Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1892-06-09
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS.
PLATFORM.

Chairman Yergcr, of the Committee
on resolutions, reported the following
PLATFORM.
The Democracy of Mississippi in
Convention assembled rcaftiIms its de
votion to the principles of the party
as set forth in its National platforms.
We favor a reform of the tariff laws
consisting in d reduction of duties to
the lowest rate consistent with the
needs of an economical administration
of the government. As far as practi-
cable the burdens of taxation should
be borne by the Injuries of life and
necessities relieved of duty as far as
possible. We arraign the Republican
party for reversing this most har-
monious and just order through the
Mckinley bill which is an abuse of
the taxing powers, forming corpora
tions and trusts and discriminating
against the farming and other indus
trial classes, compelling them to buy
in a protected market and sell in one
open to the competition of the world
We condemn the so-called reciprocity
policy of the Republican party as a
fraud invented in the name of com
mercial freedom to perpetuate the
present unjust system of licensed
spoliation for the benefit of monOpO
lies in the interest of the Republican
party.
There should be kept in constant
circulation, full and sufficient sup
ply of money, consisting of gold and
silver, and legal tender paper currency
at par with each other.
We endorse the Democratic admins
tration of Grover Cleveland, which
demonstrated the fidelity of the party
to its pledges and its full worthiness
of the confidence of the American peo-
pie.
We condemn the Republican party
as characterized and eXemplitied in its
oppressive tariff and currency legisla-
| ton, it's outrageous Force Bill, its class
legislation and profligate waste of the
public revenues.
| We call upon all good men, irrespec-
| tive of past differences, to remember
the record of the Republican party i'll
its control of the South-that its dom
nance is perpetual menace to oul
domestic tranquility as well as to the
institutions and traditional privileges
of the Republic to renew their pledges
of devotion to the Democratic party
and give a Jealous support to it's nomi
nees in the supreme effort to intiict q
decisive defeat upon Republicanism.
We believe that every Legitimate
power of the government should be eX
erted to provide the people with cheap
er facilities for transportation, mas
much as large portion of their earn
ings is now taken from them to pay
the cost of marketing their products
we therefore demand liberal apprOpri
atoms by Congress for the improve
ment of our rivers and harbOrs, re
garding their improvements as an alb
solute essential step towards the ac
complishment of the desired end.
That the delegates selected by thl:
convention to the National Convention
go uninstructed and untrammeled
and we commit to their judgment the
duty of making the best selections pos
sible for President and Vice President
looking to the maintenance of Demo
cratic principles and the success of thu
party in November.
The resolutions endorsing Cleveland
and favoring an uninstructed delega
ton were loudly cheered. There was
disposition to rush the platform
through without further ado, but ;
delegate from Madison called for
second reading, which after some con
fusion was granted, and then the reso
buttons as reported, were adopted will
but one dissenting vote.
Nominations for delegates at larg,
being in order, a resolution was adopt
ed restricting nominating speeches t.
5 minutes.
e. J. Bowers nominated Hon. L. S
Ford, of Marion.
Hon. w. G.. Yerger nominated Lieut.
Gov. W. H. Sims, of Lowndes.
Mr.. Spencer nominated Col. III. M
Street, of Lauderdale.
Hon. |. L. Blount nominated Hon. r
III. Taylor, of Pamela.
Hon. b. S. Adams nominated Hon
Murray f. Smith, of Warren.
A. j. McLaurin nominated Hon. w
V. Sullivan, of Lafayette.
Balloting by counties, each. count.
voting for four candidates, tn,
following were elected: w. III. Sims
w. V. Sullivan, Murray f. Smith, II
NJ Street.
On motion of Mr.. Burkitt, Messrs
Ford and Taylor were unanimousl
elected as two of the alternates; qn'
. Messrs. j. j. Haynes, of,Warren, ant
j. Nj. Boone of Alcorn, were chosen a
the other two alternates.
On motion of Mr.. Z. o. Sykes, o
Monroe, the Hon. G. B. Howry, of La
fayette, was nominated to the Nationa
: Convention as a member of the Ma
tional Executive Committee.
/ Convention proceeded to the cleo
ton of four electors.