Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1895-06-14
THE CHICAGO ORGAN.

heTalucu as the coming organ OF llll-
nos democracy, disowns its legitimate
master, and fouls its own nest in the
following manner, speaking Of the re-
cent democratic state convention;
"In Chicago on June -, 1892, the
democratic party assembled in national
convention, pronounced the party faith.
Among other articles was the following
in part; 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 discrimin-
atng against either metal or charge
for mintage, but the dollar unit of coin
aye Of both metals must be of equal in
trinsic and eXchangeable value, or be
adjusted through international agree
ment or by such safeguards of adjust
ment as shall insure the maintenance
of the parity of the two metals and the
equal power of every dollar at all times
III th' hl"l h'lo anu III INC pay hlcht vi
debts, and we demand that all paper
currency shall be kept at par with and
redeemablc IN such coin
The national democratic convention
that in due and orderly process of party
precedent will assemble next year will
again express with full authority the
belief of the party upon this as upon
other questions.
Meanwhile a convention called by
the state democratic committee assem-
bled at Springfield, H., and assumed
to say that the belief of the party is
that there shall be, without qualifica-
ton, a coinage of silver at the ratio of
Is to l. that is, that there shall be free
and unlimited use at the minis of sill
yer bullion, that though in the markets
of the world worth but 50 cents, shall
be called dollar. This is not the
party teaching, nor is il the sentiment
of the people Of Illinois, democrats or
republicans.
The convention at Springfield can
not be sand to be fairly representative
of the democratic party of Illinois Its
delegates were not freely and fully
chosen. 1t has not announced demo-
cratic doctrine; its pronouncement is
heretical but its expression will not be
an unmiXed evil 1t will arouse the
attention of the people TO the question
of currency, and after thorough con-
sheraton Of it they will express them
selves al the poles in preparation for
the national convention next year for
the maintenance of the national honor.
1t is very evident that the gold inter.
ests are not losing any opportunities to
steal a base while the silverites are
holding conventions. The gold inter-
ests imagine that by getting control of
all the newspapers ia Chicago, they
may prevent the free expression of the
peoples will politically. But the unan-
imous convention held at Springfield
shows that even the press cannot con-
troll wave of popular opinion so
powerful and widespread as the agita-
ton in favor of free silver.
Every newspaper in Chicago, with
the exception OF the Inter Ocean, is un-
compromisngly and rapidly IN favor
of gold and opposed TO silver. Their
influence can be estimated by the result
of a ballot conducted by the Chicago
Record on the question Of the coinage
of silver AT ratio Of IL 20 |. Up To-
Wednesday night there has been 1919
votes east in favor of such coinage and
only l,S6l against il. Only legal vot-
ers are allowed 10 take part IN this
balloting, so that the vote may be TAX
en- as a fair expression of opinion. 1t
is 20 be feared that the Chicago news
papers are losing their grip as mould
ers of public opinion.-Courier-Her