The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-07-10
The National Convection,

The Democratic National CONVEX
ton at Chicago, in its enthusiasm
and sturdy independence of del
gates in advocating their choice
policies, presents striking COZ
trast to the cut and dried affair ,
the goid-bug McKinleyites, at s.
Louis. But the bimetallists ar
largely in the majority, and wi
nominate 16 to / candidate,
they can agree among themselves
AT present Bland seems to be tn
favorite. The presence of eigh
gold men on the Indiana delegation
at the request of Gov. Matthews. eff
fectually killed any chance the Gov
might have had for the nomination
for they antagonized the silver ma
jority in the convention at ever,
opportunity.
The National Committee recon-
mended, by vote of u to %, ID.
b. Hill, Of New York, for temporary
chairman, but he was unceremoni.
ously turned down by the silver
delegates, and Senator Daniel. OF
Virginia, made temporary chair
man.
The committee on credentials
found that Cleveland's administra-
ton had fraudulently interfered in
the 4th and 9th Michigan districts,
and thwarted the will Of the demo
Gratis, and therefore the delegates
seats in the Convention from those
districts were given to the contest
ants. The same course was pur-
sued in the contest Of the seats of
delegates from Nebraska. The
gold-bug delegates created great
confusion when this was done. The
various committees were then ap-
pointed. Senator White, of Cali
fornia, was made permanent chair
nan, and made his speech upon
assuming the duties. Thos. ].
Cogan, Of Ohio, is permanent Sec.
rotary. The Montana delegation
presented the Chairman a silver
gavel from the Montana mines. Al
meeting Of the platform committee
was announced, and at 10 o'clock
"Wednesday night the Convention
closed its second days session.
The platform adopted by the
committee begins as follows:
"We the democrats of the United
States, in national convention as
sembled, do reafiirm our allegiance
to those great essential principles |
OF justice and liberty upon which
our institutions are founded and
which the democratic party has
advocated from Jefferson's time to
our own-freedom Of speech, free
dom OF conscience, the preservation
OF personal rights, the equality of
all citizens before the law, and the
faithful observance Of constitutional
During all these years
the democratic party has resisted
the tendency Of selfish interests to
Capitalization Of governmental DOW
ers and steadfastly maintained the
integrity Of the dual scheme of gov
eminent established by the found
ers OF this republic of republics.
Under its guidance and teachings
the great principle Of local self gov.
eminent has found its best express
ion in the maintenance Of the rights
Of the states, and in it assertion
81 the necessity Of combining the
general government to the exercise
d the powers granted by the con-
stitution OF the United States. Re
,ognizing that the money question
g paramount to all Others at this
lime, we invite attention to the fact
hat the federal constitution names
silver and gold together as the mon
~ metals OF the United States, and ,
hat the first coinage law passed by
congress under the constitution
made the silver dollar the monetary
Unit and admitted gold to free coin ,
.ge at a ratio based upon the silver
dollar unit.
I'VE declare that the act Of 1873 f,