Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-09-15

according to Representative districts,
1T is necessary to apportion the dele.
gates among the districts and in order
10 give each district an equal number
OF delegates it was imperative that the
change should be made, as IL delegates
could not be equally appurtioned among
five diatricts. When the resolution was
put 10 a vote there was not q dissent
Ing voice. The resolution was the
work of sub. committee, which had
been appointed for the purpose ut the
last meeting of the State Central Com
mittee.
SPEECH ny DR. DIsuoP.
Dr. L. A. II. Bishop. the nominee
for auditor of accounts, being present,
at the request Of the convention be
made brief address, in which he Bx-
pressed qualification over the honor
which had hssn bestowed upon him,
and promised, ii elected, to perform
his duty in such manner as to ssrva
the best interests of the pe1ple. lie
uasd all to work for full registration
and q full party vote. At the con-
clusion of his remark he was greeted
with applause.
TIE PLATFoRM.
The committee on resolutions re-
ported thu following. which was read
by John q. Gray of Wilmington:
1.-THE Democracy Of Delaware, in
convention assembled. declares anew
it's devotion to all the cardinal princi-
Piles Of tbs Democratic faith. which
has come down to US from the days OF
Jefferson and jackson, aud invitas those
voters who belicys in equal rights
under the law for all and speuial privi-
leges for none, to unite 10 earnest sup
port of the ticket this day nominated.
I'VE endorse and approve the wise
and conservative administration OF
Gov. Tunnsll in managing tile affairs
OF our State, aud we heartily commend
the zeal, ability and patriotism dis.
played by tina Senators and Represen-
tatiye 10 Congress- from Delaware. We
recognizes the generous appropriation
secured for the improvement of Will
migto harbor as an evidence OF the
energy aud wRtohfulness Of nur Sena-
tors and Congressman to promote In
every legitimate way the business in
terests OF the people OF Delaware Their
attitude on tine important national CUES
| tions which have, recently come hefnre
Congrass has fully AMI justly repre-.
senteu the patriotism and Democracy
of Delaware.
1.-THE administration OF pntional
HfTairH under President Mckinley has
been disappointment to the country
aud has utterly failed to realizo the
hopes and promises of those who sup.
| ported him for election. Prosperity
| has not returned to the massea of tina
| people. The growth OF trusts, com
binoa and monopolies has not been
| checBed. No measures OF economy to
limit extravaganza in publin expendi
| lures have heen introduced. Tha
Necessity of reforming our currency
| sysiams IL admitted on all aides and
] confessed by ths President himself.
| lwho sent monetary commission
| abroad to consult foreign governments
and asked for the appointments OF ah-
| other monetary commission to consider
| tina question here at homel, hut not
1 withstanding the admitted evils at our
! present complicated, illogical and in,
| furious currency system, the Republic
can Congress and administration have
| taken no positive and effective moaH
1 ures for reform.
"The Dingley tariff act increased
taxes, making the highest tariff sched-
| ules known to our history. without in
creasing revenue sufficiently to meet
| the expenditures OF government. 1t
| Increased the special advantages and
| privileges OF. the sugar trust, and OF
| every other trust, but it did not in
crease the wages of labor nor revive the
depression under which agriculture
languishes. Every indication points
| to the necessity of expansion in our
foreign trade and we demand that the
fettera OF tho Dinglsy tariff act BIZ re-
| moved.
'.We bslieve that ill taxation, Statu
! or national. should be go laid as to
| place the least restraint possible on the
labor, industry and enterprise of the
psupls and that no privileged class or
private interest should he permitted to
use the taxing power for their OWE
ends.
"We denounce the inequalities OF
the war revenue act. Every patriotic
American is willing to pay his share oil
the necessary expenses OF this Spanish
war, but in the war revenue aut the
whole burden Of taxation falls upor
articles consumed by the masses Of The
paople and upon the commercial
activity OF business men. The great
accumulation of wealth in the hands Of
multi llionairss is not made to pay
its ehnre Tbs masses OF the people
who possess unly oue-third of the
wealth of the country are burdenee
with the whole' OF the war tax. 1t Il
further evident that the indehtednesi
incurred and the taxes leyisd are OK
cessivs; for ut the close of the war ",
find that tho National Treasury con
tains an enormous and dangerous sur
plus. The available cash balance il
the Treasury is more than 5000, 600, 600
This money instead Of being employed
in tho chaunela OF business from
whencs il has been Withdrawn by th'
handle OF the tax gatherer and by thu
sale OF long-term bonds, stands as 81
incentive to the greed of public plum
dereTs. -l,,s
rive heartily congratulate this coun
try on the happy ending Of the wal
with Spain, and now that its declared
end has hBen accomplished, we demnnt
that tho country as quickly as rossi
bls, be reBtorad to the conditions o
peace, and that the burdens OF war tax
alton be lessened. ..G.
Notwithstanding an overhowin,
Treasury and almost unlimited appro
priationa by Congress, we lind tina
field and even those In camps on GU
own soil. have suffered unnecessar.
, hardships and privatlonH. 10 lan'
| of nlenty, soldiers have lacked food
with the unlimited capacity OF on
. factories to turn out clothes and Shoes
soldiers have been ragged and bare
footed notwithstanding the great al
, vances in medical and sanitary science
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