Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-06-09
The Platform.

The only test vote taken showed
500 for silver and PA for gold.
The following platform was adopted
by viva voce vote:
First-The Democracy of Kentucky
in convention assembled, do reaffirm
their allegiance to the principles of
the party as announced by jefferson
and jackson.
Second-We are in favor of bime-
tallism, and to that end we hold to
the use of both gold and silver, with
out discrimination against either
metal, at the ratio of Is TO l, indie
pendent of agreement with any other
nation. We favor the immediate re-
peal of all laws by which silver was
demonetized, and demand it's unqual.
flied restoration to the right of free
and unlimited coinage in the minis of
the United States as money of final
redemption.
Tbird-We hold that the Secretary
of the Treasury should. exercise his
| legal right to redeem all coin obliga.
tions in gold or silver, as may be
more convenient, and are opposed to
the issue of bonds in time of peace
for the maintenance of the gold re-
serve or for any other purpose.
Fouth-We are opposed to the
national banking system and to any
enlargement of its powers, and OPP
posed to any contraction of the cur
rency by the retirement Of green backs
or otherwise.
Fifth-We declare it to be fund
amental principle of Democracy that
the Federal Government has no con-
stitutional power to impose and col
lect tariff duties except for the pur-
poses of revenue only, and the col
lection of such taxes should be limi-
ted to the necessities of the Govern
ment, honestly and economically adj
ministered.
Sixth-That the Democratic party
has ever been the party of personal
liberty and religious freedom, and is
now and has always been opposed to
any union of church and State. 1t is
opposed to the enactment of all laws,
the purpose or design of which is to
sustain or enforce any religious tenet
or sect, and to any law, organization
or society, religious or political, secret
or otherwise, that tends to prescribe
any citizen for or on account of his
religious belief, or to apply any such
test as qualification for public Office.
Seventh-We condemn and de-
nounce in unmeasured terms the lille
gal and unwarranted action of the
Republican Governor of Kentucky in
calling out the military power of the
State, for the purpose of overawing
the Legislature, attempting to elect,
contrary to the wishes of the people,
a Republican to the United States
Senate, and commend the conduct Of
each and every Democratic member
of the Legislature, and every Demo
crat, who stood Loyalty to the sup
port of the party and its nominee in
that contest.
Eighth-We declare the support of
the party nominees to be the true test
OF party fealty, ana that every nom
inee is entitled to the undivided sup
port of the party.
Ninth-Resolved, That the de'e-
gates chosen by this convention to-
the National Democratic Convention,
to be held at Chicago, July Z, 1896,
be and they are instructed 10 cast the
vote of the State of Kentucky in said
convention for Hon. j. G. S. Black
burn for President of the United
States, and to use all honorable
means to secure his nomination; and
we direct that the vote of this State
shall be cast as unit upon all ques
lions before the convention by ma
iority of the delegates appointed and
ia attendance.