The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-02
"a FLORIDA MANS WANTS.
Would Break the Endless Chain"
and Reduce Pensions One-Haf.


L. l.. j. Neuwenkamp, of Lakeland. Fla,
is not delegate to the convention, but he
is here as an interested spectator. He has
some advanced views on the subject of the
sound money movement among the Demo
Gratis and his views have been Incorporated
in platform which he will have presented
to the convention. A synopsis of the plat
form is as follows:
1--WE heartily indorse the financial policy
and the administration of Grover Cleve-
land, which have thus far preserved the
stability of the currency and saved this
country from serious financial disturbances
and from all dangers of foreign wars, In
both of which a majority OF the members
of the two houses OF Congress would faln
have entangled us.
money and are opposed to imitation and fiat
oney.
I'VE are strongly opposed to any further
coinage of silver, except for the use of sub
sidiary or minor coins, in which relation
only, its intrinsic or actual value being OF
but little consequence Its parity with the
gold standard can be sufficiently maln>
tanned
ssWe recommend the retirement of all fic-
titious or fiat, money now in circulation,
by the issue of Understanding bonds. As
such should be retired all legal-tender and
treasury notes as far as they are not Sc
cured by their equivalent in gold coin, held
as reserve in the treasury vaults, ana ABOUT
80 per cent. of all the outstanding silver
certificates row secured by the half of their
face value and stored away in silver coin
in the treasury vaults.
I'VE recommend the adoption of
sound and strict system of economy in the
administration and expenditure of the peo
pies money, and, especially as such, an i'm
mediate reduction of about 90 per cent in
the present SC frs-uCulent pension list.
I'VE recommend a tariff for revenue only
as an unavoidable evil but only TO De used
and employed for the just and ec onomcally
administered expenditures OF the national
I'VE recommend the election of United
States Senators direct by the people from
citizens specially qualified to such distinc
tion by the payment of at least sloo yearly
taxes on real property, such distinguished
Eody of men to take the places of the undef
sirable element sent there of late years TO
such a great extent by the State leg1sla-
tures.''
on the silver question Mr.. Neuwenkamp
would have nothing more said than he has
said. He regards the subj-ct as one Whlch
has been forced into public consideration,
and while the general subject of finance
is thought to be of much Importance, he
considers the silver question as unworthy
cf more than passing thought. The FIori
da delegation has copies OF the platform,
but has not indorsed it, though members
of the delegation are irclired to agree with
Mr.. Neuwenkamp on most points.
W.. A. Niblack, of Lake City, Fla, dele
gate to the convention. says he would like
to see the platform of the Democratic
party adopted in 1892 indorsed by the pres
ent convention. There ought to be some
notifications he said, 'to meet the revo-
lutionary utterances of the Chicago plat
form, but, In a general way. that platform
and would meet the approval of the true
Democrats of to-day.
Judge H F. Sharon of Florida was
Chairman of the committee on resolutions
of the sound-money convention of his State,
upon which very strong resolutions the
delegates to the convention in this city
stand. II like the ring of the platform
of 1892 he. said to the Journal at the
points on which the platform might be
made stronger. I think the platform which
we adopt ought to strongly cenSure the
revolutionary assertions of the Chicago
platform in regard to the Supreme Court
and ought to unequivocally indorse the
administration of Cleveland In his ad-
dress before the Jacksonville convention
Judge Sharon said that there are $4,000 900
workingmen in the country crying out
against being assassinated With a silver
stiletto or being buried in a silver casket.