The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1894-08-16
BOTH SILVER AND GOLD,
NORTH CAROLINA DEMOCRATS
FOR BIMETALISM.
Full Text of the Platform-NationaI
and State Administrations En-
dorsed-Chairman Pou

| names of the 96 counties dotted the
hall. The delegates were in great
good humor and laughed as they fan
ned themselves, for it was pretty
warm. The delegates were a fine
looking and well-dressed lot of gentle
men. On the stage the newspaper
fraternity were quite well represented
It was Just 1915 when Chairman Sim
mons raped the convention to order
| and made the announcement of the
official call for the convention and ex-
plalned its purposes, namely to nOmi-
nate candidates for Chief Justice and
three associates, a State Treasurer
and six Superior Court judges; also to
adopt a platform. He then requested
Mr.. Howard j. Herrick to assist Mr.
Cowan, the secretary Of the State
committee, as temporary secretary.
He also called on Mr.. J. G. Buxton, of
Forsyth, to act as temporary chair
man.
The two largest men in the conven-
tion, Gen. J. ID. Glenn, Of Guilford,
and Mr.. John w. Thompson, of Wake,
were assigned the duty of escOrting
the gigantic chairman to the chair.
Mr.. Buxton read vigorous speech, a
synopsis of which will be given in to-
nOrrOw'S SENTINEL.
All the counties save 20 were found
to be represented.
THE COMMITTEES.
The following committees were an
nounced:. Credentials, l.. L. Smith,
F. A. Daniels, +. S. Sprulll, Il. L..
Peay, j. ID. Shaw, r. Cole. w. +. Car
ter, Il. L. Durham.
Organization, j. III. Small, W. H.
Day, w. r. Heary, Nathan Lunsford,
@. w. McClammy, w. q. Newland, r.
j. ShIpp, r. M. Furman.
Platform, @ f. Warren, r.. B. Peeb-
les, A. w. Haywood. John N. Wilson,
!. p. Caldwell, S. NJ. Finger, Clement
Manly, j. ID. Murphy.
The various districts sent in the list
OF members OF the State executive
committee. Mr.. E. Il. Jones is the
member from Forsyth.
DoUGHTON PERMANENT CHAIRMAN.
Capt. w. II. Day, chairman of the
committee on permanent organization,
made report as follows: For perma-
nent chairman, Hon. r.. A. Dough
| ton; for ice-presidentS, John l.. Gun
| ningham, w. T. Caho, J. f. Green, A.
@. Higgins, j. r. Young, T. g. Nc
Neill, S j. Pemberton, Cyrus B. Wat
son, Kope Elias.
At = o'clock a motion was made
that the convention go into nOmina
tiOns for Chief and Associate JUS
tices. R. HI. Battle, Esq Of Wake,
offered resolution in behalf of the
Wake delegates that the convention
| nominate by acclammation for Chief
| Justice, James E. Shepherds; for Asso-
| ciate Justices, Walter Clark, James
@. McRae and Armistead Burwell. A
| motion was made to add the name Of
| Samuel Mcdowell Tate for Treasurer.
| Mr.. Battle accepted the amendment
/ and his resolution was unanimously
adopted. Kope Elias, Esq, of Macon,
| made a motion that the six nomina-
tions for Superior Court judges be
ratified. This was also adopted by
| acclamation.
| Several ringing speeches were made
| At $50 the platform committee re-
ported through j. z. Caldwell the fol
| lowing
| PLATFORM
The Democracy of North Carolina submit
| to the voters of the State the following decla
| ration of principles, namely:
THAT we re-atfirm the doctrines of the party
| as Enumerated by the Chicago convention O
1892 and desire to signify as follows what il
the construction placed by upon the sec
ton thereof relating to silver, namely: W.
hold it is the duty of the law making depart
ment of the government now i'll the hand
of the Democracy to take immediate steps Il
restore by legislation equal privileges of sill
yer with gold at the mints by free and un
limited coinage of both gold and silver at TIL
| rotio of 16 to l, such being the ratio of coin
age which heretofore has held in the Unite
States.
THAT we urge upon the said law-makin;
department of the government the abolition
| of the unconstitutional and prohibitive TIA
of 10 per cent. upon the issue of Stat
banks.
THAT. in view of the depleted condition i
l oh fhn ata aH mi i'm gfr rat
| left the Treasury of the United States, pre-
senting as it did such a lamentable contras
to the overfowing condition in which ii wa
| delivered by Mr.. Cleveland's first admin
| istration to its Republican successor, we urg
upon said aw-making department the imm'
diate enactment OF an income tax.
That we emphatically approve the tari
doctrine enunciated by the Chicago platform
J THAT while we are opposed to the slighte
| qualification, in favor of the Federal govern
ment, of the repeal of the 10 per cent ia
| on State bank issues, we nevertheless adv
D cate as matter of State policy such regul
4 ton and restriction of issues of banks cha
4 | tered by North Carolina as will secure sour
currency.
THAT we admire the courage and lofty p
D triotism of the President, and that we mo
heartily commend his prompt and effecti
action under the law for the suppression
the efforts of alien Anarchists to disturb
force and violence the true relations of lab
4 and capital his sturdy effort to secure Il
the party platform, his prompt approval
the bill repeating the Federal election Law
!, | the notable reduction of the expenses of t
e government under this administration, al
+ the freedom from scandal which has be-
}, | such q marked feature of his return to t
/. | head of affairs
4 "sResolved, That we favor the abolitio
as soon as practicable of the internal re-
nue. tax on spirits and tobacco, and if Il
T. cannot be done that the harsh and unjl
o features of the law for its collection be mo
l. fed.
r. STATE MATTERS.
q "We point with pride to the record of
9, Democratic party in North Carolina, and
Ia dorse the present State administration.
m "For eighteen years this party has had
control OF the State government. 1t
" administered it with the greatest econon
and at all times with eye single to the
interests of all the people.
Coming into favor at the end of
reign of debauchery and crime it addres
O. itself to the work of rehabilitation, and
sn record is one which challenges public
% miration. It has rebuilt our public sch
= system, established asylums for the c
. of our unfortunates, administered just
er promoted our public works. fastened ey
all respects justified the confidence of tt
who have trusted it 1t has afforded sec
ID, ty to life and property. protected both C
= tai and labor IN its rights and done all
government can do for the people.
rs scandal has attached to its administratio
ch public affairs We congratulate our citi
by upon their well reposed trust in it. We
:. gratulate them upon the friendly relat
EXISTING between the races, upon prosl