The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-06-25
BENEDICT ARNOLD
OF DEMOCRACY
The Name Applied to President Cleve.
land by Ohio Democrats.
OPPOSED TO THE GOLD STANDARD
A Platform That Is UnaIterabiy Op.
posed to the Single Gold Standard.
A Wild Scene in the Indiana State
Convention.

Columbus. Ohio. June 24.-State
Chairman NJ. A. Smalley. in calling the
Democratic convention to order made
no speech, simply reading the list of
temporary officers selected by the state
commitetee.
Colonel w. A. Taylor, on assuming
his duties as temporary chairman,
thanked the convention for the honor of
being called to preside over what he
called This Pentrostral uprising of the
people" 1t was more than state con-
Vention. But twice in our nations his
tory has the present uprising of the
people been even approximately par
alleled-in 1928, which gave us Jackson;
In 1860 which gave us Lincoln.
Colonel Taylor made n strong free
silver speech and concluded as follows:
You have no war to make on capital.
You will make no war upon 1t. You
intend to respect its rights, and you
intend that 1t shall respect your rights.
If you did more or did less than these
things you would be unworthy the title
of American"
At the conclusion of Colonel Taylor's
speech delegate secured the floor and
expressed his qualification at the dis
approval EXPIRE by the convention
or Grover Cleveland, whom he charac-
terized as the Benedict Arnold" of the
Democratic party. He was hissed down
at that point. and the report Of the COM
mittee on rules was called for and
read. The committee on permanent Or
ganization presented General A. ].
Warner az permanent chairman. In a
short speech General Warner said he
believed Major Mckinley was honest in
his money theory but he could no more
bring prosperity to the nation that
way than he could lift himself by his
bootstraps. The platform reported by
the committee on resolutions was
adopted. Yeas 542; nays 12S
FINANCIAL PLANK.
The financial plank of the platform
Is as follows:
We, the Democrats of Ohio, In conven-
tion assembled, hold that the money ques-
tion is the vital and paramount issue now
before the people of this country, and that
its early and correct settlement is neces-
sary to the revival of business and the re-
turn of prosperity; therefore
| Resolved. That We are unalterably op-
posed to the single gold standard and de-
mand an immediate return to the consti-
| tutionfL money Of gold and silver by the
restoration by this government inde-
| pendent Of other nations, of the unrestrict-
ed coinage of both silver and gold, into
standard money, at the ratio of 16 to |,
| and upon the terms of exact equality eX-
listing prior to 1873; such silver coin to be
a full legal tender equally with gold coin,
| for all debts and dues, public and pri.
| vate.
Resolved The the delegates-at-large
| this day chosen by this convention, and
! the delegates to the national convention
from the several congressional districts
be, and they are hereby instructed to Use
all honorable means to secure the adop-
! tion Of the principles contained in the
foregoing resolution by the national DEM
ocratic convention, to be held at Chica ago
July Z, and to vote only for candidate for
| president and vce-president who are
| known to be in full accord Herewith, and
to accomplish these ends to cast the votes
from the state Of Ohio as unit, as a
majority may determine.
THE DELEGATES.
The following were selected for dele
gates-at- large: Allen w. Thurman, e
B. Finley, L. z. Holden and John R.
| Mclean.
Max Fechimer, of Cincinnati, and
Thomas Il. Powell, of Columbus, were
nominated for electors-at-large.
The following state ticket was nom.
mated: For secretary Of state. Chiltor
| A 70 nf
preme Judge. r. ]. Blandin. of Cleve.
land; Patrick McKeown. of Cincinnati
state food commissioner; William
Beaumont, of Licking county, for mem.
ber Of the state board Of public works
The convention at o'clock adjourned
sine die.