The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-08-26

that no act of politicians would ever
care to again take it up.
Upon the conclusion of Mr.. Fairchild's
speech Senator Winton was elected Per-
manent Chairman and Francis d. Pollak
of Union was made secretary
After the preliminary work George Yea
man read the platform, which was as fol-
lows
The Democratic party of New Jersey
declares its emphatic approval of the
policy and principles announced by the
party in convention assembled at Tren-
ton on the 7th day of May, 1896, as fol-
lows
I'VE are in favor of firm, unvarying
maintenance of the present gold standard.
We are opposed to the free coinage of
silver at any ratio, and to the compul-
sorry purchase of silver bullion by the
Government
I'VE believe that the interests of the
people demand that the earnings of trade,
agriculture, manufactures and commerce,
and especially the wages of labor, should
be paid in money of the greatest intrin-
sic value and of the highest standard.
adopted by the civilized nations of the
world. We are therefore unalterably op-
posed to all devices and schemes for the
debasement of our currency
''We believe that the Federal Govern
ment should be divorced from the busi-
ness of banking. We therefore demand
the repeal of all laws authorizing the
issue or reissue of legal tender or treas
ury notes by the Government; they should
form no part of the currency of the
people. We favor the enactment by Con-
gress of such legislation as will secure
banking currency, ample in volume for
all the needs of business, absolutely Sc
cure under every contingency, and at all
times redeemable in gold.
Since the Democratic party of New
Jersey announced these sound principles.
an attempt has been made to commit the
Democratic party of the nation to the pol
icy of free. unlimited coinage of legal
tender silver dollars at the legal ratio of
l6 to l, and to make such silver dollars
the money in which shall be paid all
debts, public and private present and fu-
ture. Such dollars would be worth about
half such coinage ratio. We reject the
proposed reputation and spoliation.
I'VE condemn the assault upon and the
threatened degradation of the Supreme
Court of the United States.
I'VE condemn the approval of mob vio-
lence, contained in the censure of a Dem
ocratic administration for suppressing
mob violence
I'VE condemn all appeals to sectional
prejudice and passion, and all attempts
to excite and array any part of the peo-
pie against Others
The principles announced by the Chi
cago Convention and advocated by the
candidates that convention nominated,
are not the principles of the Democratic
party. Such principles, carried into ef-
feet, would dishonor and revolutionize
the government. We refuse to support
either the platform or the nominees of
that convention
I'VE approve the call for convention
to nominate Democratic candidates for
President and Vice President who adhere
to and will represent the traditional and
time-honorea principles of the Democrat
ic party. Therefore
Resolved. That this convention pro-
Congressional district and four from the
State at large to represent the State of
New Jersey in the National Democratic
Convention, to be held at Indianapolis.
September 2, 1885,
w. Holt Apgar, who has been appointed
to represent Hunterdon county says that
the report of a strong silver sentiment
among the farmers of that county is
untrue. Mr.. Apgar says he has made
political canvass of the county and
that he has found many old-time Demo-
Gratis who have voted the Democratic
ticket for the past twenty-five years de-
clare for Mckinley and sound money.
He says the Hunterdon country farmers
are nsisrepresented and that they are
aggrieved because of the publication
concerning their alleged advocacy of dis
honest money and reputation The gen
eral sentiment there is favorable to a
third ticket Mr.. Apgar says that rather
than accept Bryanism the farmers will
vote the straight Republican ticket for
the first time in their lives