The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1894-07-20

question outside of party order and in utter di:
regard of party organization. We firmly dis
claim any sympathy with movement tendin
to encourage illfeeliug qetween any elements c
our industrial life or by extreme methods crippl
any industry desiring the protection of all Law
| abiding people. We want law creating a rail
road commission that is equitable to all interest
| involveG--an honest aroiter between the peopl
aud the public carriers
J5esolred. That we have implicit faith an
trust in the democratic party to accomplish an
needed reform through the recognized channel
of party authority. We are unquali6edl
against every species of demagogy.
Resolued, BY the democracy of Marion county
in convention assembled; that we most hearth
commend President Cleveland for his appoint
nent of H. w. Long as register of the Unite
States land Office at Gainesville and George "
wilson as collector of revenue for the district @
Florida and we unqualifedly disapprove of am
condemn the efforts made and methods pursue
by Senator Call to prevent the confirmation Q
those worthy citizens aud democrats of on
county, resulting III the defeat of the former b,
republicans aud populists aided by only fou
democratic votes
Resotred further; That we earnestly urge th
early confirmation Of the appointment of Georg,
w Wilson as collector of revenue, action upoi
which has been SO long delayed by reason of un
justifable and malicious assaults upon his pri
vate character.
Resolred, That we depreeate the action of oui
congressional executive committee in violating
the long established rule of apportionment foi
representation in the congressional conventions
with the seeming purpose of unfavorable con
trast with the state apportionment.
Iiesolued, That the Florida representatives in
the congress of the United States are hereby
requested, i'll the interest of Marion and adioin-
ing counties, to introduce and procure.the adop-
ton of law which shall establish term of the
United States court to be held at Ocala
Resolred, That the patriotic speech of Senator
Gordon in the senate last week pledging the
loyal aid Of the south for the protection and de
Tense of the government against foreign or do
mestic enemies was a noble inspiration and
voiced the sentiments of the people of Marion
county
hesotred That the executive committee be and
are hereby directed TO call primary election
for the nomination of county candidates, the
same to be held at such time as said committee
may appoint. The executive committee will make
all needful rules and regulations for the holding
of said election which in their Judgment may
insure fairness and honesty and free expression
ofthe choice OF the democratic voters of the coun-
ty, imposing such restrictions as will confne the
election TO democratic voters who will support
the nominees at the regular election
A motion was then made to adopt
the resolutions as whole, which was
carried, but not until Mr.. G. J. Smith
had given the convention pointed
talk against those endorsing the pres
ident and condemning our senior sem
ator for the methods pursued in
bringing about the defeat of Mr.. Long
for the. receiyership, as well as those
now being pursued in trying to defeat
Nr. Geo. w. Wilson for collector of
internal revenue. Mr.. Smith opposed
these resolutions on the ground that
Mr.. Cleveland had not carried out q
single plank in the Chicago platform,
and that Mr.. Call, in defeating Mr..
Long and in his attempt to defeat Mr..
Wilson, had done and was doing Just
what he, Mr.. Long, Mr.. Wilson or
any other man would do under the
same circumstances. He stated that
these gentlemen had traversed the
state from one end to the other trying
to defeat Senator Call when he was
seeking q denomination, and that
now Mr.. Call had an opportunity to
use his influence against these men,
who he said had been very bitter in
their denunciation of him, he could
not see why the democracy of Marion
should condemn him. Mr.. Smith
stated that he was warm personal
friend to both, and as an executive
committeeman, had endorsed them
for the positions which they asked for,
but most earnestly protested against
the passage of these resolutions. This
brought about a heated discussion be-
tween Smith, Stroller and Mcleod.
Mr.. Stroller made quite a lengthy
talk applaudiDg Mr.. Cleveland and
his administration, and was equally
as loud in his denunciation of Sena-
tor Call. Mr.. Mcleod then asked
the gentleman what was in the two
administrations to approve of, to
which Mr.. Stroller replied: "Henry
L. Mitchell for his good looks and
Grover Cleveland for being gold
bug" which was loudly applauded.
The resolutions We're then adopted
as whole, but not unanimously.
The resolutions offered by Sir. E. L.
Carney, of Lake Weir, were reported
back with the non-concurrence of the
committee without having been read
before the convention, and as Mr..
Carney did not like this mode of dis
posing of his resolution, and in order
to place the members on record, arose
from his seat and read the following
resolution, which was lost by vote
of forty-three TO seven:
Resolred, That we re-affrm our faith in the
Tampa platform OF two years since, and also our
adherance to the Chicago national platform, in
which we are promised the free coinage of both
silver and gold and that we 5elieve the parity of
the two metals should and can be maintained at
the present existing ratio of I6 to l. not through
international agreement (which is now found to
be impractical) but through national .egislation
with the proper safeguards as now exists in
controlling all of our other currency
Resolred end, That we approve Of the inter-
probation Of the Chicago platform as construed
by Congressman Mallory and our senators, and
that we do not approve of congressman cooper's
financial views as expressed in the present ses-
sion of congress, and that we instruct our dele
gates not to support Mr.. Cooper or any other
candidate for congress who are not in favor of
the free coinage of both metals and upon the ra-
ito of I6 to II
The resolutions and speech-making
being over motion was made to pro-
ceed to elect eleven delegates to the
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