Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1896-09-10

Gen. Brag6's motion was carried with
whoop, and three cheers for the iron
commander" were called for and given
with c will
Senator Caffery then declared John
NJ. Palmer the ndminee of the national
Democratic party for president of the
United Slater.
Gen. Buckner was alone in the field
fer second place.
W. f. Browder, of Russellville, CAME
to the platform and formally placed in
nomination Kentucky's grand old
man" Ee was nominated by acclana-
ton.
One big shout went up, and Senator
Caffery had but to make the formal
announcement when the work of the
convention was practically done.
Resolutions giving the national com
mittee power to exercise the Offices or
the convention, offered by Mr.. Broad
head, of Missouri, were adopted.
They also instructed the committee
to see that the names of candidates
we're placed on the ballot in every state
Resolutions were also adopted
thanking the provisional committee for
its work and thanking the people Of In
Gianapolis for their hospitality.
a notion was put and carried, and
at 4:23 the first convention of the ne
tional Democratic patty adjourned sine
die.
Tho following arc two Of the planl:5
Of the platform adopted at the Ind.2-
aapolis convention:
Taxation, tariff. excise or direct, is
riGhtfully imposed only for public pur-
poses, and rot for private gain. It's
amount is Justly measured by public
expenditures. which should be limited
by scrupulous economy. The sum de-
rived by the treasury from tariffs and
excise levies is affected by the state of
trade and volume Of consumption. The
amount required by the treasury is de-
termined ty the appropriations made
by congress, The demand of the Re
publican party for an increase in tariff
taXations has its prctext in the de-
fcioncy of revenue, which has it's
causes in stognation of trade and re-
duced consumption, due entirely to the
loss Of confidence that has followed the
Populist threat Of free coinage and
depreciation of our money and the Re-
publican practice of eXtravagant ap-
! preparations beyond tie needs Of good
government.
We arr&ign ard condemn tho Popu-
listc conventions at Chicago and St.
Louis for their cooperation with the
ipr ~, ti,,o
citions which are pleaded in justiflca-
ton CT heavy increase of the burdens
of the people by further resort to pro-
| lection. We, therefore, denounce pro
lection, and especially free coinage of
] silver, as echemes for the personal
| profit of few at the expense of the
RcSses, and oppose the two parties
which stand for these schemes as hos
tile to the people of the republic,
whose food and shelter, comfort and
| prosperity are attacked by higher
| prices and deprecated money. In fine,
we reaf!irm TIE historic Democratic
Doctrine Of tariff for revenue only.
The experience Of mankind has
shown that by reason OF their natural
qualities gold is the necessary money
of the large affairs Of commerce and
business while silver IS conveniently
adapted to minor transactions, and The
most beneficial use of both together can
be insured only by the adoption Of tho
former rs standard of monetary
measure and the maintenance CT silver
az a parity with gold by it's limited
coinage under suitable safeguards Of
law. Thus the largest possible enjoy
ment OF both metals is gained with a
value universally accepted throughout
Tic world, which involves the only
practical bmetallic currency, assuring
the moet stable standard, and especial
ly the best and safest money for all
who earn their livelihood by labor or
the produce of husbandry. They can
not suffer when paid in the best known
money, but arc the peculiar and most
defenseless victims of a debased and
fuctuating currency, which offers con-
tinual profits to the money changer at
their cost.
Realizing these truths, demonstrated
by long public Inconvenience and loss,
the Democratic party, in the interest
of the masses and equal justice to all,
practically by the legislation of 1894
and 1SCs, the gold standard of none
tary measurement and likewise entire
ly divorced the government from
banking and currency Issues. TO this
long established Democratic policy we
adhere, and we insist upon the maiE-
tenanco of the gold standard and of the
parity herewith of everY dollar is