The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1880-07-01
Democratic Convention.
HANCOCK AND ENGLESM NOM
MATED,
And "A Stump Speech Platform
kdDptcd.

Adopted.
TLE Cincinnati Convention trrmina
ted it, labors Oh Thursday at , o'clocl
By nominating Gen. W. 5. Hancock OF
the uiiId ballot. ~ follows: Haucocl
705; Hendricks 80; Bayard ,; Tildcu ]
A man from Indiana, named ". If
english, WAS then nominated lor Vic,
President by accldmatiOn.
The following platform was ther
adopted:
The democracy Of the United States.
In convention, assembled, declare:
lst. We pledge ourselves. anew to Ill,
constitutional doctrines ana traditions
Of the democratic party, a. illustrated
by the teachings and example Of the
long line of democratic statesmen and
patriots and embodied i'm the platform
of the last national convention of tho
party.
2nd. Opposition to Capitalization and
to that dangerous spirit Of cucrOach-
mcnt which tends 10 consolidate the
powers Ofall departments in one, aud
mus W NlNdAfs " llllNNtl bt lllf lDl III vi
government, Il real despotism no stump
tnary laws; separation of church and
state, for the good of each; common
schools, foatcrcd and protected.
3. Home rule, honest money, consisting
Of gold, silver and paper, convertible
into coin on demand; strict mainten-
ancr of public faith, state and national,
and Il tariff for revenue only.
18th. SubordinatiOn 0fmilitary to civil
power, and a general and thorough re-
form of civil service.
9th. Fright to free ballot is n right
preventative of all rights and must and
shall be maintained in every par. of the
United States.
9th. The existing administration is
the representative of conspiracy only,
and its claim of the light to surround
ballot boxes With troops and deputy
marshals to intimidate and obstruct
elections, and the unprecedented use of
the veto to maintain its corrupt and
dcspOtic power, insults the people and
impcrils their institutions.
9TH. The great fraud Of lS76-'T, by
which, upon a false count OF the electo-
raj votes OF two states, the candidate
defeated ut the polls was declared TO be
the president, and for the first time in
American history the will of the people
was set aside under the treat of militia
Ty violence, struck Il deadly blow at our
system of representative government.
The democratic party, to preserve the
country from civil war, submitted, for
the time, in the firm and patriotic faith
tl,ut tho nnppla vypuIl ppniCl this priup
i'm 1850. This issue preCedcs and dWarfs
every other. 1t imposes L more sacred
duty upon the people of the union than
ever addressed the conscience Of Il ma
ton of frecmen.
Sth. We eXecratc the course Of this
administration in making places in the
civil service a reward for political
crime, and demand reform by statute,
which shall make it forever impossible
for a defeated candidate to bride his
way to the seat of n usurper by billet
ing Williams upon the people. CIhis was
read again in response to demands and
was received with applausc.l
9th. Resolution Of Samuel j. ridden
not again to be Il candidate for the eX-
allied place to which he was elected by
IL iHUJOllll VI MS CONlll } lllCl Gnu ilolIi
which he was excluded by leaders Of
the republican, party is received by the
democrats of the United States with
sensibility, and they declare their con-
tidence in his wisdom, patriotism and
integrity, mistaken by the assaults of
Il common enemy, and they further as
sure him that he is followed INTO the
retirement he has chosen for himself
by the sympathy and respect Of his fell
low citizens, who regard him rs one
who, by eleyating the standard Of pub
lie morality and adjoining and purify
ing the public service, merits the last
ing gratitude Of his country and his
party.
10Th. Free ships and q living chance
for American commerce, ON. the seas
and on land; no discrimination in fa-
vor Of transportation lines, corporations
or monopolics.
llth. Amendment of the Burlingamc
treaty no more Chinese immigration
except for travel, education and for
eign commerce, and therein carefully
guarded.
18th. Public money and public credit
for public purposes solely, and public
land for actual settlers.
18th. The democratic party is a friend
Of labor and the labOring man, and
pledges itself to protect him alike
against cormOrantS and commune.
Nth. We congratulate the country
upon the honesty and thrift Of the dem
ocratic congress, which has reduced the
public expenditure forty millions of
dollars II year; upon the continuation
of prosperity at home and national hon
or abroad, and, above all, upon the
promise Of such a change in the admin
iStration of the government as shall in
sure Is genuine and lasting reform in
every department. Of the public SER
vice,