The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-05-20

He was followed by Gen. Fitzhugh Lee In a
conciliatory speech urging harmony and op-
posing any instructions, but he took occa-
sion to announce that he was Cleveland
supporter out and out.
The motion to rescind was lost.
A resolution was adopted expressing the
sympathy of the convention at the death of
Senator Barbour.
The following delegates at large were
then nominated by acclamation: John W.
Daniel, s. Wellford Corbin, Basil B. Cor
don and John Goode. The first two are
anti-Cleveland, and the last two are for Mr..
Cleveland.
THE PLATFORM.
At IL O'Clock the platform was adopted as
follows:
We, representatives of the Democratic party
Of Virginia in convention assembled, in view of
the magnitude of the interests involved in the
approaching presidential election, and remem-
bering that the success of the cause which we
hold so dear, can only be achieved through
united and harmonious action, ana by cultiva-
tion of a spirit of unselflsh and disiuterested
patriotism, do resolve:
/. That in our deliberate Judgment it is alb
solutely essential to the success of our candi-
dates and our principles In the coming presi-
Dental contest that all personal rivalrles and
jealousies among our leaders and their ad-
herents should be buried and forgotten; that
the practice of ordinations and recriminaJion.
already too much indulged In, should no longer
political household aud chershing the same
political failh we should cultivate spirit of
conciliation. concession and compromise. and
that our watchword should be everything for
the cause and nothing for men "
2 We still maintain our allegiance to
those cardinal principles OF government which
we have been taught TO cherish as the sheet
anchor OF our safety, and the palladium OF our
liberties. We do not believe that all the barriers
of the constitution have been broken down.
that that all its limitations OF power have
acter of the republic has been de-
stroYed, and that the government of well de-
fined and limited powers created by our fathers
has been converted into a consolidated empire.
We believe that "the union is to be indissouble
but that 1t is to be an indissoluble union Of
free and indestructible states"
3. That there has never been q time in
our history when it was more important
TO oppose the centralizing tendency OF the gen
eral government, and 10 maintain the state
rights doctrine of strict construction. If we
would preserve our liberties we must guard with
ceaseless vigilance the right of local self govern
ment and the reserved powers OF the states
under the constitution. While these exist the
republic will live. When they are overcome the
4. That we desire TO place upon record
our earnest protest and solemn remon-
STRANGE against any renewal of the attempt
by those in authority to secure the passage of
the force bill" believing as we do, that the
enactment of that unconstitutional and in
famous measure will not only be wholly de-
sCrucLlVo OF tue autonomy or the states and ut
terly subversive of the liberties of the people,
but that it would seriously imperil the peace of
our homes and the safety of our society.
5. That the tariff is tax; that all
unnecessary taxation is unjust; that the
government has not the power under the CON
stitution to collect from the people any money
except what is necessary to defray the expenses
of its economical administration that one class
of our people should not be required to pay
tribute money for the benefit of another class,
and that the burdens of the government should
| be imposed upon luxuries and not upon the
| necessaries of lfe
The sixth resolution favors the abolition
Of the internal revenue system.
The seventh reaffirms the principles Of the
| old platform of 1889. #M
The eighth demands an increase In the
volume OF the currency to an extent suffi-
cient for the commercial and agricultural
needs of the country.
The ninth denounces the Fifty~frst con-
gress as the "bilion-dollar congress"
The tenth indorses wise economy, clean
and honest methods and non-sectional
character OF the late democratic admins
tration. and takes pride and satisfaction as
American citizens in pointing to it,
The convention sdjourned at IL 80 O'Clock
this morning.