The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-06-25

SARATOGA, n. Y, June 24.-The
Democratic state convention that con-
vened this morning and adjourned this
afternoon has put itself on record on
the financial platform and has selected
SIS delegates to the national cow en-
lion, but in doing these things it has
Followed out the predictions Of weeks
ago and has not created any sensation
or even mild surprise. It has declined
to name its electors, has not put itself
on record on any state issue and has
left the selection of a state committee
until the next state convention. These
things have all been done at the in
gtance of the leaders and with the
avowed purpose Of placing the party in
such position that no ma5ter what
the platform of the national party is
it can be supported by the electors
and the party in this state.
THE PLATFORM
The platform was read by Senator
Hill II was adopted as follows:
II would be folly to ignore and inpos-
sibie to eXaggerate the gravity of the
conditions under which this convention
assemblies. Most Of the other states of
the Union has selected and commissioned
their delegates to the national Democratic
convention. BY movement, evidently
and III considered, instructions have been
given to the delegations of large num-
Der of states having for their aim and
purpose the adoption of a new policy and
a new platform for the Democratic party
No opportunity for fair and deliberate
consideration of such a policy and plat
form has been afforded the Democracy of
the state of New York. Upon such new
matter thus proposed to be Incorporated
among the tenets Of the party, it becomes
the
DUTY OF. THE DEMOCRATS OF NEW
YORK.
representing their people, to speak in no
eouiVccaI terms
Cold and siIver-the money of the con-
stituuon and of our fathers, each at a
parity with each other in purchasing
rower-has been the platform of princ!-
pies proclaimed by every national Demo-
cratic convention which has thus adopted
and reaffirmed to each declaration of par
y faith for century the wisdom of
Thomas Jefferson, who said:
The monetary unit must stand on both
metals.
The action of a Republican congress
and a Republican president deprived sill
Yer Of
ITS EQUALITY WITH GOLD
for the money and currency of the nation.
From this act (for which the Democratic
party was in no wise responsibility, and
from the action of other nations following
IN the same course, it has resulted that
value, and there now exists a wide de-
parture OF the two metals from the coin
age standard Of value-pringing disturb
ance 10 the financial systems of European
countries. as well as to our own, and
awakening there. as here, the earnest APP
prehenson of statesmen and financiers.
The restoration of the equilibrium Of the
two metals thus disturbed is a problem
the solution of which is of the greatest
consequence to the prosperity of both this
country and Europe, but is wholly beyond
u-lr fl.o i'm Of
other nations. Such cooperation by the
united efforts of statesmen and wage
eaTners here and elsewhere is believed to
be near at hand and 10 be possible to
secure by earnest and well directed eff
forts. Free coinage OF silver, now a de-
preciated coinage, would tend to retard,
perhaps destroy forever, the success of
the movnent now general throughout civ
nized countries for the restoration of
FREE BIMETALLIC COINAGE
in the principal nations of the world
The proposition to separate ourselves
from the great nations of the world and
adopt the monetary standard of Mexico
and China does not comport with the
pride and financial dignity of the state of
New York or the United States.
j should be resisted with the fervor of
both craftsmanship and patriotism by Dem
ocrats everywhere, when the adoption of
such a course threatens. as Il does. I'M
told evils to our naUion's commerce and
For these reasons and with these con-
victions, the Democrats of New York in
convention assembled make
THE FOLLOWING DECLARATIONS
of their principles and appeal to the DEM
ocrats of other states to join them in in
cooperating these principles in the party
l. We favor gold and silver as the
standard money of the country. We are
opposed, as permanent financial policy,
TO gold recommendation on one hand, or
TO silver recommendation on the other
hand. The pledge contained in the repeal
of the Sherman law, which repeal was
passed by a Democratic congress and ap-
proved by q Democratic president, should
be faithfully carried out, wherein it was
declared that 1.-The efforts of the govern
ment should be steadily directed to the
establishment of such a safe system of
bimetallism as will maintain at all times
the equal power of every dollar coined or
issued by the United States in the mar
kets and il payment of debts.
We believe such bimetallism. to which
the nation is soiemnly pledged, can only
be secured and permanently maintained
through the concurrent aid of leading ma
tons of the world.
Neither this country nor any other
country, independent and alone, is able
to maintain it, and it would be
FOLLY TO ATTEMPT IT.
Being SO convinced. We are opposed to
the free and unlimited coinage of silver
in the absence of the cooperation of other
great nations
We declare our belief that any atterut
on the part Of the United States alone Il
enter upon the experiment of free silver
coinage would not only prove disastrou.
to our finance but would retard or en-.
firely prevent the establishment of inter
national birnetallis1n. Until interna,
fional cooperation for bimetallism can b,
secured-to which end all our efforts a.
a government and as a people should b,
in good faith directeG-we favor the rigid
maintenance OF the present gold standard
essential to the preservation of our ma
tional credit, the redemption of our publ,
pledges ard the keeping inviolate of oul
country's honor We insist that all oul
paper and silver currency shall be KEEP
absolutely
AT A PARITY WITH GOLD.
2--The Democratic party has ever beer