Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-05-28
for his conscientious and efficient man
aaenent of the treasury departfnent.

for his conscientious and ef1cient man
agement Of the treasury department.
we sympathise with the brave Cubans,
who are struggling for their independ-
ence, and extend to them kind words for
their encouragement and hope for their
success.
We demand the maintenance Of the gold
standard of value as being In the true In
terest of all our people and especially
those who are obliged to labor for what
they receive, and we are opposed to the
free coinage of silver except by interna-
tional agreement.
We are opposed to the republican theory
and method OF protective tariff as being
a criminal misappication of the taxing
power of the nation, producing monopoly
corruption and business stagnation; we
therefore demand tariff legislation for the
constitutional purpose OF providing rev.
enue for the government not for the fos-
tering of trusts, keeping always in mind
that unnecessary Interference with busi-
ness interests should he avoided.
We denounce the republican party for
Its fostering OF that secret and un-Aner-
ican organization, the so-called A. p. A.,
whose methods are as cowardly as its
motives are despicable and we are proud
of the fact that no democratic candidate
has ever received its endorsement.
We demand the replacement of the so
called prohibitory liquor law, that prolific
corruption, with a stringent local option
license law, bottomed on the democratic
principle Of homo rule. adapted to ac-
complsh all the good prohibition can ac-
compllsh wherever prohibition can be en-
forced, substituting elsewhere regulation
of the traffic for lawless free rum, involv-
ing constant education towards temper
ance and making an end to the infinite de-
morallzation that accompanies unen-
forced law. And we denounce the repub-
lcan party for that while In possession
of every judicial and executive office in
this State il falls to enforce this law of Its
own making and maintains it solely for
purposes of humbug and of partisan
punder.
We derounce the republican misrule
which has increased State Expenses from
| S279. 900 Just after the war to well towards
100000 now and is still piling them up in
reckless waste and extravaganza. and VIC
demand return to the democratic policy
of simplicity and frugality, that so blessed
| the State in her early era OF prosperity.
We demand an end to the multiplying Of
bureaus and commissions, in whose
stagnation. abuses and wrongs are inevit-
ably generated.
| We pledge our hearty and undivided
| support to the nominees of this conven-
| tion.
A SILVER PLANK.
Capt. ]. J. Monahan OF Underhill offered
n resolution as a substitute for the gold
| plank in the platform and advocated 1t in
a speech. The chairman ruled that ac-
cording to a vote at the morning session
to refer all resolutions, without debate, tc
the committee on resolutions the resolu-
tlon was out of order. But there appear
ed to be a demand that the question be
discussed and by general consent 1t wa.
discussed. The resolution was as follows
Resolved, That the democrats of Yer.
mont in convention assembled, demand
the full and unlimited coinage of silver
and gold into money of redemption at the
ratio of 16 to without waiting for the ap
proval of any other government.
w. w. Rider of Bristol and r. S. Child:
of Brattleboro supported Capt. Monahar
In his resolution and ]. Fl. Senter o.
Montpelier, c. II. Davenport of Brattle
boro, ]. II. Hoiton of Burlington and T
w Moloney of Rutland opposed him. Tn,
question was debated at length and a mo
tion to lay the resolution on the tabl'
was adopted with only three opposins
votes. The platform as presented by tn
committee was then adopted with TIVE
votes in the negative.
The convention adjourned at $3.50 o'clock