The Daily Texarkanian., 1896-06-21
THE PLATFORM.
An Admirable Document,
Adopted by the Arkan-
sas Democracy.
HANDS ALL AROUND.
1t is Regular Bomb Loaded to Grip
pie GOldbugs, POpullsts and Re
publicans

The following State platform was
adopted at the Little Rock conven-
tion and it is short, sweet, crisp,
pointed at beth ends, and is an ad-
mirable document and will win in
the coming election:
The Democratic party of Ark
ansas, in convention assembled, re-
news its allegiance to the time
honofed principles of the party and
declares as follows:
We favor bimetalIism, and to that
end we insist upon the free ami
unlimited coinage of both silver and
gold, at the ratio of 16 to l, as
money of finalredemption with equal
legal tender powers, independent
of the action of any other nation.
We are opposed to the issue of
Iinterest-bearing bonds for any pur-
pose in time of peace.
We demand that the Government
shall not surrender, but shall al
ways exercise its lawful option to
redeem its obligations in either gold
or silver as may be most convenient.
We demand the repeal of the
present laws discrediting the silver
money of the nation and legalizing
private contracts payable in gold
alone.
We are opposed to the National
banking system and favor only the
money of the Constitution; and we
believe that the power and duty of
the Government to furnish cir
cuIating medium should not be dele
gated to any private corporation.
We favor the collection of an in
come tax as a part of the revenue
of the general Government, and we
demand the adoption of such Con
stitutional amendments as may be
necessary to authorize the same.
We reafirn the oft-repeated de-
claration of the Democratic party
in favor of tariff for revenue
only.
We are in favor of the encourage
meut and maintainance of the free
common school system in this
State.
We endorse the purpose of the
Good Roads Convention, held in
Little Rock, in February last, and
the efforts being put forth by it's
committee for the permanent i'm
provement of the highways,
Railroads are public highways,
and the interest of the people de-
mand constant supervision of their
management. To this end we favor
the immediate creation of railroad
commission; and the submission to
the people of such an amendment
to the Constitution as may be
necessary to remove all restrictions
or legislation on this subject.
After the adoption of the above,
the following resolution was offered
by Mr.. Coffin and was adopted:
Resolved, That the State Central
Committee shall designate a day
upon which the primary elections,
or conventions, for State officers,
(and United States Senators when
to be elected, shall be held through
out the State, and that District
Committees shall also designate
uniform day in each district for all
primary elections, or conventions in
such district.
The following resolution was also
submitted;
Resolved, That our delegates to.
the Democratic National Conyeu
tion should be left free to eXercis,
their best judgment for the interest
Of the part in the selection Of cam
didates for the presidency and vice
presidency; but in no event shal.
they cast the vote Of the Arkansa.
Democracy for any candidate who
is not well known as a firm and un-
fnchiug advocate of the free and
unlimited coinage of silver at the
ratio Of l6 to |, as set forth IN our
platform
ResoIver further That they are
hereby directed to vote as a unit on
all questions before the convention
signed by
Chas. Coffin, Chairman; Jno. S. |
Little, Thos G McRae, S, w. Peel, |
NJ, j. ManuinE, W, E, Furgusou, ],
p, Faucher Carroll Armstrong, W,
S Mccain, S IT, Emerson, ], \,
Burns, A, b, Grace, j, p, Hull, j.
II Evans, j, S, Thomas, Clip Witt,
}. w. Warren.
Capt, W. f, Pace, of Boone, offer
ed the following as a substitute;
Resolved, BY the Democracy Of
Arkansas in convention assembled,
that we believe Richard =, Bland,