Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-06-26
Earnest DibaltS 10 tho Kentucky
State Convention.
XAJORIYAND MISoRIrY REPORTS
phllllplcs on President Cleveland and
tho Administered lon--lwo sides
Presented.

NSll HDVtlDu ~ huuttllutb tue tulnOI
lty report on credentials for tho ma.
iorlty report, the call Of tile llg counties
began. Toe vote resulted In AS ayes
aud 425 hayes. There WAS LOUD cheer.
ing by the Clay men.
Tho Hardin men rushed to tho plat.
form, charging false counting and
irRud. THIS oIen,ed n tumultu9us
scene, finally checked by the crowding
Of Senator Lindsay through the fight.
crs TO tho 'front.' of tho platform, wnon
he opened nuOthor hJt cUnttst 10y pre-.
sontlng the majority report Of tbs COM
mi1ive ON resolutions.
MAJORITY REPORT on REVOLUTIONS.
The following was reported ~ Son.
ator Llulsay, chairman Of tbs com.
miltue ON resolutions, 90 the majority
report, flgnvd by nine Of tho thifleen
mombers.
ITO tho Democratic Convention Ia ses.
tion gt Louisville:
"The undersigned majority Of your
committee, leg leave 10 submit us
their report the accompanying Isaolu.
tluut:
Firtt-The Democracy VI Kentucky
In convention assembled CONGRATULATE
the country upon tho repeal Of tho
Mckinley tatin law and upOn tho
evidences we nave on every hand Of
returning prosperity under the opera.
tions Of n reduced anu ,quAliErd tariff
legislation, sud We dcnounco ns fraught
n "A
our Republican EdVefaaries TO re.
establish n protective tarin and re-
inaugurAte a policy Of uaequal tax
sllOD, which In connection with tue
general mlagovernmOnt by the Re.
publican party, eliminated In the
business panic VI 1898.
SsOoDd-rho Democratic Marty
which has always stoo for a separatiou
OF chutch and state for tho sake alike
Of civil and religious freedom, docs not
hesitate to condemn oil efforts TO create
dlstinoiion among citizens because Of
uiil-iouocs IN faith, ~ ropugnAnt TO an
enlightened age aud abhorTsnt 10 tho
Instincts OF American frcemeu.
Nhird-We re-sflirm wlthoy, qualin.
cation, tue principles and policies de-
clRfeu by the national Democratic
platform In 1899, and declare our
pFesont Democratic administration L.
entitled TO the thanks OF the party tot
lie honest, courageous and stAtesmans.
like management OF public snsirr, and
We expires our undiminished conn.
dence In tbs Democracy and patriotism
Of President Grover Cleveland ana his
distinguished co'adyisefs, and score.
taty John q. Carlisle Of Kentucky
Letters from President Cleveland
and Secretary Carlisle were read with
prolonged applause. EI.Congroai.
man Ellis presented the minority
report.
PROPOSED AMENDMENT
The following IL tho minority repor,;
"Tho undersigned members OF tho
committee on res buttons dissent from
the views expressed by the msJority OF
the committee on resolutions which Is
proposed ms IA enforcement Of
the present. national Democratic
administrators, bseauss said resolution
10 ambiguous, obscure ana uncertain In
liz meaning and IL In our opinion. an
attempt TO btrRddlo the most vital
question now attracting the attention
OF the American people, ana while the
views expressed In ssiI resolutions,
nor Ia tue Views expressed In tho
amendment whios they mere submit,
they nevertheless believe 10 10 the
duty u tho Democratic party TO ex.
press Itself IN clear aud unambigu8us
terms on this subisui. The financial
policy VI the present Democratic al
mlniR,tAtion either deserves tho uu.
"A FNFaV L..
tue Democratic party VI Kentucky, or
II does not deserve such endorsement;
anu with the view Of taking tho opln.
ion Of the Representatives Of the Dem
ooracy in Kentucky In convention rs
sembled, We submit thu following az M
amendment TO tho said resolutions:
"Rssolytdi by tho Democracy OF
krl lucky In convention assembled,
that inc present DemoorAlio admiuis.
tIation Is entitled tU the thanks VI tho
whole country for ita stRtssmRnike
management Of public affairs, and We
further declare that both PfesIden.
Cleveland and Secretary Carlisle arc
entitled 60 the unqualified endorsement
OF the American people for maintain.
ing the gold standard alu thus main.
tanning the credit Of the government,
and their Issuance Of 100000, 900 in.
terest bearing bonds 10 hereby express
ly endorsed"
The undersigned members OF tho
committee on resolutions, believing
the Democratic party Of Kentucky
should plainly deolsro in favor Of true
bi-nietallism VI n gold standard, offer
the following hs n separate resolution
ana ask iis adoption;
"Rssolved, That wo behave In the
opinpge Of both gold and silver o.
primary money OF the country iuiD
legal tender dollars receivable Ia
payment OF all ils debt, public Gnd
private, upon terms OF exact equality"
John d. Rhoa offered second or
supplemental minority report which
simply Te'afiirmed tue national plat.
form Of 1893, and urged It's adoption
rs mcEtufo Of experience, owing to
the divergent We've In the party In
kentucky on the finaIciRl question.
Congressman Ellis opened tho do,
bRto for the minority report.
Ex-Governor JAmeA Is. MGCTeary,
candidate for the Senate, made
vigorous appeal for the Kentucky
Democracy cooperating with Clsve.
land, Carlisle and democracy az it,
principles had been declared in 1898.
When MoCroary argusdIt there was no
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