Rock Island Argus., 1896-06-25

6OvEHNOR CLAUDE MATTHEWS.
oame TO indorsing it the thing was dono
with whoop. It is seldom that . state
convention is as unanimous for any line
Of policy rs this one was for free and un.
limited coinage of silver. r. C. Bell, Of
Allen county, was the chairman and made
n rei-hot free silver speech, which was ap-
plauded at every sentence.
Woald Speak In Plain Terms.
In closing his address he said: ST con-
jure you to speak in no uncertain terms.
This issue [silvcrl overshadows all others.
Iet us sink all personal considerations
and preferences in Difference to the COM
mon good. Other matters Of importance
will come before you. We seem to be
called upon to make special effort to main
tain the Democratic doctrine of President
Monroe that we shall not tolerate any
further encroachments of foreign powers
upon the territory Of this country by way
Of acquisition, no matter under what
guise; that we are in favor Of raising suffi-
cient revenue by taxation for the support
Of the government economically admin.
isterd and no more; that a tax is never q
oiCsShAi&s bAiut kOOU CIldTuCtcT anu ROOO
citizenship are the result and outgrowth
OF individual education and development,
and that you cannot make men good by
statutory or restrictive legislation, and
TINT the Democratic party is in favor now,
as It always has been, of the largest de.
gree Of personal liberty for the citizen con.
sistent with good government and the
safety OF the public"
The preliminaries Of the convention were
soon attended to and the credentials com.
mittee reported favoring the free silver
delegates In most cases where there were
con>ests. 1t tanspired during this period
Of business that for the first time in the
history of political conventions in Indiana
q female delegate, fully and duly &C
credited, was on tho floor. She is Mrs
Antoinette D. Leach, Of Sullivan. She IL
. lawyer by profession. For electors-at.
large, the following were named: Jason
Brown, Of Seymour, and John B. Stoll, oi
South Bend, and David S. Gooding, oi
Hancock and G. A. Howard for contingent
electors-at-large. For delegates at large
Senators Daniel w. Voorhees, and David
1urpie and James d. McCabe, of Williams
port, and g. v. Menzies,o of Mount Vernon
were chosen. Shanklin withdrew his name
Difference t. Governor Matthews wish
that Menzies should get the place.
Silver Plank Of the Platform.
Tho platform which wasadopted as read
covers all the political issues, but gives
the first place to the silver question, thu
pith OF the declaration on that point be.
ing as follows: I'VE reafIirm our ad
herence to the faithful Democratic doc
trine Of bimetallism, and therefore we de
,uand the immediate restoration of bimet
allim by Ghe free and unrestricted coin
age Of both silver and gold as primar,
money at the ratio Of 16 to without wait
ing the co-opcration of Great Britain q,
| any other foreign power, oil such coinagt
to be full legal tender in payment of al
debts. public or private"
what II Sold On the Tarin.
On the tariff the following is the opin
ion Of the Indiana Democracy: THAT wt
believe the existing tariff laws will b
fully equal to all demand for needed rev
enue for the expenses Of government coon
omically administered under the condi
lions which will arise from the restoration
Of bimetallism."
The platform closes with o plank in
structing delegates to vote for Governo,
Matthews for president, first, last, and al
the time, and to use all honorable effort.
/ to secure his nomination. The deleRate,
are instructed to vote as Q unit ON al
| questions involving platform or candidate
In the convention.