The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-07-04
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DEMOCRACY,
Kentucky Democrats Adopt a Gold
Platform and Nominate a Sill
yer Man for Governor.
DECEIT AND DUPLICITY.

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| Cleveland and Carlisle Endorsed-Thanks
| Ofths Country Due Them for Manipu-
lating the Great Bond Scheme-Gold-
ocracy Endorsed, no Matter Who is
Governor.
The Democratic State convention Of
Kentucky was held in Louisville last
week for the purpose of nominating
State officers and adopting plat
form.
The interest of the whole country
was centered in this meeting. Ken
lucky is a Democratic State. The
majority of its people are in favor Of
free silver. 1t is Carlisle's State.
Carlisle has represented Kentucky
In both houses Of Congress and for
years was an ardent champion of
free silver. Then he was appointed
Secretary of the Treasury by Grover
Cleveland. After this Carlisle be-
came an ardent champion of the
single gold standard.
Quite naturally Carlisle was fever
ishly anxious to have his gold policy
endorsed by the people of his own
State, or wanted to have it appear
that it was endorsed at least, by a
declaration on the part of the con-
vention. He left his Office in Wash
ington and canvassed the State. All
the power Of the Cleveland admins
tration was exerted. Cleveland's
command to all the office-holders to
stand up for gold or get out of Office
was brought to bear with all force.
If money was needed to "fix" any
! thing it was forthcoming. The power
of the whiskey rings was called out,
and every other available agency
that could be utilized was employed
to manipulate the convention in
favor of the gold standard. These
forces were led and directed by Mr..
Carlisle.
Senator Joe Blackburn was the
leader Of the silver element of Democ-
racy They made strong and vigor
Gus fight, but failed-failed in a
State which short time ago was
ablaze with silver sentiment. Both
sides made strong efforts to have
delegates to the convention in
structed as to how they should vote,
and the reports received before the
convention met showed that more
delegates had been instructed for
gold than for silver; but the balance
of power was with the uninstructed
delegates and there was no way of
knowing how they would vote
General P. w. Hardin was the sill
yer candidate for Governor. and
General Cassius M. Clay was the
gold standard candidate.
There were S78 delegates in the
convention and 44O votes necessary to
a choice.
The first contest came in the selec-
ton Of chairman. Matters were so
badly mixed that it was practically
impossible to tell what vote meant.
Judge VIM. Breckner was elected
chairman by a vote of 4483 to 32O4
cast for w. J. Stone. Breckner
favored the ''sound money" or gold
standard, but announced himself as
being in faver of Hardin for Gov
ernor, who is free silver man.
THE FIGHT ON THE PLATFORM.
The most marvellous piece of work
of this convention is its platform
The platform committee could not
agree and there were two reports.
The majority report was presented
by Senator Lindsay and the minority
report by ex-Congressman Ellis.
| MAJORITY REPORT.
First. The Democracy Of Kentucky, in
convention assembled, congratulate the
country upon the repeal of the kckinley
tariff law, and upon the evidences we have
on every hand Of returning prosperity under
the operations of reduced and equallzed
tariff taxation, and we denOunce as fraught
with danger and disaster the threat of oul
Republican opponents to establish pro.
tective tariff and to reinaugurate policy OF
UNEQUAL taxation, which, in connection with
general misgovernment by the Republican
party, eliminated in the business panic OF
1898.
Second. The Democratic party, which has
always stood for the separation of church
and State, for the sake alike OF civil and
religious freedom, does not hesitate to con
denim all efforts to create distinction
among citizens because of differences IN
faith as repugnant to an enlightened age
and abhOrrent to the instincts of American
freemen.
Third. We reaffirm without qualification the
principles and policies declared by the Ma
tional Democratic platform of 1892 and de
clare that our present Democratic admins
tration is entitled to the thanks of the party
for the courageous and statesmanike man
agement of public affairs; and we expires:
our undiminished confidence in the Democ
.. racy and patriotism of President Grover
Cleveland and his distinguished coadvise1
and secretary, John G. Carlisle, of Ken
lucky.
| MINORITY REPORT.
The undersigned members of the commit
tee on resolutions dissent from views ex
, pressed by the majority, OF the committee OF
resolutions, which is proposed as an indorse
ment of the present national Democratic
administration, because the said resolution
, is ambiguous, obscure, and uncertain in it
meaning. and is. in our opinion. an attemp
to straddle the most vital question now al
tracing the attention of the American pee
pie, and, while the undersigned do not con
I cur in the views expressed in said resolu
e tions, nor in the views expressed in tn
. amerGment which they here submit, the
I nevertheless believe that it is the duty of th
). Democratic party to express itself in clea
O and unambiguOus terms on this subject. Th
financial policy of the present Democrat
administration deserves an unqualified il
dorsement at the hands of the Democrat
party of Kentucky, or it does not deserv
such an indorsement. and with "a view {
J. taking the opinion of the representatives {
the Democrats of Kentucky in conventio
u assembled, we submit the following as a
f amendment to said resolution:
Resolved, By the Democrats of Kentuck,
in convention assembled, that the presel
r Democratic administration is entitled to tt
~ thanks of the whole country for its state
manlike management of public affairs, ar
II we further declare that both President CleV
n land and Secretary Carlisle are entitled
the unqualified Endorsement of the Amel
" can people for maintaining the gold stan
ard, and thus maintaing the credit of Il
government; and their issuance of $16O, ,OO(
Is 600 of interest-bearing bonds is hereby i
re dorsed
g The undersigned members of the comm
le tee on resolutions believing that the Dem
IN cratic party OF Kentucky should plainly q
70 standard, offer the following as a separs
resolution and ask its adoption: