Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-05-08
NEW JERSEY DEMOCRATS
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Are in Favor of the Present Gold
: Standard. %
ADMINISTRATION ENDORSED
The Government Should Go Out of the Bank
ing Business.
SYMPATHlZE WITH CUBAN PATRIOTS
Indiana and Michigan Republicans Also
Held Conventions and Declared
Against the Free Coinage
SYMPATHlzE WITH CUBAN PATRIOTS

Trenton, N. J., May 1.-THE democratic
state convention met at noon today. Ex-
Speaker Bergen of Somerset county was
temporary chairman. The preliminary
routine business was quickly dispatched
and the convention at 12:45 took a recess
until p. m. to allow the committees to
act. The convention was again called TO
order at 2:20 p. m. John W. Mcqueen of
Hudson county was made permanent
chairman. The platform was read and
adopted without amendment 1t says:
We are in favor of firm, unvarying
maintenance of the present gold stand
ard We are opposed to the free coinage
of silver a any ratio and to the compul-
sorry purchase of silver bullion by the
government; we believe that the inter-
ests of the people demand that the earn
ings of trade, agriculture, manufacture
and commerce, and especially the wages
of labor, should be paid in money of the
greatest intrinsic value and of the high
est standard adopted by the civilized ma
tons of the world. We are, therefore,
unalterably opposed to all devices and
schemes for the debasement of our cur
rency
We believe that the federal government
should be divorced from the business of
banking; We, therefore, demand the re-
peal of all laws authorizing the issue or
reissue of legal tender or treasury notes
by the government they should form no
part of the currency Of the people; we
favor the enactment by congress of such
legislation as will insure a banking cur
rency ample in volume for all the needs
of business, absolutely secure under ev-
cry contingency and at all times redeem
able in gold.
We are opposed to any effort to alter
materially the present just and conserva-
tive tariff
We favor liberal expenditures to es-
tabllsh and maintain adequate coast de-
lenses and navy strong enough to de-
fend our rights and enforce our just de-
mands at home and abroad.
We commend the wise and conservative
administration of our president, Grover
Cleveland. His services on behalf of
sound finance and a stable currency en-
title him to the gratitude Of the people.
We indorse his courageous and patriotic
stand In resisting the attempted en-
enactment of Great Britain upon the
territory of free American state, and
pledge our allegiance to the fundamental
doctrine originated by Thomas Jefferson
and reafflrmed by James Monroe that the
United States will permit no further ac-
QUESTION of territory on this hemisphere
by any foreign monarchcal government.
We sympathize with the patriots of Gu
Da III their struggle loI lTeeuoiii, anu looh
for recognition of them by our govern
ment at such time as best shall aid the
cause of freedom without unnecessarily
severing our peaceful relations with a
friendly foreign power.
The first ballot resulted in the election
of James Smith. Allan l.. McDermott,
Rufus Blodgett and Albert r. Tallman
as delegates to Chicago.
The state committee was authorized TO
elect alternate delegates If necessary, the
convention declining to name the usual
alternates.
AT 1855 p. m. the convention adjourned
| sine die.