The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-05-21
New Hampshire Democrats,

Concord, N. H., May 20.-The demo- cratic state convention was called to order in Phoenix hall at 11:26 o'clock this morning by John T. Amey of Lan- caster, chairman of the state central committee. There was a good attend | ance of delegates, and the gallery con- | tained the usual number of spectators. The list of officers and committees, se- lected at the preliminary meeting last l evening, was adopted as the permanent organization of the convention. | The Hon. Harry Bingham of Little ton was introduced by MT. Amey and was warmly received. MT. Bingham made speech, in which he said:
 "The owners of silver mines and those who will be directly profited by disposing of silver for more than it is worth are the leading, pushing advo- cates for the free coinage of silver at the ratio of 16 to l. The McKinleyite and the Free Silverite have a common purpose. Both are asking the govern ment to aid them in robbing the peo- pie.
 l "The democracy of New Hampshire has history of which we may we'll be proud God forbid that in the ap- preaching presidential campaign any lack of wisdom in counsel or energy in action should cast a shadow on the glorious memories of the past.
 Ought we to refuse territorial ac- quisition that is begging to join us, that it is desirable for us to have, and if it is accepted by us nobody will thereby l be wronged? Cuba is the theater whereon is now raging warfare car J ried on with barbarities that would shock a Comanche Indian. Is the fact | that Cuba ought to be part of the United States. and perhaps some day | may be, any good reason why. we should turn a deaf ear to the agoniz- 1 ing calls of it's gallant, suffering and l outraged people? The requirements of l international law and good faith in the performance Of treaties must be duly | observed. So, too the calls of humanity must be needed. and when, under the pretence of waging civilized warfare, neutral men and helpless women and l children are barbarously murdered, the l hand of the murderer should be ar- | rested.''
 The platform was as follows: We, representatives of the democ- racy of New Hampshire, in convention assembled, hereby renew our pledges i of devotion to the principles of Jeffer- ] son and the long line of illustrious 1 democratic statesmen, and in reference
 to the vital questions now requiring de-
 termination by the people, we declare:
 t1rst-That under present conditions
 there can be but one standard of value and that every kind of currency should rest upon a gold basis so long as gold
 is the standard recognized by the great commercial nations Of the world: and we heartily commend the action of President Cleveland in so firmly main-
 taining our public credit and faith in
 the face of formidable opposition.
 ''Second-That we favor a system of tariff taxation so adjusted as to pro- duce the necessary revenues to meet
 the present expenses of an honest gov-
 ernment, with the least possible bur ] den upon the people and afford such l incidental protection as will meet the
 requirements of American capital and 1 labor
 1 "Third-That the Monroe doctrine en- bodies our idea of national self-defence and should be vigorously maintained
 "Fourth-That the civil and religious
 rights ot all our people as guaranteed l them under the constitution should be sedulously guarded, and that no pro-
 scriptions on account of religious opin- l ions should be countenanced or toler- 1 ated."