The Portland daily press., 1895-09-25

reconcile the promotion of sobriety by the
State with proper personal freedom for
those not Incorporate They cannot and
do not go along with the puritan temper
and tradition which upholds q grinding
| tyranny in the name of morality and
religion, and yet they would try to regu-
late the sale of any article which, II
improperly consumed, rapidly turns
man or woman into a nuisance or
criminal.
| They would not maintain the power of
| forcing licenses into cities and towns
where they are not desired, nor, on the
other hand, would they enable
A "PROHIBITION'' MINORITY,
or hysterical executive officers, to
enslaye the sober members of either of
the two great parties in the State. In
dividual liberty at our fireside must not
be taken away. Inducements to drunken
ness may be wisely removed, but the
legitimate desire for the moderate use of
wine and beer on Sunday should not be
driven as now to satisfy itself by illegiti-
mate means.
The preachers and the churches, the
brewers and the saloons should act to-
gether formulate, vote for and enforce
| important, but not more important than
| is personal freedom for sober men to buy,
eat, drink and do what Eleases them, II
| it does not infringe on the rights of
others.
On the financial question Mr.. Belmont
said:
| Not only has the New York Democracy
for the last twenty years declared itself
and thrown it's influence for tariff re-
form, administrative reform and currency
reform, but it has never failed to vindi-
cate sound finance. In February, 1885, 1T
was a Democratic President-elect, Mr..
Cleveland, who by timely letter warned
the country that under the working of
the Bland-Allison law the two metals
were in danger of 'parting company"
and gave the warning in hope that the
outgoing Congress would repeal the silver
purchase law.
1t was his Democratic secretary of the
| Treasury Mr.. Manning, who. in 1885 and
| 1885, urged Congress to REPEAL the Bland
| Allison law in the interest of inter-
national bi-metallism, such bi-metallism
| to come by what has been aptly described
as the international route, ever since ad-
vocated by the New York Democracy who
also demanded the payment and final ex-
termination of the unconstitutional
| greenback.
When a Republican Congress in 1890
had inserted in the Sherman law, the
worst features of legal tender. green
baokism, treasury silver purchasing the
| treasury bank redemption, it was the
New York Democracy, speaking through
Governor Hill, in Brooklyn as early as
| 1890 that sounded the death knell of
THE COWARDLY MAKESHIFT
which has created $3.50, 900. 900 of new
greenbacks now driving out by perpetual
redeeming, our stock of gold which Is
the only exportable money we have.
1t was the New York Democratic State
onyention of September, 1891, which
first denounced, and the New York Dem
ocratic State convention of February 90
1899, which repeated the denunciation of
the Sherman law as a false pretense,
which denunciation reappeared IN the
Democratic national platform as a
cowardly makeshift.
Today everybody advocates, in the
language of the New York Democratic
platform of twenty-five years ago, cur
rency as good as gold.
After the appointment of committees,
Dr. Edward Strock of Buffalo, presented
the following excise plank, which was re-
ferred to the committee on platform
"We ask the State Legislature to pass a
uniform, reasonable license law. with a
proyiso for local option. Revenues of
such licenses granted, shall go to the
local poor funds of the cities and towns
in the State. We further ask that the
legislature amend and modify Sunday
laws upon the statute books in such a
form that the enforcement thereof will
not be oppressive or obnoxious to any
class of our people and not prove destruc-
tive to any business interest in the State.
Such laws should be in conformity with
the spirit of the constitution and laws OF
the country, that guarantee personal
liberty and equal rights to all citizens.
Sunday laws should designate the
Sabbath as day of devotion OF rest and
recreation. Provisions of the law should
protect people in theirssreligious exercises
and devotion On the sabbath day. The
sale of liquor of any kind should be pro-
hibited in all public places during church
hours and divine service. After 2 O'Clock
the day shall be made free for the rest
and recreation of the people in the in
terest of good morals and labor ''as we'll
as capital.
At so p. m. the convention adjourned
until 10 a. m. tomorrow.
The committee on resolutions met to-
night. The session was protracted, the
excise plank causing much debate. The
committee finally adjourned, after adopt |
ing platform with the exception of the
excise plank. The platform, as adopted
declares for gold and silver as only legal
tender; denounces all money not con-
vertable in time; favors a gradual return
ment of greenbacks; declares against free
and unlimited coinage of silver, and
favors an improvement of State canals
One clause of sthe excise plank
practically agreed upon, reads: HWe
condemn the hypocrisy of the Republican
party, in persistently refusing to enforce
the Sunday closing law in some cities,
while demanding such enforcement else
W here"
After an animated discussion the
Grace Fairchild people were given one
fifth of their delegation.
TRIO UBLE FOR INSURGENTS.