The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1896-09-10

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a. 1858 fts delivery occupied - minutes.
Gov. Flower then assumed the gzvsI.
and By his direction the states uere
called for members Of the COMMITTEES.
on resolutions. credentials and the -
lection Of national eornmitteerneu and
vice prssidents- After an announcs-
ment that the com rittces would meet
Immediately, the convention al 2.0-
took a recess until foar O'Clock.
IL was So VIXEN Temporary Chair
man Flower raped for order. The re-
psOrts Of the committees were called
fOr- The report Of the committee on
credentials was first presented By
Chairman Breanan. of Wisconsin
The statement ia the report that there
were present s2s delegates 20 the con-
vention, representing 81 states aud
three territories. was heartily ap-
/. plauded
Then the committee on permanent
orRsnlzation reads itA report II
recommended Senator CaHery. Of
[ LOuisiana. for permanent chairman:
1 John r. Wilson. Of Indiana for
secretary. and Walter Eessler. of
Indiana. for sergeant-at-arms- II also
reported an order Of business. The re-
I port also recommended that the or
/ gauization Of the party be made per-
manent. and that the national com
mittee be empowered 20 call future
/ conventions This portion Of the re-
I port met with a warm response from
| the delegates. The report was adopt
ed and Mr.. Bsllit, Of Pennsylvahia.
and Mr.. Lawler. OF Minnesota. escort
ed senator Caffery 10 the platform
Ia assuming the gsvel, Senator Caf-
fiery made a speech in which he re-
/ ferred To the Chicago convention ia
/ these words:
Charged bY our party with the functions Of
ninister1nz In It, temple Of faith. and teach
\ Ing tbe people its irus doefrines. our priests
have desecratsd its Altarss broken It's shrines
| and taught false doctrine 70 the people. We
/ nov enter the sanctuary Of the temple and
/ take pOssession Of IN ARK Of tie covenant Of
/ our faith which Ne will hereafter vfgilantiy
guard. protect and defend. We will purify its
desecrated altars aud rebuild its broken
I shfines. And lest the hearts Of the people Be
/ stolen away from true democratic falth-the
/ faith Of our fathers and foubders-We must
/ separate from our brethren who have wrought
I this evil. and from those who have followed
their evil teaching. We cannot follow them
/ In the road they have taken. for their feet are
| swift 70 destruction. and their way is to death.
/ The ties that bound us we're a. strong as hooks
Of steel, and Ne part from them in sorrow.
John r. Irish, of California, took the
/ platform and made a speech, during
which he paid his respects 70 the Chi
cago platform, Mr.. Bryan and Nr. Me-
/ Kinley. After Irish had finished the
convention adjourned until Thursday
morning.
The second Days Proceedings.
II was ii;3s o'clock Thursday when
Chairman Gallery called the convention
10 order and, as the committee on reso-
lutions was not ready TO report, ex.
Congressman W. C. r. Breckenridge
made short speech in which he de.
nounced the Chicago platform and
scored Mr.. Bryan. A resolution was
then passed deploring the death of ex-
Gov. William Russell, of Massachu-
sets. Then John De Witt Warner, OF
New York; +. W. Lehman, OF Missouri
and w. ID. Bynum, Of Indiana, ad-
dressed the convention. followed by
brief speeches from Mr.. Echels, OF Illi-
nois, and Mr.. Hammond, of Georgia,
after which Senator Vuas, chairman
man OF the committee on resolutions
/ taI
form 10 the COW, ntion, which was as
follows:
| The Platform.
| This convention has assembled to uphold
| tue principles upon which depends the honor
\ and welfare OF the American people, In order
that democrats throughout the union may
unite their patriotic efforts 10 avert disaster
from their country and ruin from the party.
| The democratic party Ia pledged to equal
and exact justice TO all men OF every creei and
| condition. 10 the largest freedom OF the lndi-
| yidual consistent with good government TO
| the states In all their just rights: to economy
| In the public expenditures TO the mainte-
nance Of the public faith and sound money; and
/ II Is opposed to paternaism aud all class leg
| islhtion.
The declarations OF the Chicago convention
attack Individual freedom the right OF private
| contract. the independence OF the judiciary
and the authority Of the president TO enforce
federal Jaws They advocate a reckless ut
| tempt to Increase the price OF silver by legis-
/ lation 20 the debasement OF our monetary
standard and threatened unlimited issue OF
| paper money by the government. they aban-
| don for republican allies the democratic cause
| Of tarln reform to court the favor OF protec-
| tioniststo their fiscal hNessy In view Of these
and other grave departures from democratic
principles. we cannot support the eand!-
date OF that convention. nor be bound
/ by its acts. The democratic party has sur
| yiyed many defeats, but could not survive
victory won In behalf OF the doctrine aud
| policy proclaimed in its name at Chicago The
conditions however. which make possible
such utterances for a national convention are
the direct result of class legislation by the re-
| publican party II still proclaims as IL has for
years the power aud duty OF government to
| raise and maintain prices by law, and IL pro-
| poses no remedy for existing evils except OPP
! pressye ana unjust taxation, The national
| democracy here convened therefore renews It's
declaration OF faith In democratic principles
especially as applicable to the conditions OF
| the times.
Taxation tariff excise or direct, is rlgh fully
! imposed only for public purposes and not for
| private gain Its amount 1, Justly measured
| by public expenditures, which should be
] limited by scrupulous economy. The sum de-
rived by the treasury from tariff and excise
| leyies In affected by the state OF trade and OF
consumption The amount required by the
| treasury IL determined by the appropriations
made by congress, The demand OF the repub-
| lean party for an increase In the tarin tax has
| its pretext in the deficiency OF revenue which
\ has its causes In the stagnation OF trade and
| reduced consumption, due entirely TO the loss
! Of confidence that has followed the populist
| threat OF free coinage and depreciation OF our
I Al.