Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-05-13
CHOTHING TN ENDLESS VARIETY
M. FRANKEL & SONS

being read. The report of the COM
mittec on Resolutions was then read
by Mr.. Wattcrson, and was as follows I:
THE PLATFORM.
The Democracy Of Kentucky, in
convention assembled, declare:
First-We pledge ourselves anew
to the constitutional doctrines and
traditions of the Democratic party as
illustrated by the teachings and cx-
nple Of long line of Democratic
5 atesmen and patriots, as emblri Il
in the platforms Of the National Dem
ocratic Convention of 1916 and 1880
Second We do especially renew
our declarations Of hostility TO cen
trLlization, as that dangerous spirit
of cncroachmcnt which tends to con-
sOlidate the powers of government,
and thus to create in whatever form
Il real despotism, with all its sub
sides TO corporations and grants with
out consideration cf the public prop
crty and we again express our con-
viction Of the urgent necessity of the
general and thorough reform Of the
Civil Service.
Thild-Wc do especially deny the
right Of the Government to surfGn-
der its taxing power TO separations
or individuals, which is the result of
both the theory and practice Of the
Republican party: and we dcnounce
the present tariff, which burdens the
people with excessive war taxes in
time of peace, rs Il masterpiece OF i'll
justice, inequality and false pretensr.
We arraign the Republican party as
the creator and defender Of a system
which has Impoverished many in
dustrics to subsidizc Il few; which
has prohibited Imports that might
purchase the products of American
labor, and degraded American COM
merce from the first TO an inferior
rank on the high seas; which has
cut down the sales of american mtn-
utactures at home and abroad, an
depleted the returns of America
agriculture, an industry followed
by half Of our people. 1t costs the
taxpayers five times more than it
yields The Treasury; it promotes
fraud, fosters smuggling, corrupts Of.
ficials, enriches the few by forcing
bounties from the many and favors
the dishonest and to bankrupt honest
merchants. We assert the doctrine
of the Constitution, that all taxation
shall be exclusively for revenue, and
demand that no more revenue shall
be collected than is required to meet
the expenses and obligations of the
Government economically admins
tered
The platform was adopted
with shouts of approval and great
confusion existed for several min
utes.
Mr.. lIallam, Of Campbell, offered
the following resolution which was
adopted without a dissenting voice
and great disorder followed:
Re ,olred, That, believing that n,
geographical lines should exist in
this country as test of eligibility t.
any office in the gift of the whole peo
l., but that the standard of hone 'ty
competency, fidelity and constitu
tional citizenship alone should pre-
vail, kentucky recommends to
the Democracy of the Union for the
Presidency him whose elevation -
the third Office Of the nation was the
first step to the ohliteration of the
seam left by the state civil war, who
was first TO lead his party back to its
own natural platform of steady APP
proach toward the removal of OBJ
structions to trade-the foremost ex-
ponent of all the living Democratic
principles of to-day--lIon. John G..
Carlisle. --itil al'a
A number of speeches were made
and as soon as order could we res
tored the long delayed report of the
committee on permanent Organiza-
ton was brought in. 1t was read by
Gen. Duke, as follows: r"
The committee on Permanent Or
ganization reports as follows. For
Permanent President of the Conven-