The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-09-08

county would have cast thirty-two
votes and McLennan county would
have cast about three hundred votes.
that being about the number of dele
gates sent by that county to the state
convention to cast her eight votes.
The same ratio of injustice would
have been the result as to other coun-
ties in the case the vote had been
taken viva voce, not to take into &C..
count the large number of persons
who were present in the convention
and not entitled as delegates from
any county.
The refusal of the convention to
submit to this gross injustice is the
only ground upon which the Clark
supporters bolted from the Demo.
cratic convention at Houston.
Before the convention met it had
been stated in the papers supporting
| George Clark that the committee on
credentials had already been selected
by Governor Hogg's friends, and the
| delegates which were for Clark from
the counties which were contested
would not be admitted, whether right
or wrong. Upon temporary organiza-
ton being effected, the committee on
credentials was appointed in the u.s.
ual manner; that is, the delegates
from each senatorial district selected.
one member of the commit
tee. A portion of Judge
Clark's supporters from the
delegations of each contested county,
except Bexar, McLennan and Fay
cite submitted their credentials to the
committee. The decision of the COM
mittee on credentials has not been
challenged by them in any case toour
knowledge.
THE PLATFORM.
The committee on platform and res.
olutions made majority and minority
report. The point of contest was over
the ninth section of the majority plat
form, which some of the supporters of
Judge Clark claimed was repudia-
ton OF the national platform, and upon
the adoption of the majority by vote
OF 693 for and 1853 against,
few delegates who had not
previously bolted, and were support
ing Judge Clark, withdrew from the,
convention. We here give the two
sections OF the platforms, national and
state, Tor the purpose of comparison as,
follows:
Section 7, national platform. "We
mold to the use of both gold and silver
as the standard money of the country,
and to the coinage of both gold and
silver, without discriminating against
elther metal or charge for mintage.
Both metals must be of intrinsic and
exchangable value, or be adjusted
through international agreement, or
Dy such safeguards of legislation as
snail insure the maintenance of
parity OF the two metals and the
equal power of every dollar at all
times in the markets and in the pay
ment of debts.'
section ., state platform. "While
we yield to the wisdom of a majority
OF the national Democracy in making
the reduction of revenue taxation to
the necessities of the government eco
nom1cally administered the para
mount leading issue in this campaign,
upon the policy that it is safest to
make the struggle to secure one reform
at time, we nevertheless proclaim
our adherence to the principle of the
Justice and necessity of free and I'M
limited coinage of silver at the ratio
heretofore provided by law, and shall
continue to contend for it. We there
ioIo Oohulouu our senators and repre-.
sentatives for their bold and faithful
efforts to promote the success of this
measure, and pledge that they shall
so continue"
1t will be seen that there is no con-
Illicit between the state and national
platforms upon the subject of the free
coinage of silver. The national plat
form declares for the free coinage of
silver and gold alike, without dis
elimination, upon the basis that the
dollar unit must be of the same intrin-
sic value, or adjusted by international
agreement or regulated by law. The.
present ratio of coinage was adopted
by the Democratic party in about the
year 1887 and maintained until 1873.
during which time gold and silver
their parity and equality,
with slight difference in favor Of.
silver at the time of it's demonetiza-
ton.
The Democratic party in congress-
has contended at all times for the free
coinage of silver upon the basis now