The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-04-30
Nc folIowlng is the nlatform:

the government ana which, 1T believes,
are essential to the continuance of our
system of free popular institutions.
1t declares for a strict construction
of all constitutional grants of power to
the federal government that infringe
upon the rights of communities or the
liberty of the citizen; for a liberal in.
depreciation of all reservation of rights
to the people; for home rule and against
the Capitalization of power; for free
dom of thought, and against ell pro-
scription for religious opinions; against
needless sumptuary legislation and for
the largest measure of liberty to indl-
yiduals consistent with the enforcement
of law and order, the preservation OF
rights of persons and property, and the
maintenance of government 1t be-.
lieves that federal taxation in what
ever form is justiiable only to the eX-
tent that may be needful for the main
tenance of government, honestly and
economically administered, within the
sphere Of granted powers.
1t is opposed to all schemes of taxa
ton that bear unequally upon individ-
uals, or that tend to increase the prof
its of the few at the expense of the
many, or to impose upon the few those
burdens of government which should
be borne by all alike.
The democratic party has fulfilled the
pledge under which it was entrusted
with power, relieving the people from
unjust and oppressive taxation and by
the enactment of a tariff for purposes
of revenue, framed on constitutional
lines.
We are opposed to any backward step
in the reform thus accomplished.
We demand that the legitimate bust
ness interests of the country shall now
have rest from all disturbing agitation
of this question. The people are enti-
tied to the substantial and lasting
prosperity which we believe must surely
come as the result of the reforms thus
accomplished. We believe that these
results are postponed only because of
the failure and refusal of republican
congress to heed the wise suggestions
of President Cleveland.
We call the attention of the people of
the country to the fact that the present
congress with its republican majority
| of more than two-thirds of the house of
representatives and it's control of the
| organization of the senate, has utterly
| failed to legislate for the relief of the
! people OF the disastrous effects of the
money panic brought on chiefly by the
lossxof confidence in the ability of the
government to maintain it's credit un-
der the terrible financial burdens i'm
posed by vicious republican laws and
has designedly neglected to fulfill its
pledges to the people.
We denounce as utterly unworthy the
/ confidence of the people a party whose
representatives and senators in con-
gress deliberately determined, and pub
licly proclaimed it to be their policy,
| to do nothing for the relief of the finan-
| cial condition of the government and
| people,.
| We demand a repeal of all laws au-
| thoriZing the issue or reissue of green
| backs and treasury notes of doubtful
constitutionality, originally issued un-
| der the plea of military necessity and
under a pledge of early withdrawal;
| they are a constant menace of financial
| disaster and national dishonor. They
should have no place in the currency
| of the country We believe that the
divorced from the business of banking
and that congress should enact such
| legislation as will give to the country
| banking currency ample in volume
for the needs of business absolutely
secure under every contingency and at
| all times redeemable in gold.
| We are in favor of a firm, unvarying
| maintenance of the gold standard.
! While we favor the most liberal use of
| silver consistent with the enforcement
| of a gold standard, we are absolutely
| opposed to the free coinage of silver and
| to the compulsory purchase OF silver
| bullion by the government.
| The democracy of Pennsylvania pre-
sents to the national convention as It's
unanimous choice for the presidency
the name of Robert E. Pattison. Twice
| chosen controller of the city of Phila-
delphia and twice governor of Penn
| sylvania, in the face of large adverse
! party majorities, he has demonstrated
| by these selections that the people
| trust him, and by his administration
| of those offices that their confidence
| was well founded. Knowing him to be
| honest, able, unassuming, fearless, a
consistent democrat and in harmony
| with the highest purposes of his party,
we present him for the nomination to
| the democracy of the nation.
When the chairman reached the en-
| dorsement in the platform of the pres
| ident, the candidacy of Ex-Governor
| Pattison, there was a loud cheer and
| the band played See the Conquering
| Comes" When Mr.. James had con-
| cluded and moved the adoption of the
resolutions J. Rush Gillian of Cham
| bersburg offered a minority report, a
substitute for the unit rule resolution.
The substitute disapproved of the
principle and purpose of the unite rule,
| but instructed the delegates at large
| to vote for Mr.. Pattison and recon-
mended that the district delegates unite
| upon him as their choice.
The districts delegates were ratified
| and presidential electors were chosen.
ARE UNRESTRICTED.
| Montpelier, VT, April 29.-The repub-
| lican state convention showed over
whelming Mckinley sentiment. The
| delegates are uninstructed, but it is
| believed they will not oppose the SEN
| timent of the convention.
| The Second district republican con-
| vention this afternoon adopted the
| platform of this mornings state con-
vention and elected these delegates to
| St Louis: James w. Brock of Mont
| pelier and Victor I. Spear of Braintree.
| While not instructing its delegates, {
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