The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-06-26
TRIED AND TRUE.
GEORGIA DEMOCRATS PROYouNcE
FOR FREE SILVER.
Financial Policy of the Administers
ton estoration of
Silver to the Rank it Occupied
Before 1873 Demanded.

MACON. Ga, June 25.-The Democratic
convention of Georgia has met and adj
Journed. 1t was probably the most ex-
pedltlous work ever done in this state by
convention of such importance. The
convention met at noon and adjourned at
o'clock, having gone through all the
routine within four hours.
The convention was called to order by
Steve Clay the chairman OF the state
committee. The convention hall was
crowded from floor to ceiling The day
was the hottest so far this year and the
temperature of the house was up to the
top notch. Fortunately, there was no ex-
element and everything passed off like
the ticking of q clock. After addresses
Of welcome from loca' Representatives
Clarence Wilson of Fort Gaines was
elected temporary chairman
After the appointment of a credentials
committee whose work was confined to
the seating of three cont esting deiega-
tons Steve Clay was elected permanent
chairman
The committee on resolutions and plat
form having been appointed. the con-
Vent1on went into the nomination of a
governor and state officers.
RENOMINATED.
W. Y. Atkinson was renominated for
governor by reclamation and all the other
state officers We're renominated, with the
exception of the state treasurer in whose
place W. ]. Sheer was named.
The gateS-at-iarge from the state
are Evan Howell, Patrick Walsh, Pope
: Brown and H. T. Lewis.
! The financial plank of the platform is
as follows:
Resolved, That congress has no power
to discriminate at the minis against eth
er gold or silver as metals for the coin
age of primary money, or against gold
or silver coin of the United States as to
: their debt-paying functions-such discrim.
/ nations depriving the citizens of the use
OF one kind of standard money provided
+IlEa itr1%t A, -
debts, and we demand the repeal of all
laws or parts of laws making such dis
ordinations and the restoration of the
standard silver dollar to the rank of pri-
mary money which it held prior to 1878, by
OPENING THE MINIS
to the coinage of silver on perfect
equality with gold at the ratio of, 16 to 1
resolved. That we condemn a fnancia
policy which nsceSSitateS the increase %
the bonded debt of the country to main.
tain an unnecessary gold reserve, to pay
the current expenses Of the government
We also condemn a policy which seeks tc
retire the United States and treasury
notes, as they constitute an absolutely
safe circulating medium based on gol(
and silver coin and backed by the entiry
wealth of the country. Such polio!
would not only intensity the present evf
Of contraction, but place the exclu
sive right to issue d circulating medium
in the control of a concentrated money
of the people-and foster the federal doc
trine of Capitalization and class govern
ment through financial control-a doc
trine which is standing menace to oul
republican institutions, and the libertie,
of the people and we demand the repeal o
laws which clothe secretary of tn.
treasury with the
MORE THAN IMPERIAL POWER
to issue bonds and increase the publ
debt at his will and pleasure withou
specific power from congress.
Resolved, That we favor the paymen
of the public debt as rapidly as practie
abe. All moneys drawn from the peopl
by taxation, except so much as is requi
site for the necessities of the government
economically administered, should be hon
esuly applied to such payment, and whel
the obligations of the government ex
pressiy state on their face. or the lay
under which they were issued provides
that they are payable in coin, such obi
cations should be paid in gold or silve
coin at the convenience of the govern
ment and not a the option of the holde
of the obligation"
THE ONLY FURRY
in the convention arose over the selec
ton of a gold standard Democrat as
delegate TO Chicago. The delegate re
ceived an overwhelming majority in hi
district caucus, but a minority repoc
was brought in, based on the resolusio
adopted at the free silver caucus las
and tried silver men would be allowed t
go from this convention or from any dis
trict.
speeches that threatened a break wer
made on both sides. but the counsels {
the conservative element prevailed, an
the gold standard man was sent rattle
than break into the right of each di.
trint TO name its own Delegates
The fact that the unit rule will preva
in al matters coming up at Chicago pr
vents any fear of q break from the FIRE
silver delegates at the national CONVEX
ton.