The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-07-19
HONESTY NOT DEAD
OLD LIME DEat6eRATs RESPOND
WARMLY typ, w. LAwLERs
e CONVENTION CALL
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IN LETTERS FER: J. THAT hat. RING OUT
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FOR TRUTH hAN5 FIDELITY TO
THE PRINcIPLEs OF THE
RARITY.
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RErREsENrAT1yE MEN AGREE
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That the Time Has Come for United
Action I'm BehaIf of the True
Things.
REPREsENTATIyE MEN AGREE


Action I'm Behalf of the True
Things.
Most encouraging response Is being
made to the invitation Of Hon. D. W.
LAWYER Tor a meeting of sound money
democrats. 1t will be remembered
that the meeting has been called for
next Thursday, July 20. at the Mer-
chants hotel. Men in all parts Of the
state have been invited, and men from
all parts of the state will be present.
The G lob e presents herewith ex-
tracts from letters received up to last
evening, which will serve to indicate
the feeling among the sound money
Democrats of Minnesota.
Werner Hemstead. Brainerd-As for myself
would say that l am a gold standard Demo
crat, without even the Illusion of Inter
national bimetallism agreement" proviso.
E. A. Childs, Glencoe have yours of the
18th, and I assure you that / am very much
In favor eof the conference you have ar
ranged.
Ed W. Durant Stillwater-I am in receipt
shall be there.
Caleb S. Miller, Minneapolis will allow
nothing to interfere with my being present
at the conference at the Merchants hotel
July 20. The subject is one which 1 have
the strongest convictions, and l am more than
glad to see this movement started.
Frank d. Willis, St. PAUL am much
pleased to note your call for conference Of
those who believe in honesty and good faith.
George H. Benton Minneapolis believe
that platform properly formulated, en-
bodying policies for sound money, gold stand
ara and tariH for revenue, is demanded as
the conclusion of logical argument from the
cardinal principles of Democracy.
]. ]. McCafferty, TSt. PAUL am very glad
to accept your kind invitation to be present
on the 23d of this month.
Isaac Atwater, Minneapolis take it for
granted that no old-line Democrat will vote
for the Chicago platform, or any man nomi-
mated on it, and neither will he vote for
Mckinley. We are between the devil and
the deep sea, and dc not see but we must
take to the woods.
S. s. Stokes, St. PAUL. notice with pleas
ure your efforts In favor Of an honest cur
rency and sound Democratic principles. l can
assure you of my cordial support of both.
Jas. F. Williamson, Minneapolis have re-
ceived your invitation to the proposed meet
ing on the 23d inst, and accept the same,
as 1 am thoroughly in sympathy with the
movement proposed by you.
Anthony Kelly, Minneapolis will be glad
to attend the meeting called for Thursday,
the 23d, and will do all l can in the mean
time to advertise it and induce as many
sound money Democrats as | can to attend.
p F. Murphy, North ST. Paul-Yours timely
move In the interest OF Democracy, IN the
G o of Thursday, came to my notice.
am for sound money, and 1t can't be too
sound.
J. G. Oswald, Minneapolis Gladly shall
avail myself of the opportunity to attend the
sound money Democratic conference to De
held at the Merchants hotel in your city.
j. A. Bowman. st. PAUL. desire to enroll
my name among such Democrats as repudi-
ate in toto To-. 1.-THE ,o action racent on h ehs
what they call a convention at Chicago.
and who favor the caIsfng of a real Demo-
cratic convention, to- put IN. nomination men fa1
at the same time that I have voted the
straight Democratic ticket and for straight
Democratic principles, whether we stand or
fall ~
John F. Meaghers Mankato--I have your
esteemed favor. and am heartily in favor
of the proposed movement and trust 1t VIII
P. B. German. st. Cloud-Am glad some
action is to be taken, so that sound money
Democrats can. within our own party INES,
oppose the 'un-Democratic platform adopted
by the late Chicago convention.
- b. w. How Sank Center-Nearly all the
Democrats, especially the Germans. that
have talked with are very anxious TO nave
a gold Democrat that they can vote for.
Theo Bruener, st. Cloud am In perfect
sympathy with the sentiments expressed by
you in the interview published in the
Democrat to repudiate the Popuiistic ana
anarchistic platform adopted at Chicago.
John F. Norrish. Hastings-I will say am
Be ssapts a with 0
also hope that the meeting may be so I'M
pressive and determined in its attitude as to
arrest and roll back the impending food OF
D. A. Sullivan, Stirring svalley-I am with
you on the sound money question first. last
and all the time. Ts have always o,l been a q
Democracy, and amgorry to see SO many OF
our Democrats go lon the silver craze.
What they can see La a deprecated currency
for the American pe1ple5fs more than can
M. M Shields Faribahuiit- More than rs
per cent of the leading Democrats of Faribault
you have decided topuryge in regard to the
silver convention at oChicago. Most of them
favor another ticket with such old and
venerable leader as Senator Palmer at It's neao.
course for the future in order to preserve the
party organization. Weado not want to be
swallowed by the PoFulfsts, nor to coalesee
C. w Schultz Neutrality-suspicious. call to
arms received, and I hasten to assure you
that 1t has struck responsive chord IN the
hearts OF the sound money Democracy OF
Mobiles county land there are many and will
be responded to with cheer that must aston
ish those who believe that subservlency to
the Chicago platform Is the nrst DUTY o.
in the state of Minnesota and especially those
who lent their aid in formulating and adopt
ing the platform in our late state convention
should feel 1t incumbent upon them TO array
the forces In opposition to the Chicago plat
form, for 1t. Is the only one binding upon the
Democracy of this state.
= The act Of usurpation OF the Chicago con-
yention in the case of Michigan relieves all
Democrats from allegiance to their platform.
Whenever the Democratic party seeks to
make 1t test Of true Democracy to subscribe
to such anarchstic and revolutionary methods,
for one am unwilling. to subscribe to them.
Patriotism and love Of country should be above
party, and l therefore fail to respond to its
behest My duty is ciear.gI shalt gfrom now
on devote my time and energy towards rally
Ing around a common standard those Demo-
Gratis who believe as T. do. that duty to our
cratic party teaehings.o. therefore heartily
second the call you have made and pledge
you my sincere support to it's furtherance.
Among those who have already made known
their intention to attend the conference are
the following gentlemen :ss-
st. Paul-W. M. CarsoRs DR.. E. Schrader,
": G. strickland LTp Wilkes, .s 9; b. Elan
Watson, VIM. George. Ambrose rghe, J. e.
stryker. A. q. Boyesen. r. r. Dunn, J. G..
Pyle, G.. Livingston, Norman Fetter. Thos.
B. F. Ellison. W. C.. Read, R. A. Smith. F.
w. NJ. Cutcheon, P. ] Sniaiiey, Geo. H. Al
len, w. G.. Robertson. y
W. c. Tiffany. A. UeIand. F. d. Larrabee and
the gentlemen quoted in letters given above.
From outside towns. in addition to those
Hall, Red Wing; Hon. II. ". Lamberton.. H.
s. Johnson, winona: iCs p. McGinnis, Duluth
F. E. Newell, Morris; John Sheehy, Mont
gomery; NJ; Mullen. New Elm; G: F. Baxter.
Crookston; G. G. Wilson. Logan Bracken-
ridge Rochester; M q F. Noonan Graceville;
Lyman 3. Everdell. Breckenridge.
Motion In the SANDER Suit.
The suit for SANDER brought by Prof Gil
bert against Thomas Cochran and others