Middletown transcript., 1896-06-20
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IDRMocnATIcsrAFE CONVENTION
The State Convention at Dover on Tues
day was very tame affair, very differeni
from most of the Democratic State Conven
lions. DIR. E. W. Cooper Of Camden pre-
sided and e. d. Hearn, Esq, of George
town was Secretary The following ar
the Delegates and alternates to Chicago.
New Castle .County-Senator Gray ant
Willard Salisbury, James A. Mulligan AM
DR.. G. M. Almond.
Kent County State Auditor Lewis ans
Barney Salisbury, Frank Temple an'
'Zekeu Cooper.
Sussex County-H. G. Pennington AM
w. H 4Boyce. E. w. Houston and w. h
Stevens.
The following isthe platfrom
1.-THE Democracy of Delaware in col
vention assembled declare again ur all
glance to the cardial doctrines of thei
political faith, and that therefore. we ar
in favorof maintaing the present monetar.
standard, and ere opposed to the free coin
age of silver, or to the compulsory purch
ase of silver bullion by the government.
"We believe that the true interests o
people require that the earnings of agricul
ture and trade, and the wages of laboi
should be paid in money that is intrinsi
cally worth, in all the markets of the
world, what it purports to be worth. and
the government should keep all its obliga
tions at all times redeemable and payable
in money of the standard adopted and ir
use by ourselves and by the most advanced
and civilized nations of the world.
"As the party of the plain people of this
country, who for the most part depend
upon the wages they receive. we are op-
posed to experiments in finance which will
lesson the purchasing power Of the money
they earn.
"We believe that fuctuating currency
of falsifedd money wonld be fatal to
the interests of agriculture and labor, and
would only inure to the benefit If the
speculator and gold gambler; and we up
hold the Democratic administration in its
efforts to maintain the credit and Integrity
of the government. We believe that the
Federal government should be divorced
from the business of banking. which should
be left to the commercial activities of the
people.
"We believe hat Custom House taxation
should be confined to raising revenue for
the needs of the government economically
administered and that privileged classes
should not be allowed to levy toll upon the
taxes paid by the people We believe that
any attempt to alter the present tariff law
in the direction of higher duties would
tend to unsettle the business of the country,
and that the present tariff will be adequate
to the needs of the government and to meet
the deficit that was brought about or com
menced under tbe Mckinley Tariff Law
and that the late attempt by the bill, passed
through Republican House of Repre-
at the recent session of Congress,
to raise the tariff ON articles of necessity,
while it would increase the revenue of the
favored classes, it would decrease the in
come of the Treasury.
ave congratulate our party and the peo-
pie of our State that the ability and stand
ing of our only representative in the Sen
ate of the United States has protected the
water ways of our State from outside en-
croachment
His course i'll this and in resisting the
Misrepresentation of our State in that body
by the admission of any one claiming to
representlour people as the result of the
most corrupt, debasing and dishonorable
political contest that could possibly be
waged meets with our approval.
"We sympathize with the patriots of
Cuba in their struggle for freedom and self
and we sincerely hope that
oelligerent rights may be accorded to them
BY the executive, consistently with our in
obligations.
The factional and disgraceful wrangles
If Republican majority in our last Gen
sral Assembly, has deprived US for time
If our equal representation in the United
States Senate, but we insist that our Sena-
ors must be chosen by majority Of our
OWN Legislature and not by representatives
If other States at Washington.
"We frankly commend the patriotic and
able administration of the present chief
of the United States, Grover
Cleveland.
I've approve and commend the admins
ration Of Hon. William T. Watson, who
through the dispensation of Providence
las been called to the high and honorable
luty of exercising the. Office of Governor
# this State, and we Especially commend
lin in asserting his constitutional right as
Senator of Kent county"