Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1896-06-18

George W. Aibzugh. Of Carroll comfy.
second district
John Hubert. Of Baltimore city, third
district.
Edward Rainc. Of Baltimore city. fourth
district.
Thomas n. Bond. ofs. Mays coussy,
9Th district.
william n. Getty. Of Garrett county,
aixth district.
The convention declared I'm favor Of
sound money. the free silver resolutions
hat was offered being rejected by vote
ofs7i 10 20i. The three votes Of ~. Mary's
were cast fog silver.
DEMOCRATIC rLATpoRM.
The platform, which wss adopted by a..
clamation after the silverises had been de.
festcd reads a. follows,
"rho campaign upon which we are now
about 10 enter involves NO msscly local or
State Issues, and hence al that the Demo.
Gratis Of Maryland are at this time really
concerned In IL 10 make ssown with EN-.
phasis and distincsness taaeir attitude upon
the national questions which are 20 be dis.
cussed and settled In cur approaching
presidential struggle 10 the hope that with.
out regard 10 past difference all who BIZ.
lleve In the principles OF The party win
heartily unite In vigorous and harmonious
effort TO preserve our people frum The evils
of McKinleyism and 10 restore our State to
lie true place In the Democratic column.
Our position upon the question Of tariff
reform is - well and thoroughly known
thu, nothing more IL needed from us ON this
subject than . clear declaration of our
aioadiast belief In shis article Of our poll.
teal IaIth and Get forth In The Chicago plat.
form Of ises. leaving The coming national
Democratic convention sach further de.
clara,lon upon THE important subject as he
wisdom shalt deem proper. and con,enting
ourselves with the expression Of our salts.
faction that under the vigorous admins.
tratIon Of President Cleveland, who has ut
all times couragcously maintained the pub
lie credit. and by the patriotic and judIcious
action Of Democratic Congress, the count.
~ has been extricaied from 80 many evils
pa, upon u by the III advised and dis.
astrous policy OF the Republicans.
Ordinary In advance Of the assembling
Of the representatives OF the whole party In
national convention, the framing Of The de-
ciaration Of party principles might well
he lei IA them, but the ovcrshadowiug Inn.
portancc AZ this time OF the financial cues.
ton makes Il lncumbcn. upon us 10 speak
with no uncertain sound upon this subject
In order that the deliberate views Of our
people may exert the just influence 10
which they are entitled, aud our delegates
may he encouraged and strengthened In
strcnously advocating their adoption as a
part Of our party platform.
Relieving that the true interest Of the
people require that the earnings of agri.
culture and trade and the wages Of labor
should be paid in money that is intrinsically
worth In all markets OF the world what
10 purports 20 he worth, We demand the
maintenance of the existing gold standard
Of value, and further that the government,
shall keep all its obligations at all times re.
decmable and payable in money Of the
greatest intrinsic value and of the hiehes,
standard adopted by the civilized nations
Of the world AMI we, therefore, resoluteiy
oppose the free and unlimited coinage of
silver at the ratio OF 10 10 /.
The safety Of the masses OF the people
can only be found In 3 sound and homes,
currency, and il is because we perceive
that the hope OF relief held up to them by
the advocates OF free and unlimited coinage
Of silver at . ratio nearly, IL not quite,
twice the real value &C silver bullion, will
assuredly prove delusive, that, true to the
history and traditions Of our party, we de-
clare our hostility to policy so fatal, in
the absence Of an enlightened international
agreement regulating the whole subject 10
the early establishment OF which agreement
We believe the efforts of the government
should be steadily directed"