The San Francisco call., 1896-10-04

is desirable?
am firmly persuaded that in all the pres
ent contest the interests of the people are
bound up IN the success OF the Democrauc
party, whose creed upon the pending vital
issue was the living faith of the founders OF
our Government. Now, as in the struggles OF
the past, its appeal is to the judgment, tne
patriotism, the sense of justice OF the Amerl-
can people. Its candidate for the Presidency
is the able and eloquent statesman whose
words have cheered the despondent, gwen
hope and inspiration TO his country men, ana
whose Inauguration will be the earnest OF bet
ter days to the Republic.
At the conclusion of Vice President
Stevenson's address Governor Stone came
down the aisle to the speakers platform,
leaning on the arm OF Ex-Governor Fish
back of Arkansas The delegates threw
their hats i'll the air, while the band
played Dixie" Governor Stone in few
and appropriate words welcomed the
delegates to Missouri. Governor Stone
was interrupted by the query: Whats
the matter with Stone?" and the unan-
imous response of "He's all right"
Then three cheers were proposed for
Governor AItgeld of Illinois. These were
accorded a hearty response. Secretary
Gardiner read a number of letters from
secre laries of Democratic clubs through
out the Middle and West rn and Southern
States, in which it was stated that the
free-silver element was predominant in
their localities.
The committee on credentials, perma-
nent organization, finance, resolutions,
etc., were then app inted and the conven-
tion took a recess until 3 P. NJ. At the
afternoon session the permanent officers
of the convention were selected as fol-
lows: Chairman, T.. d. Money of Missis-
sippi; secretary, John Baker White of
West Virginia; assistant secretary, j. A.
Kane of Indiana.
Mrs. Ainsworth, president of the
Woman's League of Bryan and Sewall
Clubs, was introduced to the delegates,
and made q stirring address on behalf of
her sex, urging the delegates to use their
efforts toward the organization of women
clubs throughout the United States. Her
address was frequently applauded.
J. Kelly, representing the college boys
of the United States, as president of the
Association of Cole Clubs, also made an
address to the assembled delegates, which
was heartily applauded.
The committee on resolutions was then
called on to report. and C. S. Collins of
Arkansas read the following declaration
of principles:
Clubs and silver clubs OF the United States in
National convention, do declare:
First-That We approve and ratify the plat
form of principles aad declaration of pur.
National Convention at Chicago, and we ap-
prove and indorse specifically each separate
plank thereof. assured that when made the
ruling chart OF Federal administration and
legislation it will relieve the people of the
pressing and increasing burdens OF mono
metallism, low prices and business depression,
restore the ancient and natural conditions
necessary to return OF general prosperity
and exhibit the sovereign power as well as
the stern purpose OF the American people to
regulate the finances and all concerns of this
Ren
any other nation on earth.
Second-That events since the PRONUNCIATION
of tnat new doctrine OF American industrial
and financial independence have demon
strated the wisdom OF the action then taken,
and then, as the immediate consequence in
that just and truthful arraignment of plu-
tocracy and the boldest assertion OF the rights
of the common people, hitherto abused and
pillaged under policies devised by the few for
the benefit of the few at the expense OF the
many, we have beheld Il rapid and open as
sociation of every class unduiy favored by
monopolistic Laws, of every rapacious com bine,
OF every Unsuitable trust and every great cor
poration which dehes public regulation for
public protection in one mighty conspir-
acy, under a single absolute and fairly
typical boss, resolved with the aid of their
English and other foreign associates by their
power OF cooperation over great mass OF
citizens in their services and subject to injury
more or less directly at their hands, defeat the
peoples candidate. to overthrow the peoples
the consolidated money power and TO the con-
tinuously appreciating single standard gold
dollar, starving i Is millions TO fatten its few.
Thlrd-Thatit IL is a matter OF public nOtoriety
and common observation-the facts being pat
ent TO all-that with few and honorable excep-
tions the managers of the various railway sys-
TENS, many of them grown enormously veal
thy through opportunities and practices well
understood, regarding only their individual
intere and that OF the plutocracy TO which
they personally belong, Ignoring the protests
nf & hQr q
have united to exert all the power OF all
their several corporations, created by pub
lie authority for the accommodation of
public business, to coerce the electors
In their service to support the candidate
of The combined domestic monopolies and of
the international gold trust, by ystematic
Misrepresentation and seducti0ns on the
one hand and intimidations on the other so
that at this hour many thousands of the most
intelligent citizens OF this Republic, peculiar
ly and specially interested in the re- storation
of popular rule, are put, to the desperate
choice of surrendering their suffrages to the
control of others asserting industrial mastery
III politics, or losing their JOBS and the daily
bread OF their fam1lleS That they in concert and
in expectation OF a colossal plan of operation
in support OF the single gold standard and
monopolistic combination nave entered upon
a system of arbitrary coercion and un just dis
elimination in rates of transportation against
three great ationaI parties, granting one rate
to the monopolists and another to their oppo-
nents; one rate TO the opulent attendants
ton and another to the delegates and visitors
TO the great popular gathering here assem-
bled; one rate to Canton, where unwilling
men are shipped in trainloads, and another
and almost prohibitory rate to other gather
ings in the interest of the Chicago platform
and lis candidates, thus ruling at least half
of the people of the United States eff their
own highways, unless they choose to travel
upon grossly uni and n.qual terms.
We ask the American people TO record their
judgment on this corporate aggression at the
forthcoming National election. and we call
upon the proper authorities of the Federal
Government and of the State governments to
note these notorious, undenied and criminal
abuses of power in order that the laws which
grant equal rights upon the public highways
Shall be decently enforced, and the individual
offenders prosecuted and adequately pun
ished.
Fourth-That we ratify the nomination of
William Jennings Bryan and Arthur Sewau
for President and Vice-President of the United
earnest support of the clubs represented in
this body. AS American citizens. arising
above all partisan considerations and looking
only to the gravity of the crisis now upon us
as people, involving as we be-
lieve, the financial liberties of the
sons of those who scaled the slopes of
Bunker Hill and camped with Washington
at Valley Forge and those whose sacred duty
it is TO transmit to our children and to the
world the liberties bonght by the blood of our
father. We send greetings 10 our brethren in
the Nation and ask them to join US in pledg-
Ing the enforcement of the new declaratl ION
of independence now being tested in the
arena OF American judgment and TO sound