The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-07-15

shouted, while bands played and the
anvils doomed. They demanded
tpeech and Mr.. Bryan acquiesced,
thanking them for the reception he re-
reived and referring lovingly to the
home of his early childhood. When he
had ended his talk there was loud and
enthusiastic applause. Then the as
sembled citizens formed in line along
the walk in front of the house and be-
meath the nuge trees and Mr.. Bryan
passed aloEi; in front Of them and gave
each a hearty handShaka-
ILLINOIS GOLD DEMOCRATS.
They Believe the Nomination of Another
Ticket the Logical Course.
CHICAGO, July l5.-The executive
committee of the gold standard Demo-
Gratis of Illinois met in protracted ses-
sion during the day and prepared an
address to the Democracy of the other
states in the Union. 1t was the unani-
nous opinion of the committee that
second Democratic national convention
should be called to nominate candidates
for president and vice president. The
address is as follows:
A national convention, convened under
the constituted authority of our party, has
Just closed its session in the city Of Chi
cagO.
1t entered upon it's work by violating all
party precedents in the rejection of dis
tinguished Democrat as its temporary pre-
siding officer.
1t deprived q sovereign state of a voice
in its deliberations by unseating, without
cause or legal justification, delegates
elected with all the regularity known to
party organizations.
Refused to Endorse the Administration.
1t refused to endorse the honesty and
| fidelity of the present Democratic national
administration.
1t adopted platform which savOrs the
| free and unlimited coinage of silver by
| this country alone at the ratio of Is to |,
and thereby it repudiated a time hOnored
| Democratic principle which demands the
strict maintenance of q sound and stable
national currency. ~
| Finally, to make it still palmer that,
although in name, it was not in fact a
| Democratic convention, it nominated for
president one who is not in his political
| convictions, and has not always been even
| in his professions, a Democrat,
| This has made such a crisis, both for the
nation and the Democratic party, that
| sound money Democrats must at once de.
eide what political action they will take
| for the protection of the honor of the ma
ton, the prosperity of the people and the
| life and usefulness of the party. The
sound money Democrats of Illinois have
| fully made up their minds that a
New Democratic National Convention
should be called for the earliest feasible
day to nominats--Democ candidates
for president and vice president, and tt
adopt a platform of Democratic principles
and they desire to state to their fellow
Democrats of the other states their rea
| sons as follows:
First-Sound money Democrats owe II
| to the country to make it certain at once
that their revolt against free silver is de
termined and will be organized.
Second-The nomination of a new ticket
is the logical course. Without 1t and 4
sound money Democratic campaign tht
whole educational force Of sound money
Democratic sentiment would be paralyzeC
from the beginning. Republicans cannot
argue the sound money question to Demo
cratic voters. Republican sincerity or
that question is doubted by the mass OF
Democrats. The tariff question will b.
put to the front and insisted upon by Re
publican speakers and the Republican
press. as it has persistently been by Mr.
Mckinley himself.
Democrats Will Not Listen
to lessons on finance when accompanied
by abuse of the Democratic party.
Third-A new convention would als'
preserve for the future the opportunitie
of the Democratic party. Unless IA clea
cut separation Is made between the gcnu
inc Democrats and the Decrats wh'
who are drifting into Populisn
or are already in Populism, and un
less that clear cut separation Is supporter
by organization and reOrganiZed Demo
cratic party is the result, the party kas n
chance of recaining public confidence 70
years to come. The sound money Demo
Gratis are already sufficiently organized il
this state to be able to meet their fellow
Democrats in a new convention, and ar
anxious to confer with representative
of other states whenever Representative
conference can be brought about.
Communications should be addressed t
Charles A. Ewing Chairman, Paine
House, Chicago.
The address is signed by Senate
Palmer, Comptroller Eckeis, FRANKLIN
, Macy eagh, Ben T. Cable, John P. Hop
kins and others.