Rock Island Argus., 1895-09-06

holders "" here They Are At" Politically.
LINCOLN, Ncb, Sept s-when State
Chairman Euclid Martin, of Omaha called
the second Nebraska Democratic state con-
vention to order 63l delegates greeted him
with applause, encouraged by an enthusi-
nstic crowd of visitors. Many of the
pioneers Of Democracy of tie state was
present. Every uttcrance in favor of a na-
tional currency Ia which gold was the basic
principle was as yocifcrOIisly chcercd as
the mention Of free silver in the conven-
tion of the other wing Of the party last
month. The chair first announced that he
had received trlr-ram from Secretary of
the Treasury Carlisle. which ne would
read. The message, a brief one, is to the
effect that il had been impossible for him
to accept the cordial invitation to meet
with the convention. and that owing to the
immense stress Of business it was equally
impossible for him to dictate an extended
letter.
Takes n Shy at the First Convention.
The message, however. created great
deal pf interest and the signature Of John
q. Carlisle evoked another outburst The
call for the convention was read, and
Bibb, of Beatrice, was named as the tenn
purary chairman. Bibb said that In ad-
dit!pn 70 "honcst money" tariff reform
and the greatest good for the greatest num-
bcr, were the principles Of the genuine
Democratic party, whose representatives
he stood before. "a few weeks since"
he said, 'thcrc was held in Omaha IN
alleged Democratic state convention. 1t
represented nothing more, nothing less,
than the shadow OF POpulism. They
called themselves iG-to-l Democrats six
teen 10 one would be sixteen Populists to
one Democrat. You never knew u Demo
crat 10 go nosn9 around POpulist soup
houses. You never knew true Demo
crat to- crawl NJ the base Of Populistc
lunch counter. This Omaha gathering
was not Democratic They have gone
astray, but like the prodi0al son they will
come back. And now, ask you, what is
the pleasure of the convcRtion!"
National AdmInist ration Endorsed.
The usual committees were appointed.
The credentials soon reported that there
wcrr no contests and that nearly every
county In the state was represented, while
the organization committee recommended
that temporary organization Dc made p"r-
rnanCnt which was adopted. The rCsol,I-
tion5 cominittcos : report was next read
and declared that the country was stead
lily gaining ground in the progress toward
prosperity. I'VE send hearty greetings
and congratulations TO Grover Cleveland
and his cabinet, not only for their wise
and prudent course. which has aided -
much in bringing about the better flnan.
cinl condition, but also for their firm and
fearless adherence throughout the de-
preston 20 sound policies "f economy. for
their unswcrviu0 fidelity In uphOldng
and protecting the honor and integrity uf
the nation against organized mob vio-
lCncc.
The Plank un the Money Question.
I'VE indOrSc the national Democratic
platform Of lSGs and the INTERPRETATION
placed thereon by the president, and We
declare ourselves unCJuiyocally and unrc-
scrvcdly for the metallic money aS the
standard mirtagc, the bullion or mint value
OF which are approximately the same the
purchasing power Of which, regardless of
government mintagc, = the least nuctu-
atinE in all III" market, Of the CIVILIZED
world. We insist upon this policy as cS-
prcially necessary for the protection of the
iiTHCrH' ti'hft'N anu property owning
debtors. the most dcfcn>clc-s victims of
unstnhl" money and fnctuatlnS currency.
Free coinage Of silver Mt III 10 / means a
poorer money and less of il.
Want the Grcenbacks Retired.
I'VE recognize the ISSUE and reissue of
our treasury notes rs serious menace ~
the stability ui our national finances, and
we favor the rCtircnCnt of all treasury
notes ut the soonest possible moment
with proper and safe guarantees for main
tanning the necessary volume of currency.
which shall I've devised by "a competent and