The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1896-04-30
Nebraska Democrats.

Unbounded enthusiasm characterized
the convention of the silver wing
of the Nevada democratic party.
There was nothing but harmony
throughout the session.
Congressman Bryan-was called upon,
and delivered an extended address,
touching on free silver and the divi-
sion Of the democratic ranks in Neb.
raska along party lines. A number of
other prominent democrats OF the state
spoke
Following were chosen delegates at
large: w. J. Bryan, W. 81. Thompson,
G. J. Smyth, w. D. Oldham.
The platform was adopted with much
enthusiasm and no opposition. 1t de-
clares for direct vote for senators,
income tax, revenue tariff, initiative
and referendum and liberal pensions.
On finance it says
We congratulate the democrats Of
Massachusetts upon the frankness and
candor which characterized their plat
form utterances of yesterday. We re-
joice that they no longer quibble about
the ratio or hold out the delusive hope
Of international cooperation have at
last consented to submit to the people
the question whether the United States
shall have monometallism or bimetall-
ism; whether the American people
shall deliberately adopt the English
system of finance or restore the gold
and silver coinage of the constitution.
The Massachusetts, demand for a single
gold standard and for the redemption
Of all government obligations in gold
alone puts the paramount issue Of the
campaign Of the campaign, and we
welcome the contest.
We indorse the language used by
Hon. John q. Carlisle in 1878, when
he denounced the conspiracy to destroy
silver as standard money as "the
most gigantic crime of this or any
other age, " and we agree with him in
the declaration then made that 1.-THE
consummation of such scheme would
ultimately entail more misery upon the
human race than all the wars, pestil-
ences and famines that have ever oc-
CURED in the history Of the world
We are not willing to be parties to
such crime. and in order to undo the
wrong already done and to prevent n
further rise in the purchasing power
Of the dollar, we favor the immediate
restoration of the free and unlimited
coinage Of gold and silver at the
present legal ratio Of 10 to /, as such
coinage existed prior to 1878, without
waiting for the aid or consent Of any
other nation, such gold and silver to be
full legal tender for all debts, public
and private.
We are opposed TO the retirement of
the greenbacks, and demand that the
secretary Of the treasury, instead Of is
suing interest bearing bonds for the
purchase Of gold, shall recognize silver
as money Of redemption and exercise
the right to redeem greenbacks, treas
ury notes and all other coin obligations
in silver whensilver 10 more convenient.
BELIEVING that tho general laws
should not be set aside by private con-
tract, we favor such congressional legis-
lation as will without interfering
with valid contracts already in exist.
ence, prohibit for the future the max
ing Of agreements for the payments Of
any specific kind of legal tender
money.
In opposition to A. p. A. ism, the
platform says the party has ever been
the party Of religious liberty in the
country has always been and is now
opposed TO the union of church and
state In any form or under any pretext
whatever, to the imposition of any re-
Hgious test for offices. to all secret
political organizations of every kind
or characters or any open political or
ganization based upon religious preju-
dices as contrary to the spirit and
genius of our institutions and thor
oughly un-Amerfcan. II stands by our
public school system as means OF
| popular education. and 10 opposed to
any diversion Of public school funds to
any sectarian purpose but recognizes
the right Of parental control and the
rights Of conscience In the education Of