The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-05-31

Neal motion to refer it TO the COM
mittee on platform then came up.
There were cries of Without de-
BATE" and the motion prevailed.
The convention ratified the nomina-
ton Of the six superior court judges,
acting by reclamation. They are Geo.
H. Brown, H. r. Bryan, o. N. Allen,
Thomas A. McNiell, Thos. J. Shaw and
w. A. Hoke
D. A. Covington made a witty speech
and then there were loud calls for Ma
jOr B. F. Dixon, of the Second regi-
ment, who was in uniform. He was
called on by a delegate, who said Major
Dixon had volunteered to serve his
country in Cuba, and that his two sons
had also volunteered. There were
three cheers for Dixon when he went
on the stage. He said it had been
charged that gold democrats were run
ming this convention. He sale this was
false. He declared himself as dead
against fusion and was in favor Of the
white man and white metal.
John Wilson read on behalf of
Greensboro an invitation to hold the
next state convention at that place.
h invitation was referred to the
executive committee, with thanks to
Greensboro.
E. w. Pou made a brief ak and on
his motion the convention sent it's
greetings to G. 3. Aycock and express
ed it's regrets at his illness.
1t was $40 o'clock when the plat
form committee appeared. Jarvis,
Doughton and Daniels going on the
stage. Jarvis read the report. He
said the committee was not unanimous
but approached the great question in
volved as democrats and as North
CarOlinians. The division was on the
proposition from the populists and
three of the committee favored max
ing a Ounte proposition, but they
will not make any minority report, as
the committee is practically a unit.
There was no disagreement as to the
PLATFORM.
THE PLATFORM.
The platform as follows was adopt
ed by a rising vote and unanimously:
I'VE denOunce the republican party
for the passage of the Dingley tariff
bill, which has increased the burdens
of taxation upon and given
trusts and mOnopolists greater power
to rob the people. Believing that
more than three-quarters of the ma
tiOnal are paid by people
owning less than a quarter of the
property, we protest against such in
equality and injustice.
W favor an income tax and all
constitutional methods to sustain it.
I'VE enoun the republican party
for the defeat of the Teller ~eSOlutiOn
declaring national bonds payable in
silver as we'll as gold and for it's de-
termined purpose of more thoroughly
fastening the single gold standard up
on the people and avowed hostility to
free and unlimited coinage of silver
as well as gold at the ratio of 16 to l
n full legal tender money.
I'VE denounce the republican party
for it's determination to issue bonds
n denounce the republican war tax
bill which lately passed the house as
unjust, unequal and burdensome, I'M
necessary and vexatious and demand
the silver s~eigniorage be coined, an in
come tax levied and the secretary of
the treasury authorized to issue the
necessary amour of full legal tender
greenbacks or United States treasury
notes in order to meet the expenses Of
the war with Spain and supply the
revenue deficit under the Dingley bill.
while we deplore the war with
Spain, we pledge u earnest support
to the government in all honorable
ways to affect speedy and successful
conclusion of hostilities.
I'VE favor a union of the silver forces
of the country in congressional cleo