The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-09-10

Silver Man, Accepts a Goldbug
! Nomination.
Columbus. o.. Sept. 9.-The attend
ance at the state convention of the
National Democrats today was limited
! to probably 80 delegates The leaders
of the party express themselves as wen
| satisfied, however, and attribute the
small attendance to the fact that the
business men generally are less appre-
hensive on the money question than a
| year ago, They believe also that the
party has pursued a wise policy in
| nominating a state ticket. This was
1.-THE only question. in fact. over which
a difference of opinion developed. Not
withstanding the committee appointed
Wednesday decided that it was advis-
| able to nominate a state ticket, the op-
! position succeeded in having a plank
slipped into the platform declaring it
ineXpedient to nominate state ticket
A lively discussion was precipftated on
/ this by the majority and It developed
| that the question involved was wheth-
er the party organization could be
maintained more effectualIy by NOM
mating or not nominating a state
| ticket.
| Next to the nomination Of a. state
! ticket the most important action of the
| convention was endorsing a candidate
| for United States senator The prop
! osltion originated with the Franklin
county Democrats, and Hon. Joseph Fl.
| Cultivate of this city was unanimous
\ ly endorsed
STATE TICKET.
The following state ticket was NOM
| mated:
| Governor. Julius Dexter. Cincinnati;
| lieutenant governor, A. e. Merrill, San
! dusky; judge of the supreme court,
| Judge John H Clark, Youngstown; at
| torney general, Daniel Wilson. Cincin-
natl; state treasurer, Samuel Stevens.
! Columbus; state commissioner Of rail-
roads, Professor W. II. Johnson, Gran
! Vile; member of state board of public
| works, Henry D. C0ffineery, Cleveland.
Inc convention met at 10 q H. with
between 300 and 100 persons present.
Judge Beer of BUcyrus was made
chairman, and after stating the tenets
OF the National Democratic party, in
troduced w D. Bynum of indiana. who
spoke about two hours on the money
question Letters were read from John
G. Carlisle and Henry Watterson.
WATTERsON's BLAST.
Mr.. Watterson regretted that he
could not meet the true Democrats OF
| Chic" He was laboring unceasingiy
and earnestly for the end they had in
view. II the party is TO live there
must be restoration of Democratic
principles. They demand the repudta-
ton of the misleading theories IF
finance In Kentucky" he said, Eve
! nave made a glorious beginning and
we nave every reason to look for a
| glorious result"
! Mr.. Carlisle sent a long letter savjn4~
| IN effect, that the Democrats who had
, remained faithful to the true principles
OF the party, as they were understood
! prior to the revolutionary declarations
OF 1896, should prosecute vigorous con-
| tests in every state in the Union. IF
| we honestly believe IN the rectitude of
| the course we have heretofore pursued
! it is our duty as loyal Dmocrats and
| patriotic citizens to maintain by all
| means at our command the independent
and conservative position We now hold,
and to appeal to our political associates.
I VINO still entertain many opinions on
| public questions in common with Us
| to repudiate the new. dangerous doc
! trine5 inconSiderateiy proclaimed at
| Chicago and st. Louis and return to
the simple and honest faith of the
/ fathers
| The letter closed with reasons vhv
! Populist and Republican doctrines re-
Guire opposition by the Democrats as
| they fought prior TO 1896
| THE PLATFORM.
! Following is the platform:
| I'VE, the representatives of the Ma
| tional Democratic party of Ohio, in
( state convention assembled. do affirm
LII ILL.,, -
as set forth in the platform adopted
! at Indianapolis in 1886. The criticism
and attacks Of that platform have vim
! Dictated its strength and wisdom
| We are for the maintenance of the
! gold standard. for the redemption OF
! the greenback and for the extension of
| the civil service merit system, wher
ever possible in the nation, and in this
state.
! I'VE demand retrenchment of ex-
| penses and scope of government. so
| that there be left the utmost freedom
of individual effort consistent with
safety and peace
| I'VE denOunce the recent tariff Iegfs-
! latiOn as encouragement Of extrava-
gance and infringement of private
/ rights. an unfair tax on all for the ben
| eft of some OF the people and an ar
| bitrary interference by legislation with
the natural laws of trade.
| " c -QGllOQ1Ce the DlnSley Dill the
/ heavier duties on lumber, wool and
| hides as increasing the cost of cloth
| ing and shelter TO the people.
I'VE condemn the proposed annexa-
( ton of the Hawaiian Islands as in
| Producing into our Union large Ash
attic and tropical population, utterly
untitled for American citizenship; as
the beginning of policy of territorial
expansion certain to entail upon our
| cOIIntrY large taxation to sustain
strong armies and navies in distant
| lands. and on distant seas, and con-
stituting a menace to peaceful indus
! try by exposing our country to foreign
! wars.
1--WE disapprove the hostile action OF
! the Republican party in Ohio in it's at
tacds upon civil service reform. and we
express our thanks to President Me
KinIey- for his support and extension Of
! the merit system.
Supplementary resolutions said it
was inexpedient to nominate statN