The Wilmington daily Republican., 1895-08-16
THE SILVER DEMOCRATS
Plan Of Campaign Adopted at the
Washington Conference. a.
ANExBoUTIvE COMMITTEE CHOSEN

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Committee, and the Work of Organic
ing for the Democratic National Con-
vention VIII be Pushed In All States.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 16.-The silver Dem
ocrats continued their conference at the
Metropolitan hotel at 10 o'clock yesterday.
The committee on resolutions and pro-
gram being unable to report When tho
meeting was first called to order, tho time
was spent In listening to speeches. Tho
speakers generally scored President Cleye-
land for his Opposition to Democratic
doctrine"
1t was almost o'clock when the COM
mittee on resolutions filed into tho con-
ference room, and Senator Daniel was
recognized to mako the report Of the COM
mittees proceedings. This was divided
into two sections, one consisting of an ad-
dress to the Democrats, and the other
plan of organization. He said the address
in most respects was the same as that
adopted by the Democrats Of Texas, Mis-
souri, and Mississippi. The address was
read by Governor Stone, of Missouri.
The address disolains speaking with
party authority, the assemblage being a
voluntary one, but strongly represents tho
opinion of the conference that the party
should declare for free coinage of silver.
The addross concludes as follows:
Duty to the people requires that the
party Of the people continue the battle for
bimetallism until its efforts are crowned
with success; therefore be 1t,
Resolved, that the Democratic party in
national convention assembled should de-
mand the free and unlimited coinage of
silver and gold into primary or redemp-
tion money at tho ratio of 10 to l. without
waiting for the action or approval OF any
other nation.
Resolved, that IL should declare its ire
vocable opposition to the substitution for
money metal of panic breeding, cor.
poration credit currency, based on a sim
gle metal, the supply of which is SO lip
tied that 1t can be oornered at any ti-, bv
few banking ipstitutions IL rurope and
America
:, iJh view to securing tho adherence
to and readoption of the Democratic finan-
cial policy above set forth by the Demo-
cratic national convention to be assembled
in 1895, and Of tbe nomination of candi-
date for the presidency we'll known to be
in hearty sympathy thsrsw.sh, we her hereby nv
pledge our mutual co Operation and urg-
emily recommend to our Democratic
brethren in all the states to at once begin
and vigorously and systematically prose-
cute the work of thorough organization.
Believing that q large majority of the
Democratic voters of the United States
are in harmony with the sentiments ex-
pressed in the foregoing address, and
knowing that a full and free expression of
their views can only be ascertained and
made effective through proper organized
Efforts, we recommend the following as q
plan for such organization:
First--There shall be O national com
mittee Of Democr9gs WHO are in favor Of
both silver and gold as the motley. of sa6
constitution, which shall be composed of
one Democrat from each state and terri
tory and the District of Columbia, and
the executive committee hereinafter pro.
vided for.
Second-That until otherwise ordered
by the national committee, Senators Isham
g. Harris of Tennessee, James r. Jones Of
Arkansas and David Turpie of Indiana,
and Hons. W. j. Stone OF Missouri, w. H.
Hinrichsen Of Illinois and Casey Young
of Tennessee be the executive committee,
and shall have fill power and authority
to appoint a national committee.
The report of the committee was adopted
q few brief speeches the conference ad-
journed sine die. 49,.
Senator Daniel made the last speech Of
the meeting. He said: 81 will only say
that am Democrat, and being Demo
crat, could not help being for solid,
honest and ancient gold and silver money
of the Democratic party. The party OF the
people must stand for the money of the
people Whom God hath Joined togetho
plutocraoy shall not put asunder"
The executive committee held n meet
ing Immediately after the conference
closed, but adjourned without selecting
members for the national committee as
authorized by the conference. 1t was an.
nounccd to be the purpose OF the commit
tee to organize the national committee at
the earliest practicable date, but 1t was
thought bost to defer action until sugges-
tions could be received from states which
were not represented at the conference.