The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-18
COLDS GOSPEL ENUNCIATED.
THE COMMITTEE DRAFT AN AO-
DRESS TO THE VOTERS.


We're Born with the Party and
Cemented Into Its Corner stone
They Report the Progress OF Or
EanizatiOn I'm Other states.
Chicago. ILL.,, Aug. IA meeting OF the
national executive committee OF the gold
democratic party was held at the Palmer
House to-day. Chairman Bynum Of In
diana presided. and all the members were
present except Charles W. Tracey OF New
York, who was detained by party work in
the metropolis
The principal business which called the
committee together was the preparation
and adoption Of an address to the demo-
cratic voters Of the county. A sub-com-
mittee was chosen TO draft the address
Assurances have been received by the
committee that the organizations in the
Following states which were not represent
ed at Indianapolis are sufficiently ad-
vanced to make It certain they will have
delegations az the convention: Louisiana.
North Dakota, Georgia. Mississippi, Coll
orado, and wyoming. Nothing has been
done In Idaho, Utah or Nevada towards
organizing, and Mr.. Bynum said he did
not expect to see these states reported at
Indianapolis
Tho expectation is that there will be-
forty-two states to answer to the roll call
on Sept g.
The committee appointed Walter Kes-
Ter or Indianapolis sergeant-at-arms for
the convention He Is young man. who
graduated from Yale and read law and
- now In the stone quarry business
Hugh wallace who recently resigned
his membership In the national democrats
committee from Washington, because OF
the silver plank called when the COM
mittee was In session. and was invited in
side.
Chairman Bynum said to a reporter for
the Southern Associated Press: New
York is the best city for the national cam
palgn headquarters. and I shall work and
vote for It, ours viii be a campaign OF
education, and New York IS the produce
ing point for most of the literature The
committee could command more assist
ance IN New York than IN Chicago. There
are to be so many headquarters here thaI
we Will get mixed up"
The committee went In session on the
address as drafted by the subcommittee
at O'Clock, and four hours later gave
out the following:
''To the Democrats OF the United States,
The democratic party is the only existing
political organization with a history ex-
tending back TO the birth Of the republic
Party after party has attempted its over
throw Some have achieved Temporary
triumphs and with each triumph was
heard the prophecy that the democratic
party VIII surely die. 1t has survived all
defeats, by virtue Of its indestructible
strength. II has witnessed the birth and
death OF every rival save one, and this,
Its present great antagonist with a his
tory Of more than forty years had no
part IN laying the foundations Of constitu-
ttonal popular government For more than
a century, men OF high principle noble
ambitions, unselhsh and patriotic aims
have adhered to the democratic party
with constancy and devotion unparalleled
IN the history OF politics for more than a
century, through good and evil report, in
times OF prosperity and days OF adversely.
II has kept its faith. Without Variable
ness or shadow Of turning II has held fast
to the fundamental principle OF free gov
ernment formulated by its founders, and
subsequently enforced by It's great leaders
from Jefferson 70 Cleveland.
Fer more than a century no man WIS
ever In doubt as to Its principles as ex-
emplihed by It's great leaders from JET
ferson to Cleveland. For more than a
century no man was ever in doubt as to
what constituted democratic doctrine.
When he proclaimed himself a democrat
he defined his principles. He believed,
and this was the cardinal article OF his
political faith, In the ability Of every in
dividual, unassisted If unfetered by law.
to achieve his own happiness, and there
fore, that to every citizen there should be
secured the right and opportunity prop
erly to pursue whatever course OF CON
duct he would, provided such conduct de-
prived no other individual of the equal
enjoyment Of the same right and oppor-
tunity He stood for freedom of speech,
freedom Of conscience, freedom of trade
and freedom of contract all Of which
are implied by the century-old battle cry
OF the democratic party, individual lib
erty."
As a consequence, every democrat be-
lieved in rule of law, and the rule Of an
impartial law, In the unhesltating protec-
tion not only Of the lives Of citizens, hut
Of private rights and property, and In the
enforcement of obedience to duly consti-
tuted authority.
Every true democrat insisted upon a
strict observance of the mandates Of the
federal constitution and of the limita-
tions therein prescribed, as well as upon
a loyal support of all the institutions
thereby created to be guarantees of the
liberty II sought to perpetuate. He pro-
foundly dsbeleVed In the ability Of the
government, through paternal legislation
or supervision, to increase the happiness
of the nation. He was opposed to all at
tempts to conjure comfort into the homes
of its citizens. or wealth into their pock-
cts. He believed that 1t is the function
of government to provide its people with
an honest and stable medium Of exchange,
thus enabling them to transact their
business safely and with convenience in
every market Of the world. He repudi-
ated every attempt to supply to money
by means Of legislation that value which
Il can possess only by reason of these
qualities, that II be acceptable to the
world when unsupported by legislative
fat. He believed in the greatest measure
Of freedom of trade and industry COM
patible with the necessity to obtain by
constitutional means an adequate revenue
for the support of the government. He
believed In a simple, economical, honest
and efficient administration of the af-
fairs of the nation, TO the end that the
prime object Of government, the liberty
Of the people, should be preserved with
the least possible resulting burden and
the greatest possible certainty.
with such a record and such creed
the President moreover, being a demo-
Graf. elected on a platform reaffirming
The sound principle of democracy, the
democratic party was called upon to Sc
lect delegates to its national convention.
The platform there adopted Is in its poll
tics dangerous to the welfare and life OF
a, free government; it is mischievous In
its tendencies, but even more threatening
and mischievOus was the spirit of tho
convention that adopted 1t. A spirit man.
ifested not alone by its affirmative action,
but as well by its reckless rejec-
ton Of every proposition tend
ing to temper the declarations
Of the convention with conservatism
and justice. The platform proposes TO de-
grade the coin of United States by means
of the free, unlimited and independent
coinage Of silver by our government and
by the exercise Of the power of the nation
to compel the acceptance of a deprecat-