Connecticut western news., 1896-08-13
The Third Ticket Call.

INDIANAPOLIS. Aug. l9.-The repre- sentative gold standard Democrats who met in this eitg and organized { 6 Ma tional Democratic party, issued the fol- lowing call:
 "A political party has always been de- fined to be an association of voters to pro mote the success of political principles held in common. The Democratic party during its whole history has been pledged to promote the liberty of the individual, the security of private rights and property and the supremacy of tbe law. It has al ways Insisted upon a safe and stable mon- ey for the peoples use. It has insisted up on the maintenance of the financial honor of the nation as we'll as upon the preser- vation inviolate of the institutions estab- lished by the constitution. These, It's prin- oiples, were abandoned by the supposed representatives of the party at a rational convention recently assembled at Chicago. The Democratic party will therefore cease to exist unless it be preserved by the vol untary action of such of it's mem bers as still adhere to the fundamental principles. No majority of the members of that con vention, however large, had any right or powor to surrender those principles. When they undertook to do so. that assemblage ceased to be a Democratic convention. The action taken, the irregular proceedings and the platform enunciatcd bv that body were and are so utterly and indefensibly revolutionary and constitute such radical departures from the principles of true De- moo acy. which should characterize a sound and patriotic administration of our oountry's affairs that it's results arc not entitled to the confidence or support of true Democrats. For the fIIst time since national parties wero formed there Is not before the American people platform de- claring the principles of tke Democratic party as recognized and most courageous ly and consistently administered by Jeffer- son, Jackson and Cleveland, nor arc there nominees for the offices of president and vice presi;ent of the United States pledge to carry those principles into practical ef- feet. The faithful and true Democrats of the United States are determined that their prin i;iles shall not be ruthlt ssly sunderol l. nor the people be deprived of an opportunity to vote for candidates in ac- cord herewith.
 Therefore the National Democratic party of the United States, throuugh Its regularly constituted committee, hereby calls national convention of that party for the announcements of it's platform and nomination of candidates for the offices of president and vice president of the United States and the transaction of such business as Is incidental thereto to be held at Indianapolis Wednesday, the 2d day of September, 1896. at 1a o'clock, noon, and hereby requests that the members of the party in the several states who believe in sound money and the preservation of law and order and who arc unalterably opposed to the platform adopted and candidates nominated at Chicago will select in such manner as to them shall seem best a number of delegates to the same equal to twice tho number of electoral votes to which such states are respectively entitled.
 "Such delegates shall be duly acoredit- ed, according to the usaees of the Demo cratic party. Their credentials shall be forwarded or delivered to the secretary of this committee with all convenient speed, and this committee will make up and an- nounoe the roll of the delegates entitled to participate in tho preliminary organiza- tion of the convention.