The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-05-08
TAIL OF THE POP PARTY.
so SENATOR PALMER CHARACTERIzEs
THE SILVER DEMOCRATS


THE SILVER DEMOCRATS. :.
Chicago, May 4.--The Wanbanse club
gave a banquet tonight at the Audito-
rim Hotel for the purpose If protest.
ing against the free coinage Of silyea
IN voicing the sentiments Of the sound
money element Of the democratic party.
About 200 friends and guests were in
attendance, and after an hours aJten-
ton to the menu there occurred three
hours OF talk on finances, by Hon. Rich
ard W. Knott, Of the Louisville Evening
Post, and Hon. John M. Palmer Re-
grets were read from ]. Sterling Nor
ton and Ben 7. Cable. Loud applause
greeted the mention of regrets from
President Cleveland.
MIR. Knots address was on "Com-
merce and Currency" Prof. ]. Law
renee Laughlin, professor of political
economy of the University of Chicago,
was next on the list. His topic was
"Silver and Prices
Hon. John M. Palmer received
hearty welcome as he rose to respond
to Democracy and Money" His first
utterance was reputation of today's
convention which declared for the free
coinage Of silver. rs the democratic
party worth maintaining?" said Mr..
Palmer. Can we afford to follow the
mere name when it has been seized by
men who will do a grievous public
wrong? We feel that this party cannot
bear the name of democratic. They
would try to make lis the mere tail OF
the popniist party. l will not stand it,
and | trust there are those here who
viii Ytnf st1 ttn nt+
name of the party
The senator herated the free-coinage-
of"silver wing of the party and declared
| that they were usurping the rights of
the staunch members OF the democratic
| faith.
| Amboy Ill.,, May 4.-The Democracy Of
| Lee county held a committee meeting
| here yesterday and the following resolu-
| ton was presented by Thee. Wilson and
| was adopted unanimously: Believing as
| we do that the financial question, so
| much agitated throughout the country,
| commonly known and termed the silver
| question, is most satisfactorily explained
! in the language Of John M. Palmer when
! he says:
THE Democratic party is anxious to
/ axtend the use and influence Of silver as
a money metal, and we welcome any pol
| icy which will secure the coinage Of
| the silver dollar upon the basis of an
equal value power and acceptability
with dollar of gold, therefore be it
Resolved, That any further recon-
mendation at the present time other
than the above we believe is unwise and
we deem it unwise to ask the Dem
| ocratic party Of this country to obligate
itself by adopting measures at this Tina
that possibly may adjust themselves be-
| fore the campaign of 1896; therefore be it
| Resolved, That the Lee county Demo-
| cratic committee deem it advisable not
| to call a convention to send delegates to
the state convention June 5, 1895.
Shelbyville, H., May 4.-rhe Demo-
cratic County Central Committee met
here yesterday. All but two of the %
| townships were represented, and after
discussion a vote was taken, every men,
Der voting for free coinage of silver. The
| township conventions to elect delegates
| to the county convention will be held on
| May p, while the county convention will
! be called May % to select delegates to the
| Springfield convention June 4.
Lima, o., May 4.-The Evening Times,
edited by 0. B. Selfridge, brother-in-law
of Senator Brice, and his official organ at
home, printed the following editorial last
| evening:
ALLEN w. Thurman, Col. w. A. Tay-
| lor and Gen. A. J. Warner are writing
letters endeavoring to secure delegates to
the state convention pledged to a free sill
yer plank. His views upon this question
are decided and he authorizes the above"
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