The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1895-07-04


governor, lost on every point in the
Democratic state convention and the
administration men, led by Clay, are
in their glory. The following was re-
ported by Senator Lindsay, chairman
OF the committee on resolutions, as the
majority report, and was signed by
nine of the thirteen members:
First The Democracy of Ken
lucky, in convention assembled. con-
graduate the country on the repeal Of
the Mckinley tariff law and upon the
evidences we have upon every hand
Of returning prosperity under the OPP
erations of reduced and equalized tar
if legislation: and we denounce as
fraught with danger and disaster the
threat Of our Republican adversaries
10 re-establish protective tariff and
10 reinaugurate policy of unequal
taxation. which, in connection with
general misgovernment by the Repub-
lican party. eliminated in the business
panic of 1893.
Second - The Democratic party.
which has always stood for separation
Of church and state. for the sake alike
Of civil and religious freedom. does not
hesitate TO condemn all efforts to Gre
ate distinction among citizens be-
cause of differences in faith as repug-
nant 10 an enlightened age and alb
hOrrent 10 the instincts of American
freemen.
"Third-We reafiirm, without quail
fication, the principles and policies de-
clared by the national Democratic
platform of 1892. and declare that our
present Democratic administra ton is
entitled 10 the thanks of the party for
its honest. courageous and statesman
like management of public affairs: and
we express our undiminished conf
dence in the Democracy and patriot
ism of President CleN Gland and his
distinguished CO-adviSorS. and SeCre-
tary John g. Carlisle of Kentucky
The following is the minority report:
THE undersigned. of the committee
on resolutions. dissent from the views
expressed by the majority of the com
mittee on resolutions which is pro-
posed as an Endorsement of the pres
ent national administration because
the said resolution is ambiguous. oh
scure and uncertain in its meaning,
and ii is our opinion, an attempt to
Straddle the most vital question now
ulildttlue the dllpIilbD tl TIE AultlI-
can people. And. while the under
signed do not concur in the views eX-
pressed in said resolution, nor in the
views expressed in the amendment
which they here submit, they never
theleSS believe that il is the duty of
the Democratic party TO express itself
in clear and unambguous terms on
this subject. The financial policy of
10 ,,rnCant lnpnnnrnrir admin ST.
ton deserves an unqualified indorse-
ment at the hands of the Democratic
party of Kentucky. or il does not de-
serve such an Endorsement: and with
view Of making the opinion of the
representatives of the Democracy of
Kentucky in convention assembled,
we submit the following as an amend
ment TO said resolutions:
Resolved, BY the Democrats in
Kentucky, in convention assembled.
that the present Democratic admins
tration Is entitled to the thanks Of the
whole country for its statesmanlike
management of public affairs. and we
further declare that both President
Cleveland and Secretary Carlisle are
entitled TO the unqualified indorse-
ment of the American people for main
tanning the gold standard and thus
maintaining the credit OF the govern
ment: and the issuance OF $1,000 600
of Understanding bonds is hereby ex-
pressly indorsed.'"
The following was presented by two
other members of the committee:
The undersigned, members of the
committee on resolutions. believing
that the Democratic party of Ken
lucky should plainly declare in favor
of true bimetallism or the gold stand
ard. offer the following as separate
resolution and ask its adoption:
Resolved, That we believe in the
coinage of both gold and silver as the
primary money of the country into
legal tender dollars. receivable in pay
ment of all its debts, public and pri-
vate upon terms of exact equality"
The minority reports were defeated
by large majority after exciting
scenes resembling riot, and the ma
jority report was adopted amid the
cheers of the Clay men.
Hardin Nominated.
On reassembling diliatory measures
occupied almost an hour when the
name "a Gen. Cassius NJ. Clay was
presented by George G. Lockhart for
the nomination for governor. seconded
by l. NJ. Quigley. J. Il. Breckenridge,
the eloquent brother of W. G. Il.
Breckinridgc. presented the name of
j. Wat Hardin, seconded by James
Tarvin and |. A. Spalding. There be-
ing only two candidates 4 nomination
was expected on the first ballot. which
was watched with such close attention
as 10 command perfect order. There
were SIS votes, necessary 10 Tomi-
nate 40. AS the ballot proceeded
several counties cast scattering votes
for w. J. Stone and the three noun
taineers from Lee county voted for
Henry Watterson. Rock Castle coun-