The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1895-08-16
THE SILVER DEMOCRATS :!
Plan of Campaign Adopted at the Wash
ingtOn Conference.
AN EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE CHOSEN
This Committee viii Select National Com
mittee and the Work Of Organizing for
the Democratic National Convention
Will be Pushed in All States.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16-The silver Dem
ocrats continued their conference at the
Metropolitan hotel at 10 o'clock yesterday.
The committee on resolutions and pro-
gram being unable to report when the
meeting was first called to order, the time
was spent in listening to speeches. The
speakers generally scored President Cleve-
land for his Opposition to Democratic
doctrine"
1t was almost o'clock when the com
mittee on resolutions filed into the con-
ference room, and Senator Daniel was
recognized to make the report of the com
mittees proceedings. This was divided
into two sections, one consisting of an ad-
dress to the Democrats and tho other
plan of organization. He said the address
in most respects was the same as that
adopted by the Democrats of Texas, Mis-
souri, and Mississippi The address was
read by Governor Stone of Missouri.
The address disclaims speaking with
party authority, the assemblage being a
voluntary one, but strongly represents the
opinion of the conference that the party
should declare for free coinage of silver
Tbe address concludes as follows:
Duty to the people requires that the
party of the people continue the battle for
bimetallism until its efforts are crowned
with success therefore be it,
Resolved, that the Democratic party in
national convention assembled should de-
mand the free and unlimited coinage Of
silver and gold into primary or redemp-
tion money at the ratio of l6 to l. without
waiting for the action or approval of any
other nation.
Resolved, that it should declare it's ire
vocable opposition to the substitution for
smoney metal of panic breeding, cor
p0ration credit currency, based on a sin
gle metal, the supply of which is so linn
tied that it can be cornered at any time by
a few banking institutions in Europe and
America.
With a view to securing the adherence
to and readoption of the Democratic finan-
cial policy above set forth by the Demo
cratic national convention to be assembled
in 1895, and of the nomination of candi-
date for the presidency well known to be
in hearty sympathy Herewith, we hereby
/ pledge our mutual cooperation and urg-
emily recommend to our Democratic
brethren in all the states to at once begin
and vigorously and systematically prose-
/ cute the work of a thorough organization.
/ Believing that large majority of the
| Democratic voters of the United States
are in harmony with the sentiments ex-
| pressed in the foregoing address, and
/ knowing that full and free expression of
their views can only be ascertained and
made effective through proper organized
efforts, we recommend the following as q
| plan for such organization:
First-There shall be national com
mittee of Democrats who are in favor ot
both silver and gold as the money of the
| constitution, which shall be composed o.
one Democrat from each state and terri
tory and the District of Columbia, anC
the executive committee hereinafter pro
vided for.
Second-That until otherwise ordered
! by the national committee, Senators Ishan
G. Harris of Tennessee, James r. Jones o
Arkansas and David Turpie of Indiana
and Hons. w. J. Stone of Missouri w H
Hinrichsen of Illinois and Casey Young
of Tennessee be the executive committee
and shall have full power and authority
to appoint national committee.
The report of the committee was adopted
without opposition, and after listening tt
a few brief speeches the conference ad
journed sine die.
Senator Daniel made the last speech o
the meeting. He said: II will only sa,
that am a Democrat, and being a Demo
crat, l could not help being for solid
honest and ancient gold and silver none
of the Democratic party, The party of tn
people must stand for the money of tn
people. Whom God hath joined togethe
plutocracy shall not put asunder." "
The executive committee held meet
ing Immediately after the conference
closed, but adjourned without selecting
members for the national committee a.
authorized by the conference. 1t was an
nounced to be the purpose Of the commit
tee to organise the national committee a
the earliest practicable date, but it wai
thought best to defer action until sugges
tions could be received from states which
were not represented at the conference