The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-08-18
NATIONAL DEMOCRATS.
The Call for the National Conven-
ton at Indianapolis.
CHICAGO CONVENTION ARRAIGNED
1.-THE Honor and Perpetuity of the Demo-
cratic Party Are at stake-Let the Faith
full Of Years Rally Round Its Historic
Hammer"

cratic Party Are at Stake-Let the Faith
full of Years Rally Round Its Histori
Banner"
CHICAGO, Aug. 18.-The executive com
mittee Of the National Democratic part,
was in session yesterday and issued cal
for national convention at indianapolis
Sept. O. 1t is addressed ITO the Demo
Gratis Of the United States" and is in sub
stance as follows
"The Democratic party is the only ex
listing political organization with a history
extending back to the birth Of the repub.
lie. Party after party has attempted it,
overthrow Some have achieved tenn
porary triumphs. With each triumph wa.
heard the prophecy that the Democratic
party would surely die. 1t has survived
all defeats. BY virtue of its indestructible
principles, 1t has witnessed the birth and
death of every rival save one, and this its
present great antagonist, with history OF
no more than forty years, had no part in
laying the foundations Of constitutional
popular government.
For more than century men of high
principles, noble, ambitious, unselflsh and
cratic party with constancy of devotion
unparalleled in the history of politics For
more than century, through good and
evil report, in times of prosperity and in
days of adversely, 1t has kept its faith. 1t
has held fast to the fundamental princi-
pies of free government formulated by its
founders and subsequently enforced by its
great leaders, from jefferson to Cleveland.
For more than century no man was even
in doubt as to what constituted Democ-
racy.
Every Democrat believed in the rule of
law, and the rule of an impartial law, in
the unhesitating protection not only of
the lives of citizens, but of private rights
and property, and in the enforcement of
obedience to duly constituted authority.
Every true Democrat insisted upon strict
observance of the mandates Of the federal
constitution and of the limitations therein
prescribed as well as upon a loyal sup
port of all the institutions thereby created
to be guarantees Of the liberty it soughtto
perpetuate.
HE profoundly disbeleved in the abil-
ity of government, through paternal leg
islation or supervision, to increase the
business of the nation He was opposed
to all attempts to conjure comfort into
the homes of its citizens or wealth into
their pockets. He believed that 1t is the
function of government to provide the
people with an honest and stable union of
exchange, thus enabling them to transact
their business safely and conveniently in
every mart and market of the world. He
reprobated every attempt to supply to
money by means of legislation that value
which it can personally by reason of those
qualities that render it acceptable to the
world when unsupported by Legislative
fiat.
with such q record and such creed,
the president moreover being a Demo.
crat, elected on platform reaffirming the
sound principles of the Democracy, the
Democratic party was called upon to Sc
lect delegates to a national convention.
1.-THE delegates to the convention held
at Chicago were authorized, and had the
power to proclaim platform embodying
their views of the true solution of the par
ticular problems of the government now
agitating the nation, but upon the condi-
ton that such platform should be con-
sistent with the cardinal principles held
by the party throughout its existence.
These principles constitute the essential
element of the party's life. They distin-
guish.it from all other political organiza-
tons If they are abandoned the party
ceases to exist. 1t was therefore, not
within the power of any majority of the
delegates assembled at Chicago to bind
the Democrats of the United States to
platform inconsistent with the party's
principles or to any action that should re-
suit in their surrender
"In violation of the trust committed to
them majority of the delegates assembled
in that convention, ignoring the rights of
Of the minority, unseated regularly elected
delegates to make places for others in SYM
pathy with themselves. They proclaimed
. sectional combination of the south and
west against the north and east. They i'm
peached the honesty and patriotism of
President Cleveland, who has heroically |
the honor and integrity of the |
republic.
Against the protest of one-thrd of the |
delegates they promulgated platform at
with the essential principles of
The Democratic party. This platform is
n its policies dangerous to the welfare !,
md life of free government 1t is mis-
,hievous in its tendencies. But even more
and mischievous was the
pirit of the convention that adopted it, a
pirit manifested not alone by its affirm
tive action. but as well by it's reckless re-
ection of every proposition tending to
cmper the declarations of the convention
With conservatism and justice.
"Whilc protesting to advocate q policy
# bimetallism, it censures the present
Democratic administration for maintain
ng the parity Of gold and silver. 1t pro-
roses to reduce this country to n condi-
ion of silver monometallism, with its
acillating and unreliable standard of val
les, and tends to bring the farmer the
wage Garner and salaried man to the
yretched condition of countries where the
liver standard prevails and where the re-
Yards of agriculture and labor are lower
han anywhere else in the land.
ats declarations invite, and have almost
financial panic, and many of
Is proponentsa that to accomplish
heir purpose they are prepared to involve
heir country in disaster compared to
othing in lbs history save the calamity of
he civil war
ut assails the independence of the jul
iciary by a covert threat to reorganize the
ourts whenever their decisions contravene
he DEGREES of tho party caucus. 1t seeks
} allure office seekers and spoilsmen to
lpport by attacking the existing civil
,rvice laws, which good men of all par
es have labored so long to establish.
1.-THE Chicago convention having thus de-
arted from the recognized Democratic
nth, all Democrats are absolved from OBJ
cation to support its program. AS the
octrines are destructive of national honor
nd private obligation, and tend to create
,ctional and class distinctions and en-
pnder discord and strife among the peo-
10, oil good citizens of the republic are