The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-07-29
The Proceedings.

Baltimore. July 2S.-The Democracy Of
Maryland assembled in convention today,
| nominally to select candidates for comp
troller and clerk of the court OF appeals,
but actually TO open the campaign that
will decide who shall be the next United
States senator. The convention was IN
usually we'll attended, and its controilllS
spirit plainly was Senator German, whose
reception showed that he has firm mold
on the rank and file of his party
The platform was the subject OF much
consideration among the leaders, whose
efforts were directed toward securing a
currency plank that will prevent breach
between gold and silver advocates.
Colonel Buchanan Schley was appointed
temporary chairman, and in brief ad-
dress asserted thai the Republican party
having enacted all the currency laws now
on the statute books, was alone response
BILE for the present condition or auairS-
A committee on resolutions was select-
ed 1t was decided 10 refer TO this COM
mittee all resolutions presented
A recess was then taken.
After the recess Senator German,
chairman of the committee on resolutions,
read the platform, which was Afterwards
adopted without a single dissenting VOICE.
THE RESOLUTIONS.
The resolutions declare that the funda-
mental principles of Democracy nave re
:sThe Democracy of Maryland. in COM
mon with the Democracy OF the Union,
believe now as they always nave De
lieyed. in honest money, the gold and
silver money of the constitution, ana the
coinage of both metals. without dlscrlIn-
inaIiOn against either, into standard DOL
lars of final payment and redemption
I'VE note with satisfaction that the DC
mand of more than six and One-hai1 NIL
lions of Democratic voters; expressed AZ
the polls last November. has compelled
President Mckinley and a republican
congress TO urge upon the european
powers through the medium OF duly
appointed commission, the necessity IOr
an International conference TO arrange
the terms OF a bimetallic system under
the operation of which both gold and
silver shall be used and recognized aS
money of final redemption
The sufferings of the masses, the non
est toilers anG bone and slneW, the Dram
and courage and manhood OF the lana
Democracy and the protest or our great
party so eloquently voiced IN last year 5
elections, has forced the RepuDllcan
party despite its arrogance ana reckless
ness to recognize the needs of an aroused
and patriotic people And Wnlle many
Democrats have not approved all the eN-
vention. bimetallism will surely come: 1t
NAV come through the Observation-Disclosures
set in motion by the present administra-
ton. though in truth inspired by the IN
trend action of the Democratic voters,
but it will come and the prosperity ana
happiness which follow in the train VIII
be due TO the courage, undaunted ndehty
and intelligent patriotism OF the Democ-
racy."
DINGLEYISM DENOUNCED
The platform denounces the Dingley
tariff law. which it declares IS more
odious measure than the Mckinney act OF
1890 and il is asserted that II viii be more
signallv condemned in 1898 than was the
Mckinley act of 1892. A demand IS made
that the United States take Such action
as will ameliorate the atrocities now De-
ing committed in Cuba, and to fully pro-
tect every American citizen there IN the
enjoyment of his life and property