Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-09-04

IOv nOrmlE1tI0ES Tor vice president No
calfcd but one state, Kentucky" and the
banl struck up ..Mv Old Kentucky
Home" Wiliium +. Brooder, of Rus
name formally i'll nomination and the
nomination was forthwith made unani-
nous.
Resolutions were then adopted thank
ing the provisional committee for its
work and thanking the business people
of Indianapolis for their hospitality.
And then, You know about the gov
ernor of North Carolina and the gov
ernor of South Carolina" shouted
West Virginia delegate amid a roar of
laughter. Il move the convention ad-
journ sine die
The motion was put and carried, and
at 4:32 the first convention of the Ma
tional Democratic party adjourned sine
die.
The platform begins with a review
of the business situation. and the con-
ditions held to be hostile to prosperity
and proceeds: With the Republican
party increasing these conditions. which
are pleaded in justification of heavy
increase Of the burdens of the
people and a further resort to protec-
ton, We therefore denounce protection
and its ally, free coinage of silver, as
schemes for the personal profit OF a
few at the Expense of the many, and
oppose the two parties which stand for
these schemes as hostile to the people
of the republic whose food and shelter.
comfort ard property are attacked by
higher taxes and deprecated money.
In fine. we reaflirm the historic
Democratic doctrine of tariff for reve-
nue. only.
1--WE demand that henceforth modern
and liberal policies towards American
shipping shall take the place of our imita-
ton of the restrictive statutes of tho
eighteenth century, which were abandoned
by every maritime power but the United
States, and which to the nations humilia-
ton have driven American capital and en-.
terprise to the use of alien flags and alien
crews, have made the stars and stripes an
almost unknown emblem in foreign coun-
tries, and have V rtual!y extinguished the
race of American scamen. We oppose the
prctence that disc iminating duties will
promote shipping and declare that scheme
an invitation to commercial warfare upon
the United States, un-Amcrican in the
light of our great commercial treaties, Of
fering no gain whatever TO American
shipping, while greatly increasing ocean
frcights on our agricultural and manu-
featured products.
1.-The experience Of mankind has shown
that by reason of their natural qualities,
gold is the necessary money of the largo
affairs of commerce and business, while
silver is conveniently adapted to minor
transactions, and the most beneficial use
of both together can be ensured only by
the adoption of the former Us n standard
of monetary measure and the maintcn
ance of silver mt a parity with gold by its
limited coinage under safeguards of law
Thus the largest possible enjoyment OF
both metals is gained with the value uni
| versally accepted throughout the world,
which constitutes the only practical cur
rency, assuring the most stable standard,
and especially the best and safest money
for all who earn livelihood by labor OIL
the product of husbandry. They cannot
| suffer when paid in the best money known
| to men, but are the peculiar and most de.
fenseless victims of a debased and fiuctuat
ing currency, which offers continued
profits to the money changer at their cost
"Realizing these truths, demonstrated
| by long public inconvenience and loss, tho
Democratic party, in the interests of the
| masses and of equal justice to all, practic
ally established by the legislation of 1874
| and 1853 the gold standard of monetary
| measurement, and likewise entirely di
| vorced the government from banking and
currency issues. To this long established
| Democratic policy we adhere, and insist
| upon the maintenance of the gold stan
dard."