The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-09-04


By-.His Positive Declination of the
Use of His Name.
indianapolis, Ind, Sept s3.-John NJ.
Palmer, of Illinois, and Simon Bolivar
Buckner, of Kentucky, two white-haired
veterans of the war, rival commanders of
the Blue and Grey, were nominated to-day
by the national Democratic convention
for President and Vice-President on II
brief but emphatic platform, which re-
pudiates the doctrines enunciated by the
Chicago convention; endorses President
Cleveland and his administration in
glowing terms; declares for the gold
standard, tariff for revenue only, liberal
shipping laws, currency reform, civil ser
vice and economy in public expenditures.
The spirit that animated the convention
was contained in this declaration of the
platform:
''Thc Democratic party has survived
many defeats, but it could not survive Il
victory won in behalf of the doctrine and
policy proclaimed i'll it's name Mt Chi
cago"
And so in the language of Mr.. Ham
mond, of Louisiana, this convention
placed in the hands of other nominees on
'skyward and seward, high and wide -
The real work of the convention was
soon transacted when it Was reached, but
the delay i'll reporting the platform gave
opportunity for Il series OF eloquent and
stirring speeches. The attendance was
larger than yesterday, and the cnthu-
siasm was great.
Col. w. c. p. breckenridge, the
famous Blue Grass orator; Dewitt c.
Warner, of New York; II. A. A. Ham
mond, of Georgia; f. w. Lehman, of
Missouri; w. d. Bynum, OF Indiana, and
Comptroller of. the Currency Eckels, of
Illinois, were in turn called to the stage
and stirred the enthusiasm to a high
pitch.
When the platform was atlast brought
in, shortly before 2 O'Clock, after the CON
vention had been in Session three hours,
1T was read amid. an almost continuous
storm of applause, and was adopted
UNANIMOUSLY without word of debate.
THE PLATFORM.
The platform declares for single gold
standard, with such subsidiary coinage as
is necessary without disturbing the
parity. 1t does not maintain interna-
tional agreement and makes no reference
to the income tax. The tariff plank, out
IAAA'N.'SDAOSSp1
plank in the Maine sound money
platform There is no minority report.
The platform in full is as follows:
This convention has assembled to up-
hold the principles upon which depend
the honor and welfare of the American
people in order that Democrats through
out the Union may unite their patriotic
efforts to avert disaster from their coun-
try and ruin from their party.
The Democratic party is pledged to
equal and exact justice to all men of every
creed and condition; to the largest free
dom of the individual consistent with
goou government; to the preservation of
the federal government in it's constitu-
5ion"l vlgor ana to the support of the
States i'll all their just rights; to economy
In the public expenditures; to the main
tainance of the public faith and sound
money; and it is opposed to paternalism
and all class legislation.
The declarations of the Chicago con-
vent;on attack individual freedom, the
right OF private contract, the independ-
encc of the judiciary and the authority of
the President to enforce federal laws.
They advocate reckless attempt to in
crease the price of silver by legislation
and the dcbasement of our monetary
standard, and threaten unlimited issues
OF paper money by the Government.
They abandon, for Republican allies, the
Democratic cause of tariff reform to court
the favor of protecJionists to their fiscal
heresy.
''In view of these and other grave de-
partures from Democratic principles we
cannot support the candidate of that con-
vention, nor be bound by its acts. The
Democratic party has survived many de-
feats, but could not survive n victory
won IL behalf of the doctrine and policy
proclaimed in its name at Chicago
1.-The conditions, however, which
makes possible such utterances from a
national convention are the direct result
of class legislation by the Republican
party. 1t still proclaims, as it has for
years, the power and duty of the Govern
mcnt to raise and maintain prices by law
and it proposes no remedy for existing
evils, except oppressive and unjust tax
alton.
"The national Democracy here recon
vened therefore renews it's declaration of
faith in Democratic principles, especially
as applicable to the conditions of the
times.
Taxation, tariff, excise or direct, is
rightfully imposed only for public pur-
poses and not for private gain It's
amount is justly measured by public ex-
penditures, which should be limited by
scrnpulous economy. The sum derived
by the Treasury from tariff and excise
levies is affected by the state of trade and
the volume of consumption. The amount
required by the Treasury is determined
by the appropriations made by Congress.
The demand of the Republican party for
an increase in tariff tax has its pretext
m no of IF 4, Oh H.