The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-08-23

uldu6 " COuCIIIdle duy NdlIIHS tle-
ments in the ranks Of Nebraska Demo-
Gratis, it was not in evidence at the
state Democratic convention today.
Prior to the session there was some
talk about the silver and gold wings of
the party combining, but if such plan
was seriously contemplated it was
early abandoned. From o'clock, when
Chairman Smith convened the body,
until II tonight, when the curtain went
down in the hall, silver was the only
apparent financial problem before the
convention. But it was essentially a
convention Of the advocates of the
white metal in the party, and the
other wing ignored the mutiny today
and will convene al Lincoln on Sept. g.
Edgar Howard was made permanent
chairman without opposition and the
following nominations were made by
reclamation:
Supreme court judge, E. J. Phelps;
regents State university, DR.. II. S.
BIackburne and j. J. Kettle
After speeches of minor Importance
bubbling over with silver sentiment
and opposition to the A. p A, the
committee reported the following reso-
lutions:
No FaItering.
1--WE, the Democrats of Nebraska, in
convention assembled, reaffirm our
faith in those principles written in the
Declaration Of American Independence
and emphasized by Jefferson and jack
son. namely: that all men are created
equal; that they are endowed by their
Creator with certain inalienabIe rights,
among which are the following: Lib
erty and the pursuit of happiness; that
governments are instituted among men
to secure these rights, and that gov
ernments derive their just powers from
the consent of the governed; and we
demand that all of the departments
of the government-legislat execu-
tive and judicial-Shall be administered
in accordance with these principles.
I'VE reafffrm the declaration made by
the last Democratic state convention
held in Nebraska on September e.
1894.
I'VE believe the restoration of the
money of the constitution is now the
paramount issue before the country,
and insist that all parties shall plainly
state their respective positions on the
question in order that voters may in
diligently express their preference
We. therefore, declare ourselves in IA
vor of the immediate restoration of the
free and unlimited coinage of gold and
silver at the present legal ratio of IS to
1, as such coinage existed prior to 1873,
without waiting for the aid or con-
sent of any other nation, such gold and
silver coin to be a full legal tender for
all debts, public and private.
Greetings to Democrats.
1--WE send greeting to our Demo-
cratic brethren throughout the Union
who are making such gallant fight
for the restoration of bimetallism, and
congratulate them on the progress
made.
I'VE deprecate and denounce as un-
American and subversive of the
principles of free government any at
tempt to control the action of the po-
litical parties of this country by secret
cabalS or organizations of any char
acter, and warn the people against the
danger to our institutions which turks
under any such secret organization,
whether ON religious, political or other
differences of opinion.
Recognizing that the stability of
our institutions must rest on the virtue
and intelligence of the people, we
stand. as in the past, in favor of the
| free common school system of this
state and declare that the same must
! be perpetuated and receive liberal
| financial support and that the manage
ment and control of said school system
should be non-sectarian and non-par-
tisan.
1.-The Democracy of Nebraska ap-
proves and commends the declaration
of President Cleveland in the past in
condemning the pernicious activity of
| incumbents of federal offices under the
government and attempting to control
the policy and nominations of their
parties and we hereby recommend the
renewal of the policy of his first ad-
ministration in that regard
Was HoOtcd Down.
A delegate attempted to place the
! following before the convention as the
minority report:
eve commend the administration of
President Cleveland as being able, pat
riotic and honest, and reaffirm the plat
| form adopted by the Democratic ma
tional convention at Chicago in 1922
Scarcely had the first word been ut
tered when the whole convention was
protesting. There was such a roar
that order was not established for ten
minutes. when the offending resolution
was tabled without comment.
ARE IN DANGER.