The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-09-30
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LINCOLN, NEB., september Zo,-ln
Democratic State Convention was storm
throughout, soft money against har
money, the soft money men predon
mating. -Four greenback candidates, q,
being Democrats, were nominated. Tn
ticket is ]. W. Davis, for Congress, Green
back; DR.. Alex. Bear, Congress, shor
term; J. 4. Webster, Governor; +. J
Mead, Lieutenant Governor; Benz. Pal
merton, Secretary of.state; s. H. Benton
Auditor; S. II. Cummings, Treasurer
Greenback; ]. S. McCready, Land Com
missioner; S. II. Calhoun, Greenback, AT
torney General; $. L. Barrett, superinten
dent Public Instruction; John D. Howe
Greenback, Supreme Judge.
The following is the platform adopted
to which the hard money Democrats re
fuse to subscribe: "
"The Democratic party Of Nebraska, 1t
Convention assembled, reatiirm their faitt
in and devotion to the Union and the Con
stitution, with all OF its amendments, ant
declare that strict construction OF homI
rule; tho supremacy OF civil over military
power; the equality OF all citizens befort
the law; liberty OF individual action un
vexed by sumptuary laws; absolute ac.
quiescence in the lawfully expressed will
Of the majority; elections free and un'
trammelcd by governmental direction, ex'
cept 50 far Us obedience OF the law de-
mands, are essential to the preservation
and due administration OF free govern
ment. Furthermore, he It known that the
Democracy OF Nebraska Is against any and
all protective tariffs, for the reason th It no
one industry can be protected except at
the expense Of all other industries, for the
reason that we desire perfect CONNER.
cial freedom wherein we may sell vile C we
can sell the highest, and buy where We can
buy the lowest.
"Be it known, further, that the DemOc-
r,lcy Of Nebraska declares itself unaltera-
bly, adverse to subsidies TO railroads or
other private corporations, either in land,
money or bonds, by either municipal,
county, State or National contributions,
for the reason that We have seen aud ex-
perienced the evils and injustice OF such
contributions, for the reason that 1t robs
the many to enrich the few; for the rea-
son that it inspires corporate capital to
capture and control the Legislatures OF
States, to elect United States Senators, and
to corrupt the people and their represen-
tatives; for tho reason that in Nebraska
corporate capital is endangering popular
rights and subverting the popular Will.
''Bc it known that we are against sys-
TEN OF revenue which discriminates to the
advantage of the rich and adverse to the
poor. We are for men OF moral and mem
tai worth for all public Offices, and against
professional place-hunters and political
iobhers everywhere in or out OF party.
We are for honesty, economy, exactness,
and strict accountability in the admins
tration OF public affairs, and we denounce
the Republican party in this State
because It has sQuandered public lands;
because It has robbed the school
funds; because it has wasted the pub.
lie moneys in rotten contracts for rot
ten public buildings, and levied a taxot
half million 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 M
ton OF President, justly elected by ma
jority OF q quarter OF q million OF popular
votes, and its reckless disregard Of the
rights and demands Of the people in this
aud other matters involving their best
interests. We declare that the CONNER
cial and industrial staghaton that has 30
long prevailed Throughout the country, and
consequent widespread want and suffer:
ing, are due to the pernicious financial
legislation OF the Republican party, and
we hereby arraign 1t for its acts and charge
that by sweeping change in the measure
OF value wholly in the Interest Of capital,
bv the characterization OF silver and the
destruction OF legnl tender paper, It has
wrongfuIly added In effect hundreds OF
millions TO the burden OF debt and taxes
upon the people, and the burden has as
vet been only partially removed by the act
of our party in Congress, by the remoneti.
zation Of silver. The policy Of the Repub.
lican PARTY, in the contraction OF paper
currency and the boarding OF gold, has
increased the value OF money, and
securities, and decreased the value oi
capital designed for productive use. Thus
idlencss and stagnation, instead of indus
try and prosperity, have been fostered
As measures of relief to the people, We
insist that the period OF resumption shall
be postponed beyond the period now fixed
by law, and that resumption shall be Al
soon US the needs OF the country will I'D
nit. the liberation OF the coin in the
Treasury; removal OF all restrictions TO tht
coinage OF silver, and the re.establishmen
OF silver as money metal the same a
gold. ns il was before its fraudulent de
monetization: the limit OF either gold o.
silver to be determined bp demand for II
the gradual substitution OF United State
lcgal-tender paper for National bank notes
and its permanent establishment rs th'
sole paper money OF the country made
equal tender with the coin for oil dues TO
the Government; the amount OF such Is
sue to be regulated by legislation or organi
law rs to give the people assurance OF sta
bflity in volume and value; the immediate
repeal OF tho National Banking Act; NJ
further issue of interest bearing bonds; nj
further sale OF bonds for the purchase o
coin for resumption purposes, but graiua
extinction OF the public debt.
"0ur warmest sympathy Is extended =
the laboring classes, who have been throw
out OF or crippled in their employment b
the ruinous financial policy and unjus
Legislation OF the Republican party, an
wU pledge the Democratic party to a II
versal of that policy, and TO a restoration
OF all the rights thus wrongfully wreste
from them, upon its ascendancy TO power
1--WE deprecate the employment OF Of
EaniZed forces in this country except
execute the law md maintain the publ
peace. No violence should be COUNT
nanced to obtain redress for any allege
grievance, but should be repressed at an
cost and redress sought and secured b
legal methods"
Russell Errett.
NEw YnnH. September 2S. = Russell E