The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-09-26
The Platform.


The speech of Governor Flower was re-
ceived with much applause and then Chair
man Lockwood appeared and began the
reading Of the platform. 1t makes the
following declarations of principles and
policy:
Home rule, the first essential condition
of good municipal government; local juris-
diction and control over purely local af-
fairs; no legislative meddling.
Economy in public expenses; no public
money for private purposes or political
jobs; strict audit of official expenditure; a
low tax rate.
Honesty in public office: no trained legis-
lators; no corrupt traffic in legislation;
clean men and free agents.
Equal and honest enforcement of all
laws: proper observance of day of rest
and orderly Sunday; notifications or
repeal of laws unsupported by public opin-
ions; no unjust sumptuary laws; no blue
laws; recognition of the fundamental Amer
lean principle OF freedom of conscience;
home rule I'm excise as well as In other
matters. within reasonable limitations es-
tablshed 10 protect the interests of tenn
perance and morality, and an amendment
OF the excise and other laws by the Legis-
lature of the State which shall permit each
municipality to express its sentiments by
a popular vote of majority of it's citi-
zens to determine within such proper leg
islative restrictions as shall be required by
the interests of the entire State what may
best suit its special necessities and con-
ditions.
The attempts or prominent Republican
politicians in the large cities of the State
10 repudiate their own platform are re-
newed evidence of their hypocrisy and dis
honsty the excise question and of their
desire to deceive the people.
Equal taxation; no unjust discrimina-
ton; no favored interests: no partial leg
islation; home rule in methods of strictly
local taxation.
individual liberty: the right of all citi-
zens to equal opportunities before the law;
equal and exact justice TO all men.
so ~ ao
mittees as we'll as candidates; personal
registration of voters as safeguard
Practical and honest reform in the civil
service.
Intelligent and liberal promotion of ag-
Improved highways of travel through
out the State in the interest Of our citi
zens. and particularly of the farmers and
beneficial and needed legislation in the
interests of labor: opposition to combina-
tions. trusts and monopoies, in restraint
of competition in trade; improvement in
and the maintenance OF the canals OF the
State in accordance with the time-honored
policy of the Democratic party.
Federal taxation for revenue only; no
government partnership with protected
monopolies: no meddling with the present
tiing Of business and p industries ' unset
Sound money; gold and silver the only
legal tender: no currency not convertible
of the greenback currency: no free and un-
limited coinage of silver.
Strict construction of the federal Con-
stitution: rigid maintenance of the reserved
rights of the States: no force bills.
mo entangling alliances with foreign ma
tons; the vigorous enforcement OF the
Monroe doctrine; no jngoism.
I'VE reaffirm the Democratic national
platform Of 1892 and congratulate the peo-
pie that Dsmoeratc LEGISLATION and Demo,
the country out of the disastrous financial
and industrial condition into which ii was
plunged by the iil-conceived acts of the
Republican party.
1--WE indorse the administration of Presi-
dent Cleveland
of the last Republican Legislature.
The applause that greeted the bicycle
clause was the heartiest of the session
and there was laughter mixed with 1T: The
conclusion of the reading was greeted with
applause. Mr.. Lockwood. moving the
previous question, the platform was ac-
cepted without debate unanimously.
Mr.. Larkin read the resolution adopted
by the State committee selecting star
as the party emblem. 1t was adopted.
Congressman Sulzer then offered reso-
luton, which was adopted, sympathizing
with the Cuban insurgents.
When nomination of candidates began,
Mr.. j. A. Greenfield, OF Auburn. put in
nomination for Judge of the Court OF APP
peals. John G. Teller. Of Auburn: The NOM
nation was made by reclamation. Mr.. j.
NJ. Bell of Kings county. named for Sec
rotary Of State. General Horatio c. King.
and the nomination was made by acclama-
ton John b. Judson and John +. Ashe
were nominated for Controller. The voting
began and when 1t was concluded the an
nouncement was made that 81 votes had
been cast for Ashe and 312 for Judson.
When New York was reached only "a votes
were cast-the four-fifths allowed to Tam
many by the convention. Nobody cast the
other twenty. The nomination was made
unanimous. Norton Chase. Of Albany. was
chosen by reclamation for Attorney-gen-
eral Gen. ID. c. Dow, OF Schoharie. had
no opponent for Treasurer. and he was
unanimously nominated. George Driscol
Russell Stuart, of Onandago. was nomin-
ated for State engineer. AT 21S p. m. the
convention adjourned sine die.
The new Democratic State committee
elected officers as follows: Chairman, Jas.
w Hinckley: secretary. James Cunneen;
treasurer, Perry Belmont.
North Carolina Silverites.
RALEIGH, ". c., Sept. 25-The nonparti-
san State silver convention called here by
we'll known Democrats, among the signers