The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-06-12

THE REPRES
bimetalhsts to control the policy Of the
party or, IL they deny the right of the
majority to direct the policy of the party
they abandon the doctrines Of the party
and repudiate the principles Of free gov
| ernment-
It is to be regretted that the first
Democratic president since the war
should become the trusted instrument
in the hands Of concentrated wealth, the
official head OF the Communism of
pelf." When he was found he was as
modest as Saul and as conspicuous
among his fellows for his good conduct
but since he has sought counsel of the
familiar spirits" of Wall street he has
tried to take the political life of every
David whom the people trusted.
Grover Cleveland is not the Demo-
cratic party-Democracy is greater than
any man. It will exalt him who rightly
interprets its truths, but it will cast him
down who seeks to wear its livery and
yet serves plutocracy.
The production of gold and silver is
limited n any nation which is large
enough to offer a demand unlimited as
compared with the supply can fix the
bullion price at the mint price. The rea-
son why bimetallism has been difficult
in the past was because of different
legal ratios existing in different coun-
tries. If it should attempt free COIN
age at Is to l we would invite the coined
silver of other countries to come here
in exchange for gold, but when we offer
free coinage at 16 to 1 our gold will not
leave because it cannot find a more ia
vorable ratio where there is any quanti-
ty of Silver to exchange. If a change in
the ratio is desirable we cannot intel
ligently choose a new ratio unless we
have put gold and silver upon an equal
footing.
1t is absurd to measure silver by gold
when we open the minis to gold and
close them to silver. This country must
act alone because it cannot afford to
submit the interests of American citi-
zens to the government control of for
eign nations and because other nations
are not similarly situated, therefore
cannot be relied upon to cooperate with
us. We did not ask the consent of other
nations when we demonetized silver. and
we should not ask their consent when we
restore it. Illinois is the imperial state
Of the West, and the Democracy Of this
state by meeting in this convention
earned the right to lead the fight of 1896.
The platform adopted by this conven-
ton will be in substance the Democratic
platform of 1896. If we are right, as we
believe we are, they that are with us
are all right. Truth is right and will
prevail.
The committee contemporary organi-
cations reported the following recon-
mendations which were adopted:
Chairman, Monroe c.. Crawford, Of
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Bentley, of Pike; assistants, VIM. J..
Cochran, of Cook: W. P. Mcdowell, Of
Vermilion; John D.. Breckenridge, of Full
ton; Robert 1. Hunt, of Macon; VIM.
Stoeffel, of McHenry, and H. T.. Everlin;
sergeant-at-arms, T.. j. Sparks, Of Nc
Donough.
Despite the assurances given out by
the leaders last night that the conven-
ton would not undertake to condemn
the national administration, some of the
friends of President Cleveland seemed
ap%prehensive of coming trouble. The
delegates from the various congressional
districts met at 10 o'clock to select dele
gates to the proposed national conven-
ton on the currency question. In some
Of these caucusses the subject of de-
%nouncing Cleveland and Palmer was
talked over in an informal way but the
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which was not financial in spirit. In the
caucus of the 18th congressional district,
Gen. Palmer's home, a resolution was
presented instructing the chairman of
the delegation and the district member
Of the committee on resolutions to vote
against any proposition to either con-
denim the national administration or in
dorse the state administration. Several
speeches were made on the subject and
the general expression, while strongly
against Cleveland, was that it would be
bad policy for the convention to take any
action which would widen the breach be-
tween the two factions of the Democracy.
Timothy T. Beach voiced the senti-
ment in a peppery speech in which he
spoke bitterly Of Cleveland as a traitor
to the Democracy, but said he did not
think it the business of. a monetary con-
vention to denounce hin.
In the Twentieth district caucus the
following was adopted:
Resolved, That our member of the
committee on resolutions be instructed
to use all honorable means to secure the
adoption of a resolution In the conven-
ton requesting the National Democratic
committee to call a monetary conven-
ton to meet not later than Nov /, and
in the event that such national commit
tee fails to call such convention within
a reasonable time that we invite the
state central committees of the various
states to call state conventions and that
such states meet in monetary confer
ence.
Similar resolutions were adopted by
several of the other caucuses. All the
caucuses adopted resolutions endorsing
the action of the state in calling today's
convention.
Temporary Chairman Crawford said
that he would not delay the proceedings
of the convention by making a speech.
He would, however, say that the eyes of
the whole country were on this con-
vention. Let its action be no uncertain
one. Let it not beat about the bush
but declare either Internationally for
gold or for the free and unlimited coin
age Of silver at Is to 1.
When Chairman Crawford had finished
a delegate from one Of the country
towns started the movement to keep all
abuse of Cleveland or praise of Altgeld
out of the convention by introducing a
resolution that all resolutions of a poll
tical nature offered to the convention be
reserved and referred to a committee
on resolutions without being read.
Thomas Merit, of Marion county, was
on his feet in ar instant and strenuously
objected to having what he called the
gag Law applied to the convention. He
wanted any resolutions introduced to
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