The Indianapolis journal., 1895-07-03
COLORADO DEMOCRATS
MASS CONVENTION WITH ONLY
THIRTY PEOPLE IN ATTENDANCE.
Resolutions Adopted Demanding Free
Silver and COndemning the Adj
mfnistrntfon's Policy.

DENVER, Col, July 2.-Just thirty per-
sons assembled in East Turner Hall at 10
O'Clock, the time set for the Democratic
mass-convention for the consideration of
the financial question. Chairman Frank
Arbuckle. Of the State central committee,
who called the meeting at the request of the
committee, was not present, but had sent
an address discouraging radical action, to
be read by Secretary Olney Newell. 1t was
read. None of the Federal officeholders was
present. 1t was claimed that the small at
tendance was due to misunderstanding Of
the time at which the meeting was to be
held.
The attendance at the afternoon session
was somewhat larger than that of the
morning. The following resolutions, be-
ginning ''the Democratic party of Colorado
in mass convention assembled. declares"
were adopted:
'That it reaffirms its devotion to the
principles of Democracy as expounded by
Jefferson and jackson. among which is the
belief in an honest, stable and sound cur
ana gold. both metals being admitted to
the mints for free and unlimited coinage
at a ratio Of l6 to /; that the history of
proves that such a ratio has successfully
maintained the parity OF the two metals,
and that such parity can only be destroyed
further increase the wealth of the few,
while the masses of the people are being
impoverished.
THE people of the whole world are to
be congratulated that In the United States
or America the Democratic party. true to
pon the cause of tbe neone @ ash as aeanst
the allied forces of the money power OF
this and other countries. and that it will
of silver to its time-honored place as
money.
states VINO are awakening to the realiZa-
ton of the ruin and desolation that must
follow in the wake of the gold mono
metallism and assures them that the DEM
render its conviction on this great issue,
but will do battle for the restoration of
silver until the wrong inflicted on the -peo-
tion has been righted.
In view of the fact that single gold
seized on the action of the Republican
clubs of this State, recently assembled in
Denver. as justifying the declaration that
in Colorado, the Democratic party of this
State emphaticaily declares it's purpose to
stand for the free and unlimited coinage
without international agreement, to the
END, and calls upon every citizen of the
State who regards the silver question as
standard until justice shall pRvail
we recommend and urge upon the Dem
State the Importance OF Immediate and m e eff
fective organization, and that at the ap-
preaching election for county officials,
Iuli ticket be nominated in every county
which shall stand for and represent the
principles herein expressed.
Beneving that the masses of the Dem
ocratic party throughout the country are in
sympathy with the movement for the
take such action as will secure the selec-
ton or delegates to the next national con-
ventlon who will declare absolutely for
l and be actuated by the same spirit which
prevailed with our forefathers when they
declared In favor of American independence
and insist and demand that these United
states shall restore to silver its rightful
place as money metal independent of
the action or actions of any other country
in the world.
Resolved: That We expressly dissent
from the financial policy of the present
administration. We are opposed to the
issue or interest-bearing bonds in time of
peace.
Democracy of the State of Illinois for a
convention of the Democracy of the Ma
tion TO put the Democratic party upon its
historic platform of sound money, con-
the Constitution.
That committee be appointed to pre-
pare an address embodying the sense of
this convention and these resolutions and
procure the publication and Distribution of
,ne same throughout the State" The reso-
Iutions were adopted without dissent or dis
cussion Thomas j.. O'Donnell, of Denver,
address in which he predicted that the next
democratic convention would declare for
Iree silver He denounced the present ad-
the policy of John Sherman. Addresses
Dy Judge Yeaman and Ex-Governor Alva
Adams followed. After some routine busi-
ness the convention adjourned.