The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-23

OMAHA, April PA special to the
Bee from Lincoln Neb., says:
The silver element of the Democratic
party of Nebraska was in convention
here this afternoon. Eight hundred
delegates were present, fully represent
ing each county of the state. The most
remarkable feature of the gathering
was the great unaninity of the con-
vention on all topics discussed. There
was nothing but harmony throughout
the session. 1t was a gathering of
representative Nebraska Democrats,
rany pioneers of the state whose
political faith is identified prominently
with state political affairs.
The convention was convened at 2
o'clock and ]. w. Sparks made per-
nlanent chairman and the committee
on credentials reported no contests.
CONGRESSMAN BRYAN
was called upon and delivered an ex-
tended address touching on free sill
yer and the division of the Democratic
ranks in Nebraska along party lines.
A number of other prominent Demo-
Gratis of the state spoke.
The following delegates at large were
selected: Hon. w. J. Bryan, c. ].
Smyth, W. H. Thompson, W. D. Old
ham.
Following were reported as the choice
of the various congressional delegations
having been selected before the state
convention convened:
First. S. Jones and c. S. Morgan.
Second-J. A. Creighton and c. H.
Brown.
Third. Holenback and G. A. Luke
hart.
Fourth-C. ]. Bobby and S. ]. Seward.
Fifth-D. Walsh and F. A. Thompson
Sixth-A. C. Blackburn and ]. c.
Dahlnlan.
The platform was adopted with much
enthusiasm and no opposition. 1t de-
clares for
DIRECT VOTE ON SENATORS,
income tax. revenue tariff, initiative
and referendum and liberal pensions.
On finance it says:
We congratulate the Democrats Of
Massachusetts upon the frankness and
candor which characterized their plat
form utterances of yesterday. We re-
joice that they are no longer clubbing
about the ratio or holding out the de-
lusive hope of international co-opera-
ton, but have at last consented to sub
init to the people the question whether
the United States shall have monomet-
allism of metallism-whether the
American people shall deliberately
adopt the English system of finance or
restore the
GOLD AND SILVER COINAGE
of the constitution. The demand for a
single gold standard and for the re.
demption of all government obligations
in gold, alone presents the paramount
issue Of the campaign, and we welcome
the contest.
I'VE endorse the language used by
Hon. John G. Carlisle in 1878 when he
denounced the conspiracy to destroy
silver as standard money as the
most gigantic crime of this or any
other age and we agree with him in
the declaration then made that the
contamination of such a scheme would
ultimately entail more misery upon the
human race than all the wars, pestil-
enceS and famineS that have ever &C.
CURED in the history of the world
I'VE are not willing to be parties to
such a crime and in order to undo the
wrong already done and to prevent a
further rise in the purchasing power
of the dollar, we favor the Immediate
restoration of the free and unlimited
coinage of gold and silver at the pres
ent legal ratio of 16 to l, as such coin
age existed prior to 1873, without wait
ing for the aid -. consent of any other
nation, such gald and silver to be a
full legal tender for all debts, public
and private. We are opposed to the
RETIREMENT OF THE GREEN
BACK
and demand that the secretary of the
treasury, instead of issuing interest
bearing bonds for the purchase of gold
shall recognize Silver as money of
redemption and exercise the right to
redeem greenbacks, treasury notes and
all other coin obligations in silver when
silver is more convenient
Believing that general laws should
not be set aside by private contract,
we favor such congressional legislation
as will, without interfering with val
id contracts already in existence, pro-
hlbit for the future the making of
agreements for the settlement OF any
specific kind of legal tender money"
In opposition to the A. P. A the plat
form says the party has ever been the
party of religious liberty in the coun-
try; has always been and now is OBJ
posed TO the union OF church and state
in any form or under any pretext
whatever; to the imposition of any
religious test for office; to all secret
political organization of any kind
or character, or any political organiza-
ton based upon religious prejudices.
as contrary to the spirit and genius of
our institutions and thoroughly I'M
American. It stands by our public
school system as a means of popular
education and is opposed to any diver
sion of public school funds to any sect
arian purpose. but recognizes the right
of parental control and the rights of
conscience in the education of children.
This evening the convention was adj
dressed by Governor Stone of Missouri
on political issues of the day.
THERE WAS RI0TING.