Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1895-08-17

Somerville, Of Lehore, moved ehathe be
elected by reclamation, which was done
with a cheer When the party escort
ing Mr., McLaurin entered the hall, 1t
vas greeted with deafening cheers.
Mr., McLaurin was introduced by Sen.
ator George, and then in a feeling speech
he accepted the nomination and said
that he realized the honor aud dis
tiuotion conferred upon him, and that
1t was a sacred trust; thathe would give
| the people a clean, pure administration, |
and at the end of his term would return
she office to the people unsullied and
uncontaminated.
The names of ]. II. Jones, of Wilkin-
son, and A. Ii. Bays, OF Webster, were
| placed in nomination for lieutenant gov
ernor, as was David Johnson, OF Tia
Wanda. Mr.. Jones received 1s2 votes
and vas declared tho nominee. The
nomination was made unanimously and
a committee appointed to notify Mr..
Jones.
Col. j. l.. Power was placed in nomin-
ation for secretary of State, as were w.
Z. Woods of Lauderdale and K. Ii. Nall
| ,f Holmes. Nall received 40 votes on
.ho first ballot, Woods 101, and Power
ll3. Then Alcorn, which passed its
vote, went for Power, making his vote
Ia. Nall began to throw his votes to
Power, and the ballot was announced as
follows: Power l52, Nall Is, Woods 9S-
1888 votes being necessary to a choice.
J r. A. VanCleve of jackson county
and Col. w. d. Holder of Lafayette
were placed in nomination for auditor.
The roll of counties was called, and the
result was: Holder 23S and Vancleve 2S.
A. q. May Of Simpson was nominated
for State treasurer, as were J. c. Lott Of
Carroll and N. s. Walker OF Claiborne;
w. w. George OF Lauderdale was nom
mated, but withdrew before the roll
was half called. The result of the call
was: May 1872, Lott As, Walker SO.
The chair announced that nomina-
tons were in order for attorney-general,
and the names of Wiley n. Nash Of Ok
tibbeha, Frank Johnston of Kinds, Wal
ter Trotter of Montgomery, and S. s.
Hudson Of Yazoo were placed before
the convention. The roll by counties
was called, and the vote resulted as fol-
lows: Johnston %, Hudson SO, Trotter
As, Nash 50. Nash was nominated on
the twelfth ballot.
The Platform.
The committee on resolutions reported
as follows, which was unanimously
adopted:
Whereas, We. the Democracy of the State OF
Mississippi, in convention assembled, deem 1t
advisable TO have uniformity of expression
throughout the nation among Democrats upon
the financial question; and The Democratic
party of Missouri in convention on the 9Th day
OF August, 1875, having adopted the following
resolutions, which meet with our approval and
Endorsement therefore, be it
Resolved, by the Democratic party OF the State
of Mississippi, That We adopt as our declara-
zion and principles upon the money question
said resolutions, to.wit:
"Tle Federal Constitution names silver and
gold together as the money metals of the United
States.
THE first coinage bill passed by congress under
The constitution made the silver dollar the unit
of value and admittcd gold to free coinage at a
ratio measured by the silver dollar unit.
From the beginning Of the government, fol-
lowing n policy formulated by Thomas Jeffer-
son, and firmly established by jackson, the
Democratic party has been the party OF bimet-
allism, ~fay0ring the free coinage of both silver
and gold at the national mihts and opposed to
farming out to banking corporations the gov
ernments sovereign power OF issuing and con-
trolling the money Of the people.
/, The act OF 1873 dcmonctizing silver was sur
reptitiously passed, without the approval or
knowledge OF the American people, and from
, the time when the effect of this act, in fastening
upon the country the single gold standard, was
, understood, the Democratic party has con
stantly and persis,ently urged that the griev0us
wrong be righted.
, Failure to accomplish this object has resulted
1 In the steady appreciation of gold, a correspond
q Ing fall in the prices Of commodities produced
by the people, 4 heavy increase in the burden of
all debts, public and private, the enrichment OF
the ney-lending class, paralysis of industry
and impoverishmeDt OF the people, and unex-
s ampled distress IN ali gold standard countries.
: Experience has shown that while under the
g single gold standard there may be an occasional
revival OF business activity, accompanied by en-
HANGED prices of Il limited lumber of comm0di-
II ties, such revival is due to artificial and tenn
pOrary causes, and cannot permanently alleviate
8 the sufierings due 10 falling prices, brought
about by the appreciation of gold and an made
quate supply of primary or redemption money.
"Duty to the people requires that the party of
the people continue the battle for bimetallism
k until its efforts are crowned with success
a therefore, be it
/, "Resolved, That we The Democratic party of
Missouri, in convention assembled, demand the
% free and unlimited coinage of silver and gold
n into primary or redemption money at the ratio
Of 10 to l, without waiting ior the action or ap-
!, proyal of any other nation and,
"Resolyed, That We are irrevocably opposed Ia
the substitution for metallic money and Of a
y panic breeding corporation credit currency
based on 4 single metal, the supply of which is
.r so limited that it can be corncred at any time by
q few banking institutions in Europe and
America.
II Resolved, That we are opposed to the issuing
81 OF interest bearing bonds Of the United States
in time of peace, and especially are we opposed
to placing the treasury OF the government under
: the control OF any syndicate Of bankers, and the
:, issuance of bonds to be sold by them at an enOr.
nous profit for the purpose Of supplying the
Federal treasury with gold to maintain the
policy of gold mOnometallism
"Resolved, That we condemn in the severest
. terms the practice of the national treasury de.
partment in permitting the creditor to demand
that the obligations of the government be pait
10 in gold. and to insist that all of the obligation,
N Of the government be liquidated in either gold Oh
silver, as best suits the convenience Of thu
treasury"
l. We firmly believe that the Democratic part,
" OF Mississippi and Of the Union affords the onl!
security for the maintenance Of white suprem
M acy In the State, and that all political move
- ments which tend TO divide or weaker our part,
are in direct conflict with the true interests 0
a. the State and dangerous to the welfare and hap
Mt piness OF both races; We, therefore, deplore th,
H. movement now afOot for the organization Of
40 third party to be known as the Peoples party
and we conjure all good men and true patriot
r. TO stand by the Democratic party, which is an,
as has ever been the true friend Of the people an,
rs the only peoples party-the party whose prin
mr. ciples embody all that is good and desirable i
free government, and whose power is grea
d enough TO put and keep those principles il