The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-07-16
.REN0M|NA Ed.
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serving a stolid silence.
From the committee on permanent
organization camo a report of submit
ting the name of the x-Congressman,
Frank Bland, of Mercer, as perma-
nent presiding officer. It was adopted
with n hurrah. Mr.. Bland spoke
briefly, but to the point. lie told the
delegates that they were tho represen-
tatives of the intelligence of the State,
and that had Jefferson lived 10 this day
he would have been proud Of them and
of the Democratic party as it now ex-
lists.
After considerable wrangling over
contested seats from Cincinnati the re-
port of tho committee on resolutions
was presented and discussed. There
were two reports majority and mi
nOrity report, the former favoring and
the latter opposing free coinage of silver.
When the minority report had been read
discussion was demanded by its sup
porters and an effort to choke it off hav-
ing failed, Judge German contended
that it was not the province Of Demo
cratic convention to take up the fighting
silver senators Of Colorado and Nevada.
by adopting free coinage platform
the convention would put the seal of
approval upon the issue of debased
coinage by the government.
The Republican party should not he
permitted to divert the Democracy from
it's true principles, and the Democracy
of Ohio could not afford to go into tho
campaign with such views on the money
question as are enumerated in tho ma
joTity report. Gen. Finley followed with
IN argument on the otncr sido. Tho
minority report was rejected by 800 nays
to 300 yeas, and the platform as re-
ported by the majority of the committee
was then adopted.
Gov. Campbell Lawrt nee Il. Neal and
V. L. Kline were placed in nomination.
When the nominal ting speeches were con-
cluded everybody yelled for ballot and
tho calling of the roll was r.cecdcd
with.
TIE PLATFORM.
After session which commenced at
10 o'clock last night and lasted with
Slight interruption until 6 o'clock this
morning, the committee on resolutions
OF the Democratic convention evolved
both a majority and minority report.
The majority report was adopted by the
convention today. Majority platform
as follows:
The Democracy of Ohio in convention
assem- bled hereby resolve that we most
heartily endorse the honesty and ccono-
mic administration OF Governor James
II. Campbell and commend tho general
assembly for its BUSINESS qualification,
economy and reforms and especially for
having provided for secret ballot by
which every voter in Ohio can cast his
ballot in secret rs he desires. and have
his vote counted as cast, and we invite
attention to the fact that the Republi-
can party though ALPHABETICALLY pro
Tossing to favor "a free ballot and fair
unf cd nd God
the bill for providing for free and
secret ballot thus demonstrating its pro-
LESSONS to be insncere and for political
effect only, and we cordially endorse
and approve the act of the legislature
regulating the compensation of county
officers by providing for fixed salary.
eve are opposed to all class legisla-
ton, and believe in a tariff levied for
the sole purpose OF producing a revenue
sufficient to defray the legitimate OK
penses OF the government economically
administered. We accept tho issue ten
dered to us by the Republican party on
this subject of tariff, as represented by
the so-called Mckinley tariff act, conf
dent that the people of Ohio will be re-
corded against the iniquitous policy of
the so-called protection championed by
the Republican party in the interest OF
favored classes against the masses.
I'VE favor graded income tax. We
dcnounce the decentralization Of silver in
1873 by the party then in power as an
iniquitous alteration Of the money stand
ard in favor of creditors and against
debtors. taxpayers and producers, and
which, by shutting off one of the
sources OF supply of primary money,
operates continually to increase the
value of gold, dcpress prices, hamper
In fprr md Il 4
we demand the reinstatement of the
constitutional standard of both gold
and silver with equal right of each to
free and unlimited coinage.
I'VE denounce the Republican billion
dollar Congress, which by its extrava-
giant expenditures squandered the sur
plus in the national treasury left there
by Democratic administration, and
left deficit; which substituted despotic
rule for free speech in the House of
Representatives,; and we congratulate
the people on the defeated Of the odious
force bill, demanded by Republican
House and championcd by the Repubi-
can party for the purpose of perpetual
ing its rule by supprcssing the constitu-
tiOnal powers of the government, de-
stroying free elections by placing the
ballot box in the hands of unscrupulous
partisans, in order, as declared by ex-
Speaker Reed, to register the voters,
supervise the elections, count the bal
lots and declare the result.
Eve are opposed to the enactment of
all laws which necessarily interfere
with the habits or customs of any of our
people which are not offensive to the
moral sentiments of the civilize world
and we believe that the personal right
of individuals should be curtailed only
when it is essential for the maintenance
of the government and welfare of the
community. We favor the passage of