The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1895-07-05
SWINGING INTO LINE
COLORADO DEMOCRACY ENDORSES
THE ACTION OF ILLINOIS.

Convention Mcagreiy Attended but Very
Outspoken ns tn the Burning Issue-Ex.
preston of Dissent from the Policy of the
Administration
DENVER, July 3-The Democracy OF
CT to was not numerousiy represent.
III tLe state mass meeting held here Ia
cons'ier the financial question. The
meeting began with thirty present and
was called To order by Olney Newell, sec
rotary of the state Democratic commit
tee, the chairman, Arbuckle, not being
present, but sending an address discour'
aging radical action. Many leading DEM
ocrats sent letters. General S. f. Brown
was made chairman, a resolutions COM
mittee was appointed and recess was
taken to 8 p. IN.
First Resolution for Free Coinage.
The attendance at the afternoon session
was somewhat larger than that of the
morning. Immediately upon reassem'
bling the resolutions committee made
report, speaking for "the Democratic
party of Colorado in mass convention as
sembled." The first resolution reaflirms
as expounded by jefferson and Jackson,
among which is the belief in an honest,
stable and sound currency, the basis OF
which shall be silver and gold, both met.
ais being admitted to the minis for free
and unlimited coinage at ratio of 10
to !; that the history of the worlds pro-
duction of both metals proves that such
ratio has successfully maintained the
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parity can only be destroyed by unwise
legislation, which tends to further in.
crease the wealth of the few while the
masses of the people are being impover.
ished.
Democracy to Champion Silver.
The resolutions then declare that tho
people of the whole world are to be con-
graduated that in the United States of
America the Democratic party, true to
itself and to its principles, will again
champion the cause of the people as
against tho allied forces of the money
power of this and other countries, and
that it will never cease to battle for the
restoration of silver to it's time-honored
place as money; that the Democratic
party of Colorado will never surrender its
convictions OH this great ISSUE but will
do battle for the restoration of silver un.
til the wrong inflicted upon the people by
the destruction of It's money function has
been righted, and declares its purpose to
stand for the free and unlimited coinage
of silver at the ratio of 10 to /, with or
without international agreement, to tho
end.
A Call for Organization.
Next it is recommended and urged upon
the Democrats of every county and pre-"
clint in the state 1.-THE Importance of inn
mediate and effective organization, and
that at the approaching election for coun.
ty officials full ticket be nominated in
every county, which shall stand for and
represent the principles herein expressed.
We call upon them to take such action as
will secure the selection of delegates to
the next national convention who will
declare absolutely for the free coinage of
silver at tho ratio of l6tol, and be act
ually the same spirit which prevailed with
our forefathers when they declared insfa-
vor Of American Independence"
The seventh resolution reads: "That
we expressly dissent from the financial
policy of the present admin istration. We
are opposed to the issue of interest bearing
bonds in time of peace" and the eighth
and ninth aso us follows: "That we sec.
ond the call If the Democracy of Illinois
for q convention Of the Democracy of the
nation to put the Democratic party upon
its historic platform of sound money,
consisting OF the gold and silver coinage
of the constitution. That committee
be appointed to prepare an address en-
bodying tho sense OF this convention and
these resolutions, and procure the publ
cation and distribution of the same
throuphout the state
Adopted Without Dissent.
The resolutions were adopted without
dissent or discussion. Thomas j. O'Don-
nell, of Denver was called for and re-
sponded in short address in which he
predicted that the next Democratic con-
vcntion would declare for free silver. He
denounced the present administration for
following, as he claimed, the policy OF
John Sherman. Addresses by Judge Yea
man and Ex-Governor Alvn Adams fol-
lowed. The following delegates to the
Democratic bimetallic convention to be
held at Washington Aug. IA were
chosen: Charles 5. Thomas, T.. j. O'Don.
nell, Alva Adams, John A. Gordon, j.
Ernest Meters, j. NJ. Ellis, j. w. Barnes,
E. l.. Coates Charles o. Unfug Theron
Stevens, A. Il. Connell Jos. Morgan and
Adar Wilson.
The following were named as q COM
mittee to draft an address to tho people
of the United States on the silver ques-
ton: Charles 5. Thomas, Alva Adams,
James Shinn, Frank Il. Wheeler, Adair
Wilson, Sam X. Brown, H. o. Sweeney
and Mrs. Kirkpatrick The meeting then
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