The Penn's Grove record., 1896-10-02
DEMOCRATIC COUNTY coNvEN.
TION

The Democratic county convention
met in Elmer on Wednesday. j. Wal.
ter Pancoast was made temporary
Chairman. On taking the chair he
made a speech on the silver issue. lie
said the dark ages Of Europe and low
prices was caused by the failure Of the
silver mines. That the free coinage OF
silver would make more money and
make higher prices and labor would be
better paid. History teaches that was
the result i'll Europe when more silver
became money after the discovery of
America.
Jos. Bell, OF Salem, was permanent
Chairman and George Morris Secretary.
Ex-Assrmbly man Millaid f. Riley,
OF Shirley, was nominated for Senator.
j. Morris Reeves, of Warrington, Tor
Assembly, aid John Finlaw, of l.. A.
Greek, for Sheriff. For Coroneis, NJ.
Elyin Green, OF Salem; DIR. Harry Il.
johnson, Of %Pedricktown; and j.. r.
Edwards, Of Elmer. 1t is reported
that Mr.. Finlaw will not stand and
that ex Freebooter VIM. johnson, of
l.. 2. Neck has accepted.
MIR. Riley came.before the convention
accepted the nomination and stated that
he stood Oh the Chicago platform.
The following resolutions were adopt.
ed:
We the Democrats of Salem county
in convention assembled do heartily en-
dorse the national Democratic platform
at Chicago and The nominees thereon
VIM. J. Bryan & Arthur Sewsll. We
also endorse the State platform Of Sept.
9th, the Congressional platform and
the nominee John 4. Wright.
We call the attention of the people
to the present conditions which threat
en- the destruction of the Republic. The
present financial policy instituted by
the Republican party. and which they
promise to maintain has made tthou.
sands OF %milli9hsires impoverished the
farmers and lab0rers, reduced the. own.
ership of homes from 70 per cent to "a
per cent in 30 years, is causing bank
ruptcy, ruin and starvation in a land
of plenty, is filling our almshouses, jails
and prisons to overlooking aud making
millions of tramps.
The sham reform of the Republican
party in this State has increased the
States expenses for 1897, S433, 1926 over
that 1893, has spent $43s, 1888 for stone
arnories is spending S187, 900 for mill
tia annually, has increased the militia
and thus shows that 1t is expected the
poverty and desperation of the masses
to so increase as to require these prepar.
atiOns to suppress them under the gold
standard.
Protected capital has imported fore.
ign pauper labor to further enrich IT.
self while home labor is being crushed
to the same condition as labor in fore
ign countries by a foreign financial poll
cy. We call attention to planks In the
national Democratic platform which
''holds that the importation Of foreign
pauper labor should be prevented; that
there should be arbitration in disputes
between labor and incorporate capital;
that the constitutional right of trial by
jury should be maintained; that incor-
porate capital should be subseryient to
the peoples interests from whom they
get their power and not be allowed to
continue our masters.
We demand a reduction of the salar.
les of the State officers and State ex-
penses and that the surplus state re-
ceipts be placed to the school fund TO
lessen the direct school taxes.
AS five dollars will now purchase
more OF the necessaries of life than Sc
would when 4 per cent was regarded an
equitable rate of interest we favor the
reduction Of the legal rate of interest to
5 per cent and pledge our candidates il
elected to advocate such a reduction.
We call for the assistance Of all citiz-
III irrespective of former party affilia-
tions, who believe in the constitutional
rights of freedom OF speech, freedom of
the press and the right Of laboIing men
to cast u vO'e free from intimidation of
incorporate capital to held stop further
ruinons conditions and to Help restore
prosperity
After the close of the convention
John T. Wright. the candidate for Con-
gress made Il stirring address.