The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-04-22

SA' oh 0iohS IL the history OF Indiana
convened in this city at 1880 this fore
noon. Every county in tho State was
represented by full deles alton, and
5000 enthusiastic Democrats from
throughout tho State crowded the GAL
leries and aisles.
The convention was held in Tomlison
Hall, magnificent structure in which
the stars and stripes played prominent
part in the elaborate decorations. On
the stage was seated $50 of tho promi-
nent Democratic leaders Of tho State,
ana overhanging the chairman's desk
were half dozen mammoth American
flags bearing the portraits of Cleveland.
Gray and Hendricks.
among the Democratic leaders seated
on the stage were Senators Turpie and
voorhees, and Hon. VIM. English, the
Vlce-Presidcntial candidate on the Han
cock ticket; Chairman Taggert, of The
State central committee; Hon. Sheerin,
secretary of the Democratic national
committee: congressman Jason Brown.
Geo. w Coope~ and w. d. Bynum, a
dozen cX-Congressmen and all the State
delegates To tho national convention.
The convention was called to order by
Chairman Tagpert, whose appearances
was the signal for bursts of applause.
ex-senator Garray invoked Il Divine
olessing and prayed for party harmony
ana THAT love might prevail among the
oeiegSies and no feeling arise To mar
their peace and happiness.
After tho call OF delegations by the
secretary the various committees were
announced and made their reports.
There were loud cheers when the com
mlttee on permanent organization re.
ported United States Senator Turpiu as
chairman of tho convention, and Sena-
tor Voorhees,, Ii. Doughtcry, c. X. jew
EFT and 5. L. Morse as delegates. at-large
to the national convention. Tremendous
| applause greeted the introduc ton of
Senator Turpie as chairman Of he con-
Vention. Immediately after the speech
OF Chairman Turpie and the adoption of
the report of the committee on creden
tlalS the committee on resolutions re-
ported tho platform, which was read,
as follows. amid cheers, and adopted by
| reclamation:
I'VE, tho Democracy of Indiana, in
convention assembled, reaflirm our de.
votion to tho time honored principles of
our historic party. We believe that
powers delegated by the people should
be strictly construed; that autonomy of
States and rights Of local self govern.
ment and home rule should be Zealously
guarded; that no money should be taken
from tho people. under any pretext,
other than for public purposes; that tho
str1ctest economy should BIO exercised in
all governmental expenditures, whether
local, State or national; that lcgisla ton
should DO confined to legitimate objects
OF government; that public Office is a
solemn, public trust.
tt\Vn
to tho enlargement and concentration
of federal powers; to ursupation by the
central government of the functions of
states; 10 Dounties and subsidies in
every form; to every species of class
legislation and government partnership
win private enterprise; to the whole
theory and practice of paternalsm Ne
oelleve That III FREQ country the cur
tailment of the absolute rights of an in
dlvidual should only be such as is esien-
tlal to the peace and good order of tho
com mnnlty, and VIC regard all legisla-
ton looking to the abridgement of the
hherJy OF person or conscience not alb
solutely necessary to the maintenance
or public order as vicious in principle
and demoralizing in practice.
we arraign the administration of
benjamin Harrison for its subserviency
TO the interests of the money power
which created it and its Indifference to
inc welfare OF the people; for its brazen
violation OF its solemn pledges to tho
country to elevate and purify tho public
service: for its shameless prostitution of
public patronage of the vllest partisan
purpose, as illustrated by tho sale of a
cabinet Office to John Wanamaker, by
tho employment Of the pension bureau
as party machine and by the promo.
ton OF VIM. a. Woods to Il higher posi-
ton in Federal jud iciary as a reward
Tor his services in saving the "Blocxs
OF We conspirators from the peniten-
tiarl: for its conte IN ptuous reputation
OF It's promises 10 veteran soldiers of the
Union; for its wicked attempt to fasten
upon tho country tho odious and un.
american force bill, int nded TO deprive
the people OF tho right to regulate their
own election; for its weak and demagog-
zeal foreign policy which has exhi-
bited the American government to the
world as bully toward feeble and
trucker TO powerful.
I'VE favor such a radical and compre-
hensive measure of tariff reform as shall
relive the necessities of the people and
the crude material of our manufactures
from federal taxation.
we condemn the called reciprocity
policy as transparent attempL to iuI-
pose upon tho American people a
SHADOW OF commercial freedom for its
substance in order to perpetuate the ex-
listing system of licensed spoliation for
the benefit OF trusts and monoplies,
which are the chief supporters OF the
Repu biican party
I'VE bellows that there should be
kent in Constant circulation Il fall and
suhicirn; voluuc VI money consisting of
gold. silver ana legal tender paper eur.