Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-06-25

stances, and 1t is, therefore, opposed to
the repeal of any existing statue which
enables the secretary of the treasury by
issue of bonds or otherwise to provide
adequate funds for the redemption in
gold of our paper obligations whenever
necessary.
8. We reiterate our adherence to the
principle of tariff for revenue only. We
are opposed to. government partnership
with protected monopolies, and we de-
mand that import duties, like other taxes,
should be impartiaIly laid and their inn
position limited to the necessities of the
government economically administered.
Federal taxation should not be imposed
to benefit individual interests at the ex-
pense of the general welfare.
We repudiate the doctrine that it is the
province of the government by the exer-
else or abuse of the power of taxation,
to build up one mans business at the ex-
pense of anothers, or to impose burdens
upon one class Of citizens for the benefit
of other classes, and we insist that mo
public taxation except for public pur-
poses" is the true theory upon which
our system of government is based and
upon which it should be honestly and inn
partially administered Upon this prin-
ciple of revenue reform the democratic
party takes no step backward.
We indorse the administration of Pres
ident Cleveland, and particularly COM
mend him for his determined efforts to
maintain the financial credit of the Unit
ed States.
1t is resolved further that the delegates
to the national democratic convention
elected by this convention are hereby in
Structed to enter that convention as a
unit and to vote and act as unit.
The platform was adopted unanimous
ly.
The Force Bill Bogy.
Ex-Governor Flower then offered the
following, which was also adopted:
Whereas, Party division at Chicago on
the silver question will endanger demo-
cratic success at the polls and
Whereas, Republican ascendancy in
| the nation would undoubtedly be fol-
| lowed by another attempt to establish
minority rule in the democratic southern
states by means of force bill; therefore,
| be it
| Resolved, That the democrats of New
York appeal to the democrats of the
south, in the name of their political lib
erty and their properties, to avert the
possibility of force bill by uniting the
democrats of the east and the west in
| framing platform on which all demo-
| Gratis can stand, and the united support
of which will lead to a glorious demo-
cratic victory
| Congressman Sulzer offered the follow
| ing:
| Resolved, That we sympathize with the
| brave and heroic Cubans in their strug-
| giles to achieve their freedom andinde-
pendence, and denounce and condemn the
atrocities, the outrages and cruelties per-
petrated by Spanish soldiers under the
I Spanish flag in the island of Cuba.
/ John Greene of Kings moved to amend
| the resolution by adding the following.
/ And urge upon the national ADMINISTERS
| ton the advsabilfty of intervening with
a view Of bringing about a cessation Of
| the struggle now waging in that island.
and. If possible, aiding in Cuban indie
! pendence.
On motion of Colonel Fellows the
| amendment was Laid on the table. The
original resolution was then adopted
| j. j. Martini of New York moved the
/ election of the following delegates at
large to the national conventions: David
| b. Hill, alternate Robert Earl: Roswell
p. Flower, alternate Smith M. Weed; Ed
| ward Murphy. alternate Jacob A Can
tor; Frederick r. Coudert. alternate VIII
liam Purcell.
The motion was carried without opposf-
| ton.
/ AT 4:10 the business of the convention
having been completed, the convention
adjourned sine die.