The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-09-04

the memory Of it has become more pal
atable in five and twenty years, but
did not vote for him as Democra
standing on Democratic platform, ant
I shall not vote for Populist candi5at,
on a Populistic platform. (Cheers.)
have nothing to say about the young
gentleman who Is now enlightening thu
people on the policy that ought to con
troll the settlement of the financial ques
tion. but have read his speeches with
great care. Has anybody gathered any
thing from them but the sad lesson tha
life comes unequal with men: that L
some come prosperous days and to some
adversely, that to some comes plenty
and to some comes want. and that as ;
corolary those with whom life ha.
gone hard ought to unite to destroy
those with whom life has been prosper
Gus. Is there anything else in his
speeches? Stripped of their verbiage
but this, here is 4 great country: here i.
the Hudson with the handsome resi-
dences of rich men; here are the syndi
Gates controlling great sums of money
and here are you.
Labor is not given its just share of the
profits. There is the ballot-boN, ther,
Is the booty. there is the weapon, yot
the soldier. What is the lesson? Bs
frugal. be- law-Obedient, be patient, b.
stateSmanlike and study the question
is that it? No, the ba!'ot-hoX tn equal
ize that which life has made unequal
| protest that that is not Democracy
loud checringD The government shal
not support the people. The people
must support the government. cap
plaus"D
The balIo, box is not Il weapon OF
hostility, is not Il menace. 1t takes the
place. of the bayonct. 1t takes the place
of force. no strikes. no bombs, no anar-
chistS, no organizations to commit Nio-
lence The ballot is not TO make dis
cord, but to bring about harmony, not
to produce dissenSions. but to produce
that equalization of law Under which
all men stand equal.
EYNl'M AND F.CK LES APPEAR.
Hon. W. u. Bynum. Of Iniiana. was
next invited to take the stand. He did
so and made a short speech in which he
said that the convention should not
only make Il platform on the true prlh-
ciples Of the Democratic party. but
should place unon it Democrats VINO
would stand for those principles ana
labor for them increasingly till election
day. (Chcers.) Mr.. EckleS, "f Illinois,
comptroller of the currency. was then
invited To the stand and addressed the
convention.
"No one" he said "who looked over
the assemblage would dare To assert
that the Democratic party did not still
live. the champion of the people
rights and the quick avenger of the
prople's wrongs. ,Checrs.) They were
met here for conscience sake. They
were not struggling for the spoils of
office, nor were they moved by the
pride of public place. tCheersD They
were here TO prevent the national honor
and the great party of their love and
affection from being a byword through
ont the land" (Applause)
The convention having in the mean
lime been called Ia order. the report OF
tn. committee on resolutions was called
for and Senator Villas. its chairman.
took the stand and read in his clear,
resonant voice, with much emphasis,
the following document, being accom-
panied by applause at every telling
point.
THE PLATFORM.
The following is the fun text of the
pla,form recommended by the commit
tee. on resolutions:
This convention has assembled Ia
UNFOLD the. principles upon which de-
mend the honor and welfare ol the
American people. in order that Demo
Gratis through the Union may unite
their patriotic efforts to avert disaster
from their country and ruin from thei'
party.
The Democratic party is pledged 10
equal and exact justice TO all men oi
every creed and condition, 10 the IarS-
est freedom of the individual consist
cnt with good government, 10 the pres
eryation of the federal government III
it's constitutional vigor and To the sup
mort of the states in all their just rights.
10 economy in public expenditures, 10
the. maintenance of the public faith and
sound money. and ii is opposed I" pa
ternalism and all slass Legislation.
The declarations of the Chicago con-
veu,ion 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 advocate u reckless
attempt tn increase the price OF silver
by legislation 10 the httiS'iii'it VI 'uI
monetary. standard and threaten un-
limited ISSUES of paper money by the
government. They abandon for Repub-
Iican allies the Democratic cause of
tariff reform to court the favor of pro-
tectioniSts to their fiscal hereSy.
I'm view of these and other depar lures
from Democratic principles, we cannot
support the candidates of that conven-
ton, nor be bound by its acts. The
Democratic party has survived many
defeats, but could not SurviN" victory
won i'm behalf uf the doctrine and pol
icy proclaimed in its name at Chicago.
the conditions. however, which make
po.isnle such utterances from the ma
tioual convention are the direct result
of class legislation by the Republican
party. 1t still proclaims as II has for
years. the power and duty of govern
ment to raise. and maintain prices by
law, and il proposes no remedy for eX-
listing evils except oppressive and un-
Just legislation. The national Democ-
racy here convened therefore renews
it's declaration Of faith in Democratic
principles. especially as applicable to
the conditions of the times. Taxation,
tariff. excise or direct. is rightfully i'm
posed only for public purposes, and not
for private gain. It's amount Is justly
measured by public expenditures, which
should be limited by scruplOus economy.
The sum derived by tha treasury from
tariff and excise levies is affected by
the state of trade and volume of con-
sumption. The amount required by the
treasury is determined by the appro-
priations made by congress. The de-
mand of the Republican party for an in
crease in tariff taxation has its preteXt
in the deficiency of revenue, which has
it's cause in the stagnation of trade
and reduced consumption. due entirely
to the loss of confidence that has fol-
lowed the Popuist threat of free COIN
age and depreciation of our money and
the Republican practice of extrava-
CANT appropriations beyond the needs
of good government. We arraign and
condemn the Populistic conventions of