The Coconino weekly sun., 1896-07-16
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| of New Mexico and Arizona into the union as states, and we favor the early admission of all the territories having the necessary popula- | tion and resources to entitle them to state- hood, and while they remain territories we hold that the officials appointed to administer the government of any territory, together with the District of Columbia and Alaska, should be bona tide residents of the territory or dis trict in which their duties are to be performed.
 The democratic party believes In home rule | and that all public lands of the United States should be appropriated to the establishment of free homes for American citizens We recommend that the territory of Alaska be granted dele gate in congress and that the general land and timber laws of the United States be extended to said territory. The Monroe doctrine as originally declared and aS Interpreted by succeeding presidents is permanent part of the foreign policy of the United States and must at all times be main- tained. We extend our sympathy to the people of Cuba in their heroic struggle for liberty and Independence.
 We are opposed to life tenure in the public service We favor appointments based upon merits, fixed terms of office. and such an ad- ministration Of the civil service laws as will afford equal opportunities to all citizens of as- certained fitness.
 We declare 1t to be the unwritten law of this republic, established by custom and usage of 100 years and sanctioned by the examples of the greatest and wisest of those who founded it and have maintained our government that no man shall be eligible for a third term of the presidential office.
 The federal government should care for and improve the Mississippi river and other water ways of the republic so as to secure for the interior states easy and cheap transportation to tide water When any waterway of the re. public is of sufficient importance to deman. lpf ( thn. | tended upon definite plan Of continuous work until permanent improvement is secured. Contiding in the justice of our cause and the necessity of its success at the polls, We sub- init the foregoing declaration of principles and purposes to the considerate judgment of the American people. We invite the support of all citizens who appsove them, and who de. sire to have them made effective through legislation for the relief of the people and the restoration of the country's prosperity
 The Minority's Protest. The report of the minority was read by J. H. Wade, of Ohio, a former reading clerk of the house of representatives, as it was presented by Senator David E. Hill:
 "To the Democratic National Conventions Sixteen delegates constituting the minority of the committee on resolutions find many decla- tions in the report of the majority to which they cannot give their consent Some of these are wholly unnecessary. Some are ill-consid- cred and ambguously phrased-while others are extreme and revolutionary of the well recognized principles of tho party The minority content themselves with this general expression of their dissent without going into specific statement of these objectionable features of the report of the majority. But upon the financial question which engages at this time the chief share oi public attention, the views of the majority differ so fundamentally from what the mi9sr. lty regard as vital democratic doctrine as~tD demand distinct statement of what they holi to as the only just and true expression of dem. ocratic faith upon this paramount issue as fol- lows, which is offered as g substitute for ths financial blanks in the majority report:
 We declare our belief that the experiment on the part of the United States alone of free coinage and change of the existing standard of value, independently of the action of other great nations, would not only imperil our finances, but would retard or entirely prevent tho establishment of international bimetal- lism. to which the efforts of the government, should be steadily directed It would place this country at once upon silver basis, impair contracts, disturb business, diminish the pur- chasing power of the wages of labor and inflict irreparable evils upon our nations commerce and industry
 Until international cooperation amorg leading nations for tine free coinage of silver can be secured, we favor the rigid maintenance of the existing gold standard as essential to the preservation of our national credit, the re- demption of our public pledges and the keep ing inviolate of our country's honor. We in- sist that all our paper and silver cur rency shall be kept absolutely at a parity with gold. The democratic party is the party of hard money, and is opposed to legal tender paper money as part of our per- manent financial system, and we therefore favor the gradual retirement and cancellation of all United States and treasury notes, under such legislative provisions as will prevent un- due contraction Wedemand that the national credit shall be resolutely maintained at all times and under all circumstances
 1.-The minority also feel that the report of the majority is defective in failing to make a&y recognition of the honesty, economic cour- age and fidelity of the present democratic ad- minstration and they therefore offer the fol- lowing declaration as an amendment to the majority report:
 i've commend the honesty, economic cour- age of the United States and fidelity of the present democratic national administration
 David B. Hill (N Y). William F. Villas CWis.), George Gray tDel), John Prentiss Poe iMd), Irving W. Drew (N. H ), c. 0. Holman Me.), P. J. Farrell (Vt), Lynde Harrison (Conn.). David r. Baker (R IJ, Thomas A. c. Weadock (Mich.), James O'Brien (Minn.). John E. Russell tMass.), Robert F.. Wright tPa), William R. Steele (S D., Ala A. Me- Dermott (N. J), Charles D. Rodgers (Alaska).
 Senator Hill also offered the following amendments to the platform and moved their adoption:
 But it should be carefully provided by law at the same time that any change in the mone- tary standard should not apply to existing con- tracts"
 Our advocacy of the independent free coin- age of silver being based on belief that such coinage will effect and maintain a parity be- tween gold and silver at the ratio of sixteen to one, we declare as a pledge of our sincerity that if such free coinage shall fail to effect such parity within one year from it's enactment by law. such coinage shall thereupon be sus- pended"
 The ballot on the amendments offered by Hill for the minority of the committee was 626 noes. 3o3 ayes, and one not voting.
 Then the majority platform was adopted by 62S for to 3Jl against and the convention ad- journed till p. m
 The Night Session.
 CHICAGO, July 10.-At the night session of the convention, in the presence Of fully 25,OOo people, Hon William Jennings Bryan, of Ne- braska, was placed in nomination by H. T. Lewis, of Georgia, and seconded by w. C. Klutz, of North Carolina: George r. Williams. of Massachusetts, and Thomas J. kernau, Of Louisiana. Although the demonstration was confined largely to the galleries, it looked as If .-A~ In