Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-09-10
PALMER NOMINATED
Gold Dempcrats Choose the sena'
tor for Their Standard Bearer.
Gen. BUCEyER FOR VICE PRESIDENT.


INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Sept. AT 1l:3e
Chairman Gallery called the national
convention Of gold standard democrats
to order and. as the committee on reso.
lutions was not ready to report, ex-
Congressman W. c. P. Breckinridge
made q short speech in which he de-
nounced the Chicago platform and
scored Mr.. Bryan. A resolution was
then passed deplosinv the death Of ex-
Gov William Russell, Of Massachu.
sets. Then John De Witt Warner, Of
New York; r. W. Lehman, Of Missouri.
and W. D. Bynum, Of Indiana, adj
dressed the convention, followed by
brief speeches from Mr.. Eckels, Of ILL
nois, and Mr.. Hammond, of Georgia,
after which Senator Villas, chairman
man OF the committee on resolutions,
mounted the stage and read the plat
form to the convention, which was as
follows:
The Platform.
This convention has assembled to uphold
the principles, upon which depends the honor
and welfare OF the American people. inorder
that democrats throughout the union NAV
unite their patriotic efforts to avert disaster
from their country and ruin from the party.
The democratic party IL pledged to equal
and exact justice to oil men Of every cree and
condition: to the largest freedom OF the indi-
vidual consistent with good government to
the preservation Of the federal government In
It's constitutional vigor and to- the support Of
the states In oil their just rights to economy
In the public expenditures to the mainte-
nance OF the public faith and sound money; and
II Is opposed to paternalism and all class leg
| islati0n.
The declarations OF the Chicago convention
attack individual freedom, the right Of private
contract, the independence OF the judiciary
and the authority Of the president to enforce
federal laws. They advocate reckless at
tempt to increase the price Of silver by legis
lation to the debasement Of our monetar!
standard and threatened unlimited issue
paper money by the government; they aban
| don for republican allies the democratic caus'
Of tariff reform TO court the favor Of protec
tioniststo their fiscal heresy. In view Of thes
and other grave departures from democrats
rrincinles We cannot support the candi
sa,s ~ that convention. nor be boun,
NV ia acts The democratic party has sur
v;yed manv dafeats, but could not surviv
= vic,orv von in behali Of the doctrine an
ro,,cv nroclaimed in its name AZ Chicago Tn
Conditions howeyer which make possibl
such utterances for national convention or
tho direct result OF class legislation by the re
vrh,,can marty II still proclaims as Il has 10
,sars ,ha nowor and dutv Of government
sa,sa and maintain nrices by INV. and II pro
,' s.u M ramedv for existing evils except or
p mass and unjust taxation. The nations
a s here convened therefore renews II
Sso,aration ~ n faith IN democratic principle.
a sscac,a,lv ne annlicable to the conditions {
,bs times
Taxa,ion tariff, excise or direct, is rightfull
,nnnsaa onlv tor nublic nurposes and not II
r mp cain It's amount ia Justly measure
r. nuh1ic expenditures, which should b
, ~ pdy hs scrnnnlous economy. The sum a,
.,uas hr =, IN trsasurv from tariff and excis
,evias IL aifected by the state Of trade and 0
49,. M. amount reouired nv In
Consumption. lug e'aouAs 'e4a ,..,n
treasury is determined oy inc spproprla'lo,
made BY congress me demand OF tne repu'