The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-05-20

meet at 9:3O.
At the night session Judge Rhea, of
Bristol, took the floor and o. planned an
agreement that had been entered into
between the Cleveland men and anti
Cleveland men, and said it was done
with the understanding that the con-
vention will be allowed to express it's
choice for candidates if it so desired
He, therefore, moved that the resolu-
tion requiring all resolutions to be re-
ferred to the committee without debate
be rescinded. He said if Cleveland had
a majority in the convention they ought
to express themselves.
This was loudly applanded by the
Cleveland men and the ants, or Hill
mon, almost as loudly opposed it. Bed
lam reigned and while Judge Rhea was
speaking the ants were making fruit
less efforts to shut off his remarks. He
read the resolutions he proposed to offer
which virtually Endorsed Cleveland as
the choice of the convention.
State Chairman Gordon then arose
and endeavcred to quiet the convention,
which he did for short time. He was
followed by Gen. Fitz Lee in concil-
iatory speech, urging harmony and OPP
posing any instruction, but he took &C.
casion to announce that he was Cleve-
land supporter out and out. The motion
TO reSClnQ was lOSt.
resolution was adopted expressing
the sympathy of the convention at the
death of Senator Barbour.
The following delegates at large were
then nominated by exclamation: John
w. Daniel, s. Wexford Corbin, Basil b.
Gordon and John Goode. The first two
are anti Cleveland and the two last are
for Cleveland.
At IL o'clock the platform was adopted
as follows:
TIE PLATFORM.
We, representatives of the Democrat
ic party of Virginia, in convention as.
sembled, in view of the magnitude of
the interests in Virginia in the ap-
preaching Presidential election, and
remembering that the success of the
cause which we hold so dear can only
be achieved through united and harmo-
NOUS action and by cultivation of
the spirit of undivided and dis
intere sted q riot:sm, do resolves:
First. That in our deliberate judg-
ment it is absolutely essential to the
success of our candidates and our prin-
ciples in tho coming Presidential con-
test that all personal rivalries and zeal
ousies among our leaders and their ad-
herents should be buried and forgotten;
that the practice of eliminating and re-
elimination, alrea ly too much INDUCED
in, should no longer be tolerated; that
as brethren of the same political house
hold and cherishing the same political
faith we should cultivate spirit OF
Cancellation, concession and compro-
mise. and that our watchword should be:
"Everything for cause and nothing for
men,"
Second. Resolved, That wo still main
TO ii our allegiance to those cardinal
principles of government which we
have been taught to cherish as the
sheet anchor of our safety and palla-
dium of our liberties We do not be-
lieve that all the barriers of the con.
stitution have been broken down; that
It's limitations of power have been re-
moved; that the federal character of
the Republic has been destroyed, and
that the government of we'll defined
and limited showers created by our ia
thers has been converted into a consol-
idated empire. We believe that 1.-The
Union is to be indissoluble, but that Is
to ba an indissoluble union of free and
indestructible States
Third. Resolved, That there has
never been time in our history when
1t was more important to oppose the
centralizating tendency of the general
government and to maintain State
rights, doctrine of strict constitution.
Ii we would preserve our liberties we
must guard with ceaseless vigilance the
right of local self-government and re-
served powers of States under the con.
stitution. While these exist the Re-
public will live; when these these are
overthrown the Republic will perish.
Fourth. Resolved, That we desire to
place upon accord our earnest protest
and solemn FRO
renewal of the attempt by those in
authority to secure the passage of the
force BILL believing. as we do, thai
the enactment of that unconstitutional
and Infamous measure will not only be
wholly destructive of tho autonomy of
States and utterly subserviate the
liberties of the people, bnt that it
would seriously imperil the peace of
our homes and the safety of our society.
Resolved, That the tariff is a tax;
that all unnecessary taxation is unjust;
that the government has not power
under the constitution to collect from
the people any money except what is
necessary to defray tho expenses of it's
economical administrations; that one
class OF our people should not be reuuir-
ed to pay tribute money for tho benefit
OF another class and that the burdens
of the government should be imposed
upon tho luxuries and not the neces-
saries of life
The sixth resolution favors the adop-
ton Of the internal revenue system;
the seventh 1eafiirmed tho principles
OF the old platform of 1880; the eighth
demands an increase in the volume of
currency to an extent sufficient for the
commercial and agricultural need Of the
country; The fifth denounces the Fifty
first Congress as tho "Billion Dollar