The herald., 1896-05-21

doctrine of bimetallism, to the use of
both gold and silver as primary money
and the coinage of both at a ratio with
out change or limit.
We hold to the use of both gold and
silver as the standard money of the
country and to the coinage of both gold
and silver without discrimination
against either metal or charge for mint
age.
In the Judgment of this convention the
explicit pledge of the national Demo-
cratic party, If honorably kept reuqires
the constant effort of every loyal Demo-
crat to accomplish the repeal of all laws
heretofore enacted through the instru-
mentality of the Republican party
which do in letter and spirit alike dis
criminate against silver and in favor
of gold, and the substitution thereof of
affirmative legislation which shall upon
some terms or other restore silver to
equal rights with gold in the mints and
coinage of the country.
We hereby affirm deliberate convic-
tion Of this convention that the act OF
1873, in so far as 1t demonetized silver
and established gold as the single unit
of value, is a fragrant violation of one
of the most important provisions of the
constitution of the United States, vio-
lation which every political party ought
to condemn, and every good citizen
should assist in expunging from the
statutes of the republic. We therefore
favor the immediate repeal of all laws
by which silver was demonetized and
demand it's unqualified restoration to
the right of free and unlimited coinage
in the mints of the United States as
money of final redemption, at the old
ratio of 16 to l.
Another wrangle followed a motion 20
approve the choice of district caucuseS
for district delegates, but the motion
carried unanimously. and the conven-
tion adjourned.
District delegates are as follows:
First, w. III. Stackhouse, w. r.
Wherry; second, Max Mayer, T. NJ.
Goble; third. J. S. Murphy. D. M. Will
kins, fourth. T. Donovan, F. Bayless;
fifth, T. F. Bradford. J. NJ. Terry; sixth.
H. c. Taylor. W. A. Mcintyre; seventh
NJ. H. King, J. s. Cunningham; eighth,
s. A. Brewster. Charles Thomas; NINTH
f. w. Allen, w. H. Weir; tenth, r. F.
Jordan, c. c Calico; eleventh. 7. P. Muir
COLORADO sILvER1TEs.
DENVER, Col, May 20.-A special to
the Republican from Cheyenne. Wyo.,
says:
A number of delegates to the state
Democratic convention, which meets to-
morrow at Laramie, have reached here
Every county in the state has passed
resolutions instructing delegates to vote
for free coinage delegation to the ma
tional convention and for free coinage
plank in the state platform. There will
be no contests on this point in the con-
yention. There may, however. be live
ly fight on the question of adopting in
structions to the national delegation, rel
ative to bolting. The extreme free sill
yer advocates are in favor Of sending a.
delegation to Chicago instructed to bolt
Il the national convention does not de-
clare unequivocally for free silver. There
is on the opposite side a strong feeling
against boiling under any circum
stances.
There is likely ii be a contest for the Sc
lection of national committeeman: Ex-
Governor Osborne and w. H. Holiday
are the opposing candidates for the place.
| The delegation to Chicago will probably
be NJ. F. Blake, John F: Osborne, John
| Sammon, Meyer Frank, w. H. Holiday
anu III TILLMAN's PLATFORM.
! COLUMBIA, s. c., May 20.-The state
| Democratic convention met at noon to-
! day. organized and appointed commit
tees on resolutions and platform, and
| revision Of party constitution, ana tneh
! took. re- ess until p. m.
| When the convention reconvened Sen
ator Tillman, chairman of the commit
| tee on platform, presented the report or
| the committee.
It denounces the administration OF
President Cleveland as un-Democratic
and tyrannical, repudiates the con-
struction placed on the financial plank
| of the last Democratic convention by
President Cleveland and Secretary Car
| lfsler denounces the issue of bonds, de-
mands the free and unlimited coinage
| of silver at a ratio of 16 to 1, regardless
| of the action of any and all other ma
| tions, and the enlargement of the pow
ers of the interstate commerce commits
sion.
Much of the wording of the platform
| is in line with Senator Tillman's 8
| speeches on the subjects covered.
| A minority report signed by two MEM
bers was presented asking the elimina'
ton of the condemnation of President
| Cleveland, and demanding pledge to
abide by the action of the national con-
vention. A number of speeches were
made. Senator Irby supported the anti
| boiling declaration, charging that Till
mans ambition to be president, which
could not be gratif1ed in the Democ-
| racy, was at the bottom Of the boiling
| proposition.
Senator Tillman replied in a bitter
| speech, and the platform defended by
| him was then adopted.
These and the delegates elected from
| the seven congressional districts are all
| for free silver at 16 to 1.
EASTERN DEMOCRACY.
CONCORD, N. H., May 20.-The New
| Hampshire Democratic state concen-
tlOn met To-Day TO CnOOSe QeleSaCeS-at-
| large to the national convention. Harry
| Bingham presided. He said the platform
| of the national convention must be
| broad enough for every true Democrat
| to stand on, and it's declarations So
| plainly expressed as to be capable of
| only one construction. The nominees
| must be men whose records are in har-
mony with the platform. The commit
| tee on resolutions submitted a report
| The financial plank 1 s as follows:
| Under the present conditions there can
be but one standard of value and every
| kind of currency should rest upon a gold
basis, as long as gold is the standard
! recognized by the great monumental ma :
| tions of the world. We heartily COM
mend the action of President Cleveland
| in so firmly maintaining our public
| credit and faith in the face of the for
| midable opposition.
| The platform was adopted without a
! dissenting vote. The following dele
| gates-at-large were elected by acclama-
| ton: Frank Jones, Alvah w. SulloWay
| Irving w. Drew, Charles A. Sinclair
| Alternates, Frank N. Chase. Sylvester
| H. Danforth, Colonel Frank G. Moves
| William A. Plummer.
DAKOTA DEMOCRATS.
ABERDEEN, S. D., May 2O.-The Dem
ocratic state convention convened
| here today at 2 pm. The gold stand
ard men received important reinforce
mensts this morning, notably from the
Black Hills, whose delegates had been
| for silver but changed to right about
because of the flood of protests from that
part of the state s A. Ramsay of Woop