The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-06-09
HAD INSTRUCTIONS TO LIE.
Illinois Democrats Makes the Popular Pop
uiiSt AccusiOns.

Springfield, Ill, June S.-Secretary of
State Hinrichsen, chairman of the
Democratic state central committee,
makes public the following in reply to
some statements published by the Chi
cago Tribune and Chicago Times-Her-
aid:
The convention is over and has prov
ed a great success. The attendance
was fully as large as was expected,
and the enthusiasm manifested was all
that could be asked. The action of the
convention was just right, consequent
ly there is absolutely nothinb to COM
plain of in the situation from my point
of view.
We have now completed only the
first chapter Of the work we have be-
gun according to our original intention.
The state committee will now etart in
on the national XoIlA Nth our party
in the state behind us. Under the in
StructionS OF the convention, we shall
ask the national committee to call a
national Democratic convention or con-
ference for the same purpose as that
for which our state convention was
called. If the national committee re-
fuses to do this, We shall call on the
committees of the different states to
act with us in calling a Democratic
national conference to be held at some
suitable place.
No matter how few states participate
in this conference it will be held. /
have not as yet counted noses, so L
cannot say how many states will be
represented, although if the people are
allowed to have a say, have no doubt
that fully thirty-five states will par
ticipate The state organizations of the
different state. whose organizations re-
fuse to act, to send delegates direct to
the conference.
The result of this conference will be
the same as that Of our state conven-
ton, for 1 am sure the Democrats Of
Illionis are not alone in their opinion
on the money question. This express
ion of public sentiment on the part of
the representatives of the Democracy
of the United States will unity the
party on the issue, and the gold men
will find themselves in such a hopeless
minority that they will do as the hope
less minority in this state has done.
which is to stand off and blow about
what they will do in the future.
The convention of yesterday proves
clearly that the committee was right
in it's estimate of the strength of the
silver men when the call for the con-
vention was issued. We estimated that
90 per cent of the Democrats were for
free silver. and that this 90 per cent
took in the very best element of the
party Our convention yesterday con-
tanned more prominent representative
Democrats than any state convention
that has been held for years. and a
glance over the list OF delegates will
show that leading men were generally
chosen. The alleged gold wing Of the
Democratic party has proved itself SO
small as to be ridiculous. There is not
a county in the state where the silver
men in the Democratic party, do not
outnumber the gold men three to one,
and in nearly every county the gold
men are so few in numbers as TO not
average more than three or four 10 a
precinct.
That this movement is dangerous 70
the Republican party is shown by the
course of such papers as the Chicago
Tribune and the Chicago Times-Herald.
These papers are fairly frantic in their
efforts TO belittle the silver movement.
and il is plain that their correspondents
have received orders from headquart-
ers TO lie without stint about every
thing connected with the growth Of the
silver sentiment OF course, / expect
these papers TO fight US through their
editorial columns. and to tinge their
news columns with party preJudices,
but l must say that l am surprised 10
see papers standing as high as they
do generally. dosing their columns with
manufactured news, prepared for the
0EtAt-EdIS purpose " HENNAf A4-e AA4S.A
readers. In spite. however, OF their ef-
forts. the silver movement continues 10
grow. Their frantic onsiaughts upon
II seam TO have set the people 10 think
Ding, and il is plain to be seen that fully
so per cent OF the Republicans in the
state are favorable to free silver
The movement has been called
craze" Ninety per cent OF the party.
possessing % per cent Of its honest
brains. can hardly go crazy a. once
The fact Is. there never has besn day.
an hour or minute, when the Denoc-
rzcy Of Illinois was not for free and un-
limited coinage OF silver al rati0 Of is
70 !, without waiting for the action o.
any foreign government That this
fact has not been so apparent before IL
due 10 the feeling which existed that
when We should have Democratic
congress silver would be taken care %.
The Democracy felt as certain Of this
as child does OF getting Its dinner
when IL comes home from school. II
was omethsng not ~ be questioned
When congress failed 10 meet the
wishes Of the party. then came the RS
ing. and the result Is clearly TO fore
see.
Az Axr-ERExsox- Sre-.-l cannot narry
you- He-.Aua why not. przyF She