The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-10-16
SOUND MONEY
In MISSISSIPPI.
The Convention Of True Democrats
Gather at Jackson.
An Electoral Ticket for Palmer
and Buckner Named.
Strong Resolutions Expressing
the Sentiments of the Body.
AN Eloquent and FOrCible Address
bu Col. II. M Stree. A Brief
and Harmonious Gathering.
THE RESOLUTIONS.

THE RESOLUTIONS.
The committee on resolutions report
ed the following platform, which was
adopted amid cheers, being with eight
amend ments the paper read by Major
Walthall:
"We deem it of the first Importance
to preserve the fundamental principles
of the Deuocratic party, because we
! .lieve the perpetufty Of these princi-
pies to mean the maintenance of free
20 vernmept and the growth and great
ness of the republic The Democratic
party. because OF it, iadestructible
principles, has suffered defeat and dis
aster, and part of the party has at
tempted its overthrow, but it has wit
messed the birth and death of every
rival save one, and that its present
great antagonist, with history Vi
more than forty years. had no part in
laying the foundation of constitutional
government. Therefore, we the nat
ional Democrats OF the State OF Missis-
sippi in convention assembled, deem II
proper briefly to set forth the grounds
on which we are led to pledge our al
tiegianoe to all the principles of the
national Democratic organization
enunciated by the convention held in
Indianapolis on Sept. 2, 1896, and ex-
pect 10 east our votes for its nominees.
1--WE adhere to the weli.established
principles Of the Democratic party as
held in their essentials by the earlier
presidents from Jefferson to Monroe,
by Jrckson. Calhoun. Tilden, Cleve-
land, Lamar and John M. Stone, and
other leading statesmen of every gen.
Grafton since the federal constitution
was adopted.
These principles comprise, among
other things. a faithful regard to the
rights of the states, a strict construc-
ton of ,the powers conferred in the
constitution upon the general govern
ment, onbined with the maintenSnce
of its legitimate authority in the exer-
else Of such powers, the independence
Of the federal judiciary and the previs-
ion Of safe, sound. stable and con-
venient currency for the use OF the
people.
EVERY one of these great principles
has, Is we believe, either been denied
or perverted by the party recently
organized at Chicago, which has as
sumed the name and claims to exercise
the fuuct lions of the Democratic party.
1t has sperpetrsted . travesty upou
states rights by indirect censure OF the
president for suppress,ng mob violence
aaa projecting public property of the
United States. 1t las, il net by ex-
press terms at least by thinly disguised
i'm plication, attacked the independ-
ence of the supreme court and with
regard to the currency in utter disre-
gard of precedent of the example OF the
fathers Of the republic, & of the expsr:-
ence OF all countries. of all generations,
it now seeks to restrict the constitution
al power Of the fedelal government to
coin money and regulate its value by
prescribing an arbitrary ratio between
metals without regard to their COM
mercizl and exchangssble value.
I'VE recognize the necessity and
sometimes the utility of political par
ties in free government and TO GER
tain extent the obligation of what is
known a. party loyalty or submission
70 the will Of the majority In an organ
lied party but this obligation applies
onls 70 questions Of detail, Of exPedi-
ency or Of personal preference. Iteau-
not apply 70 questions Of fundamental
troth or vital principles in which the
claims Of constitutional conviction
should BE the controlling factory.
Meantime. While always willing 70
lis.>n 70 argument or continuous per
znasIon. We may assure our friends -
~a.I..a. our foes. that no amount Of re-
..u..- "a partisan ox|fn-