The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-06-06

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His speech was facetious and cutting.
and occasioned almost continuous ap-
plause. the delegates throwing their
hats in the air. mo man who Is in
favor of the gold standard can talk
bimetallism and be honest II the
double standard is right. then mono
metallism is crime against society
(Applause) You had just as we'll have
an English general at the head of our
army as an English bank at the head
of the treasury department. In 1895
the people of the United States will be
called upon to decide whether
the influence of this nation shall he
cast on the side of bimetallism
or in favor of the universal gold stand
ard. This question will not be finally
settled until the great common people
OF the United States decide It,
The democratic party must take its
position upon this question and by the
correctness OF that position will rise or
fall. IL is to be regretted that the first
democratic president since the war
should become the tool or instrument
In the hands of concentrated wealth.
the official head of the communism of
pelf.' Silver must be restored to it's
ancient place and the United States
must do it's part I'm the work of restora-
tion. IL silver is restored at all, IL
must be restored at the present legal
ratio of 16 to l. prolonged applause)
Illinois is the imperial state Of the
West, and the democracy of this day,
by meeting I'm this convention. has
earned the right to lead in the fight of
1896"
When Mr.. Bryan had concluded,
Governor Altgeld spoke at some
length. saying in part: 1T is an ire
vocable principle that when you in
crease the volume of money in the
world you increase the selling price of
products in the world. (Applause)
The democratic party. standing for
the people. is under obligations to
right the wrong. The republican par
ty are followers of the doctrines of
Hamilton. They believe in the doc
trine that IL is the business OF the gov
ernment to help enrich the people. and
let those few rich people throw a few
bones to the poor. You have got to
have a president who will be willing
to stand by the great people of Amer
ican and not by the bondholders of
Europe"
The committee on resolutions sub
mitted the following:
Resolved, BY the democrats of Illl-
nois in convention assembled. that we
are in favor of the use of both gold
and silver as the standard money and
demand the free and unlimited coinage
of both metals at the ratio of 16 to /.
without waiting for the action os any
other nation, and such coinage shall be
legal tender for all debts. both pub
lie and private. and that all contracts
hereafter executed for the payment of
money, whether in gold. silver or ccin.
may be discharged by any money
which is by law legal tender.
Resolved, That we hereby endorse
the action of the democratic state con-
vention in calling this convention and
we instruct the committee TO carry out
the will of this convention rs express
ed in its platform by inauguratng end
carrying on a campaign Of education
in this state. and TO thoroughly organ
ize the democracy of the state on the
lines as laid down in the platform Of
this convention.
Resolved. That we request the dem
national committee to call a
convention to consider the
money question not later than August
1895. If the committee refuses 10 call
such a convention then we invite the
state committees of other
states TO take concurrent action with
the democratic state committee of this
state in calling such convention.
a resolution endorsing Governor Alt |
geld was greeted with enthusiasm.
After the adoption of several compll- |
resolutions the convention ad- |
journed.