The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-09-10

| gle GILL throughout the land for all
i Democrats TO rally for the support of
| government and law, for the honor of
their country and for the maintenance
| aud preservation OF their creed, it's
memories and its glories."
| seeond Days oe.edings.
| John NJ. Palmer, of Illinois. and ST.
| mon Bolivar Buckner, of kentucky,
were nominated to-day by the Nation
al Democratic convention for Presi-
| dent and vice-President on a platform
| which repudiates the doctrines enun-
ciated by the Chicago convention: en-
dorses President Cleveland and his
| administration in glowing terms: de-
| clares for the gold standard: tariff for
revenue only; liberal shipping laws;
currency reform; Civil Service and
economy in public expenditures. The
spirit that animated the convention
| was contained in this declaration of
| the platform
The Democratic party has sur
| yived many defeats but i5 could not
survive victory won in behalf Of the
doctrine and policy proclaimed in its
name at Chicago"
And so in the language of Mr.. Ham,
| mond, of Louisiana, this convention
| placed in the hands of other nOmi-
neeS their banner and bade them fling
1T forth sky ward, high and wide"
| The real work of the convention was
soon transacted when it was reached
| but the delay in reporting the plat
form gave opportunity for a series of
eloquent and stirring speeches. The
attendance was larger than yesterday
and more enthusiasm prevailed. Col.
| w. {. =. Breckinridge, the famous blue
grass orator: Dewitt G. Warner, of
New y ork c. \. Hammond, of Geor-
gia; W. ID. Bynum. of Indiana. and
Comptroller of the Currency Eckies, of
Illinois, were in turn called to the
| stage and stirred the enthusiasm to a
high pitch.
When the platform was at last
brought iD, shortly before = O'Clock,
after the convention had been in ses-
sion three hours. it was read amid an
almost continuous storm of applause
and was adopted unanimously with
out word of debate.
| The Platform.
The platform adopted is as follows
"This convention has assembled to
uphold the principles upon which de-
pend the honor and welfare of the
American people, in order that Demo-
Gratis throughout the Union may unite
their patriotic efforts to avert disaster
from their country and ruin from their
party.
The Democratic party is pledged to
equal and exact Justice to all men of
every creed and condition. to the larg-
est freedom Of the individual consis-
tent with good governments; to the
preservation of the Federal govern
ment in its constitutional vigor and to
. the support of the States in all their
just rights; 70 economy in the public
expenditures: to the maintenance of
the public faith and sound money
and it is opposed to paternalism and
all class legislation.
The declarations of the Chicago con-
vention attack individual freedom
the right of private contract, the in
dependence of the judiciary and the
authority of the President to enforce
Federal laws. They will advocate d
reckless attempt to increase the price
of silver by legislation and the debase-
ment of our monetary standard and
threaten unlimited issues of paper
money by the government. They a
bandon for Republican allies the Dem
OcratiC cause of the tariff reform tC
court the favor of prOtectionists tC
{ their fiscal heresy.
4 In view of these and other grave de.
I partures from Democratic principle
+ we cannot support the candidate o.
, that convention, nor bo bound by it!
q acts. The Democratic party has sur
f vived many defeats but could not sur
a vive victory won in behalf of the doc
trine and policy proclaimed in it,
: name at Chicago.
The conditions, however, which
make possible such utterances from {
: National convention, are the direct
4 result of class legislation by the Re.
q publican party. 1t still proclaims, a.
r it has for years, the power and duty
: Of government to raise and maintain
prices by law; and it proposes no rem
f edy for existing evils, except oppres
sive and uni just taxation.
: The National Democracy, here re
convened therefor, renews it's declara
+ tion of faith in Democratic principle
e and especially as applicable to the con
y dition of the times
C PROTECTION AND FREE COINAGE.
l. Taxation, tariff, excise or direct, i
) rightfuily imposed only for publ
e purposes and not for private gail
re The sum derived by the Treasury fror
'e tariff and excise levies is affected b
the state OF trade and volume of cor
l. sumption. The amount required b
l. the Treasury is determided by tn
1t appropriations made by Congress. Th
1e demand Of the Republican party fC
$ an increase in the tariff tax has it
J. preteNt IN the deficiency of revenu
l. which has its causes in the stagnatio
u Of trade and reduced consumption, du
q, entirely to the loss of confidence ths
CT has followed the Populist threat fC
c. free coinage and depreciation of OF
o money, and the Republican practit
l. of extravagant appropriations beyon
the needs of good government. w
ae arraign and condemn the Populist
l. conventions of Chicago and st. Lou
lt for their cooperation.
y, With the Republican party increa
De ing these conditions, which are pleat
y ed in justification of a heavy increa:
Us in burdens of the people and furth.
ne resort to protection, we therefore, d.
LII nOunce protection and its ally, fri
" coinage, as schemes for the person
ne profit Of few at the expense of man
US and oppose the parties which stand f,
ro these schemes as hostile to the peOp
of the republic whose food and shelte
4 comfort and property are attacked
de higher taxes and deprecated none
1u In fine, We reatfirm the historic Dem
e cratic doctrine of tariff for reyen,
u only.
sy The next plank is devoted to tt
Ut subject of shipping and demands tn
Ie, liberal policies toward American shi
na ping shall take the place of our init
ed ton of "the restrictive statues of t
eighteenth century which were abo
doned by every maritime power b
r,o the United States"
an THE GOLD STANDARD.
he The experience of mankind b
NJ shown that by reason Of their natul
'ty qualities, gold is the necessary mon
ed of the large affairs of commerce 81
ct. business, While silver is convenient
a adapted to minor transactions and t
al most beneficial use of both tOgeth