Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-06-25
THE SOUND NOT UNCERTAIN
Indiana Democracy Demands
Free Coinage at 10 to 1.
AND MATTHEWS is THE MAN
They viii Stand by at Chicago-The DeIega-
ton Instructed to Vote as Unit
on Leading Issues.

indianapolis, June 24.-The complete
ticket selected by the state democratic
convention is as follows:
Delegates at large-D. w. voorhees, or
Terre Haute, David Turpie of Indianapo-
lis, G. v Menzies of Mount Vernon.
James McCabe of Williamsport.
Electors at large-John b. Stoil, South
Bend; J. B. Brown, Seymour.
Governor-B. F. Shively, South Bend.
Lieutenant governor--John Lawler, Sa-
lem.
Appellate judges.-E A. Taylor, Evans
vile; e. e Gavin, Greensburg; Thomas
P. Davis, Noblesville; o. ]. Lott, Munsie,
and George e. Ross, Legansport.
Secretary of states. NJ. Ralston, Leb-
anon.
A1ditor-Joseph T. Tanning, Indianap-
oils
Treasurer-Gen. j. D. McNutt, Terre
Haute.
Reporter of supreme court-Henry
Warrum, Indianapolis.
Superintendent of instruction-W. B..
Sinclair, Knox.
State statistician--O. H. Downey, AL
bany.
The Platform.
We reaffirm our adherence to and faith
in the democratic doctrine of bfmetalliSm,
and, therefore, we demand the immediate
restoration of bimetallism by the free
and unlimited coinage of both silver and
gold as primary money at the ratio of
16 to l without waiting for the co-opera-
ton of Great Britain or any other for
eign power, all such coinage to be full
legal tender in the payment of all debts,
public and private.
Resolved, That we believe the existing
tariff laws will be fully equal to all de-
mands for needed revenue for the ex-
"a AMI ifrQI1 Il
administered under the conditions which
will arise from the restoration of bimetaI-
lism.
We are opposed to the redemption and
final cancellation of the United States
notes (greenbacks) or any other notes or
certificates issued by the United States to
circulate as money, such redemption and
cancellation necessarily involving an
increase of the public debt by the issue of
bonds and a reduction of the currency
We demand a sufficient stable volume
of money-gold, silver and paper-to
meet the requirements of our growing
population and the constant increase OF
our productive industries.
We protest against the increase of the
public debt by the issue of interest bear
ing bonds or otherwise in time of peace,
and If the redemption clause of the So
called Sherman resumption act of 1875
authorizes as is claimed, the right of the
| treasury department to issue interest
bearing bonds without limit, without the
fexpress and definite authority of congress
as to each issue of such bonds, we de-
mand that this provision of such act be
Internationally repealed.
The democratic party has never believ-
| ed that public debt is a public blessing.
| We demand that the obligations of the
government in every form be paid and
redeemed in conformity with the laws
under which they were issued, in coin,
| gold and silver. at the option of the gov
eminent Of the United States and not at
the option of the creditor.
| We do most sincerely sympathize with
the people of the island of Cuba in their
gallant struggle against the Spanish
monarchy for freedom and independence.
| We believe that public war exists in Gu
| ba, and that the parties thereto ought to
| be accorded all the rights of belligerents.
Other planks favor legislation friendly
| to labor, state arbitration, liberal pen
sions, election of United States senators
by direct vote, compliment Senators
VOORHEES, and Turpie, indorse Governor
Matthews and earnestly commend him,
| in full confidence of success at the cleo
| ton, to the democracy Of the United
States as candidate for the presiden-
cy, and the delegates from Indiana to
| the national convention are hereby in
structed to cast their votes in his favor
for the presidency first, last and all the
time, and to use all honorable efforts to
secure his nomination"
The thirty delegates selected to repre-
sent the democracy of Indiana in the
Chicago national convention are in
structed to vote as a unit upon all ques-
lions involving platform or candidates
in that convention.