The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-06

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| will be in sympathy-a President who will be
| willing to stand by the great people of Ameri-
| ca, and not by the bondholders of Europe. You
| have got to have Congress that when it goes
1 to Washington will remember what their con-
stituents in Illinois and other States want
| [Applause.J You have got TO quit trif1ing with
congressman who when they go to Washing
| ton always look to new England for their
| inspiration.
This fight is only beginning. The powers
| that are against us are powers not to be de-
| spised - powers that are always fighting =
| powers that are omnipresent. You will find
that consolidated wealth will be against you.
You will find that the fashionable drawing
rooms will be against us, the daily papers will
! be against US, the bankers will be against you
and every man who makes a living off other
| people will be against you Look at the crowd
| of men that have been fighting you. The
| danger in this movement will be this: The
| thing we have to fear will be the danger OF
| division. These subtle and seductive 1nfu-
ences will wedge you in little here and will
| pull you up little there and will cause you to
hesitate about this. This talk of going together
arm in arm, "let US all be Democrats" is
| but talk and it is not to your interest. Allyou
| need to do is to hold them back and stand
firmly together and let it be understood that
| the men who are not with you are against you.
| The Governor was greeted with loud
cheers at the conclusion of his speech.
| Governor Altgeld was followed by Mr..
Michaelis of Chicago and John A. McCler-
nand of Springfield.
The committee on resolutions then re-
ported to Chairman Fithian, submitting
the following resolutions:
WHEREAS, silver and gold have been the
principal money metals of the world for thou
SANDS OF years, and silver money is recognized
ana used as honest money between individuals
and between nations, Notwithstanding various
ratios between silver and gold, and, whereas,
the demonstration of silver has deprived
the people of the free use and benefit OF an in
valuable and original money metal and has in
creased debts and added to the burdens of the
people by lowering the value OF labor and
labor products; and, whereas, the constitution
OF the United States prohibits any State from
using anything but gold and silver coin as a
legal tender for the payment of debts, thereby
recognizing that coin composed of silver or
gold is honest money and to be used as legal
tender; therefore, be it
RESOLVED, By the Democrats of Illinois in con-
vention assembled, that we are in favor of the
use of both gold and silver as the standard
money of the United States and demand the
free and unlimited coinage of both metals at
the ratio of Is to l without waiting for the &C
ton of any other nation, and such coins shall
! be legal tender for all debts, both public and
private, and that all contracts hereafter exc
cuted for the payment OF money, whether in
gold, silver or coin, may be discharged by any
money which is by law legal tender.
Rescued, That we hereby endorse the action
of the Democratic State Central Committee in
| calling this convention, and we instruct the
committee to carry out the will of this conven-
| ton expressed in it's platform by inau-
gurating and carrying on a campaign of educa-
n tQ ta nd n 11trhl x 1iza
the Democracy of the State on the lines as laid
down in the platform OF this convention.
| Resolved That the Democratic members of
| Congress and members of the Senate from this
State be, and they are hereby instructed to use
| all honorable means to carry out the princi-
! pies above enunciated.
There was lengthy debate in regard to
the resolution favoring an invitation to the
National Democratic Committee to call
National convention. The following was
finally adopted:
! ReSoIued, That we request the Democratic Ma
tional Committee to call convention to con-
slider the money question not later than Au-
! gust 1895. If the committee refuses to Call
| such a convention, then we invite the Demo-
| cratic State Committees of other States to take
| concurrent action with the Democratic State
Committee of this State in calling such con-
vention.
When this resolution was read before
the convention it was greeted with loud
applause, as was also the 16 to- paragraph
of the main resolutions.
A resolution indorsing Governor Altgeld
was greeted with enthusiasm, and the
meeting was frequently interrupted by the
shouts of applause, approval of the express
| sions regarding his veto Of certain bills
being quite numerous
After the adoption of several compIi-
mentary resolutions, the convention ad-
| journed.
The committee appointed to select dele
gates -at-large to national silver conven-
| ton, in case one should be held, imme-
| diately after recess was taken elected John
p. Hopkins of Chicago and Secretary of
State Hinrichsen as delegates. There was
more discussion, and then, on motion of
P. B. Green, George W. Fithian of New
town and General Lewis B. Parson of Clay
ton County were chosen. The alternates
selected were John Warner of Peoria, John
Watson of Galesburg, General Alfred
Orendorf of Springfield and L. o. Whitnell
of Johnson County