The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1895-08-30


% such an cxtcat that oven the repnpieans
are pleIsed 10 recognize rae same
IL, cnnerl.ulate President Cleveland that
Ms Efforts Ia favor ~ repeal ~ those vicious
laws and rho upholdng %. credit ~ The cpNa-
IT, have been successful
We congratulate uur senator Hon calvin ;.
Bricc tor the carnc,t aud elective support ne
has given t0 me- president VA these matters
when Ne consider me facts that tAe dc.a'-
cratic party received from the republicans n
i.y. bankrupt treasury. thar . inherited
from the Vicious currency ana iAfiI AVS
which had prepared and finally rroipcrh 4Ae
panic 81 1873 We insist that u j. cntited ~ we
thanks ~ lhc people Cor the vourh." ~lh
Which Il has aita,ked and repeated these LAWS
We rcnnrm the following portion NJ iAe
seventh plank az the hast natloaA. democratic
convention We hold 10 The use Of ooth sou
and silver a. the Standard money 81 we '"hh-
Try ana then coin both gold ana ~lANtf Wlla'nt
discrimination against either meta on charge
for mintnge but the dollar unit ~ coinage "
q both metals must he % equal intrinsic and ex-
u ehanrsanle value or be adjusted by inicrn4-
t!onal agroemen or cy such safe legi >iatlon
~ shall insure the maintenance ~ lhe parity
OF the TWO metals, ana Unequal power ot every
dollar at an times N the payment p debts and
We demand Tint the paper currency ~hAll pc
kept at par with and rct!srmnhlc N sucn coin
We insist upou this policy A. especially noc-
eSSarr for thr protection of farmers ana Ia
boring classes. ne .rSt aad most deieuSe.r>s
victims ~ Unstable money ana iiaetuailns cur
rcncy.
Wc GAN ihc attention ~ the people 20 the
methods aad practice, of "Nos ~i.in hy which
the republr.u parity in iAi~ state has been
managed ia the last lrv years HAi ior eNan.-
MES polai % it- history la H4MNtan county.
ana ia THE ausl ya.na atioa @, tnr same w me
Zane~t tlic convention. aud we d,s ihc people
bv their votes fni- fail. 70 put their conucmna-
tion ou ~uch practices.
NJ, Genoance he last legislature as corrupt
snl INA worthy ~ the confidence of the people,
and We submit u the voters whether they
wish 10 nerpetuate this condition 81 Affairs BY
placing the republicans again IN power
we view with aiarn the large increase IN M
d.lte,ln.~s thraGEhont the state by counties
mathematics d, authorized by the last logls-
latnre. ana the increase IN the last few years
in the tax rate. and we demand economy N
expenditure and conservatism IN the increase
OF deht
The platform was signed by 10 out Of
II members OF the committee, the dis
sentients being A. W. Patrick, of Tus-
caravans. and J. NJ. Lewis. Of Cham
paign. These submitted the follow
ing minority report 10 the financial
plank:
1--WE demand the immediate restoration Of
: the law providing for the free coinage and
legal tender OF both gold and silver coins
without discrimination against either metal
as provided in the constitution. and without
awaiting the assent 81 England. or any other
foreign nation.
DISCUSSING THE AMENDMENT.
Twenty minutes only were conceded
: to each side for argument. and ex
Senator Patrick. of Canal Dover, led
off for silver. lie declared that the
democratic party had always been the
marty and the friend of the white
/ metal. and il could now go back on il
record. They ought not to vote the
sentiments of the 'cucSoos," who wer,
arrayed against the cause of the com
! mon people 1t was slight of thu
. millionaires against the millions, o
. the plutocrats against the people, I
fight Of the poor mans money for res
toration. Your gold is lin the hand
a of the very rich" shouted the venera
e bic speaker. and a. he turned in tn
! heat of his oratory toward senate
I Brice, the convention appreciated tn
y force Of the reference. and yelled an
IA laughed to It's hearts content.
L. A. Russell, of Cleveland. ais
= spoke for silver. while Frank llur
Z spoke briefly, but to the point 70
o sound money. lie insisted that a
= Ohio democratic convention had n
= right TO change the declaration Of th
4 national convention Of the party, an
o he denied the right OF the conventio
n to change the obligation and the dut
= that rested upon the conscience {
honest democrats TO support II
national platform. If they wanted
On change, and to enforce their sept
TO ments let them 90 to the next nj
y tional convention. X. ID. Marshall I
90 DAYTON spoke afterwards for harmon
a. and n roll call was dem inded on Il
sc adoption of the minority report
u The vote stood: For silver amen
nd ment to the platform, 27o; against, 5.
no majority for sound money. 255.
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