The herald., 1895-06-06

done there is no possibility OF the return
Of general prosperity. (Cheors).
THE Democratic party, standing fol-
the people, is under obligations to right
the wrong. The Republican party are
followers of the doctrine of Hamilton
They believe in the doctrine that it is the
business of the government to help en-
rich people and throw few bones 10 the
poor. The trouble with lis is that TOR
several years now our Democratic leaders
seem to have gone over to the Repu5,i-
can field and tried to take the job away
from the Republicans. There were some
gentlemen who talked about leaving the
party. On, Lord. they could not associ-
ate with us people. | have not heard OF
any leaving yet. l do not believe they
will. But l say this to you. that if every
man who talked OF leaving the party
would go over into the Republican party
today and we should have an election in
this state, we would poll 40 per cent or
more votes than we polled last fall. CAP
plause). And you must undo by legisla-
ton the crime that the government did.
You have got to have a president who
will be in sympathy--a president who
will be willing to stand by the great peo-
Pile of America and not by the bondhold-
ers OF Europe. You have got to lave a
congress that when it goes to Washington
will remem ber what their constituents in
Illinois and the other states want. APP
J.
with congressman who, when they go TO
Washington, always looksto New England
for their inspiration.
This fight is only beginning. The
powers that are against us are powers
not to be Gespised, powers that are al
ways lighting, powers that are omal
present. You will find that consolidated
wealth will be against us. You will find
that the fashionable drawing rooms will
be against MS, the daily papers will be
against us, the bankers Will be against
us. and every man who makes living
off other people will be against you. Look
at the crowd of men that have been
fighting you. The danger in this move
ment will be this. The thing We have to
fear will be the danger of division.
These subtle and seductive influences
against you will wedge in q little here
and will pull up a little there, and will
cause you to hesitate about this. This
talk of going together arm in arm, let us
all be Democrats. is all talk and is not to
your interests. All you need to do is to
mold them back and to stand firmly to-
gether and let it be understood that the
men who are not with you are against
you.'
The committe 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 Thousands of years, and silver money
is recognized and just 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 +he free use
and benefit OF an invaluable, original
money metal and has increased debts and
added to the burdens of the people by
! lowering the value of labor and labor pro
| ducts: and
Whereas, The constitution OF the
! United States prohibits any state from
using anything but gold and silver coin
for the payment OF debts, thereby recog
nizing tnat coin composed OF silver or o.
/ gold is honest money and to be used a
legal tender; therefore, be it
Resolved, By the Democrats Of Illinois
in convention 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 coin
age of both metals at the ratio of 16 to /,
without waiting for the action OF any
other nation, and such coins shall be the
legal tender for all debts. both public and
/ private, and that all contracts hereafter
executed for the payment OF money,
whether in gold, silver or coin. may be
discharged by any money which is by
| law legal tender.
Resolved, 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 convention as expressed
| in its platform by inaugurating ana carry
ing on a icampaign OF education IN this
state, and to thoroughly organize the
| Democracy of the state ON the lines as
laid down in the plartform of this con-
vention.
Resolved, That the Democratic men,
bers of congress and mem bers OF congress
from this state be and they are hereby in
structed to use all honorable means to
carry out the principles above enunclated.
There was lengthy debate in regard
| to the resolution favoring an invitation
| to the national Democratic committee to
call a national convention, and the fol
! lowing was finally adopted:
''ResOlyed, That we request the Demo
cratic national committee to call con-
vention to consider the money question
not later than August, 1895. II the com
mittee refuses to call such a conv entlon,
then we invite the Democratic state com
mittees of other states to take concurrent
action with the Democratic state commit
| tee Of his state.
When this resolution was read before
the convention it was greeted with loud
applause, as was also the 10TH para
graph of the main resolutions.
A resolution endorsing Governor Alt
geld was greeted with enthusiasm and the
meeting was frequently interrupted by
the shouts of applause, approval OF the
expressions regarding his veto of certain
bills being quite numerous.
After the adoption of special compli
mentary resolutions the convention ad-
journed.
The committee appointed to select
delegates at large to the national silver
convention met during recess. John 2.
Hopkins of Chicago, Secretary OF STATE
W. NJ. Henrchson, George b. Fithian o
Joseph county and Gen. Lewis b. Paro
natives. John Warner of Peoria, JohI
Watson of Knox county, Gen. Alfred
Orendor of Sangamon and l.. o. Whitnel