Los Angeles herald., 1891-07-16

by suppressing any recalcitrant dele
gates.
James Neal moved the previous ques-
ton. The minority report was over
whelmingly defeated and the majority
report of the credentials committee was
then adopted.
MAJORITY REPORT ON PLATFORM.
Chairman Finley, of the committee
on resolution, presented the majority re-
port on platform, the principal planks
of which are as follows:
The administration of Governor Camp
bell ia endorsed for its honesty and econ
omy, and the last session of the as
sembly is commended for its economy
ane reform, and especially for having
provided for a secret ballot.
Continuing, the report of the majority
reads: "We are opposed to all class
legislation and believe in tariff levied
for the sole purpose of producing rev.
enue sufficient to defray the legitimate
expenses of the government economical
ly administered.
We accept the issue rendered to us by
the Republican party on the subject OF
the tariff as represented by the so-called
Mckinley tariff act, confident that the
verdict of the people of Ohio will be
recorded against the iniquitous policy OF
so-called protection, championed by the
Republican party in the interest of
favored classes against the masses.
We favor graded income tax.
We denounce the demonetization OF
silver in 1873, by the party then in power,
as an iniquitous alteration OF the
money standard in favor OF creditors
and against debtors, taxpayers and pro-
ducers, and which by shutting off one
source OF supply Of primary
money, q operates continually to
increase the value Of gold, de-
press prices, hamper industry and
disparage enterprise, and we demand
the reinstatement of the constitutional
standard OF both gold and silver with
the equal right OF each to free and un-
limited coinage.
We denounce the Republican billion
dollar congress which by extravagant
expenditure exhausted the surplus in
the national treasury, left there by the
Democratic administration, and created
deficit; which substituted despotic
rule for free discussion in the house of
representatives; and we congratulate
the people on the defeat of the odious
Force bill demanded by the Republican
president and championed by the Re-
publican party for the purpose of per-
petuating its rule by perverting the con-
stitutional powers of the government,
destroying free elections and placing the
ballot box in the hands of interruptions
partisans in order, as declared by Speak
er Reed, ''to register voters, supervise
elections, count ballots and declare the
result"
We oppose the enactment of all 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.
We favor closer commercial relations
with our Canadian neighbors.
We favor liberal and just pensions to
deserving and disabled soldiers and sail
ors and their widows and orphans.
The persecution of the Jewish people
by the Russian government justly de-
serves and receives our unqualified CEN
sure. We believe this government, in
connection with the enlightened gov
ernments of Europe disposed to unite
with US, should take proper steps to al
leviate these wrongs"
THE MINORITY REPORT.
The minority report was then pre-
sented by Frank German, OF Cincinnati.
The minority reports the following as
substitute for the silver plank in the
platform: 'We believe in honest money
the coinage of gold and silver, and cir
culating medium convertible into such
money without loss; and we oppose all
legislation which tends to drive either
gold or silver out of circulation and we
believe in maintaining the coinage of
both metals on parity"
1t also recommended that the resolu-
ton declaring for graduated income
tax be stricken out of the platform.
DISCUSSION OF THE PLATFORM.
The discussion OF the platform brought
forth some lively debate. German, for
the minority, urging that the Demo-
cratic part could not afford to put itself
upon any platform that advocates any
thing but honest money, said: "The
minority believe that the Democratic
party can win on tariff, and that it is
not in the province of the Democratic
convention to take up the fight OF the
senators of Montana, Nevada, and Colo
rado-the fight of the millionaires."
General Finley, of the majority,
argued in favor OF his report, saying
''The Democrats must meet this issue,
and the time and place to meet it is in
this convention"
THE PLATFORM ADOPTED.
The minor report was rejected by 3991a
nays to 3OO1a yeas, and the platform as
reported by the majority of the commit
tee was adopted.
NOMINATIONS FOR GOVERNOR
Nominating speeches for governor
commenced at O'Clock.
Follet, of Cincinnati, placed in nomi-