Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-08-30

Sussex-Dr. r. G. Ellegood, DIR. D.
l.. Mustard, w. L. Records, b. W. Hous-
ton, w. w. Morris.
Ex-Congressman Martin, representing
he said, a majority of the committee on
resolutions, read the platform, as fol-
lows:
THE PLATFORM.
The Democrats of Delaware. in State
convention met, proudly reaffirm their
adherence to those great principles of
| individual liberty, decentralization and
honest government which our sister States
at the last election overwhelmingly recog-
nized. We again declare our loyalty TO
the principles of the Democratic party as
enunciated in the Chicago platform of
| 1899, and commend the Federal Executive
and Congress, in so far as they have
already carried the declarations Of that
platform into effect by legislation, and
| especially for the repeal of the Federal
election laws, by which the possibility of
Federal control of our elections is swept
away, and once more US free men all the
citizens of our State, without United States
| deputy maTshals and supervisors to inter-
ferc, may enjoy the right of suffrage.
| The preservation of free institutions and
the right of local self-gOvernment are now
| assured, and never again will such au-
dacious attempts be made to throttle free
government by the use of agencies never
contemplated by the makers of our Con-
stitution AS possible of creation under its
provisions.
Commending and indorsing the Presi-
dent of the United States, and the great
majority of the Democratic members of
the House of Representatives, and OF the
Senate of the United States, for their
patient, able. determined and statesman
like efforts to secure the complete enforce
ment of the principles of the Chicago plat
form, and relieve the country from the
business depression and suffering brought
on by iniquitous Republican legislation
eliminating in the Mckinley bill; and for
their practical statesmanship in finally
repealing that bill, Notwithstanding APP
parently insurmountableo obstacles, thereby
checking and reversing the ruinous tariff
policy of the Republican party; and for
passing tariff bill freeing from import
taxes many Of the necessities and comforts
of life, and securing great reduction of
duties on others; we condemn the small
number of Senators, who, elected to the
United States Senate as Democrats, pro-
Tossing belief in Democratic principles
and adherence to Democratic faith, refused
to obey the demands of the people, un-
mistakably expressed in the election of
1892, deserted their party and, with the
Republican Senators, succeeded in retain
ing, to Cypress the people and deprive
them of the full measure of their rights,
some of the provisions of the uni ust and
fallacious tariff principles enacted into
law by the Republican party.
We recognize that certain trusts and
combinations of capital. formed under Re.
tive tariff taxes imposed by Republican
legislation, have acquired dangerous
, power to prevent the repeal of the egisla
ton which created them, and, by reason
+ of their gigantic aggregations OF capital
employed to crush competition, have be
come serious menace to the welfare oi
the country; but we believe that theiI
7 worst evils can be abated by law, and We
, demand the rigid enforcement of all law;
} enacted to control them, together with
such further legislation in restraint ol
their abuses as experience has shown to bt
{. necessary.
: We commend our Democratic Represen
; tatives in Congress for their unswervinl
allegiance to Democratic principles. The.
and their associates might well have stool
l appalled, at the magnitude OF the task o
1 uprootfng the abuses and overturnins tn
n trusts and trade combinations bred ant
, fostered by 30 years of tariff legislation o
+ the Republican party. A system OF spolia
= ton had been encouraged which had com
to be claimed as right, and we congratu
Q late the people of this great country tina
S the death-blow has been struck at clas
e legislation, that McKinleyism is no NOR,
a and that a new area has dawned in tn
:. legislation of the country wherein legisla
tive favoritism cannot be obtained to hea
! together millions at the expense of tn
y people The system of spoliation Of tn
Is people and fat-frying of protected manu-
J. faCturers, on which the Republican part,
e relied for success, had been broken dow
, and only isolated cases, battered remnant
y. of the wreck of McKinleyism. remain t
/, be dealt with by honest legislation for tn
10 peoples benefit.
In accord with the national Democratl
6 platform of 1892, we declare that Nv
10 hold to the use OF both gold and silver u
r. the standard money of the country, and I
, the coinage of both gold and silver with
"a out discriminating against either metal, q
," charge for mintage, but the dollar unit g
coinage of both metals must be of cqui
intrinsic and eXchangeable value, or =
adjusted by such safeguards of legislatio
as shall insure the maintenance of til
parity of the two metals and the equa
power of every dollar at all times in TIL
markets and in the payment of debts; an
we demand that all paper currency sha
ne kept at par with and redeemable
such COIN"
We heartily commend our Democrat
Federal executive for his brave, energeti
and effective defence, throughout Il
rights of such remnant of merchal
marine as hostile Republican legislatiu
has lett us, and especially in the ports
one of our sister republics in Sout
America, when threatened by lawle
revolutionists, atsa time when the 9th
great nations of the world hestated to u
sert their rights.
We further declare our adherence to O
honest civil SERVICE and believe that on
honest capable and efficient men shou
be appointed to government positions; b
we cannot too strongly demand that sy
TEN OF so.called civil service reform. whlt
permitted defeated Republican candida
for reelection to the high office of Pre-
dent, III the few remaining days OF his OF
cial term, TO iiX and continue the tenure
public employees and servants discredite
dstrusted and repudiated by the people
the polls shall be so reformed that SUI
employees may not be benefited, or ]
tanned in the public service, by the d
creditable acts of Republican Presidel
and that all such means be taken to secu
z. this end as may be necessary, either by
dividual eXertiOn and order, or by legis
ton, to render imperative such false al
dishonest civil service reform, to the e
that public servants shall be i'll polite
accord with the sentiments of the peoI
US expressed ut the polls.
Important rs the proper administratl
of our Federal affairs aud the policy OF
Federal government are to our State, a
its people, knowing them now 10 be 5!
in Democratic hands, where We may saf'
leave them to be honestly and econoI
In cally administered, we turn to the hol
:" affairs with which our people have nut
intimate concern and i'll which ours
ice special interest.
Lge We believe in the Democratic princil
,se of rotation in State anu county offices,
ro, which all the people may have share
~ the government us far AS possible, and
pn are opposed To reappointment.