The San Francisco call., 1896-04-23
NEBRASKA sILTER DEMOCRATS.
The Free Coinage Wing of the Party Ia
State Contention.

The Free Coinage Wing of the Party In
State Convention.
LINCOLN, NEBR., April 22.-Free silver
had its inning in Nebraska to-day, and at
the same time the machinery was started
for at least one contest for seats in the
Chicago National Convention, inasmuch
as the State Convention of to-day, COM
posed entirely of the free-coinage wing of
Nebraska's Democracy, is to be followed
in just week by a meeting of tile sound
money men of the party. The breach oc-
CURED two years ago and has been waged
bitterly since. The currency question was
the dominating feature of Lo-day's conven-
ton and enthusiasm was at high point.
With the delegates all of one mind, there
was little strife and the work was COM
pleted early.
The appearance of ex-Congressman
Bryan and the mention of his name as a
Presidential possibility was the occasion
for wild cheering. The report of the COM
mittee on platform was presented and
adopted without dissent. 1t is in part as
follows:
We the Democrats of the State of Nebraska
congratulate the Democrats of Massachusetts,
upon the candor and frankness which charac-
terized their platform utterances OF yesterday.
We rejoice that they, no longer Qu1bbling
about the ratio or holding out the delusive
hope of international cooperation, have at
last consented TO submit to the people the
question whether the United States shall have
monometallism or bimetallism, whether the
American people shall deliberately adopt the
English system of finance or restore the gold
and silver coinage of the Constitution. The
Massachusetts demand for single gold stand
ard and for the redemption of all Government
obligations in gold alone presents the para
mount issue of the campaign, and we welcome
the contest.
We indorse the language used by Hon. ]. G.
Carlisle in 1873, when he denounced the
conspiracy" to destroy silver as a standard
money as 1.-THE most gigantic crime OF this or
any other age" and we agree with him in. the
declaration then made that "the consumma-
ton of such a scheme would ultimately entail
more misery upon the human race than all
the wars, pestilences and famines that have
ever occurred in the history of the world" We
are not willing to be parties to such a crime,
and in order TO undo the wrong already done
and 10 prevent a further rise in the purchas-
ing power OF the dollar we favor the imme
d1ate restoration of the free and unlimited
coinage OF gold and silver the present legal
ratio OF 16 TO l, as its coinage existed prior to
1873, without waiting for the aid or consent of
any other nation, such gold and silver to be
full legal tender for all debts, public and pri-
vete.
We are opposed to the retirement of the
greenback and demand that the Secretary of the
Treasury, instead OF issuing interest-bearin
bonds for the purchase of gold, shall recognize
silver as money OF redemption and exercise
the right 10 redeem greenbacks treasury notes
and ell other coin obligations in silver when
silver is more convenient.
The resolutions declare for a tariff for
revenue only on income tax; election OF
United States Senators by direct vote and
in opposition to a. 2. A. methods.
Just before the convention adjourned a
resolution was introduced instruct!ng the
delegates to support w. ]. Bryan for Presi
dent. Mr.. Bryan protested, inasmuch as
it would virtually bar him from acting as a
delegate and at his earnest solicitation the
resolution was withdrawn.
Tonight Governor Stone of Missouri
addressed the delegates and spectators.