The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-05-19

First District-George A. Mercer and W.
H. Clifton. Alternates: John Sohwarz and
R. ]. Wade.
Second District-J. NJ. GrigGs and John
s. Triplett. Alternates: J. A. Mccall and
A. NJ. Collier.
Third District-B. Wynne and c. C.
Duncan.
Fourth District-L F. Garrard and L. P.
Van Neville. Alternates: w. T. ChTisto-
pher and G. 3. Lathrop.
Fifth Dlstrict-George Hilyer aud NJ. A.
Gambler.
Sixth Distriot-F. P. Dismuke and Rich.
ard johnson. Alternates: J. Reagon and
r. w. Patterson.
Seventh District-W. W. Vandlver and
T. W. Glover. Alternates: T. r. Jockaway
and s. K. Barton.
Burnett. Alternates: John Shannon end
D. G. Ulford.
Ninth District-Joseph Brown and Lewis
Davis. Alternates: W. w. Starke and T.
| w. F. Finley.
Tenth District-E. W. Barrett aud W. o.
| Mitchell. Alternates F. e. Earl and Ben
| Altman.
Eleventh District-Walter T. Macarthur
and Thomas w. Lamb. Alternates-T. c.
| Mcdonald and D. P. Jones.
| The platform committee made its report
at the conclusion of the election Of the dis
| trict delegations. The platform was received
| with unbounded enthusiasm. 1t was as
| follows:
THE PLATFORM.
Following is the full text of the platform:
| I. RESOLVED. That we, the democrats of
! Georgia in convention assembled, reatflrm our
| devotion to the imehonored principles of our
| historic party. We believe that the powers of
delegates should be strictly construed, that
| the autonomy of the states and the rights OF
1 ND hnFpA riila ha
| zealouSly guarded; that no money should be
| taken from the people under any pretext
for any other than public purposes;
| that the strictest economy should be exercised
| IN all government expenditures whether local,
| state or national; that legislation should be
| confined to legitimate objects OF the govern
ment; that public office is solemn public
| trust.
| q We believe that the same care and canton
| should be used by the government. both state
| and national, in the expenditure Of public
| money, as is used BY prudent men in their own
| private affairs.
| 8. We believe that the right of taxation was
| developed then, both state and national, to be
used only for absolute necessities and any other
| use Of this power is dishonest and tyrannical.
L. The surplus revenue in the treasury is a
| glittering prize to be sought after by political
| thieves and plunderers.
| s. We are uncompromisingly opposed to the
/ enlargement and concentration of federal
| power, to the usurpation by the central gov
/ ernment OF the functions OF the state to
| bounties and subsidies in every form; to every
| species Of class legislation and government
4 partnership with private enterprise; to the
| whole theory and practice ofpaternalism.
6. We, who have within a generation seen
| elections open by the tap of the drum, the ju-
| dicial powers OF the state usurped by courts
martial and the legislature seized by a military
clerk and the legally elected representatives OF
the people turned out OF Office to make by force
| a subservient majority, have no desire to take
| any chances of political future.
| z. We consider government control OF the
| postoffices as necessary and proper, because
| the seal of the letter protects the private af-
| fairs Of the citizen from government espionage,
| but we protest, except in the regulation of
| prices, against extending this control over the
telegraphs and telephones. and placing In our
| midst horde OF ofdcehoders who will be amen
| able only to national laws, and may at any time
by the will Of the majority, or as often happens
in our federal affairs by the will OF the minor
/ ity, be turned into spies and informers. While
| we oppose government ownership of rail-
1 roads, we indorse our state commission laws
! and demand that the powers Of the Interstate
| commission be 50 enlarged as to provide
rigid, honest and just control" Of powers Of
4 transportation.
| 8. We demand free and unlimited coinage of
both silver and gold on parity with each other,
| to the end that the money of the people shall be
| of such quantity and quality as was originally
| contemplated by the constitution.
| 9. We desire that uniform system of bank
| ing be provided for by the legislature Of Geor
| gia with flexible expansion OF the state bank
currency. We further demand that the prohi-
| biton in the national bank law against accept
| ing real estate for security for loans shall be
| stricken therefrom.
| TO- We demand that the amount of the circu-
| latiug medium be speedily increased on a sound
basis sufficient to meet the needs OF the country.
| II. We demand that congress shall pass such
laws as will effectually prevent dealing In fut-
ures of all agricultural productions providing
a stringent system of procedure in trials that
| will secure prompt conviction and imposing
such penalties as shall secure most perfect com
pliance with the law.
10. Believing in the doctrine Of equal rights
to all and special privileges to none we de-
mand:
a. That the national legislation shall be so
framed in the future as not to build up one in
dustry at the expense Of another
b. We denounce the present iniquitous tariff
and demand the removal Of the existing heavy
tariff tax from the necessities OF life that the
| poor of our land must have.
c. We further demand Just and equitable
| system of graduated tax on incomes.
d. We believe that the money of the country
should be kept as much as possible in the hands
state revenues shall be limited to the necessary
| expense of the government economically and
honestly administered.
f3 We demand retrenchment and reform in
| the expenditure of the national revenues, and
| especially the present pension system, which
| rests like a mammoth war tax on our section OF
| the union,
Ia. Therefore, In a spirit of mutual oonces-
! sion, we offer this our platform to the demo-
| cracy of Georgia and pray that the divine
| providence may incline our hearts to wisdom,
|
THE UNIT RULE DEFEATED.
Another sharp fight was precipitated just
as the convention was about TO adjourn by
| a set of resolutions introduced by Mr..
| Smith of Fulton, indorsing the admins
tration OF President Cleveland and instruct
| ing the Georgia delegation to vote as a
unit in the Chicago convention. The first
| part of the resolution was adopted, but
| for the sake of harmony the unit resolution
was withdrawn. At 8:15 O'Clock the con-
vention adjourned sine die.
DIRECT TRADE INDoRsED.
Just before the adjournment Of the con-
| vention the following resolution, In refer
ence to direct trade, was introduced and
adopted:
| ResolUed, That the movement under T. P.
| Stovall and l. w. Avery to get direct trade be-
| tween the south and foreign countries has our
| full sanction and earnest hope for its success,
| and we urge all southern interests to work for
aud help it; that it is needed to give more bus
| mess to our railroads; markets and money to
| financial relief and commercial independence
to the south.
A GLORIOUS VICTORY.
By the Associated Press.
ATLANTA, Ga, May 1S.-The hosts of
Grover Cleveland marched through Geor-
gia to-day. With early dawn they came
from the four quarters of the state, and,
invading Atlanta, the citadel Of the opposi
tion, they met the enemy in state conven-