The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-06-25
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| shall battle to reduce the expenses
OF the government within its income
and | shall battle TO save North Caro-
lima from the dishonor of Republican
rule
| do not believe in abusing men.
Many of those who have left the Dem
ocratic party have been perfectly hon
est in their action. | shall present
these great principles to those men
and appeal to their patriotism.
1t is an hour i'm which prejudice
should be buried. We are fighting
a common enemy. For one | am not
afraid to trust the manhood and the
patriotism of the people.
My friends, while / have not been a
candidate for this nomination. while
no man can say that have asked him
for his support, yet l am profoundly
appreciatiye of the honor you confer
upon me.
/ accept this trust fully conscious of
my weakness. / crave your charita-
BILE consideration and | pray God to
give me strength to fight the bat
tie in honor to the end.
When Mr.. Pou concluded there was
great cheering and applause.
= Ex-Congressman b. II. Bum, of
Nash, chairman of the committee on
resolutions, came forward to present
the platform.
This platform" he said, ''is broad
enough for every lover of liberty to
stand upon, broad enough to sweep the
district, good enough to serve as a
model for the men who will sit here
tomorrow in State Convention"
The platform is as follows:
THE PLATFORM.
eve reaffirm the doctrine OF the
| founders of the Democratic party and
renew our demand for the money
which was contemplated by the an-
thors of our constitution.
1--WE demand that all discrimination
against silver be abolished.
I'VE demand the free and unlimited
coinage of silver at the ratio of Is to
/. irrespective of the action of other
nations, and that the same shall be
made legal tender for all debts, pub
| lie or private. whether due, or here
| after to be contracted and that all
| contracts, by which the debtor waves
| the option to pay in either gold or
| silver shall be void.
I'VE are unalterably opposed to the
| issuing of interest bearing bonds for
any purpose, in time of peace.
''We demand the passage and en-
forcement of just and wholesome
| laws, protecting the people against
| monOpoliSts and trusts and controlling,
to this end, the exercise of corporate
| franchises.
I'VE favor an amendment to the
| Constitution of the United States, en-
| towering Congress TO levy and collect
graduated income tax TO the end
| that the rich may bear their just por-
| ton of taxation.
eve demand the repeal of the ten
per cent. tax on State banks.
''We favor tariff for revenue only
with such incidental protection as
may thereby accrue.
I'VE demand that our nominee for
| Congress shall use every means III his
power to carry out these principles and
urge all who favor them to unite with
us in his election in the interests of
good government for the people of this
| country.
and we further instruct our dele
gates to the Chicago convention to
| vote for u platform in accordance with
these principles and for nominees for
| President and Vice-President who be-
| lieve in them and stand thereon"
This voices the sentiment Of every
coumty-n the district said Mr.. Burns.
Six years ago this day he Said,
| 1.-The convention that met i'm Durham
| chose me % bear the standard of DEM
ocracy in this district. The nominee
of this convention followed me in that
campaign, and we achieved the great
| est victory ever won in the State, carry
| ing the district by near seven thousand
| votes. = Z The hour for us 10
| strike is now. | know not what our en-
| emies may do. But | know that we
| must present a solid front and push
| the battle. The Democratic party is
| the legitimate party through which we
| must achieve the great ends for which
we are fighting to-day. "
| This is the first time | have had an OPP
| portunity to address YOU since | rep
| resented YOU in Congress. | want to
| say now that | have heard 1T whisper
| ed around and have seen it in the pub
| lie prints, statements that | have not
| been with the people on certain great
| issues of to-day / wish to say that |
am now, and have always been the most
| ardent advocate of THE free coinage az
| silver, and my record will show that
every time the question was presented
| | voted for free coinage. | voted
| against the sherman act. and would
vote aginst it to-day. 1t was q coward
| ~ maleshift, and an absurditv. | de-
| nounced it on the stump i'm the cam
| paign, and fought it in Congress. But
| fought it because | believed it was an
| furious no the cause of silver. Cap
| plause) I speak thus because ] have
been your servant, and | owe You an
account of my stewardship. | owe al
legiance to the party, and am here to
pay the debt" (Applause).
The following were named as the
| Congressional executive committee:
Chatham, F. c. Poe; Franklin, II. G..
Kearney; Johnston, ]. r. Ellington;
Nash, Willis Ward; Randolph, w. C.
Hammer; Vance, A. j. Harris; Wake.
| w. C. Brewer
The convention then adjourned sine
die.