Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1895-06-30
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OF the counties by a vote Of 44s ayes
to 43S nays. There was loud cheer
ing by tho Clay men. The Hardin
men rushed to the platform, charging
false counting andfraud. This Great
ed a tumultuous scene, which was H.
nally checked by the crowding OF
Senator Lindsay through to the front
6fthe platform. when he opened an.
thsr hot contest by presenting a ma
iority report OF the Committee on
Resolutions.
The following was reported by Sem
ator Lindsay, Chairman OF the Com
mittee on Resolutions, as a majority
report. signed by nine of the thirteen
members:
TO the Democratic Convention in
session at Louisville; The under,
signed majority OF your committee
beg leave to submit as their report
the following resolutions:
4First-The Democracy of Kentucky
in convention assembled, oongratu-
late the country upon the repeal OF
the Mckinley tariff law, and upon
the evidence W have on every hand
OF returning prosperity under the
operations OF reduced and equalized
tariff legislation. and we denounce as
'fraught with danger and disaster the
threat of our Republican ad~yersaries
to r%e-establish a protective tariff and
re.inaugurate apolicy of unequal tax
alton, which. in connection with the
general misgovernment by the Re-
publican party, eliminated in the
business panic in 1893.
sSecond--The Democratic party.
which has always stood for the separ.
alton of church and state for the sake
alike of civil md religious freedom,
does not hesitate to condemn the
efforts to create a distinction among
citizens, because OF differences in
faith, as repugnant to this enlightened
age and abhorrent to the Instincts OF
American freemen.
4Third-We reafirm without quail.
fcation the principles and policies
declared by the Democratic platform
OF 1892, and declare our present Dem.
ocratic administration is entitled to
the thanks OF the party for it's honest,
courageous and statesmanlike man.
agement of public affairs, and we ex.
press u undiminished confidence in
the Democracy and the patriotism of
President Grover Cleveland and his
distinguished c~o-adyisers and Secre.
tary John G.. Carlisle of Kentucky"
The names OF President Cleveland
and Secretary Carlisle were received
with prolonged applause.
Ex Congressman w. II. Ellis pre-.
sented the minority report.
Tho following ID the minority re.
port:
sThe undersigned members OF the
Committee on Resolutions dissent
from the views expressed by the ma.
jority OF the Committee on Resolu.
tions, which ia proposedas an endorse.
ment OF the present National Demo.
cratic administration, because said
resolution is ambiguous, obscure and
uncertain in it's meaning, and is, in
u opinion, an attempt to straddle
the most vital question now attract.
ing the attention OF tho American
people. While the undersigned do
not concur in the views expressed i'm
the said resolutions nor in the views
expressed in the amendment, which
they here submit, they nevertheless
believe it is the duty OF the Demo.
cratic party to express itself in clear
and unumbiguous terms on the sub.
iect. The financial policy of the pres.
ent Democratic administration does
not deserve the unqualified endorse.
ment Of the Democratic partyo Ken.
lucky, and will. the view OF taking
the opinion Of the representatives OF
the Democracy OF Kentucky in con.
yention assembled, we submit the
following as an amendment to said
resolutions:
Resolved, BY the Democracy OF
Kentucky in convention assembled
that tho present Democratic admins.
tration is entitled to tho thanks OF the
whole country for it's statesmanlike
management of public affairs, and we
further declare that both President
Cleveland and Secretary Carlisle ara
entitled to tho unqualified endorse.
ment Of tho American people for
maintaining the gold standard and
thus maintaining tho credit Of the
government and their issuing s1GO,.
100000 interest bearing bonds IL here.
by expressly endorsed.
4The undersigned members Of the
Committee on Resolutions, believing
The Democratic party OF Kentucky
should plainly declare In favor OF
true bimotalism or a gold standard
offer the following separate resolution
and ask les adoption:
aResotped, That we believe In the
coinage OF both silver and gold os the
primary money OF the country into
legal tender dollars, receivable In pay
ment OF all debts, public and private.
upon terms OF exact equality
John s. Rhca offered n second or
supplemental minority report, which
Continued OH second pago)