The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-06-29

and Vice President the chairman Of each desg.
and his alone shall be considered the
Ceres OF mol no ~ and hss.)
The SECRETARY read the amendment OF Governor
Woodson, OF Missouri. and then proceeding with
the CALI when the Chair announced that the Commit
tee on Resolutions had agreed report and asked II
| the roll call should proceed.
Mr.. ABBOTT of Massachusctts-I withdraw my mo.
ton to take the OF the agree upon the
motion that the vote be taken rira
Mr KEENAN,. OF New York. suggest now what
believe TO be the best interests OF the country and our
party aud ourselves and that is that hear from the
they expect to be ready TO report by two O'clock
suggest that we wait until wc do hear from them and
| let US get through with the wranglng at once
Mr.. MEREDITH, OF Virgina--Mr President and gen.
temen OF the Convention am instructed by the Com
they have agreed upon platform and resolutions
(cheers)that the resolutions have been referred 10
committee Of revision, and thatahc COMMITTEES will re-
assemble at o'clock and hear the report from the
| Subcommittee on Resolutions l am instructed to
ask leave Of tho Convention for the committee 10 sit
/ Mr.. KEKxAS OF Now York-In view OF this report,
by which. rejoice to hear that platform has been
move that the Convention take until two
o'clock, TO hear that report. Cries OF ''Noi nor'
The motion carried and the Convention took o
recess until two O'Clock.
POPULAR srxgcnEs AND POPULAR MUSIC.
During the recess the vast audience remained In the
hall! and there were loud calls Tor Pryor Doolitile,
Ewing and others Meantime the band played The pop
ular airs Of "Dixic' aud Yankee DOODLE amid loud
| cheers.
Finally, In response to repeated calls, Senator
DoolrrLE came forward TO the platform and spoke a.
BRECKENRIDGE OF Kentucky Hon. b. GRAFT BRows
OF Missouri, and senator WALLACE, oil Pennsylvania
being made to take tho attention OF tho audience.
They patriotic and iraternal IN spirit as we'll as
! critical Of the republican party.
Tne Convention reassembled At quarter past two
O'Clock.
The FRssipKSr--The sergeantat- Arms will clear tho
| aisle ana that order is observed. The Committee
Mr.. MKagDlrn, of vrgnia--Mr. President and gen.
tlcmen OF the Convention the Committee Resoiu-
tions have finally agreed upon their report IL due
10 them TO state that great many resolutions were
laid before them upon SUBJECTS likely to engage The
tenton oil the Convonton that those resolutions havc
been read, examined. considered, dcberaied on and
discussed and they have finally agreed upon tho fol-
lowing declaration of principles, which am instructed
to report Will ask Lieutenant Governor Dorsnemer
10 read the resolutions Tor me-
PLATFORM.
Mr.. DoRsHErMRR then read as follows
We the delegates Of the democratic Of the Omitted
M the mo 20
need Of immediate reform We do hereby enjoin
cratic party each resloas effort cooperation
political to with Us this
first and most pressing patriotic duty OF the democracy Of
d. here rsairm faith in tho q the
States with lis amendments universally accepted
q the mat y d
petulty republican ssfgovernment in absolute acqaes
20 s IL. ns s %
s t an. a9d
ity Of ali citizens bstors just laws Of their
BY sampisary the
sss @ asy q S
hope Ws behold the neeIsst prodasts q 100 years Of
Union and great charter Of these our rights behooyes
the prss Of liberty Reform ssad
establish IN the hearts the whole s, people pie Of the GnSn
e ba, NOW 70 Be savsd 60,
rapacty Of carpetbss tyrannics honeycombed the
and q, and
the contagion mrue locked the prosperity Of
SssDs nrss
the public credit and maintain the national honor
sss1si @ s:s s
the Of which Is disregard Of the pighed
We denoancs improvdence which, in eleven years Of
% ssn % The psps . ana
tour times this sun In useless expense without accumuas
We aenouncs the financial imSecty and immortality 81
resumption by wasting our and y an our
speedy specie payments has annually enacted fresh
As such hndrsncs denounce the resumption clause
ofthe Of 1875, aud here demand its repeal We
SS wss
.s dof perisss ability
Of ETsTs: s e S the Ne. Srs
above All entrusted :. hands for
no sarming the public mind into withdrawal o. that
machinery Of credit BY which nnssyve per cent OF
sysea OPEN public and Inspiring general confidence
"% the d.s
q 10 sSo and aSd m al
national source he prosperity Of the people.
alton the end that capital may DO set free from ds'ru's
We present tariff lssved nearly 600
tLss Impoverished many Industries % ;aOsIdie few
p.,da Ss' 81 labor that has s S.S
e.. from s % sale .n 81 "f on ss s
home and abroad and depleted the return. o. american
sos's tie people 1--we Times more than prodSos 70
ob,tuss tue Of proustiSn and wastes
siing enrchcs dishonest officials and bankrupss honest
We that all Custom House sszstion shall be for
Reform necessary the scale OF public expenses fed
era state and nsp" cola pr sas,A ss ss
currency in 1870 IN decade from less than % per
sInce the peace The people have paid 70 their tax
alone. ,.n-.u.u -,....,m.n,...
| from every officer Of the government.
sn 20 sn T. sns ws; s
the party in power which has sauandesd 20 q
has disposed Of less than sixth directly to ters
Reform necessary the omissions Of the repub
lican Congress aud the errors o. our treaties and our
birth kindred recrossng the Atlantic Of the shield
% par TO- hs ncursio Of race not rom
stock and in fact now by law denied
citizenship being neither
toned the traditions Of progressive civilization nor
exercised In liberty under equal laws
We dcnounce policy which thus discards the liberty
loving and olerates the revival Of the coe trade
Monaghan imported for immoral and
Monaghan hired perform servIe labor and
demand modification Of the with the Chinese
Empire such icgsation by congrsss within cons.itu-
tiona limitation shall prevent the further niporta-
lion or inning grafton Of the Monpvlian race.
and be effected but by max
Ing controlling issue OF tho elections aud lifting IL
above he two which the onicc holding
the party seek TO smother 1.-THE false
which would enkndle sectional STRIFE In
spec public schools Of which the establishments and
support belongs exclusively 10 the several states and
which democratic party has cherished from their oun
dation and mant ain without partially pref
class creed and wtthou.
FROM the Treasury any 81 them and the false issue by
which they light dying crit Of sectional
hate between kindred peoples once estranged but
reunited ind visible Republic and doctrine
reform IL necessary In civil service. Experience
proves that Efficient economical conduct Of the
business possible II its civil seryice be subject
change every election be prize fought FOR at thr
ballot be brief reward or zeal instead Of
assigned and held for oety
In tho employ; that the dispensing OF