Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-08-02
THE POLITICAL WORLD.
The Atlanta Journal Declares That
the President Favors True Bimetal.
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The Atlanta journal Declares That
the President Favors True Bimetal.
lism.
The state de nocratic convention In ses-
| sion at Jacksonville. Fla. adjourned last
| evening after nominating by reclamation
Benjamin s. Lidon of Mariana for JUS
tice OF the supreme court. The resoiu-
lions adopted state that "we recognize with
pride the answering integrity and patriot
ism OF President Cleveland his executive
| ability. his wisdom In maintaining a sound
and stable currency and his steadfast adj
herence TO democratic principles.
THE principles on which the great demo-
cratic victory Of 1892 was won should not
be sacrificed at the instance Of a few demo-
cratic Senators. We approve the course OF
the democratic House of Representatives
| OF the United States in its efforts to relieve
the people OF all unjust taxation and bur-
dens. We condemn the course of those
democratic Senators OF the United States
VINO are resisting the just demands OF the
immediate representatives OF the people
From the people the democratic party re.
ceired its power: to the people it's lrst
duty Is due. We are opposed to all legts-
iation for the benefit of trusts and conn
bnes." -
The election OF Senators by the direct
vote OF the people and the Nicaragua canal
were Endorsed. -
Loyal to the ADMINISTRATION.
The democratic convention OF the nth
| congressional district of Georgia, In session
yesterday at Atlanta, adopted resolutions
| demanding the immediate restoration. indie
pendent Of any foreign power. OF the free
and unlimited coinage of silver at the ratio
OF 10 10 i. The resolution further demanded
the repeal OF the prohibitory 10 per cent
tax On state banks. a tariff for revenue
only, an income tax. and concluded by
nlAHp1nU GiS4a
democrats to every effort of the democratic
administration which seeks to redeem the
| pledges Of the party"
Named for Congress.
Tine following have been nominated for
Congress: Fifth district. Georgia, L. r.
Livingston. democrat; third district. ]. ID.
Anderson, democrat, and the first district,
| West Virginia, h. Il. Dovener, republican,
seventh district, North Carolina. John s.
Henderson.
The President and silver.
The Atlanta Journal Secretary Hoks
/ Smiths paper, in its issue of Monday. I'M
der the caption of AN Attempt to Deceive"
defines the Presidents position on silver in
/ an editorial article, which was double
/ loaded. After referring TO the misrepre-
| sentations In democratic papers of the
| financial policy OF the President, the edi-
| tcriai asks: What, then, is the motive Of
| those attacks from democratic quarters
which accuse the President of violating the
| pledges of his party because he does not
| favor the immediate and unconditi onal free
| coinage OF silver Any one who can read
| can see that the democrati. platform favors
| no such policy. On the contrary. IL declares
| distinctly against IL in language that no in
| telligent person need misunderstood. There
! are in the platform certain terms and con-
ditions of coinage which were put there for
| the express purpose Of condemning the folly
| which We sometimes hear commended a.
democratic obligation and duty
The platform demands bimetallism. and
| President Cleveland has never uttered q
| word or committed IN act which is in con-
fict with true bimetallism. But the plat
| form demands also the maintenance OF the
| parity OF all our dollars and because he
| stands on the platform. President Cleveland
| has opposed all currency legislation which
| would destroy that parity. He does not
| believe that the United States alone can
| coin unlimited amount Of silver at q
! ratio of 10 10 ! and keep il on a parity with
| gold, and we have never yet seen anything
| worthy 10 be called an argument which con-
| tended that IL could. And yet. because the
| President has taken this position. which il
| clearly in line with the pledge II hts party.
| We hear IL said that he il an enemy of s.l-
| Yer. IL is charged with wondrous reckless
| ress that the repeal Of the purchasing
| clause OF the Sherman act dcmonetized sill
| yer. when the fact should be known OF AL
| men that the fun legal-tender quality OF sill
| yer is guaranteed in the very act of repeal
| When We can enter safely upon the free
| coinage of silver. either by means Of inter-
| national agreement or by safegua7 ds of leg
| islation, which conditions are stipulated in
| the democratic platform, that policy will
| find no reader champion than President
| Cleveland. We believe he is ready 10 aid
! the coming Of such conditions, but untIl
| they can be had he would be false 10 the
| platform on which he was elect ID IL he adj
| Yocatei or countonancei the experiment OF
! the free coinage Of silver without condi-
! tons or without the corporation OF other
! great commercial natiBrs."
! The President and Iowa Democrats.
! The Iowa democrats in state convention
/ at Dies Moines yesterday nominated the fol-
/ lowing ticket by reclamation: For secretary
IF state, II. +. Dale of Polk; auditor. John
1 Whitfield of Guthrie; treasurer, l. NJ. White
of Wayne: supreme Judge. long term, John
| Cleggett Of Cerrigorde. short term. Edward
| W. Mitchell Of Fremont: attorney general,
| j. ID. L. Smith OF Cherokee: railroad COM
1 missioner, w. l.. Parker Of Osceola: clerk
/ of supreme court. 7. X. North OF Dallas;
supreme court reporter, J. J. Shea OF Coun-
| Gil Bluffs.
The platform adopted demands that the
| democratic representatives in Congress car
| ~ out the national platform of lSt2 by
| enacting a tariff law that will lay the du-
| ties on imports FOR revenue alone and there
4 by destroy trusts, combines and organiza-
| tons that have been robbing the people
| and depicting the treasury Of the nation"
| The administration of President Cleveland
tariff reform. His letter TO Representative
| Wilson is a manly. outspoken document
and meets our most hearty approval. and
we condemn any and all efforts made to
| impede the passage of real tariff reform"
| The use Of both geld and silver as the
| standard money Of the country Is advocated
and coinage of both gold and silver with
| out discriminating against either metal or
| charge for mintage, but the dollar unit OF
/ coinage Of both metals must be Of equal
intrinsic and exchangeable value and we
| demand that all parer currency shall be
/ kept at par with and redeemable in such
coin And We favor such legislation as will
faithfully carry out these pledges TO the
people"
| The election OF United States Senators by
the people is favored. Any society or or
| SANITATION that is pledged TO deprive any
| citizen of his right to vote or hold Office on
| account OF his religious belief or nationality
| is denounced un-American. The repeal
| Of the present Iowa pruhibitory law is
! favored. and local option declared the demo-
cratic party policy for the solution OF the
] liquor question.
TO EXTEND TRADE.