The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-09-01

questioned IL reaches climax or arbi-
trary interference with individual rights
when 1t seeks to force its debased money
upon the public by forbidding contracts
which provide for payment in any medium
more valuable than the deprecated legal
tender which it proposes to establish
We repudiate the Chicago platform, be-
cause IL proposes to substitute for our
present standard of value, which is equal
TO the best in the world, an unstable and
deprecated standard which has been re-
jected by every civilized and prosperous
and commercial nation, and which would
put US on a monetary level with China,
Mexico, and other countries where labor
is notoriously underpaid.
THE Chicago platform declares against
gold monometallism and advocates legis-
lation, which must inevitably lead to sill
Yer monometallism; 1t advocates none
tary system which would offer an unlimit-
ed field of speculation to the capitalists,
but would materially reduce the purchas-
ing power of every dollar paid to the
wage earners; and punish honest thrift
by depreciating the value of every saw
ings bank deposit and every life insurance
policy. 1t advocates liberal pensions and
at the same time seeks to impair the
value of every pension paid by the gov
ernment; it condemns the only method
provided for keeping inviolate the ma
tional credit and favors a policy which
public debt; it disapproves of the issue
national bank notes secured by the
pledge of government bonds and suggests
no substitute therefor, except unlimited
paper money redeemable in debased and
huctuating coin 1t covertly attacks the
existing civil service laws upon the pres
ervation and extension of which the eff
fciency of the public service depends.
ut contemptuoTsly omits all reference
to the administri ton of the only demo,
crat, who, in this generation, has had the
presidential office, and whose integrity OF
purpose and firm determination to main
tain the national honor has been ac-
knowledged by all classes of his fellow
citizens.
1--WE heartily commend the administra-
tion of Grover Cleveland. He has been
loyal to the principles of true democracy.
His administration has been efficient,
honorable and economical He deserves
the thanks of the whole people, and has
earned and will receive the praise of a
grateful posterity.
I'VE hold that it is the duty of the gov
ernment of the United States, in the ex-
ercises of it's constitutional functions, in
respect to coinage and currency, to follow
and not to force the preferences Of the
people. The gold standard is a monetary
fact which cannot be changed by act If
congress. In the face of the long -contin-
ued existence of that standard in the
United States and the unmistakable
worldwide preference OF gold in prefer
ence to silver as a monetary standard.
any attempt to tamper with that
standard Is vicious in principle, dishonest
in practice, destructive of confidence and
thoroughly undemocratic. We are, there
fore, in favor of a firm and unvarying
maintenance of the present gold standard
| of value so long as that standard con-
| tinues to be a monetary fact.
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ment should be directly divorced from the
business of banking; and therefore demand
| the repeal of all laws authorizing the issue
of legal tender or treasury notes by the
government, or the re-issuing of such
notes when they have been redeemed in
gold. We favor the enactment by con-
gress of such legislation as will permit the
establishment of a banking currency am
pie in volume for the needs of business,
readily adjusting itself to such needs, alb
solutely secure in every contingency, and
| at all times redeemable in gold.
1--WE are opposed to republican protec-
tion. We recognize in protection the means
by which the federal power of taxation on
imports is exercised for the benefit of
class, the mainstay of trusts, the parent
of monopoly, the fruitful source of the
present political dangers which threaten
the nation. The silver agitation began
in the efforts of the producers of
silver to obtain a higher price for their
product; and they have as much right TO
seek the influence of the government IN
their behalf however fruitless 1T may be,
as have the manufacturers of steel or cot
tons The Bland-Allison act of 1873, and
the so-called Sherman act of 1890 were
measures largely designed to afford pro-
lection to the producers of silver and
the latter act, under which from 1870 to
1893 the government of the United states
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yer, nearly six tons daily, and issued
treasury notes therefor so threaten the
national credit and produced such distrust
of the power of the government 10 MAIN
tain the standard of value that to 1t, far
more than to any other influence is que
the business depression of the last three
years and the consequent free silver agi-
tation which finds in that depression lts
only hope of success.
1--WE believe the enforcement of the
civil service laws is essential to an eff
cient administration of the public busi-
ness and we commend the extension OF
these laws by President Cleveland to the
remainder of the unclassihed service
"As democrats loyal to the maintenance
of the constitution and jealous in our
support of the credit and honor of our
country, we cannot indorse the candidates
nominated at Chicago, nor. the champion
of republican prohibitory protection nom
mated at st. Louis.
1--WE declare, therefore, that the ap-
proaching convention at indianapolis
should nominate on a democratic plat
form democratic candidates to
whom we pledge our hearty
support, and we instruct our dele.
gates to that convention to use every
effort to bring about such nominations"
Electors at large and delegates to In
dianapols were selected. Among the lat
ter are Patrick ]. Gleason. Horatio c.
King, Perry Belmont, Theodore Sutro,
John Dewitt Warner, John r. Fellows,
Oscar S. Strauss, Charles r. Miller and
Simon Stern.
A resolution offered by Edward NJ. Shep-
herd of Brooklyn was, after debate,
adopted that this convention, when it
adjourns, adjourn to meet at the city
of Brooklyn at p. m. on Thursday, the
oath day of September next or such other
day, not later than the S0th day of Sep
tember. as the state committee may APP
point, to nominate the remainder Of the
presidential electoral ticket and candi-
dates for state offices and to transact
such other business as may be proper"
After naming a new state committee,