Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-08-06
SILVER MEN PROTEST.
A Manifesto Issued i'm Reply to the
Statement Of the Gold
Democrats.

Democrats.
The silver wing of the Wisconsin dele
cation to Chicago has issued an address
to the Democrats of Wisconsin to offset
the manifesto issued by the gold faction.
The delegates held their meeting Satur-
day afternoon and discussed the situation
in all its various phases. A draft was
made, and most of the delegates left in
the evening, but the address was not is
sued until this morning, when e. J.
Dockery of Ashland, who remained for
the purpose, perfected it and gave it out
for publication.
The manifesto does not go into the
merits of the silver question very extern
allegations of the Vilas-Bragg address,
and refuting the ISLANDERS" therein pro-
mulgated. The delegates pronounce the
statement to the effect that they desire
debased currency "a wicked SANDER"
and assert that they want only to return
the country favored and for which they
provided. The address ends with an ap-
peal to the silverites to work at the eau
cuses and send silver delegates to the
state convention. 1t reads as follows:
The Address.
To the Voters of Wisconsin: An address
has been published by Edward s. Bragg,
3, u. d.
J. Hogan, the four delegates-at-large, to-
gether with fourteen of the district dele
gates appointed by the last state Democratic
convention of Wisconsin, to represent the
state at the recent national Democratic con-
vention.
In response to the urgent request Of rep
resentative Democrats throughout Wiscon-
sin, and in the interest of the Democratic
party, the undersigned delegates to that
convention who were, and still are, in ac-
cord with it's platform, respectfully submit
this communication to the consideration of
the voters of Wisconsin, The eminent gen.
tlemen in their address complain Of the
that convention.
The universal custom in the selection of
the temporary chairman Of Democratic ma
tlonal conventions has been for the national
committee to select such officer and to SUBJ
NIT his name to the convention for accept
ance or rejection. The right of the conven-
tlon to accept or reject the person selected
by the committee certainly is unquestiOned,
ana the exercise of that right was no viola
ton of Democratic rules of conduct. The
rejection of the gentleman chosen by the
committee as temporary chairman was only
declination on the part of the convention
to authorize an official utterance by him of
financial views regarded by the great ma
Jority of the delegates to be un-Democratic.
TO believe that the delegates from the
Fourth and Ninth districts of the state of
Michigan were unjustly unseated would be
to regard the utterance of prejudiced men
superior to the deliberate Judgment of a
majority of the committee credentials,
the high rank and integrity of whom has
not been questioned That the state of
Michigan acquiesced in the judgment of the
majority of the committee on credentials as
approved by the convention by all it's dele
gates rema lining throughout the convention,
and participating in it's deliberations, is
sufficient REPUTATION of any injustice done
that state.
The Wisconsin convention held to select
delegates to the National convention empow-
cred majority of the delegates to control
the votes of all, and such authority was
fully recognized by the convention on every
vote taken In the convention 1t was only
when the chairman of the Wisconsin dele
CATION announced that Wisconsin declined to
vote on the nomination of a candidate for
President that the undersigned asked and
obtained from the presiding officer the priv
ilege of casting their votes, and from this
decision of the chairman no appeal was TAX
en- by any delegate from Wisconsin, but they
all remained in attendance at the conven-
tion.
Says it is Wicked SANDER.
The Democratic party ever has, and to the
end of its existence ever will, advocate
TO assert that the Chicago convention de-
clared in favor of compelling the citizens
of the United States to receive dollars Of
national Democratic platform does not sub
NIT to the American people new and I'M
tried system of finance for adoption. The
great Hamilton and greater jefferson
framed the law ut the time of the birth of
this nation, which gave to both gold and
silver the right of free and unlimited coin
mental and redemption money. The integ-
rity of this American this Democratic none
tary system. was redgiousy preserved by
all American legislators from 1892 to 1873.
an this latter year, when the attention of the
American people was diverted from the sub
feet, dishonest legislators surreptitiously
demonetized silver-the peoples money. The
great American nation without it's knowl-
edge or consent. had its monetary system
changed from bimetallism to gold mono
metaalism. The function of measuring
values, supporting commerce and credit
imposed upon gold and silver was by the
characterization of silver shifted to gold
alone The Importance of gold was in
creased two fold as the demands upon it
were doubled and as a result all commodities
of the world declined In value as expressed
fin golden dollars.
The merchant who has had bankruptcy
slowly but surely creep upon Kim in spite
OF his every effort and economy; the filler
of tine soil who has seen the products of his
farm gradually reach price below the cost
OF production in spite, of his ceaseless care
and toll; the man who depends upon his
daily labor to furnish him the necessities
of life, appeals in vain for the privilege to
do work; all ask why, In "a, land Of plenty,
a country of lmitess resources, why is
there widespread business disaster and cruel
birthday of America to 1873, under BIZ
metallic system of finance. silver dollar
at all times during that period equaled and
The day Congress by law closed the doors
of our mints on silver and said thereafter
gold shall measure the value OF all things,
even silver; then it was that gold grew
dear and silver cheap, and as silver depre
ciated so has the price of all commodities
fallen as measured in gold until ruin stares
great and free America in the face. The
Democratic national convention in response
to the call for help from the people has
promised to reinState the money of the
Constitution and thereby lift the golden yoke
from Americas neck.
Mono Metallism Not Democratic.
We challenge any man to point out where
I'm This promise is Il violation of Democratic
Driuciples We defy any man to turn to any
page of Democratic history which records
seIa recommendation as tenet of Demo-
cratic faith.
That the present administration was I'M
Endorsed was not intended to reflect on any
mans honesty or fidelity. To have in
dorsed an administration so at variance
with the conventions financial views would
have been a manifest Inconsistency.
The greatest convention ever assembled
n America needs no defense at our hands.
It's nets have gone into history. Each man
will Judge for himself If 1t is good or bad
taste for men who remained throughout the
convention to now east aspersions upon it.
We cheerfully accord to every man as we
assume for ourselves the right of indie
pendent thought and action, but we question
the propriety of men made great by great
Marty of deliberately seeking to ruin that
marty when they can no longer rule 1t.
we respectfully submit to the voters of
wisconsin this adrdess as defense to the
Sc ho1-i thpuvhf and acted in 9,.-