The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-09
GOLD DEMOCRATS.
Connecticut Convention Addressed b,
Ex-G0vernOr T. NJ WALLER

HARTFORD, Conn.,, Oct S.-There were
about five hundred delegates to the Ma
tional Democratic gold standard State con-
vention here to-day when the call to order
was sounded by William j. Mills of New
Haven, a former member of the State CEN
trail committee, but who resigned at the
New Haven convention. Mr. Mills intro
duced Ex-Governor Thomas M Waller as
temporary chairman. The appearance OF
Mr.. Waller was the signal for long con-
llnued applause His remarks elected
cheers. In the course of his speech Mr.
Waller. alluding to the Democratic national
convention of last July said:
take pleasure in reporting that all
the members of the delegation of which
l was the chairman were earnestly OPP
posed as l was to the socialism. the Popu-
ism, the trampism. the Tillmanism and
the l6 to 1-ism of the Chicago platform
though one or two of them, VINO have since
their return been lost. strayed or stolen,
We're not quite so intense. l am Mr.
Waller added. for the defeat of the Chi
cage usurpers and their Populist allies, first
Democrats under the blue and the gray and
the leadership of Palmer and Buckner men
If not, by national patriots from whatever
party they come or whatever banner they
bear IL 1t is not red and has not upon it
either Altgeld or Tillman This is not an
ordinary political contest in which we are
enlisted and in which the laws of party
cialistic warfare in which every man must
90 what his Ms conscience dictates is best for
the good OF his country and his party, too
with respect, but without regard to what
speech to State questions. He said: Con
necticut is, / think to-day. the only State
IN the Union where a candidate, who gets
the most votes, may not get the office; or
to put 1t another way, where a candidate
who gets the least votes may get the office
This seems parado1ical. but it is not: it is
only Republican" He advocated reform of
the ballot, saying that 1.-The improper use of
money in our elections is a scandal that
cannot be denied and that ought to be
stopped for 1t is the poisoning of the noun
tain streams of our government from
drink
At the conclusion of Mr. Walters adj
dress the report of the committee on reso-
lutions submitted and adopted The
platform reaflirms the declaratio of the
convention held on June TO of this year and
on the currency question says:
While we favor the most liberal use of
silver consistent with the enforcement of a
gold standard. we are unalterably opposed
to the free coinage of silver. deemng it a
device for the debasement of our currency
and the compulsory purchase of silver by
the government. Under existing circum-
stances to pay public debts in silver coin
IS reputation; to pay. private debts in the
same coin is TO rob the wage Garner; and
to provide for the free coinage of silver
means the destruction of legitimate bust
ing classes. We believe the safety of our
national finances requires a system of
SoHHu banking, Dy winch a Dank note cur
rency ample TO supply the needs OF the
whole country shall be created. safely Sc
cured and always and everywhere redeem
able in gold
I. The convention placed in nomination
presidential electors and full State ticket
and also indorsed the nominees for Con-
gress State Senators and judge of probate
selected by the several caucuses. The State
ticket is as follows: For Governor. Joel A.
Sperry. Lieutenant Governor. William Wal
do Hyde; Secretary of State, Judge William
Pelcher, State Treasurer George II. Hoyt
Controller. Hobert Curtis. The following
nominated for Congress: First dis
irict. +. Henry Hyde: Second. II. Holton
Wood: Third. Henry w. Hammon Fourth
Morris " Seymour.