Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-07-23

Samuel Alriuh; Members of the State
Central Committee, Il. b, Shurtor, Il.
l.. Wilson aud NJ. b. Burris.
Kent county-Committe on Pefma-
nent Organization, William Ellison,
David Reis and I. f. johnson, Reao-
lutious, ii. L. Hynson, g. M. Jones
and Frank 'Reimor: Rules, Il. T.
Moore, W. +. Davis and A. ]. Knn- |
ney; Members OF the State Central
COMMITTEES, George II. Jones, David |
Rice and W. ID. Hudson.
Sussex county-Committo on Per-
manent Organization, w. V. Simple,
Thomas Ragen and John G. Short
Rules. j. ID. Marvil, j. L. Warrington
and Horace Sudler; Members of the
State Central Committee, g. r.
Swayne, George E. Smith and Charles
H. Maull
The reports from tho several dele
ACTIONS were adopted and the persons
named were decided upon as the State
Central Committee
George L. Townsend, chairman OF
the committee ON permanent organi-
zation, reported that the Temporary
chairman, Manlove Hayes, and the
temporary secretary, Hugh @. Browne,
had been decided upon ae the perma
nent officers The committee also
named A. d. Warner, Martin b.
Burris, William Ellison and George
II. Hall as the vice presidents, and
W. @. II. Colquhoun apd Hugh o.
Browne as the secretaries. The report
was unanimously adopted.
Mr.. Hayes accepted the chair in
brief speech, after which the com
mittee on rules reported the regula-
tions Of former conventions, which
were approved.
e. g. Bradford Of Wilmington,
| chairman OF the committee on resolu.
tions, after few preliminary remarks,
after which he read the following plat
| form:
1.-THE Republican party in Delaware
in State convention assembled at
Georgetown, hereby reaiiirms It's do
votion to the broad and beneficent
principles whence it derives its life
and power
"We heartily approve and ratify the
nomination OF William Mckinley and
Garret A. Hobart for President and
Vice President Of the United States,
and unqlalifiedly endorse the declara-
tion of principles and policies set forth
adopted at st. Louis.
1--WE denounce the Democratic plat.
form Of Chicago with it's free trade
fallacies, its tinacial heresles and its
Populism, Communism, Socialism and
Anarchism. as standing menace tc
peace and good order, to the honor and
credit Of the nation ana to labor and
industrial interests throughout tht
land. We call upon all good citizens,
without respect to their past politica
affiliations, to unite with US in tht
support Of the Republican ticket q!
the surest means of ayerting th,
gravest peril which has confronted tn,
country since the war of the rebellion
After period of three years o
widespread want and business disaster
caused by the Democratic tariff re
form, socallod, as embodied in thu
Wilson bill, the country halls will
joy tho prospect of return to tina
system OF protection to American labo
and industry under which it enjoyed
unparalleled prosperity up to the clos
OF the administration of Benjamin
Harrison.
In the absence of an agreement be
tween the principal commercial nation
of the world we believe that tw
!, standards OF value in money are utterl
impracticable and, therefore, that unit
such agreement shall be made tn
present gold standard should be main
tanned.
We favor discriminating duties i
behalf Of American ships to the en-
that our shipping interests may be re
vived. Such was the policy of Wash
ington and Hamilton under whic
American bottoms carried 80 per cen
of our foreign trade.
1--WE believe that liberal supper
should be extended by the nation t
those who imperilled their lives for il
preservation.
'We favor such legislation as vii
, permanently improve the public road
] of this State.
2 I've insist that the coming Consti
tutional convention shall in tn
: framing OF new Constitution dea
I with old conditions in spirit of tn
y broadesf and most liberal reform. Til
7 people demand tho abolition of lii
tenure of office, the limitation With
. marrow limits Of the power of appoint
. ment TO office and the extension q
: their right to elect to office. The
8 also domand the widest application {
; the principle of local self government
Q and especially that of district repre-
= sentation in the General Assembly
u They further demand such an adjust
:, ment OF representation in both house
IL of the General Assembly as shall on
proXimate to representation accortlin
: to population. We urge upon tho cor
: yention the necessity of vital reforms /
8 the judiciary and collecting Of taxes
II The payment of poll tax az q pre-
requisite to voting, which has prove
= in the prolific source Of fraud an
3 corruption at election, should l.
U abolished.
d "We dcnounGe the long continue
use Of money for the bribery of voter
; as crime against tho fundament;
: principles of any form of popular sci
J. government, as il dishonOrs and di!
i graces the State We call upon Ii
r constitutional Convention TO give il
" first consideration TO the suppressio
n Of this gross and growing evil.
l. The prison system of our State III
d favorably reflects upon its people. o.
e jalls are inadequate and augment erin
IS rather than diminish it, and priso
= reform is at last imperativcly d,
manded. ~
10 Aftor reading the platform on motto
IS Of Mr.. Bradford, it was unanimous
& adopted. Mr. Bradford also mado
9 speech, in the course Of which be sait
10 There are some men in the part
IS who have gone astray Thoy have gof
q astray in the wilderness and Al
81 worshipping golden calf lmoanlr
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