Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1895-05-24
STATE DEM Elk. COM.
THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTIONS
WERE ADOPTED AT A MEET
ING OF THE EXECUTIVE
COMMITTEE LAST
NIGHT.

At conference OF the EXcCu-
tive Committee of the Democratic
party of North Carolina, held N
Raleigh, May Goth, 1895, the fol-
lowing resolutions were adopted
and ordered to be published:
Ist. That the Executive Com
mite Of the Democratic party Of
the State of North Carolina, act
ing and speaking for and in be-
half Of the party, republisi1, reit-
crate and emphasize the declara:
ton Of the party made i'll the
State Convention, August 8, 1894
in favor Of the free and unlimited
coinage of silver at the ratio of
10 to 1.
I'd. That time and pressing
events have proven the wisdom
of this latest declaration Of the
party on this all absorbing guess
ton, and we appeal to the Demo-
cratic press and people of the
State to give to it their loyal !,
open and aggressive support.
3rd. That in advocating the
free and unlimited coinage of
silver by the Government Of the
United States, we are not asking
any favors or concession from
any one, but are simply demand
ing that the great wrong done
the masses Of the American peo-
pie by the Republican party III
1873 be undone and that silver be
restored to the position it occu~
pied from the foundation of our
Government to the preparation
of that great Republican crime
4tll. That i'll our Judgment the
immediate resumption of the free
and unlimited coinage of silver
by the Government of the United
States as it existed prior to 1873
without waiting one moment for
the cooperation and without ref
crence to the conduct or policy Of
any nation Oh earth is the great
duty that now confronts the
American people, and we appeal
to all men Of every shade of po>
litical opinion i'll North Carolina
who believe as we do that the
restoration of the free and unlim-
tied coinage of silver means the
restoration of prosperity to our
homes to join with us in the
great battle Of 1896, which we
intend to wage to wipe out the
Republican crime of IS3 g, and to
secure for our beloved old State
good laws and government.
5th. That we send greetings
to our Democratic brethren of
Illinois, thanking for the bold,
open and aggressive stand they
have taken in favor Of the inme-
diate resumption of the coinage
of silver and we send them our
assurances of our hearty sy1npa-
thy and cooperation i'll 1896.
9th. That regarding the guess
ton of the resumption of the free
and unlimited coinage of silver
as the overshadowing one in
American politics we urge that
such action be taken by the vari>
Gus bimetalic leagues as will
open the way to a union of the
friends of silver coinage in their
support of candidate for the
Presidency and candidates for
Congress who can be relied upon
to stand by the people i'll their
great struggle for financial eman-
cipation from the evils of the
single gold standard.
9TH. That while we concede
the right Of every citizen of the
State to go as delegate to the
so called sound-money conven~
ton, to be held i'll Memphis this
week, or to be represented by
delegates thereto, we at the same
time protest that i'll SO doing
they do not represent the Demo-
cratic sentiment of this State.