The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-09-01

convention of gold Democrats met he-e
to-day. Daniel G. Griffin, of Watertown,
was chosen temporary chairman.
The usual committees were appointed
after which the convention took Il recess
until p. IN.
The committee on permanent organiza-
ton met during recess and decided on
Charles ;. Fairchild for permanent chair
rman.
The following We're selected as delegates
at large to the indianapolis conventions:
Roswell Il. Flower, of New York:
Charles Tracey, of Albany; George
Magee, of Corning, and Edward NJ Shep-
pard, of Brooklyn. The platform de
clares in part:
I'VE repudiate the Chicago platform
and its supplement, the Populist plat.
foIm adopted at st. Louis, because both
violate and attack all Democratic princi-
pies.
I'VE repudiate the nominations of the
Chicago convention. Its candidate for
President stands as much on the Popu-
list platform with its demand for unlim-
tied paper money distributed direct TO
the people and its socialstic and anti
American demand for the extension of
the paternal Government,as he does upon
the platform adopted ut Chicago He ac-
lively sought the Populist nomination.
This platform is accepted by the Presi-
Dental nominee in the spirit in which il
was adopted. Every speech he delivers
Is fired with intlammatory appeals to the
poor against the rich in Il base, un-Amer-
lean and anti social effort to obtain votes
by creating and stimulating Il passionate
class hatred among our people. We an
peal to our Democratic fellow citizens
seriously to consider this, which is the
gravest feature of the pending election.
How long can our Democratic institu-
lions endure if this assault upon them
succeeds? The Chicago convention at
tacks the constitution both in its letter
and spirit. 1t threatens to overcome de
cisions of the supreme court, displeasing
to the party caucus, by packing the court
through an increase of the number of
Judges, thus striking deadly blow at the
vital constitutional principle of the indie
pendence of the judiciary.
'Under the guse of resenting federal
interference in local affairs, it-impliedly
CONDEMNS the exercise of the constitute
tlonal powers of the federal executive TO
protect the transportation of the mails.
To ensure freedom of commerce among
the several States and to enforce the de
crecS OF the federal courts when resisted
by force and riot.
1--WE repudiatc the Chicago platform
because 1t proposes to substitute for our
present standard of value which is canal
to the best in the world, an unstable and
deprecated standard which has been re
jected by every civilized and prosperous
nation, and which would put us on Il
monetary level with China Mexico and
other nations where labor is notUriouslv
underpaid.
I'VE heartily commend the administers
ton OF President Cleveland. He has been
loyal To the principles of true Democracy.
His administration has been efficient.
honest and economical. He deserves the
thanks of the whole people, and has
earned and will receive the praise of a
grateful posterity.
1--WE hold that it is the duty of the
Government of the United States in the
exercise of constitutional functions in
respect to coinage and currency To follow
and not to force the preference of the
people. The gold standard is Il monetary
TACT which cannot be changed by act of
Congress. In the face of the long con.
tlnued existence of that standard in the
United States and the unmistakable
world wide selection of gold i'll preference
to silver as II monetary standard, any
attempt to tamper with the standard is
vicious i'll principle dishonest in practice
destructive of confidence and thoroughly
un-Democratic
I'VE are, therefore, in favor of Il firm
and unvarying maintenance of the
present gold standard of value so long as
that standard continues to be a monetary
fact.
I'VE believe that the Federal Govern
ment should be entirely divorced from
the business of banking and therefore de-
mand the repeal of all laws authorizing
the issue of legal tender or Treasury
notes by the Government or the re-issu-
ing of such notes when they have once
been redeemed in gold.
I'VE are opposed to Republican protec-
ton We recognize in protection by
which the federal power of taxation on
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