Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-07-04
Free Silver Men Beaten
KENTUCKY DEMOCRATS STAND
UP FOR THE ADMINS
TRATION.
The Majority Report of the Resolu-
lions Committee Adopted by a
Decisive Vote After a Decid-
eddy Bitter Fight Lasting
for Many Hours.


Temporary Chairman Beckner called
the Democratic State Convention to
order for it's second session the boxes
were crowded with ladies in brilliant
costumes and the galleries were
iammed. The heat was almost unen-
durable.
Secretary Lindsay prepared the
majority report on resolutions, which
embraced a strong, honest money
plank and endorsed President Cleve-
land andSecretaryCarlisle by name for
their financial policy and administra-
tions. 1t was signed by nine of the
thirteen members of the committee.
There were two minority reports
one signed by Rhea and Ellis for the
free coinage of silver at 10 to l and
the other simply reaffirming the plat
form of 1892, signed by Clardy and
Coulter.
This was offered by Coulter and re-
iected: 1--WE give thanks to the pres
ent Administration for the veto of the
Bland seigniorage bill, thus admins
tering a righteous rebuke to a Populist
Congress"
This was offered by Rhea and also
rejected: "We believe that next to
the President and the Secretary of
the Treasury, MI. j. Pierpont Morgan
is entitled to the most credit and honor
for the successful operation of the
bond syndicate and further believe
that the syndicate made profits, as it
had the right to do, considering the
fact that it brought to the support of
their contract the vast resources of
the Rothschilds in every financial Gen.
ter of the world"
CLAY f WIN A HOT FIGHT.
When the convention reassembled
on time this morning prayer was Of
fered by the Rev. j. w. Ellis. Then
the contest on the minority report of
the credentials committee was resum-
ed.
After discussing for an hour and q
half the motion to substitute the mi
nority report on credentials for the
majority report, the call of 119 coun-
ties began. The Clay men favored
the substitute and the Hardin men
opposed it. As the vote was consid-
cred a test of strength, it was watched
with great interest and resulted AS
ayes, 1875 nays. The result was greet
ed with loud cheering by the Clay
men. The Hardin men rushed to the
platform, charged false counting and
fraud, and created a tumultuous scene.
Finally Senator Lindsay was crowd
ed through the fighters to the front
of the platform, when he opened an
other hot contest by presenting the
majority report of the Committee on
Resolutions as follows:
THE ADMINISTRATION APPLAUDED.
To the Democratic Convention in
session at Louisville: The under
signed, a majority of your committee,
beg leave to submit as their report the
accompanying resolutions:
First, the Democracy of Kentucky,
in convention assembled, congratulate
the country upon the repeal of the
Mckinley tariff law and upon the
evidences we have on every hand of
returning prosperity under the opera
tions of reduced and equalized tariff
legislation, and we denounce as
fraught with danger and disaster the
threat of our Republican adversaries
to establish a protective tariff and to
reinaugurate a policy of unequal tax
alton, which, in connection with gem
eral misgovernment by the Republi-
can party, eliminated in the business
panic of 1898.
Second, the Democratic party, which
has always stood for the separation of
church and state, for the sake alike of
civil and religious freedom, does not
hesitate to condemn all efforts to
create a distinction among citizens
because of differences in faith as re-
pugnant to an enlightened age and
abhorrent to the instincts of American
freemen.
Third, we reaffirm without quail
fication the principles and policies
declared by the Democratic platform
of 1892, and declare that our present
Democratic administration is entitled
to the thanks of the party for its