The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-05-28

TH URSDAY, MAY %, 1896.
ocratic party, if fairly and honorably
kept, requires the constant effort of
every loyal Democrat to accomplish the
repeal of all laws heretofore enacted
through the instrumentality of the Re
publican party which do in letter and
in spirit alike discriminate against silver
and in favor of gold and the substitution
thereof of affirmative legislation which
shall, upon some terms or other restore
| silver to equal rights with gold in the
mints and coinage of the country.
we hereby affirm as a deliberative
CONVICTION of this convention that the
act OF 1873. in so far as it demonetized
silver and established gold as the single
standard unit of value, is a fragrant vio-
latlon of one of the most important pro-
visions of the constitution of the United
States. a violation which every political
party ought to condemn and every good
citizen should assist in expunging from
| the statutes of the republic.
we therefore favor the immediate re-
peal of all laws by which silver was de-
monetiZed and demand its unqualified
restoration to the right of free and I'M
limited coinage in the minis of the United
states as money of final redemption at
the old ratio of 16 to l."
Another wrangle took place over the
motion to approve the district caucusses
for district delegations, but the motion
carried unanimously and the convention
adjourned.
The expression of the convention re-
garding Governor Boies' presidential can
dldacy, which is embodied in the plat
form, reads as follows:
"Reposing full faith and confidence in
lne, Democracy, patriotism and ability of
Horace Boies, formerly governor of the
state OF Iowa, we hereby declare it to
pc the bounden duty of every patriot in
iowa without regard to former party
afhliations, to use all honora bic means
TO secure his nomination at the Demo-
cratic national convention for the high
and responsible office of president of the
United States to the end that the prin-
clples of Democracy may be preserved
and promoted and liberality and pros
perlty be restored to the people, and the
delegates to the convention are expressly
authorized and instructed to place his
name in nomination at Chicago.
NEW HAMPSHIRE DEMOCRACY.
Concord, n. II. May 2O.-The New
hampshire Democratic state convention
met today to choose delegates at large TO
the national convention. The Hon. Har-
ry Bingham presided. In a brief address
Mr.. Bingham said that the platform
OF the national convention must be broad
enough for every true Democrat to stand
upon and its declarations so plainly ex-
pressed as to be capable of only one con-
structlOn, and that the nominees for pres
ident and vice president must be men
whose lives and records are in harmony
with the platform.
After the committee on credentials had
reported the chairman of the committee
on resolutions submitted his report.
The financial plank of the platform is
as follows:
Under present conditions there can be
but one standard of value: and that every
kind of currency shall rest upon gold
basis so long as gold is the standard recog-
nized by the commercial nations of the
world, and we heartily commend the ac-
ton of President Cleveland in so firmly
maintaining our public credit and faith
in the face of formidable opposition.
In other planks the platform declares
for tariff for revenue only, vigorous
maintenance of the Monroe doctrine and
against prescription on account of relig--
iOus opinion.
The platform was adopted without a
dissenting voice. as was the report of the
committee on reorganization of the state
committee, which was then submitted
The following delegates at large were
elected by acclamation: Hon. Frank
Jones of Portsmouth, Hon. w. Alvah n.
Sulloway of Franklin Hon. Irving w.
Drew of Lancaster and Col. Charles A.
Sinclair of Portsmouth.
These aternates were chosen:
Frank S. Chase of Somerworth, Sylves-
ter II. Danforth of Concord. Frank C.
Noyes of Nashua and William A. Plum
mer of Tacoma.