Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-09-09

circumstances prevented his speaking
and when he appeared the following
morning just after the chairman had
called the gathering to order, the call for
his appearance on the stage was re-
newed a few Kisses testifying to the
fact that he had some enemies as well
as many friends in the assemblage. He
was, however, given a respectful hearing
and made quite a lengthy speech. Mr.,
Ochs of Tennessee followed with resolu.
tions of respect for the late William Il.
Russell, ex-governor of Massachusetts,
which were unanimous adopted. Sew
eral other persons spoke, pending the re-
ceipt of the report of the committee on
resolutions, which was finally presented
by Senator Villas of Wisconsin.
The Platform.
The platform, which was adopted by
a viva voce vote, repudiates the principles
advanced by the Democratic convention
which was held at Chicago.
The financial plank is as follows:
The experience Of mankind has shown
that by reason Of their natural qualities,
gold is the necessary money Of the large
affairs of commerce and business while
silver is conveniently adapted to minor
of both together can be ensured only by the
adoption of the former a standard of
of silver at a parity with gold by its limit
ed coinage under such safeguards Of law.
Thus is the largest possible enjoyment of
both metals gained with the value uni
which constitutes, the only practical cur
rency, assuring the most stable standard
and especially the best and safest money
for all who earn a livelihood by labor or
the. produce of husbandry. They cannot
suffer when paid in the best money known
to man, but. are the peculiar and most
defenseless victims of a debased and fuc-
tuating currency which offers continued
profits, t to the money changer at their cost;
long public inconvenience and loss the
Democratic, party, in the interests. of the
sd IF equal justice to ALL o
1854 and 1858 the gold standard of mono
tary measurement and likewise entirely
divorced the government from banking and
currency issues. To this long established
Democratic policy we adhere and insist
upon the maintenance of the gold standard
issued by the government, and are firmly
opposed to the free and unlimited coinage
of silver and to the compulsory purchase
of silver bullion But we Genounce also the
further maintenance of the present costly
patchwork scheme of national paper cur
rency as constant source of injury and
the government to its legitimate functions,
completely separated from the banking
business, and afford to all sections Of our
country a uniform, safe and elastic bank
currency under government supervision,
measured in volume by the needs of bust
ness.
Following is the tariff plank:
Taxation, tariff, excise or direct, is right
fully imposed only for public purposes and
not for private gain. It's amount is justly
should be limited by scrupulous economy.
The sum derived by the treasury from tariff
and excise leyies is affected by the state of
trade and of consumption The amount re-
CURED by the treasury is determined by the
appropriations made by Congress.
The demand of the Republican party for
n i0Pr i'm farin taN no re n
the deficiency of revenue which has Its
cause in the stagnation Of trade and re-
loss of eondence that has Followed the
Populist threat of free coinage and depre-
citation of our money and the Republican
practice of extravaganza appropriations be-
yond the needs of good government. We
arraign and condemn the Populistic conven-
lions of Chicago and st. Louis for their CO.
creasing these conditions, which are plead
ed in justification of heavy Increase OF
burdens 81 the people and further resort
lection and its ally, free coinage Of silver,
as schemes for the personal profit of few
at the expense of the many, and oppose the
two parties which stand for these schemes
as hostile to the people Of the republic,
whose food and shelter, comfort and prop
erty, are attacked by higher taxes and
In fine, we reaffirm the historic Demo-
cratic doctrine Of tariff for revenue only.
President Clevelard's administration is
endorsed by the platform.
The convention then lost no time in
getting down to the nomination of presi-
Dental candidates. Only two names
were presented to the convention-those
of Gen. Bragg of Wisconsin and Senator
Palmer of Illinois, the speech for the
former being made by Burr W. Jones of
Wisconsin and for the latter by L. L.
Kimball of Michigan. Various second
ing speeches were made and then the
convention proceeded to a ballot with
the following result:
The First RaIJof