Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-06-25

common country.
At the conclusion of his remarks he and
Kelly shook hands formally amid great ap-
plause.
The band and organ played "Auld Lang
Syne"
When the band played the second verse OF
"Auld Lang Syne," the audience Joined in it
with great voice. The effect was spoiled,
though, by the imperfect time.
At this point Susan B. Anthony passed
forward and assembled the platform. present
ing paper to the Chairman, who handed it
to the Reading Clerk. 1t proved to be
printed appeal from the Woman Suffrage
Association, and was read by the Clerk. 1t
concluded with its proposed women's suffrage
plank. a synopsis OF which was sent yester-
day.
THE PLATFORM
Watterson, from the Committee on Reso-
lutions, reported the platform, as follows
The Democrats of the United States. in
Convention assembled, declare:
1. We pledge ourselves anew to the consti-
tutional doctrines and traditions of the Dem.
ocratic party, as illustrated by the teachings
and example of long line of Democratic
statesmen and patriots, and embodied in the
platform of the last National Convention of
the party.
2. Opposition to Capitalization, and that
dangerous spirit of encroachment which
tends to consolidate the power Of all the de-
partments in one, and thus to create, what
ever be the forms of government, real des-
potism; no sumptary laws separation of
| Church and State for the good of each COM
mon schools to be fostered and protected.
3. Home rule; honest money, consisting of
gold, silver and paper convertible into coin
on demand; the strict maintenance of the
public faith, State and National. and tariff
| fer revenue only.
| 4. The subordination of the military to the
civil power, and general and thorough re-
| form of the civil service.
5. Right to free ballot, as the right pre-
servative of all rights, and must and shall be
maintained in every part of the United
| States.
| G. The existing Administration, representa-
tive Of conspiracy only, and its claim of right
to surround the ballot-boxes with troops and
Deputy Marshals to intimidate and obstruct
elections, and the unprecedented use of the
veto power to maintain its corrupt and des-
potic power, insults the people and imperils
| their institutions
Z. The great fraud of 1876, by which, upon
a false count of the electoral vote OF two
States, the candidate defeated at the polls
was declared to be President, and for the first
time in American history the will of the peo-
pie was set aside under a threat of military
violence, struck deadly blow at your sys-
TEN of representative government The
! Democratic party, to preserve the country
from the horrors of civil war, submitted for
the time. in the firm and patriotic faith that
the people would punish the crime in 1880.
| This issue precedes and dwarfs every other
1t imposes more sacred duty upon the peo.
| pie of the Union than was ever addressed to
the conscience of nation of freemen
s. We execrate the course of this Admins.
tration In making places for political crime,
and demand a reform by statute which shall
make it forever impossible for defeated can
didate to bribe his way to the seat of a
usurper by billeting villains upon the people
! This was read again, in response to demands,
and was received with applause.
| 9. The resolution of Samuel j. Tilden not
again to be a candidate for election to the ex-
alted place to which he was elected by a ma
| jority of his countrymen. and from which he
was excluded by the leaders of the Republi.
can party, is received by the Democrats of
the United States with sensibility, and they
declare their confidence in his wisdom. pa.
triotism and integrity, unsullied by the as
saults of the common enemy, and they fur
ther assure him that he is followed into the
retirement he has chosen for himself by the
sympathy and respect of his fellow-citizens,
who regard him as one who by elevating the
standard of public morality and adorning
and purifying the public service, merits the
lasting gratitude of his country and his
| party.
10. Free ships and living chance for
American commerce on the sea and on the
! land no discrimination in favor OF transpor-
| tation lines, corporations or monopOlies.
| II. An amendment of the Burlingame
treaty; no more Chinese immigration, ex-
cept for travel, education, and therein care
| fully guarded.
r. Public money and public credit for
public purposes solely, and public land for
actual settlers
labor and the laboring man, and pledges it.
self to protect him alike against the cormo-
rants and commune.
| IA. We congratulate the country upon the
honesty and thrift of a Democratic Congress,
which has reduced the public expenditures
| $40, 600 600 year, upon the continuation Of
prosperity at home and the national honor
abroad, and above all upon the promise of
such change in the administration of the
Government as shall insure its genuine last
ing reform IN every department of the public
service.
The platform was adopted unanimously.
A telegram was read from the home OF
General Grant: "The boyhood home of
General Grant is enthusiastic over the nomi-
nation of General Hancock" [Cheers.l
Some delegate offered resolution setting
forth the national rights of freemen. Re
ferred.
REJECTED RESOLUTION.
A delegate of Massachusetts, moved reso-
luton that the National Committee be in
structed TO make arrangements at the next
National Convention for delegates, alternates
and the press alone, so as to make the Con-
vention in all respects celebrating body.
[Cries of "No, no."
Farley of California opposed the resolu-
ton. He moved to table the resolution.
Massachusetts, asked call of the roll.
Cries of MOL There was no second, and
the resolution was tabled.
NOMINATION OF vIcE-PREsIDENT.
Pulitzer of Missouri moved to now pro-
ceed to the nomination of a candidate for
Vice-President. Agreed to: and call of
States was ordered.
Pettis of Alabama put in nomination w.
H. English of Indiana. Some one
moved that it be unanimous. [Cries of No,
no.; proceed with the ballot."J
California. Colorado and Connecticut Sec
onded English; Delaware ditto ; Florida
ditto Illinois ditto; Georgia ditto.
Indiana being called, Voorhees, took the
platform, and after short speech announced
the States vote for English.
Iowa being called, Irish of that State, on
behalf of its delegation, rose to make nom
ination he thought he could show was almost
an absolute necessity. Finally he presented
the name of Governor Bishop of Ohio. which
was greeted with cheers, Misses and cries of
"No. from the galleries.
A telegram was read from Allen G. Thur
man, saying Hancock will make splen.
did nomination, and can be elected" Also
one from Hendricks indorsing the nomina-
ton.
Kansas and Kentucky indorsed English.
Louisiana ditto; Maine ditto; Maryland
ditto; Massachusetts and Michigan ditto !;
Minnesota ditto Mississippi ditto; Missouri
ditto; Nebraska ditto; Nevada ditto New