The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-07-16

Assembly for its business qualifications. econ
omy and reform, and especially for having pro-
vided for secret ballot, By which every voter In
Ohio can cast his ballot in secret as he desires.
and have his voted counted as cast; and We in
wife attention 10 the fact that the Republican
party, though hypocritically processing to favor
"a free ballot and a fair count" yet opposed and
voted against the bill for providing FOR free and
secret ballot. thus demonstrating its professions
to be insincere and for political effect only; and
We cordially indOrse and approve the act OF the
Legislature regulating the compensation OF
We are opposed to all class legislation, and be-
lieve in a tariff levied for the sole purpose OF
producing a revenue sufficient TO defray the
legitimate expenses OF the government, ecoDom-
icaliy administered. We accept the issue ten
dered to us by the Republican party on the sub,
!ecJ OF the tarin. as represented by the socailed
the people of Ohio will be recorded against the
Ubiquitous policy of so-called protection, cham
pioned by the Repubiioan party in the interest
OF favored classes against the masses
We favor a graded income tax.
We denounce the demonetiZation of silver in
1873 by the party then IN power as an ubiquitous
alteration of the money standard in favor OF
creditors and against debtors, taxpayers and
producers, and which, by shutting Of one of the
continnaily to- Increase the value Of gold, de,
press prices, hamper industry and disparage en-
terprise; and We demand the reinstatement of
silver. with the equal right Of each TO free and
unlimited coinage.
We denounce the Republican billion dollar
exhausted a surplus In the National Treasury
left there by Democratic administration, and
created a deficit which substituted despotlc rule
for free discussion in the House of Representa-
tives; and we congratulate the people on the de-
feat of the odiOus force bill demanded by Re
publican President and championed by the Re
publican party for the purpose OF perpetuatlng
its rule by perverting the constitutional powers
of the government, destroying free elections and
placing the ballot-box In the hands OF unscrupu-
lous partsans. in order, as declared By Speaker
Reed, Ito register the voters. supervise the cleo
tons, count the ballots aud declare the result"
We are opposed TO the enactment OF ell laws
which unnecessarily interfere with the habits
and customs OF any of our people which are not
offensive to the moral sentiments of the civilized
world, and we believe that the personal rights OF
the individual should be curtailed only when 1t
IS essential to the maintenance of the peace,
good order and welfare of the community.
We favor the passage Of such laws by the Cen
eral Assembly rs Will give US system for the
government o, our municipalities uniform
throughout the State. As tho Constitution re-
power shall be separated, the former to be lodged
in a Mayor and the latter I'm Council, both TO be
Srncpe Of nome raie Safe from the DANCERS and
evils OF special legislation.
We favor closer commercial relations with our
Canadian neighbors, and the removal of the en-
barrassing and annoying restrictions which only
yeX our people without yielding any substantial
revenue to the government
WefavOr liberal and just pensions 10 deserving
and disabled soldiers and sailors who fought for
the maintenance of the government. and like
pensions for their widows and orphan children.
The persecution OF the Jewish people by the
Russian government justly deserves and receives
our unqualified censure. We extend TO them our
sincere sympathies, aud believe that this govern
ment, in connection with the enlightened gov
ernments of Europe disposed to unite with US,
should take proper steps to alleviate the wrongs
thus inflicted on this long-suffering and op-
pressed people.
THE MINORITY REPORT.
Frank German. of Cincinnati. presented
the following minority report:
We, the undersigned, members Of the commit
tee on resolutions, recommend the adoption Of
the following resolution as a substitute for the
plank in the platform on the free and unlimited
coinage of silver:
gold and silver, and circulating medium con
vertible into such money without loss; and we
oppose all LEGISLATION which tends to drive either
in maintaining the coinage Of both metals on q
parity"
claring for q graduated tax on incomes be
stricken from the platform.
The minority report was signed by James
ID. Ermston. First district; +. NJ. German
Second; +. 0. Farrell. Seventh; Manus
O'Donnell, Ninth; s. A. A. Harter. Six.
teenth: T.. n. Schmick, Eighteenth; ID. g.
Goldman. Nineteenth; James Lawrence
Twentieth.
"Mr. Chairman said Mr.. German. a.
soon as he had finished reading the minor
ity report, I'VE believe that the Democratic
party cannot afford to put itself upon
any platform that advocates anything
but honest money. The Democratic party
has always been in favor of al
honest dollar, being worth 100 cents In the
market of the world. If you adopt q plank
favoring the free and unlimited coinage OF
the present silver dollar you are thereby
authorizing the government to stamp upon
76 to so cents of silver its mark and circu
late it as one dollar. The free and unlim
tied coinage of such large amount OF
silver cannot be circulated in this country
and gold be circulated at the same time
tApplause. 1t Is a well-known principle
that wherever there is cheap and dear
money the dear money Is always drained
out of the country. We believe that the
[Cheers. We believe that the Republican
party should not divert us from the issue il
this campaign. Cries of That's right
We believe that it is not the province OF
the Democratic convention to take the tight
of the Republican Senators of Montana
Nevada and Colorado-the fight of the
milliOnaires."
Gentlemen of the convention" said
General Finley, of the majority committee
who next spoke. I'VE undertake to say fol
the people of the United States that they
will give to the gentleman 80 cents in gold
for every silver dollar weighing AGA:
grains. that the Republican party demon
etized and the Democratic party restored
lCheers. In view of the position occupied
by the Republican party on this question
In view OF the position of the people upor
this question, the Democratic party would
not have dared to remain silent. To have
done SO would have been to act the coward
and the American people have no use for a
coward. APPLAUSE
I'VE must meet the issue, and the time
and place to meet it 10 in this convention
1t was a distinguished Democrat who said
He who hesitates is a bastard, and he who
doubts is damned Laughter and ap
plause. There is nothing in this platform
to which any Democrat should object"
The yeas and nays were demanded. and
on roll-call of counties being called the
minority report was rejected by the very
close vote of 3OO12 yeas to 399la nays. Tn,
platform as reported by the majority o.
the commute was then adopted by &C
clamation.
CAMPBELL RENOMINATED.
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