| Show DEMOCRATS OF MARYLAND HARMONY PREVAILS IN STATE 4 1 convention baltimore md aug 2 the democratic state convention which was held at fords opera house in this city toda 7 resulted in the nomination of the fo lowing ticket or governor john walter smith of worcester county for attorney general isador iraln er of baltimore for comptroller john W herring of carrol 1 county the convention was unusually harmonious and all the nominations were made by acclamation edwin warfield mr smiths principal opponent withdrawing at the last moment and placing the successful candidate in nomination that portion odthe platform which to national issues Is as follows we insist in time of war as bertas of peace the freedom oj the press shall be preserved and the right to criticism criticise critic ise freely the policy and conduct of the administration shall be demanded at all hazards no deadlier blow can be dealt to american liberty than the suppression by an abuse of the executive power of the tree utterance of the american freemen of their sentiments upon matters of public concern affecting the welfare of the people and we denounce as dangerous and indefensible all efforts to interfere or abridge this sacred right we declare our unalterable opposition to the creation and maintenance of a large standing army in time of peace and insist upon the supremacy of the civil over the military authority and we the strictest economy in the disbursement of public funds we believe in the time honored doctrine as earnestly impressed upon us by the fathers of the republic of peace commerce and honest friendship with all nations and entangling alliances with none we view with alarm the multiplication over the land of such gigantic and powerful trusts the outgrowth of republican legislation as in violation of the constitution threaten popular government increase in creaso the cost of living and curtail the individual rights of the people and we favor vigorous measures by tho states and by congress to repress this great and growing evil the platform declares that the republican party Is responsible for the number of violations of the law on the part of the because the latter believe they will be afforded protection and immunity from punishment by reason of their votes which the platform asserts are almost solidly for the republican ticket |
