The record-union., 1896-04-30
NEBRASKA DEMOCRATS.
CONVENTION OF THE SOUND
MONEY MEN.
No Launching of Presidential BOOms,
Though Secretary MOrtOn'S Name
Was Favorably Mentioned.

LINCOLN CNeb), April 29.-Ne-
braska Democrats of the sound money
school held their State Convention to-
day, primarily to elect four delegates
at large to the Chicago National Con-
vention, and incidentally, as the party
leaders announced, ito declare to the
Democracy of the Nation that Nebraska
is not wholly silver mad" There was
very full representation of delegates,
and an absence of bitter strife in the
deliberations. There was no launching
of Presidential booms, the only ia
vored son mentioned being Secretary j.
Sterling Morton, who, on being asked,
had indicated his desire that he be not
mentioned.
1t was after 4 o'clock when Euclid
Martin, Chairman of the State Central
Committee, called the delegates to or
der. He announced the selection by the
committee of W. d. McHugh of Omaha
as temporary Chairman, and that gen
tlernan made al address Of some length,
emphasizing the declaration that this
was the only genuine Democratic Con-
vention, and that that held last week
was simply an offshoot of the Populist
party.
The temporary organization was
made permanent and committee ap
pointments followed. Pending reports,
the following delegates at large were
selected by acclamation: Tobias Cas-
tor of Lincoln, w. A. Paxton of Omaha,
c. c. Ryan of Grand Island, Dan w
Cook of Beatrice.
The Committee on Platform reported
in substance as follows:
1.-The Democrats of Nebraska, in con-
vention assembled, pledge anew our
fealty to the principles of Democracy
We repel alike the impudent assump-
tions of Republican plutocratic pater-
nalism and the vagaries of Populist and
socialistic paternalism. We denounce
as dishonest the claims of the Repub-
lican party to be returned to power ON
account of financial disturbances pro-
duced by Republican legislation and as
equally dangerous the clamor of the
Populists and their allies for a more ex-
tensive application of the same per-
nicious legislation.
1--WE adhere to the time -honored
principles of the party as enunciated by
Jefferson, Tilden and Cleveland. We
believe with Thomas jefferson that the
market value of bullion regulates the
value of the coin, and not its coin
value We accept the teachings of
economic science that under free coin
age the cheaper money will always
drive out better money, leaving nothing
but the poorer in circulation, aid that
under that unvarying law the adoption
of free coinage of silver at IS to l would
expel from circulation all the gold and
M ra6apr1 h1p in gold and
leave the country on a silver basis with
a pape:. currency, and much less of it.
We believe that common honesty and
just regard for the rights of our credit
ors, as well as the rights of the wage
Garner, require us to use all honorable
means to prevent the insertion of free
coinage plank in the national platfrom.
We adhere to our previous declarations
on this subject, and declare ourselves
unequivocally and unreservedly for the
metallic money as the standard of unit,
the bullion and mint value of which are
approximately the same and the pur-
chasing power of which, regardless OK
Government mintage, is the least
fluctuating in all the markets of the
world We insist upon this policy as
especially necessary for the protection
of the farmers, laborers and property
owning debtorS-the most defenSeleS5
victims of unstable and fluctuating cur
rency.
1--WE deny the right of Congress to
levy taxes for any other purpose than
the maintenance of the Government,
and demand a fair trial for the Wilson
tariff law, under which business and in
dustry have been recovering from the
paralytic stroke of McKinleyism."
The platform congratulates President
Cleveland's foreign policy; denounces
the action of the so-called free silver
Democrats; classes the initiative and
referendum as socialiStic experiments,
and deplores the efforts of certain poll
ticians to make religious belief a test
for officeholding
Just before adjournment the following
telegram was ordered sent to the
Michigan Democratic Convention:
alfred j. Murphy. Chairman Demo-
cratic State Convention Detroit: Demo-
cratic State Convention of Nebraska
sends greeting that Nebraska Demo-
racy stands for honest money and re-
pudiates the doctrines of the Populfsts.
"W D. MHUGH, Chairman"