The herald., 1895-08-16
Report Of the Committee on Res
OIutiOnS Received
ITS PLAN OF ORGANIZATION
Recommends the Appointment Of Ma
tionaI Democratic Committee
Which Shall Have Full Power to Organize
the lBimetaIlic Forces Of the
Nation
Asaociated pr,,ss special wire.

Democrats CCDtlnueu luclN COulcTcHCc az
Mstropolitanlh lhall today. The committee
on resolution land programme being un-
able to report when the meeting was first
called to order, C. II. Cochran. editor
of the St. Joseph Gazette, addressed the
conference. Hessaid it scanned anomalous
that such meetings as the present should
be called, for ne knew of no doctrine OF
the party not in consonance with the pur
poses of this conference. He said con-
cress was the place to look for declara-
ton of belief. and he declared gold mon
ometallism would be more disastrous than
war, pestilence and famine. 1t was I'M
portant to settle first what was Republic
canism and what was Democracy ;whether
such men as ex-senator Thurman and
Senator Harris or Senator Sherman were
to be leaders of the Democracy. He de-
clared the silver agitation would continue
until the end for which it was originated
should be attained. Cochran also de-
clared against the perpetuation OF the
national banks, whose Tyranny he said
was the greatest any people could bear.
Representative Neal of Arkansas an
nounced entire sympathy with the objects
of the conference. He wanted to see the free
coinage of silver provided for at the next
session, regardless of the position OF the
DISTINGUISHED citize at the other end of
the avenue, which position was loudly
applauded He declared the Democratic
party had no show in the next campaign
if there we're not declarations for silver.
Ex-Representative Fithian OF Illinois
denied the free silver sentiment was dying
ont in that state. He said ali the Demo-
cratic farmers and 30 per cent of the Dem
ocrat tic business men of that state were
silver men. He declared he had been de-
feated at the last election not because of
his position ON silver, but because he
had to bear the odium OF the administra-
ton, which was not Democratic. Gap
plause.)
Representative Livingston of Georgia
said the time had come for another dec
claration OF independence. 1T is the
purpose of the country from which L
come,'' he ssid.t"to prosecute the fight
with coats off and sleeves rolled up, and
not desist until the end" Georgia was
determined the issuance of bonds should
not continue. He declared the last bond
contract the most disgraceful thing that
had ever taken place in the history the
country. The cry for sound money was
a subter fuge. as all the people were for
sound money. The prospect OF an in
ternational conference he ridiculed.
Colonel Casey Young of Memphis said
he had written 1000 to 5000 letters in con-
nection with the movement for this con-
ference. He corresponncd with represen-
tative Democrats in thirly-three states.
Representative Bryan sent a letter say
ing that there was no room in this
country for two Republican parties.
Senator Morgan sent telegram saying:
81 will follow the old guard wherever it
leads"
Colonel Young asserted that four-ffths
OF the Democrats were friendly to free
coinage. and he believed properly
conducted movement would be irresist-
ible. Speeches were also made by Sena-
tor Call A. a. Lippscombe of Washing
ton. J. M. Hill Of Missouri, Representa-
tives Jones of Virginia, and Lockhart
of North Carolina and Mr.. Bodeen of
Missouri.
Hill criticised Cleveland's administra-
tion i'll severe terms. saying he betrayed
the Democratic party by "a series of acts
OF perfidy and treachery which were
without parallel. and one OF which con-
sisted in his ignoring. the bimetallic
declaration of the last Democratic plat
form. He declared there had been a
bargain and sale by which the people OF
IT, United States had been turned over
to the Jews of Europe and gamblers of
Wall street, the reuslt of which would be
our children and grandchi ldren would
become hewers of wood and drawers OF
water. The bond transaction had been
enough to consign Grover Cleveland and
John G.. Carlisle to everlasting political
oblivio They would so down the ages
hand in hand amid the execrations of
mankind as two of the most stupenGous
frauds of the country. He asked the re-
porters present to take special notice of
the last sentence. He denounced Senators
Brce and German as disloyal 10 the
Democratic party.
Ex-Renresentative Turner OF New York
was introduced as a new convert. He
predicted the nomination of free silver
candidates woud not weaken the ticket
in the east.
Mr.. Lockhart advocated a campaign of
reason and deprecated resort to abuse
and denunciation. He controverted the
idea that silver coinage was the control
ling tenet of the Populist party.
A II o clock Senator Daniel made a re-
port of the committee on resolutions. 1t
was divided into two sections. one con-
sisting of an address to the Democrats
and the other q plan OF the organiZa-
ton. He said the address in most re-
spects was the same as that adopted by
the Dem mocrats of Texas, Missouri and
Mississippi. The address was read by
Governor Stone of Missouri and was as
follows
AT conference between n number of
Democrats from different states, who at
tended the non-partsan convention re-
Gently assent bed at Mem phis. Tenn, for
the purpose of promoting the cause of
free silver coinage, W hich conference was
held after the adjournment of the con-
vention. committee consisting of Sena-
tors Jones of Arkansas Turpie of Indiana
and Harris of Tennessee, was appointed
and authorized to invite representative
Democrats from the several states to meet
them at Washington for consultation with
the view of securing cooperation and
concert of action among those Democrats
throughout the union who believe in ad-
herring to the cardinal Dem mocratic policy
OF actual bimetalli sm, and who are ul'-
posed to committing the party to the plu-
tocratic doctrines OF gold monometalism.
The present conference is the result of the
&C ton then taken. THIS is purely vol
untary Assem- blage, and therefore does not
assume to speak with party authority.
Disclai ming all right to bind any person
by our utterance but profoundly conscious
that the Democratic party today con-
fronts crisis, the most rnomentous in IFS
history, and fraught with far reaching
perils to the people and The country. we
are Assem- bleu as individual Democrats to
take counsel together and for the undis-
gused purpose of inaugurating and pro-
ting thorough and systematic organ
lzati on of the Democratic masses. so that
they may go forward as one man. with II
resolute purpose to retrieve the old party
founded by Thomas Jefferson, from plu-
tocratic domination. Therefore with this
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