Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1895-08-08

cHitn was nominated Dy accla.
nation.
On the nomination for Attorney
General, the ballot resulted, 100 for
Crothers; IL for Gen. FL. Kyd
Douglas.
Mr.. W. S Coppage was chosen as
chairman of the st. Mary's delega-
ton Mr.. Herbert F. Moore rep
resented the county On the Com
mittee on Credentials, and Doctor
Thomas Lynch, of the sth dis
trict, was on the Committee on Res
olutions.
Messrs. J. Thomas Bronze, B. III.
Camalier and G. d. Carpenter were
continued as the st. Mary's men,
bers Of the State Central Committee.
The platform adopted by the
Convention follows:
The DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM:
"Upon the declaration of princi-
Piles set forth in the national Dem
ocratic platform of 1892, and under
the inspiring leadership of our great
candidate, Grover Cleveland, the
Democracy of the Union obtained
control Of the executive and legisla-
tive departments in the memorable
contest Of that year, and in full
view OF the important events which
have since occurred, the represen-
tatlves of the Democracy of Mary
land in State Convention assembled
proclaim their firm adherence to
the principles declared in that plat
form and their undated confidence
IN the wisdom, patriotism and fidel-
ity Of President Cleveland.
owe heartily commend his ad-
mlnistration for the vigor and sue
cess with which it has met and over
come the many and great difficult
ties which the administration of
President Harrison and the Repub-
llcan party left it to deal with, and
especially for the courage, sagacity
and ability which it has displayed
in its determined and resolute eff
forts to rescue the country from the
Geplorable evils of fuctuating,
unstable and debased currency, and
to crugh the pernicious financial
heresy of the free coinage of silver
at the ratio of 1G to l.
"The platform upon which we
won our great victory in 1892 de-
nounced the Republican legislation
known as the Sherman Act of 1890
as a cowardly makeshift fraught
with possibilities of danger in the
future which should make all of its
supporters, as well as its author,
anxious for its speedy repeal.
Zone Of the first fruits Of our
victory was the passage of an act
wiping it from the statute book,
and putting an end to the perils TO
which it exposed the finances 49,
country. -
"Our platiwm. d
positiG
signalized by the prompt repeal of
all federal election laws enacted by
the Republicans for the perpetual
ton of their rule. This pledge has
been fully and effectually kept.
"Our platform denounced the
Mckinley tariff law as the culmin-
ating atrocity of class legislation,
and promised its repeal as one of
the benefcent results that will fol-
low the action of the people in en-
trusting power to the Democratic
party
cit has been repealed, and in its
stead we have a law which, while
not containing all that the advanced
advocates OF tariff reform hoped
would be secured, gives us. never
the less, the best tariff which the
country has had for thirty five years,
and enables us to exult in the &C
complished fact that under its prac-
teal operation we have come to the
full enjoyment Of the blessings of
restored confidence and renewed
prosperity in all branches of indus
try, while, at the same time, the
national treasury will be supplied
with revenues sufficient to meet all
the obligations of the government,
and maintain unimpaired its high
credit at home at abroad.
"Upon such q record of vital and
most beneficent reforms, accom-
plished in the face of obstacles that
seemed almost insurmountable. the
securing for the country permanent
relief from fatal mismanagement of
the currency, from dangerous inter-
ference with the elective franchise,
and from the burdens of unneces-
sary and, therefore, unjust taxation,
the Democracy may well afford to
stand and confidently ask from the
patriotism, intelligence and sense
of justice of the people a repetition
OF the great popular uprising of !
1892.