Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-06-26
TWIN MONSTERS OF EVIL
The Gold Standard and the Nc
Kinley Tariff,
THE OLD NORTH STATE
By Its Democracy in Convention Assembled
Thus solemnly Declares.
MONEY OF THE CONSTITUTION DEMANDED
Mr.. Paul B. Means Had Nice Little Speech
but Didn't Get to Say It-Delegates
Instructed to Vote as
Unit.
MONEY OF THE CONSTITUTION DEMANDED

Raleigh, N. c., June 25.-The demo-
cratic state convention met here at 1890
p. m, and was called to order by ]. H.
Pou, chairman of the state committee.
Ninety-five of the ninety-six counties in
the state were represented.
.Theo F. Kiutts was made temporary
chairman. The convention at $50 took a
recess for an hour.
After recess most of the afternoon was
devoted to speech making, and thsre
were scores of declarations for free sill
yer, in which two prominent federal
officeholders, Revenue Collector Simmons
of Raleigh and District Attorney R. b.
Glenn of Winston. heartily Joined. Glenn
ent Manly was elected permanent chair
man.
1t was nearly O'Clock when the plat
form was read tits as follows:
Whereas, The democratic party had its
birth in Jefferson's great contest against
the Capitalization of the powers of the
federal government, and in behalf OF the
strict construction of the federal constl-
tutions, embodied In the tenth amend
ment thereto, in which all powers not
delegated to 1t were expressly reserved
to the states respectively, or to the peo-
pie; and,
whereas, The republican party has
ever been a party of centralization;
Resolved, That we appeal to the peo-
pie to observe this fundamental differ
ence between the democratic party and
its traditional enemy in respect to the
powers of the central government. Tnat
the constitution recognizes gold and sill
yer as the primary or redemption money
of these states, and In the words OF the
democratic platform, I'VE believe In nom
est money, the gold and silver coinage OF
the constitution and q circulating me
dium convertible into such none. WITH
We favor, independently of other ma
dions. the free and unlimited coinage OF
silver and gold, without discrimination
against either, at the present legal ratio
of 16 to 1, and we condemn the system
which in time of peace, with millions OF
silver bullion lying idle In the treasury,
has forced the government Wptnln Two
years to issue nearly $2l2,oooVoV IN poi1us,
We condemn the action of the secretary
of the treasury in following the repup-
iican precedent of paying the obligations
of the government in gold which were
specifically made payable in coin.
We hereby instruct our deiegaees 70
the national convention, both as TO pat
form and candidates, to advocate anu
vote as a unit unfiinchingly, at all naz,
ards, for the restoration OF silver anu
otherwise in obedience to the letter ana
spirit of the principles herein entnciateo.
We further instruct our delegates, state
and district. to use all their efforts TO
abrogate the two-thirds rule, II neces-
sarv. to secure the nomination or a can
didate in complete harmony ana IN
known accord with the principles nerein
enunciated by us.
pned combined evils of the gold standard
and the Mckinley tariff. These twin
monsters go hand in hanu IN tneir his Ills
sion of destruction, drawing the very
sustenance from the body OF tne peopis
and concentrating all wealth. anu power
in the hands of the FEW.
We denounce the Mckinley tarim ana
all other forms of a protective tar,il ies se
isJation and favor constitutional tariii
for revenue only. ,..,t,,-
tional tax or III per cehe oii 'A'S
banks of issue.
We declare ourselves in favor of a
graduated income tax, in order tnas
wealth may bear its due proportion Oh
the burden of supporting the govern
went and we favor an Immediate
amendment of the constitution OF tne
TInited states authorizing its levy ana
coliection in express terms, leaving notn-
ing for judicial construction
we are unalterably opposed 70 a., ,,sss ,es
islation by which monopoiies anu trusts
are created and fostered.
We insist upon the faitnlu execusioa
of the existing laws against tne sams
and upon such further legislauon as may
be necessary for their suppression,
Following IS summary OF ina. par.
of the platform relating to stare matters;
1t points with pride 10 the economicaI
and stainless administration Oh Governor
Carr; favors the enactmeht oi sucn an
election law as Will secure the purity ol
the ballot; favors tine coh.,nualce ,s VI tne the
educational system estaphsheu py sne
party; favors prompt, just ana I'm mpar-
tial administration OF the crlhsnaI "a ",
and points with PRIDE 70 tne lac' ina.
the anti-lynching law. enac,eo py .,sa,