The daily gazette., 1876-06-29
ST. LOUIS.
The Demo ratio National Convention.
TILDEN NOMINATED ON
THE SECOND BALLOT
BY 535 VOTES.
THE PLATFORM DIFFERENCES.

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ST. Louis, June 2s.- The Commit
tee on Platform sat until one o'clock
this morning, and then adjourned
without coming to any conclusion, the
various differences relating entirely to
the financial plank. While nothing is
officially known, current rumors well
defined are that majority favor
plank fabricated by MIR. Dorsheimer,
of New York, which is earnestly op-
posed by Western members, especially
Mr.. Edwing, of Ohio.
The platform is substantially agreed |
upon, except on the financial question |
but has not been put in form. mol
reliable synopsis of it can be had bes |
cause OF danger or changes in final |
draft. Every seat and standing place |
in convention hall was filled,
Mr.. Woods, of Missouri. offered an
amendment that the convention will
not ballot until after action on the
part OF the Committee on Resolutions
He urged that no candidates should
be elected until the platform is adopt
cd. (Applause.)
He suggested the possibility of two
reports from the committee. He hoped
there would be harmony, but it roust
be harmony upon principles if success
is TO be obtained by the duty of this
convention.
Mr.. Abbott, OF Massachusetts,, NOV
ed TO amend the amendment by SUBJ
stitute ordering the roll of States to
be called for nomination, and then
proceed to ballot.
Mr. McLane accepted Mr.. Abbotts
amendment.
Loud cries of mo greeted a pros
position that declaration of States
vote by the chairman Of any delegation
shall alone be accepted.
Mr.. Wallace asked what would be
the condition if the motion to table
failed.
The Chair replied that the conven.
ton would't then come to vote on the
amendment. The Chair here announ-
ced that the committee on Resolutions
was ready to report.
THE PLATFORM.
The following is the platform. We
the delegates of the Dem ocratic party
of the United States, in National Con
vention assembled, do hereby declare
the administration of the Federal Gov
ernment to be in urgent need of inn
mediate reform-do hereby enjoin kup
on the nominee of the Convention and
of the Democratic party in each State,
a jealous effort and cooperation to
this end, and to hereby appeal to our
fellow citizens of every former polit-
cal connection, to ndertake with us
this first and most pressing duty for
the Democratic party of the whole
country.
We do here reaffirm our faith in the
permanancy of the Federal Union, our
devotion to the Constitution of the
United States, with Its amendments
universally accepted as final settles
ment of the controversies that engen-
dered civil war, and do here record
our steadfast confidence in the perpet-
uity of republican self government in
absolute acquiescence in thewill of the
majority, the vital principles of the
republican in.the supremacy in the
civil over fhe military authority, in
i the total separation Of Church and
State for the sake alike of civil and
religious freedom, in the quality of
all citizens before just laws of their
own enactment, in the liberty of indi.
vidual conduct. unvexed by sumptuary
laws in the faithful education of the
rising generation that they may pre-
serve, enjoy and transmit the best con-
ditionof human happiness and hopewe
be hold the noblest products of hun
dred years of changefdl history, but
while upholding the land of our Union
and great charter of these our rights,
1t behooves free people to protect,
J also that eternal vigilence which is
! the price of liberty.
Reform is necessary to rebuild and
establish the hearts of the whole peo-
pie the union eleven years ago hap
PLY rescued from the danger of cor
rupt centralisn, which. after inflicting
upon ten States the repair of carpet
bag tyranies, has honey combed the
officers of the Federal Government
/ itself with incapacity, waste and fraud
infected States and municipal ties,
with the contagion of misrule, and
locked fast the prosperity of a indus.
trious people in the paralysis of hard
times.
Reform is necessary to establish q
sound currency, restore the public
credit and maintain the national honor
we denounce the failure for all these
eleven years to make the promise Of
the legal tender notes which are ex
changing standards Of value in thu
hands of the people, and the non.pay
ment of which is disregard of tn,
plighted faith of the nation; VIZ
denounce tho improyidence which ii
eleven-years of peace has taken from
the people in federal taxes, thirtcer
times the whole amount of the lega
tender notes.. and squandered fou
times the same in useless expense
without accommodating any reserve to
their redemption; and we denounc,
the financial imbecility, and immorali
ty OF that party, which during clever
years of peace has made no advance to
ward resumption; that instead has OBJ
structed resumption by wasting ou
resources and exhausting all our in
come, and while annually protesting
to intend a speedy return to speci'
nayments, has annually invited fresl
hindr.nce thereto. AS such a hindranc,
we denounce the resumption clause o
the act of 1878, and we here by dem
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