Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-07-14
CALL FOR REVOLT.
Illinois Democrats Lead in the
War on Bryan.
ADDRESS TO THE PARTY ISSUED

Sins Of Omission and Commission Of the
National Convention Enumerated and
Reasons Put Forth Why a New Platform
and Ticket Should Appear - National
Committee Chooses a sccretnry-Bryan
Goes to His Birthplace In Illinois and
Receives an Ovation En- Route.
CHICAGO, July 14.-The executive COM
nittee Of the gold standard Democrats Of
Illinois met in protracted session yester-
dag and prepared an address to the Demo
crazy Of the other states in the Union. 1t
was the unanimous opinion of tho COM
mittee that a second Democratic national
convention should be called to nominate
candidates for president and vice presi-
dent. The address 10 as follows: 1.-The
national convention convened under the
constituted authority Of our party has
Just closed its session in the city OF Chi
eago. 1t entered upon its work by violot-
Ing all party precedents in the rejection
| Of distinguished Democrat as its temper
sry presiding officer.
Other OF the Conventions Sins.
1T deprived a sovereign state Of voice
IN its deliberations by unscating without
cause or legal justification delegates elect
ed with all the regularity known to party
organizations
1T refused 10 indorse the honesty and
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III adopted PLATFORM which Iavors the
Tree and unlimited coinage OF silver by
| this country alone at a ratio Of l6 to l, and
thereby it rcpudiates the time -honored
Democratic princiule which demand, the
.,r,c, maintenance 90 :, sound and stable
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| many; W INKS ~ sui palmer tha'
ouhough III name IL was not In TACT
democratic convention, IL nominated iol
president one VINO Is not In his poiitlca
CONVICTIONS, ana has not always been ever
In his professions, u Democrat.
I Convention Creates . Great Crisis.
This has made such n crisis, both fol
The nation and the Democratic party, tina
sound money Democrats must at once de
eide what political action they will tax,
for the protection Of the honor of the ma
ton, the prosperity of the people, and tn,
, life and usefulness Of the party. Tn,
, sound money Democrats Of Illinois hav,
fully made up their minds that new
Democratic national convention SHOULD
be called for at the earliest feasible day t,
nominate Democratic candidates Tor presi
dent and vice president, and to adopt
platform OF Democratic principles; ant
they desire to state to their fellow-Dcmo
Gratis OF other states their reason as fol
lows:
''Sound Money" Men Should Act.
r.-Sound money Democrats owe it t
the country to make 1t certain ut ono
that their revolt against free silver Is DE-
terinined and will be- organized 1t Is VI
fair to obli9c the credit OF the nation an
!, the business ard industrial interests {
the people To merely guess what the SCUM
money Democrats will do IN November
and to wait Until November to find out
THE nomination OF new ticket
the logical course Without 1t and SCUM
money Democratic campaign the who
educatonai force Oh the sound none
nemocratic sentiment wouia DO paraiyze
rom inc beginning. ING nePuDnc''.
CANNOT argue 'he so"nu money question:
Denocra.'c voers. nepuohcan slhceri'
On Una. question 10, - uomo'eu oy .ne mass "a,
4. Democrats Ane 1i,'u question: VIII
put 10 inc iroht anu ihs.steu upon ny u
hepuohcan speakers anu the hepubiica
press' as !. mas persis'eh'iy oeen W III
Aihiey hiihseh.
Other Reasons Tor Bolt
ga new convention would also pr
serve for the future the opportunities
the Democratic party. Unless clea
cut separation Is made between genuii
II Democrats and Democrats who are drii
Ing Into Populism, or are already
IN Populism; unless that clean-cut separ
ton Is supported by organization and
= reorgnnised Democratic party Is the !
suit, the party has no chance Of regainil
- puphc connaence ior years 10 con
3 states must either MAKE IL cisar that IN
nave no association with the bryan par
OF tney mus. accep. tns sssocla'lcn a.
s"e ch'ans.e'i.n's VIZ" AZ anu III s.'