The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1891-05-19

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the principles of public policy which
make the party maintaining them as
national in purpose and as popular in
spirit as it was when founded by JEFF
ferson.
"Second-We congratulate the coun-
try that the elections of the past year
give abundant promise of the over
throw of the Republican party and
the final and complete restoration to
the people of the control Of the Feder-
al Government.
"Thirti-We insist that tariff reform
is the paramount issue before the
American people and denounce the
Mckinley bill as the most outrageous
measure of taxation ever proposed in
the American Congress. 1t has in
creased the burdens, already too great,
upon the neccssaries of life and re-
duced taxes on luXuries that are most
able to bear them. 1t has made exist
encc harder for every farmer and
wage-earner in the land, in order that
the profits of the monopolies and trusts
may be increased. 1t robs the many
to enrich the few, and does not open
a market for single bushel of wheat
or single barrel of pork In con-
trast with it the policy of Grover
Cleveland and John G. Carlisle would
discourage unnecessary expenditures,
provide all needed revenue, cheaper
what we buy and open the markets of
the world to the products Of our farms
and factories"
'Fourth-Recognizing the fact that
the United States is the greatest silver
producing country in the world, and
that both gold and silver were equally
the money of the Constitution from
beginning Of the republic until the hos
tile and fraudulent legislation of the
Republican party against silver, which
unduly contracted the circulating me-
dunn of the country, and feeling that
the great interest of the people demand
more money for use in the channels of
trade and commerce, we tender our
gratitude to the Democrats in the last
Congress for their almost unanimous
votes in both houses in favor of the
free coinage of silver, and demand its
restoration to the position of equality
before the law given to it by our
Fifth-We present for the consid-
Grafton of the people of the land the
course Of Republican Congress
which, by its reckless, profligatc and
ruinous expenditure of public money,
has in two years squandered the sur
plus Of more than q hundred million
dollars left in the Federal Treasury by
a Democratic administration, whilst it
has increased in the most extraordi-
nary and unprecedented manner taxa
ton that will add to the distress of
the people, and at the same time be
to meet the demands of
those who are using the Government
to serve their selfish purposes"
"Sixth-We return thanks to the
patriotic members ofthe last Senate of
the United States who defeated the
unjust, iniquitous and partisan meas
ure known as the Force bill, which
would have been a fearful blow at
home-rule and local self-government,
and was intended to place in the hands
Of the Republican party the machinery
it might by force, fraud and
ntimation hive perpetuated its ini-
luitous rule and destroyed the freedom
md integrity ofthe ballot"
"Sevcnth-We commend TO the peo-
Die of the State the manly, patriotic
md upright course of the Chief Exc
,utive whom the Democratic party
rave to the Commonwealth four years
Lgc, and indorse his administration as
consistent with the principles on
which he was nominated and elected"
Immediately after the adoption of
he report of the Committee on Reso-
ltions, the Convention proceeded to
axe single ballot for Governor be-
)re it adjourned for the night. This
allot stood: Brown, 2754; Clay
G4f Clardy, 1909; Hardin, 1869.
The fight continued till the eleventh
allot, when DR.. CIardy's name was
Upon the conclusion of
ne twelfth ballot Hardin withdrew
rom the race, and in manly speech
rged his friends TO lay aside all
thoughts of bitterness and go to work
} make nomination as if he had
ever been in the contest. The
thirteenth ballot was between Brown !
nd Clay, and before it was ended the
roposition was made to make the {
omination of Mr.. Brown unanimous.
[. G. Afford was nominated for
ieutenant-G Governor by acclamation. |
! the contest for Acknowledgement,