St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-08-11
THE PLATFORM.
The Money ana Tariff Questions
the Leading Topics.

The Money ana Tariff Questions
the Leading Topics.
The report of the committee on rules
and regulations was adopted after
Chairman Bargar had acknowledged the
honor OF being made permanent chair
man. There was no deviation from the
regular order of transactlng the con-
vention'S business, the unit rule. which
the Neal men 50 ahXiouSly desired,
being ignored.
After the report of the committee on
rules John A. Mcmahon, of Dayton,
chairman of the committee on resoIu-
tions. was introduced, and read the
platform, which was received with
vOciferouS cheers.
In addition to the planks referring to
state matters were the following:
We hereby approve the platform of
the Democratic party adopted by the
national convention, and especially
those portions of it referring to the
tariff and to currency legislation. We
congratulate the country upon the early
prospects of measures of relief as out
lined by the presidents late message to
congress, and we have confidence that
the Democratic congress will devise
laws to furnish such relief.
The financial situation is the unfort-
innate legacy Of Republican admins
tIatiGn. 1t is the natural result of tbs
Mckinley tariff, the Sherman silver
law, extr>Tagance of the party lately in
power. and the creation and fostering
of trusts and corrupt combinations by
that party, all combining to shake
credit, TO create diStruSt iii the money
of the country and 10 paralyZe its bust
ueSS.
We recommend that national banks
may be permitted to issue their cur
rency TO an amount equal to the par
value OF the United States bonds which
they may deposit with the treasurer of
the Omitted States, to the end that the
volume of currency may be immediately
Increased.
The country has abiding faith in the
integrity, patriotism ana exalted cour-
aye of President Cleveland. True to the
people and watchful of their interests,
he will enforce honest and economical
meth DDS in the conduct OF public affairs
and secure to every section OF the coun-
Try the blessing of good government.
The coinage platform of June %, 1892.
referred TO is as follows:
1--WE denounce the Republican legiS-
lation known as the Sherman act of 1890
as cowardly makeshift. fraught with
possibilities of danger in the future,
which should make all of its supporters,
AS well as its author, anxious for its
speedy repeal. We hold TO the use of
both gold aud silver as the standard
money of the country and to the coinage
of both ,told and silver, without diSerim-
mating against either metal or charge
for mntage; but the dollar unit of coin
ags of both metals must be OF equal in
i,rinsi: aud exchangeable value, or be
adjusted through international agree
iLent or by such safeguards of legisla
ton as shall Iasure the maintenance of
the patty of ttle two metals and the
equal power of every dollar at all times
III the markets and in the payment of
debts, and we demand that all paper
currency shall be kept at par with and
redeenxb!e in such coin. We insist
upon this policy as especially necessary
for the protection of the farmers and
IaIoring classes, the FIRST and most de-
fenseless victims OF unstable money and
a tluctuaiiag currency"