, 1896-07-09

goes. Gail OF the states was then ord
cred and the result of the vote was ayes
1903. nays 626. one not voting.
The vote on Hills motion endorsing
the administration resulted. ayes 357.
nays 564. not voting 4. The announce
ment of the vote created great cheer
| ing.
found to be a failure at the end of one
year it should be discontinued was lost
by a large vote.
The vote on the adoption of the plat
form as presented by the majority com
mirtee resulted, ayes 62S, nays 300.
The convention then took a recess
until s o'clock this evening.
CONVENTION GOSSIP.
The text of the platform is
published his morning. Three hours
are to be given to discussion of plat
form, of which Senator Hill will have
at least a half hour. 1t is stated that if
adopted in present shape the gold men
will all sit and take no further part in
proceedings and some individual dele
Efforts will be made to reach a ballot
his evening, but it is thought the ac-
ton of gold men is likely to delay the
nomination.
According to morning papers. Blan3's
chances are the best at present. 1t is
claimed the key of situation rest with
Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi and
Missouri. At present the Georgia dele
cation favors Bland. though several of
the delegates are strong for Teller and
will vote for him il an opportunity is
offered.
CHICAGO PLATFORM.
Chicago. July S.-The committee on
platform today completed its labors.
The majority report is as follows:
We, democrats Of the United States,
in convention assembled. reaffirm al
lesiance to these great essential prin-
ciples of justice and liberty upon which
our institutions are founded and which
the democratic party has advocated
from Jefferson's time to our own-free-
dom of speech, freedom Of press. free
dom of conscience, preservation of per-
sonal rights equality of all citizens be-
fore the law and the faithful observ-
ance Of constitutional limitation. Dur
ing all these years the democratic par
ty has resisted the tendency of selfish
interests to the Capitalization of gov
ernmentaI power. and steadfastly main
tanned the integrity OF the dual scheme
Of government as established by the
founders Of this republic. Under its
guidance and the teachings of the great
principle OF local self government has
found the best expression in The main
tenance Of the rights of states and as
sorting OF the necessity OF continuing
general government to exercise of the
powers granted by the constitution of
the United States.
Recognizing that the money question
Ii paramount to all others at this time,
we invite attention to the fact that the
federal constitution m silver and
gold together as the money metals Of
the United States and that the first
coinage law passed by congress under
the constitution made the silver dol
lar the monetary unit and admitted
gold to free coinage at a ratio based
upon the silver dollar unit. We de-
clare that the act Of 1878 demonetizing
silver without the knowledge or APP
prevail of the American people, has re-
a corresponding fall in prices of COM
modities produced by the people. a
heavy increase in the burden Of ak
alton and of all debts, public and pri-
vate. The enrichment OF money-lend-
ing classes at home and abroad. the
~prostration Of industry and impover-
ishment Of the people. We are unalter-
ably opposed to monometallism, which
has locked fast the prosperity Of an in
dustrial people in paralysis Of the hard
times. Gold monometallism is a Brit
fish policy and its adoption has brought
either nations into financial servitude
to London. 1t Is not only un-Amerfcan
but Anti-American, and it can be fast
ened on the United States only by the
sinking Of that spirit and love of liber-
ty which proclaimed our political indie
pendence in 1776 and won it in the war
the revolution.
We demand the free and unlimited
coinage both OF gold and silver at the
present legal ratio OF 16 to l. without
waiting for the aid or consent Of any
other nation. We demand the standard
silver dollar shall be a full legal tender
equally with gold for all debts public
and private and we favor such legisla-
ton as will prevent, for the future, the
demonstration Of any kind of legal
tender money by private contract. We
arc opposed to the policy and practice
OF surrendertng to the holders Of OBJ
legation Of the United States their OPP
ton reserved by law to the government
Of redeeming such obligations in silver
or In gold coin.
We are opposed to the issuing of in
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