Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-09-18

Then the address continues: ..In
further explanation of our position,
it may he said that we contend that
authoritative declaration of The belief
of the party on the currency or any
other national question can come
alone from its representatives in ma
tional convention assembled.
1.-The resolution OF the last national
convention on the financial question
reads:
We denounce the republican
legislation known as the Sherman
Act of 1890. rs cowardly makeshift
fraught with possibilities of danger
in the future which should make all
of its supporters as well as its author
anxious for its speedy repeal. We
hold to the use of both gold and
silver as the standard money of the
country. and to the coinage of both
gold and silver without discriminat
ing against either metal or charge
for mintage, but the dollar unit OF
coinage of both metals must be of
equal intrinsic and exchangeable
value, to be diusted through inter
national agreement or by such safe
guards Of legislation as shall insure
the maintenance of the parity OF the
two metals, and the equal power OF
every dollar at all times in the mar
ket and in the payment o: debts;
and we demand that all paper Cur
rency shall be kept at par and re-
deemable in such coin. We insist
on this policy as especially necessary
for the protection OF the farmers and
laboring classes, the lirst and NEST
dcfenselcss victims of unstable
money and calculating currency"
democratic platform, 1922
by the adoption of this resolu-
ton the party is pledged 10 maintain
the stability Of our currency and to
preserve the integrity OF our
national credit. This declaration is
accepted by US, as it must be by all
true democrats. as the faith f the
party on this question until like
authority shall in similar manner
adopt different creed. We each
and all favor the use of silver as
money, but we are convinced that
the free and unlimited coinage of
silver at ratio Of 16 to l by this
country alone would result in dis
as.er to the business and commercial
interests Of the nation, an opinion in
which we are sustained by The most
eminent authorities on finance in all
parties and in all countries.
"All authority must come from
the people, and it is our purpose
and desire to furnish to each voter
in the democratic party in the state
of Illinois, facts bearing upon this
and other public questions. in order
that he may become fully informed
and be prepared to act intelligentiy
when the time comes for the party
in the state to make authoritative
declaration as to the issues or which
we must 20 before the people.
I'VE have no quarrel with any man
or men, organization or organiZa-
tions, within The party in this state.
We most earnestly desire harmony
and party success. and that we be:
iieve to be best assured by adherin9
to the lines of economic reform upon
which we went to the people in the
|
pealed 10 the intelligence OF the
voters. declared republican protec-
tion fraud and won notable vic.
tory. A democratic congress Their
elected, repealed the purchasing
clause of the Sherman act, passed a
tariff law under the operation OF
which manufacturers are prospecting,
old industries are being extended
and new ones projected, labor is
being employed, wages increased,
prosperity is returnin~, and the cost
, Of almost every article of necessity
and even luxury used by the people
has been chcapened. verifying every
prediction made by us and justify
ing US before the nation.
We can consistently and will
pride appeal to the people on this
record, and we earnestly protes
against adopting as the chief issu,
between the two great parties :
financial experiment which must in
evitably lead to dissensions in oul
ranks, and which carried into lcgis
ativc enactment could but prov,
disastrous to the nation. Rather
1t us compel the republicans tc
again meet us on the proposition
, that the tariff should be made pro
hibitive.
, Strong in the conviction that W.
are right and with firm and abid
ing faith in the integrity and intelli
, gence of our fellow democrats. We
submit this matter TO them in full
; confidence that they will approve
, this action and sustain us in oul
I efforts to hold the democratic part,
of the state true to its teachings an,
traditions.
"BEN 7. CABLE. Chlirmin. Rock Is an
WILLIAM = FoENAS, East 81. Louis
CHARLES 4. EWING. Decatur.
JAMES T. HoBLIr, Lincoln.
| JoshPH NJ. PAGE, Jsrseyville.
WILLIAM P. HALLIDAY, Cairo.
| ADAMS 4. GOODRICH. Chicago.
Il RotERr j. SMITH CHICAGO.
| WILLIAM A. NISC sST. ca .CAGo."
The position taken by the executive
committee Of the bureau in the above
| address Is decid div conservative ant