The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-09-25

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public money for private purposes or
political jobs; strict audit of Official ex-
penditures; low tax rate.
g. Honesty in public office, no tainted
legislators; no corrupt traffic IN legisia-
tion; clean men and free agents.
a. Equal and honest enforcement OF all
laws; proper observation CT day OF
rest, and an orderly Sunday; modifica-
tions or repeal of laws unsupported by
public opinion; no.---unjust .sumptuary
laws; no blue laws; recognition OF the
fundamental American principles OF free
dom OF conscience; home rule in excise,
as well as in other matters within reason
able Limitations established to protect
interests OF temperance and morality and
an amendment OF the excise and other
laws by the Legislature of the state
which shall permit each municipality ex-
pressing its sentiments by a popular vote
of its citizens TO determine within such
proper legislative restrictions, as shall be
required by the interests of the ent ire
state which may best suit It's special
necessities and conditions.
3. The admission OF prominent Re-
publicans, politicians in the large cities
of the state TO repudiate their own plat
form IL renewed evidence of their hypo-
crisy and dishonesty on the excise ques-
tion and of their desire to deceive the
people.
U.
nation; no favor to interests, no partial
legislation; home rule in methods of
strict taxation.
T. Individual liberty; the right OF all
citizens to equal opportunities before
the law; equal and exact justice to all
men.
s. Honest elections; compulsory official
accounting of expenditures by political
committees as well as candidates, per
sonal registration of voters as a safeguard
against fraud.
9. Practical and honest reform in the
civil service.
10. Intelligent and liberal promotion
OF agriculture
IL. Improved highways OF travel
throughout the state in the interest of our
citizens and particularly of the farmers
and bicycle riders.
II. Beneficial and needed legislation
in the interests of labor; opposition to
combinations, trusts and monopolies, in
restraint of competition in trade; inn
provement in and the maintenance OF the
canals OF the State, in accordance with
time honored policy of the Democratic
party.
13. Federal taxation for revenue only;
no government partnership with protect
or monopolies, no meddling with the
present reform and tariff to the injury
and disturbance of the business indus
tries.
IA Sound money; gold and silver,
the only legal tenders; no currency not
convertible into ccin, gradual retirement
and extinction of the greenback currency;
no free and unlimited coinage of silver.
Is. Strict construction OF the federal con-
| stitution; rigid maintenance OF the re-
served rights of the states; no force piils.
16 No entangIing alliances with foreign
nations; the vigorous enforcement OF the
Monroe doctrine; no jingoism. We re-
affirm the Democratic national platform
for 1896 and congratulate the people that
Democratic legislation and Democratic
administration have successfully brought
the country out of the disastrous finan-
cial and industrial condition into which
IL was plunged by the ill-conceived acts
OF the Republican party.
We endorse the administration OF Presi'
dent Cleveland. The platform closed with
denunciation- of the last Republican
| leg gislature.
| The applause that greeted the bicycle
clause was the heartiest OF the session
and there was laughter mixed with 1t. Th'
conclusion OF the reading was greeted
with applause. Mr.. Lockwood moving
the previous question, the platform wa
accepted without debate unanimously
Mr.. Larkin read the resolution adopted
| by the state committee selecting sta
as the emblem and giving the right t
l tnt COlilHiltct W shy Wnttn VI ShU wv
factions could use the emblem. II was
| adopted.
| Charles f. Fairchild OF New York said
| when he left the convention today: "Th'
| Associated Press can Announce that W.
will have ticket of our own on all loca
| issues. T"
"will you affiliate with the Republi
/ cans?"
81 do not know as yet. We have no
| yet made a decision.'
| THE TICKET AS NOMINATED.
Here Is the full ticket as nominated:
For secretary OF state, Horace King o
Kings.
Comptroller, John Il. Judson OF Fulton
| State treasurer, ID. G. Dow of Schoharie
| Attorney general-Norton Chace o
! Albany.
State engineer, Russell Stewart OF Oman
| daga.
Judge OF court of appeals, John q. Tel
Ter OF Auburn.
AT 2;1s p. m. the convention adjourned
sine die.