The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-08-21
Thu GOLD DEMOCRATS.


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ok Congressman W. D. Bynum of Indi-
ana. who said that the cause was grow
ing in the West.
Next Mr.. Holman read the following
letter from the venerable ex-U. S. Sena-
tor Bradbury:
Augusta, Me-, august 20. 1896.
Dear Mr.. Holman-Please give to the
convention my congratulations and tell
them | stand with them upon the OLD
Democratic platform.
A sound currency, that WILL not cheat
the wage Garner.
The sacred preservation of the national
credit and honor.
No Republication of the earnings Of hon.
est toll OF the benefit of cooperate stock
holders.
No annual bounty of millions to the
rich owners of silver mines.
And trust an end to the free coinage
agitation By thorough death OF the
scheme, that would restore confidence,
revive business and bring back to the
people the prosperity, this agitation
impaired.
Yours truly. ~
HENRY W. SWASEY
of Portland, was called to the chair to
preside. He said he had assumed the
position of chairman. merely that he
might be the mouthpieoe of the oonven-
tion. Why they were here was known
and read of all men.
The so-called Democratic convention
at Chicago was not expressive of true
Democratic principles. (Applause.) The
platform was not the creed of Democracy.
(Applause. 1t was not the expression
of craftsmanship. The convention was
carried away by prejudice and sentiment.
We march here under no false banners;
we follow only the principles of true
Democracy. Applause.
John o. Rice of Portland and Fred B.
Wiggin of Saco, were chosen secretaries.
Col. G. b. Osgood of Lewiston, moved
that committee on resolutions BIZ APP
pointed, and this was done as follows:
c. H. Osgood of Lewiston, E. C. Jordan
of Portland; Geo. Weeks, R. E. Hsrsom
of Lebanon, Harry V. Thompson of
Brunswick; NJ. P. Milliken of Rich
mond. c. Vsy Holman of Thomaston,
W. H. Gardiner of Camden, Daniel r.
Slower of Harpswell.
To select list of delegates to the
convention, Messrs. VIII. Moul-
ton of Portland, John g. Rice of Port
l Ind, Soholfed of Brunswick, and
Erastus Lemond of Thomaston were
appointed committee.
TO select Presidential electors Messers.
Fred B. Wiggin of Saco, Geo. F. Noyes
of Portland. L. A. Stevens of Wells E.
L. Poor of Sebago and E. c. Hyde Of
Freeport were appointed. Mr.. Poor
asked to be excused. and Gardiner R.
Norton was nominated. He also wished
to bs excused, and VIM. II. Stevens of
Por tland was selected.
The committee on resolutions having
it's labors, Col. G. H. Osgood
them. The greatest enthu siasm
was attained when the paragraph relat-
ing to Cleveland's administration was
read. MIR. e. G. Jordan called for three
cheers for Cleveland, which were given
with will. Cleveland's picture, hang
ing over the platform, was the principal
decoration Of the hall. The resolutions
were:
We as Iepresen tatives of the national
Democracy Of Maine in convention as
sembled, unqualifiedly endorse the action
of the provisional national committee
assembled in Indianapolis, August 18th,
Democrats \ of this country to meet in
nntional convention in that city on
September I'd for the purpose of enunoi-
ating o straightforward declaration of
glorious Democratic principles and
of nominating a Democratic Presiden-
tul ticket. We absolutely repudiate and
denounce the Populistio assemblage
everything emanating therefrom.
We latify and endorse the financial
pl ank adopted in the Maine Democratic
convention at Portland on June 18th,
and re-aff1rm our belief in the paramount
necessity of maintaining the existing
gold standard Of value in orr national
currency.
We re-affirm our allegiance to the an
Gent, true and time-hOnored doctrines
the Republic and interpreted by their
worthy successors. We denounce protec-
ton for protection 8 sake as q misohievous
misuse of the functions OF government
fostering class legislation for the benefit
of minority manufacturing oligarchy
the expense of the majority of wage
arning consumers. We assert the
inalienable right of the consumer to
purchase the prs auctions of che earth
and of manufacturers at the lowest price
compatible with the bonest remuneration
of labor without the Intervention of
trade and unlawful combinations and
in any market subject to only the burden
of such taxation as is necessary for
the support of the proper administration
of the government.
We commend the honesty, soonomy,
courage and fidelity of the present Demo-
cratic federal administration and admire
the intelligent and sturdy patriotism
with which it has encountered and sur
mounted heavy legacy of laundering
embarrassments and costly errors in the
face OF the determined opposition of a
place hunting section of it's nominal
support
We confirm the chivalrous action of
those sound money Democrats who with
drew from the recent Waterville conven-
tion and pledge our support at ths polls
to William H. Clifford, for the governor
ship of Maine.
The several committees then reported