The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-12

young Democracy of Virginia. Every
reference by Mr.. Letcher to Bryan and the
Chicago platform was heartily cheered.
After the appointment of committees a re-
cess was taken. AT the afternoon session
Mr.. E. w. Saunders was made permanent
chairman without opposition. His denunci-
alton of the gold standard elected applause
from the convention. The first considerable
outburst of cheering was evoked by the
declarat tion that William J. BRYAN will be
the President in $500.
A Communication was presented from the
committee appointed by the Populist state
convention, which nominated Edmund r.
Cooke for Lieutenant Governor. This com
munication, which was signed by General
James G. Field and the three other mem
bers of the committee, simply advised the
Democratic body of the Populists' action.
Action on the subject was deferred This
incident was the first one in which there
had been any reference made to the Popu-
lists or the action taken by that party at
at o'clock took a recess until tonight
At the night session Mr.. Carter Glass, of
the Lynchburg News, placed before the
convention the name Of ]. Hoge Tyler. of
Pulaski, for the gubernatorial nomination.
Hon. Taylor Ellison, who was his only
opponent, in a brief speech, moved to make
nous. This proposition was received with
wild applause, and the scene which fol-
lowed was the only dramatic one of the
day. When Mr.. Ellison took his scat
motion of Mr.. Willard, of Loudon, the
convention by rising vote, unanimously
reelected that gentleman chairman of the
state committee.
At this point Senator Daniel who was the
chairman Of the committee on platform,
made his appearance before the convention
for the first time. His presence was the
signal for tremendous cheering. The SEN
ator acknowledged this reception with one
of his popular and characteristic addresses.
Mr.. ElliSOn's proposition was carried with
q wild hurrah, and j. Hoge. Tyler Of
convention for Governor. The platform
makes the following declarations:
I'VE reaffirm the platform Of the national
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in July. 1896, and upon which William Jen-
nings Bryan was nominated for, the presl-
dency of the United States, and we extend
our congratulations to our noble champion
upon the able and brilliant manner in
which he discharged the trust repoSed in
him. The fact that he received more votes
than any candidate for the presidency, and
more than any candidate of any party, saw
ing alone his successful opponent is evil
dence that Democratic principles are still
dear to a vast mass of the American peO-
pie. and that Democracy is living in the
hope of an early and complete triumph
we especially indorse the doctrines OF
the national Democratic party on the four
great issues which are before the people OF
this country. namely-the tariff, the income
tax, the regulating of trusts and the cur
rency. Tariff duty should be levied Tor
revenue purposes, and only for such rev
enue as may be needed for an economic
administration of the government, the
great surplus in the treasury in it's nature
being a useless absorption OF .i the pupIIc
wealth and a constant temptation to eX-
travagance. We denounce the tariff bill
recently passed by the Republican Congress
dictated by trusts and monopoies, and
in the interest of the classes that live upon
the faVoritsm of the government, and not
upon the fair and just earnings of industry
We favor an income tax for the support
of the federal government that industry
may be the less burdened and that wealth
may bear its proper snare ot the 9 genera
a constitutional amendment that such taxes
may be levied. The power of taxation and
the power of regulating the interest of for
elgn commerce, furnished to a federal Con-
greSs, to employ means of restraining the
great trusts that break up small industries
and aggrandize themselves by Illicit COM
binatiOns, and we favor the exercise Of
such powers to their full extent, to the end
that these monopOlies may be curbed.
Upon the subject of the currency we de-
clare ourselves unalterably opposed to the
British system of monometallism, which
has aggrandized that empire at the expense
of the nations producing food supplies and
raw materials, and its adoption has only
aggravated our financial servitude to Lon
don. 1t is not only un-Amercan, but anti
American, and it can only be fastened on
the United States. by the Sitting of that
our political independence in 1176 and
caused the war of the revolution. We de-
mand the free ana unlimited coinage Of
both gold and silver at the ratio of 10 to |
without waiting for the aid or consent of
any nation. We demand the repeal of the
10 per cent. taxes on the issue Of State
banks, which pays not a dollar into the
treasury of the United States, and which
remains upon the statute books as a motnu-
ment of arbitrary and perverse legislation,
inspired by monopoly and conceived in dis
trust of the people"
The platform also declares for primary
elections to indicate the popular choice for
United States senator and commits legisla-
tive candidates to accept the result of the
primaries.
After two ballots Edward Echols. Of
Staunton, was nominated for lieutenant
governor The platform as given was re-
ported from the committee on resolutions,
but final action on it was deferred until to-
morrow, when the provision for primary
vigorously opposed At 2 a. m the con-
vention adjourned until 10 a. m. Thursday.