The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1878-10-02
THE NEBRASKA DEMOCRATS.
stormy ConvenriOn-rhe Soft Money
Men Wsn the FESht-A Well WOrdea
Platform.


Platform.
LINCOLN, Sept 2S-The democratic state
convention was stormy throughout-soft
money against bard money, the soft money
men predominatlDg. Four of the greenback
candidates (all being democrats) were noml-
mated. The ticket is as follows: ]. w.
Davis for congress. (greenback); DR.. Alex
Bear, congress- short term; J. r. Webster.
governor; +. J. Mead, lieutenant governor;
Benz. +. Palmerton, secretary of state; +. II.
Benton, auditor; s III. Cummings treasurer,
| (greenback) j. r. McCready, land commits.
sioner; s fl. Calhoun (greenback). attorney
gene raj; 3. l. Barrett, superin teDdent pub
lie destruction; John d. Hover (greenback) J,
supreme judge. The following is the plat
form adopted, to which hard money demo
Gratis refuse to subscribe:
The democratic party of Nebraska, in con-
yention assembled, reaffirm their faith in, and
devotion to, the Union and the constitution
with ali its amendments, and declare that
strict construction, home rule, the suprem cy
all citizens before the law liberty OF individ-
ual action unvexed by sumptuary laws, Sbso-
lutte acquiescence in the lawfully expressed
will of the majority, elections fire. and
trammeled by governmental dir ctIon, except
so far as obedience OF the law demands are es-
sentlai TO the preservation and due admins
| tration of a free government. Furthermore,
be IL known, that the democracy of Nebraska a
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; for
| cial freedom wherein we my sell where we
can sell the highest and buy where we can
| buy the lowest. Be it know, further, that
unalterably adverse to subsidies, TO railroads
| or other private corporations, eit' er in land,
money or bonds by either municipal, county,
state or national contributions for the reason
that we have seen and experienced the evils
and injustice of such contributions; for the
reason that IL robs the many 10 Zurich the
capital to capture and control the legislatures
| of states, to elect United States sena-
and their representatives.; for the reason
| that in Nebraska corporate capital
Is endangering popular rights and subverting
the popular will. Be it known, that we are
against system of revenue which discrimin-
ates in favor of the rich and adverse to the
| poor. We are for men of moral aud mental
worth in all public offices, and against profess
sional hunters and political iobbers every
where, in OF out of the party. We are for hon
| countability in the administration of public
| affairs, and we denounce The republican party
In ,i this state because II has sgnandered the
funds; because IL has wasted the public money
in rotten contracts for rotten publ bu ldings,
and levied a tax of half mi lion dollars a
| year for ten years to enrich favorites and feed
/ imbeciles in office. We further aTTaign the
| republican party for the crime of oe-
justly elected by majority Of a
| quarter Of million of popular votes and
| its reckless disregard of the rights and de-
| Involving their best Interests We declare
that the commercial and industrial stagnation
tnat mas @ so t6 long prevailed hrongaogt the
and suffering are due TO the permit, us legis-
lation OF the republican party, and we hereby
arraign IL for It's acts, and charge that by a
sweeping change i'm the Measure of value
wholly I'm the int rest of moneyed capital, by
the demonetization of silver aud the destruc-
| tiOn Of legal tender paper, IL has wrongfully
added in effect hundreds of millions to the
burden of debt and taxes upon the peo lie, and
| the burden has as yet been only partially re-
moved by the act OF our parry n congress by
| the remcnet za,ion of silver The policy
of the republican party in the contraction OF
the paper currency n, q boarding gola has
| increased the value OF money securities and
decreas ed the value or capital des gned or pro-
stead of industry and prosperity, have been
| fOstpred As measures OF relief 10 the people,
| we ins ST that the period of resumption shall
| law, and that assumption shall be coon as
| the needs OF the country viii admit; the liber-
| alton of coin in. the treasury; the val OF
re-establishment OF silver "A money metal
| the same as gold, as II was before It's fraudu-
lent demonstration, the limit of either gold
or silver 20 be determined by he demand for
IL; the gradual substitution of legal tender pa
per for national bank notes and its perma-
nent establishment as the sole paper
money OF the country, made of equal tender
with coin for all dues TO the government, the
amount of such issue TO be 80 regulated by leg
islatlon or organic law as 10 give the people
| assurance Of its stability ia volume and value;
| the immediate repeal OF the national banking
act: no further issue OF interest nearing bonds;
no further sale of bonds for the purchase OF
coin for resumption purposes, but he graz ual
extinction of the public debt. Our warmost
sympathy ~ extended TO the iaboring classes,
| who have been thro~n out of or crippled I'm
| their employment by the ruiuous financial
| policy or unjust legislation OF the rep.b!ican
party, and we pledge the dem cratic party 10
| a reveI sal OF that policy and 90 se-torat on
OF nll the rights thus wrongfutly wrested from
them upon It's ascendency to power. We de-
precatc the EN- p ioyment of organ lied forces IN
tins country except to execute the law and
maintain the public peace No violence
should be counfenhnced 20 obtain redress for
any alleged grievance, bnt shs uld be repressed
NJ any cost and the redress sought and secured
| by legal methods.
WMnrNcroN, Del, Sept. 2s -rne green