Los Angeles herald., 1892-06-22
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doctrine Of reciprocal trade relations
with foreign powers, and denounce the
reciprocity pretensions Of the Republic
an party as . subterfuge designed to
mislead and deceive"
The platform declares the present I'D
ministration in foreign relations to be
an oppYessor OF the weak and q trucker
to the powerful.
On the school question the platform
Bays: 1--WE commend the common
school system which had it's birth under
q Democratic administration and stood
the test Of many years of practical
operation, and declare In favor of the
freedom Of education and for the right
of parent to control the teaching of his
child, which ia necessary to the main
tenance Of civil and religious liberty"
There seems to be little doubt that
this resolution will be incorporated in
the platform, either literally or in sub
stapoe. It's natural Interpretation as a
Vuasi.denuciation of past Republican
legislation in Che states of Illinois and
Wisconsin, is relied upon as an effective
means of attracting the Lutheran and
other sectarian votes in those states.
1T is quite probable that the financial
plank Of Chairman Jones platform will
be somewhatmodified by the committee,
and received with favor.
The following resolution was today
adopted by conference of the silver
'states delegations, and introduced in
the committee by one of their represen-
'tatives:
SILVER RESOLUTION.
We denounce the demonetixation OF
Silver by the fraudulent legislation Of
the Republican congress Of 1873, as a
crime against the people. and one of .
long line Of acts by which that party
has systematically taken the money and
property of the country from the pro-
ducers andstoilers for the benefit of capi-
talists and the creditor classes. We there
fore demand the immediate repeal of all
laws discriminating against the coinage
demand the restoration of silver to the
position, with full legal status, occupied
by it from the foundation Of the govern
ment until its demonetization. 10
ADDITIONAL RESOLUTIONS.
On the call of members for sugges-
: tions, various additional resolutions
were introduced. One demands the re-
/ peal Of the 10 per cent tax on state
banks, in order to enGble the institu-
tions to compete with national banks.
Another disposes OF the vexed dquestion
Of liquor legislation as follows: I'VE
denounce the resort to unconstitutional
laws in several states for the purpose OF
suppressing evils by interfering with
the rig hts of the people which they have
not surrendered to either the state or
national government
The following resolution, presented
by committee Of colored men, is likely
to be one of those reported by the COM
mittee, as it's adoption 10 generally fa-
vored by the southern members:
1--WE declare in favor of the equal
rights of all citizens to protection under
the laws from violent punishment for
crimes charged"
Half-a-dozen worlds fair planks were
introduced, in addition to the one pre-
sented by the worlds fair delegation.
The Hatch anti-option bill is approved
and it's passage urged In q sresolution
presented by Garard, of Georgia, and
another southern member threw out a
flag Of truce to the Peoples party, by
congratulatine the Farmers' Alliance
and farmers organizations generally for
their victorious assaults in several
states upon the Republican party.
Fielder of New Mexico presented the
following resolution on the financial
question, and it was referred to the sub
committee. with instructions to consider
it together with the one contained in
Chairman Jones's platform and the reso-
luton presented by the silver states:
1--WE believe gold and silver to be
metal money of the constitution, and
denounce the demonstration of silver
by the Republican party, and demand
the re-enactment Of the laws which
maintained the parity of gold and silver
at our mints for eighty years."
The platform of Chairman Jones, as
approved by the committee, and the
above additional resolutions, which re-
ceived favor: were referred to SUBJ
committee of nine, with instructions to
revise and report for approval to the
whole committee at l O'Clock tomorrow.