oh noneSt
currency turned out to be stronger than its pest
friends had even dared hope. and If the hnai UNITY
.,d ho,r,onv NJ the Convention are any indication