Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-09-30

Efforts to Put Matt. Carpenter on the
Track for ess-Miscellaneous Polit-
zeal Points.
Nebraska Democrats.
LINCOLN, Neb., Sept. 28.-The Democratic
State convention was a stormy one throughout
soft money against hard money. the soft money
men predominating. Four of the Greenback
candidates, all being Democrats, were nominal
ed. The ticket is j. w. Davis for Congress,
Greenback; Dr.. Alex. Bear for Congress, short
term; J. R. Webster, Governor; F. J. Mead.
Lieutenant Governor; BENZ. Palmerton, secre-
tary of state; E. H. Benton, auditor; s. 81.
Cummings, treasurer, Greenback; j. s. Nc
Cready, land commissioner; j. b. Calhoun,
Greenback, attorney general; s. L. Barrett,
superintendent of public instruction; John d.
Howe, Greenback supreme judge.
The following platform was adopted, to
which the hard money Democrats refuse to
subscribe:
The Democratic party of Nebraska in
vention assembled, reatfirm their faith in and
devotion to the Union and the constitution
with all its amendments, and declare that strict
construction, home rule, the supremacy of civ
il over military power, the equality of all citi-
zens before the law, liberty of individual &C
ton, unvexed by sumptuary laws, absolute ac-
quiscense in the lawfully expressed will of the
majority, elections free and untrammeled by
governmental direction and control. SO far
obedience of the law demands are essential
to the preservation and due administration of
a free government.
Furthermore be it known that the Democracy
of Nebraska is against any and all protective
tariffs for the reason that no one industry can
be protected except at the expense of all other
industries; and for the reason that we desire
perfect commercial freedom wherein we may
sell where we can sell the highest and buy
where we can buy the lowest.
Be it known further, that tho Democracy of
Nebraska declares itself unalterably adverse to
subsidies to railroads or other private corpora
tions, either in land, money or bonds, by either
municipal, county, State or national contribu-
tions, for the reason that we have seen and ex-
perienced the evils and injustice of such con-
tributions for the reason that it robs the many
to enrich the few; for the reason that 1T in
spires the incorporate capital to capture and
control the legislatures Of the States to elect
United States Senators and to corrupt the peo-
pie and their representatives; for the reason
that in Nebraska corporate capital is endanger-
ing popular rights and subverting the popular
will.
Be it known that we are against system of
revenue which, works discrimination IN favor
of the rich and adverse to the poor. We are for
men of moral and mental worth in all public
offices, and against professional place hunters
and political jobbers.
Everywhere in or out of party we are for
honest economy exactness, strict accountable
ity in the administration of political affairs,
and we denounce the Republican party in this
State because it has squandered public lands,
because it has robbed the school fund, because
it has wasted the public money in rotten con-
tracts for rotten public buildings and levied a
tax of half million of dollars year for ten
years to enrich favorites and feed imbeciles in
Office.
We further arraign the Republican party for
the crime of defrauding the nation of a Presi-
dent justly elected by majority of quarter
of million of popular votes, and its reckless
disregard of the rights and demands of the
people in this and other matters involving their
best interests.
We declare that the commercial and indus
trial stagnatioh that has SO long prevailed
throughout the country, and the consequent
widespread want and suffering, is due to the
pernicious financial legislation of the Republic
can party; and we hereby arraign it for its acts,
and charge that by the sweeping change in the
measure Of value, wholly in the interest of
monled capital by the denomination of silver
and destruction of legal tender paper, it has
wrongfully added in effect hundreds of millions
of the burden of debt and taxes upon the peo-
pie, and the burden has as yet been only par
TALLY removed by the act of our party in Con-
gress by the reconciliation OF silver. The
policy of the Republican party in the contrac-
ton of paper currency and holding of gold has
increased the value of money and securities
and decreased the value of capital designed
for productive use. Thus idleness and
stagnation instead of industry and prosperity
have been fostered. As measures of relief to
the people, we insist that the period of resump-
ton shall be postponed beyond the period of
resumption now fixed by law, and that re-
sumption shall be as soon as the needs Of the
country will admit the liberation of the coin
in the treasury, removal of all restrictions to
the coinage of silver and the re-estabiishment
of silver az money metal the same as gold as
it was before its fraudulent demonet-
ration, the limit of either gold or silver to
be determined by the demand for it,
gradual substitution of United States legal
tender paper for national bank notes, and its
permanent establishment as the sole paper
money of the country, with coin for all dues
to the government, the amount of each issue
to be SO regulated by legislation OF organic
law, as to give the people assurance Of stability
in volume and value; immediate repeal OF the
national banking act: no further issue of in
| terest bearing bonds; no further sale of bonds
for purchase Of coin for resumption purposes
but gradual extension of the public debt.
Our warmest sympathy is extended to labor.
ing classes who have been thrown out of OF
crippled IN their employment by the rulnous
financial policy and unjust legislation of the
Republican party, and we pledge the Demo
cratic party to a renewal Of that policy, and 8
restoration of all the rights thus wrongfully
wrested from them upon its ascendancy tt
power.
We depreciate the employment of organized
forces in the country except to execute law ane
maintain the public peace. No violence shoult
be countenanced to obtain redress for any al
legged grievance but should be repressed at any
cost, and redress sought and secured by lega
| methods.
The Canpaign In I0sca.
DIES MONIES, Sept Ex-senator Blaine speaks
in Iowa the coming week three times, at Bur
lington Tuesday, Des Moines Wednesday, Du