The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-08-08

given them TO receive them back and
reconstruct n. united party"
John r Wilson of Indianapolis was
made secretary and John p. Frenzell
of this citv treasurer.
Mr., Outhwaite chairman of the sub
committee, then presented the call as
follows:
To the Democrats of the United States:
A political party has always been de-
fined to be an association of voters to
nronote the success of the political
PRINCIPLES held in common. The demo-
cratic partv. during its whole history,
has been pledged to promote the liber-
ty of the individual. the, security of pri-
vate rights and property. and the su-
prernacy of the law, 1t has always in
sisted upon a safe and stable money
for the peoples use. 1t has insisted
upon the maintenance of the financial
honor of the nation as well as upon
the preservation inviolate of the insti-
tutions established by the constitu-
ton.
These, it's principles, were abandoned
by the supposed representatives of the
party In a national convention recently
assembled at Chicago, The democrat
ic party will, therefore, cease TO exist
unless II be preserved py the voluntary
action OF such of It's members as stlli
adhere to its fundamental principles.
No majority of members OF that con-
ventlon, however large, mas any rlght
or power to surrender lhose prlhclpies.
When they undertook 70 40 50 that
assemblage ceased 10 oe q democratic
convention.
me acuon TAKEN uis irregular pro-
ceedlngs ana the piatlorin enuilclatea
py that pody We're any are 50 utterly
ana lnoe1ensloiy reVoiu'ionaEy ana con
sttute such radlcai aepartures lloiii
the principles OF true democracy whleh
should characterize SOUND ana pa
trlotlc admlnistratioh ol our country
aHairs, that It's results are not entl'ied
10 the commence OF support OF true
democrats
For the first time since national par
tles were formed tnere Is not peIore
the American people platiorHl oeclar-
ing the principles OF the democratlc
party as recognized ana most couras-
eously ana consistently administered
py JeHerson, jackson and Clevelahd.
nor are their nominees for offices or
president ana vice president OF the
united states piedged 70 carry those
principles INTO praeticai erect. ihe
tai'h OF the democrats are determined
that their principles snail not be ruth
le sslV sur endese1. slnr re pso2ie pc
deprived OF an opportunity TO vote Tor
candidates In accord herewith
therefore, the NATIONAL democratic
party OIL the Tinted States, through Its
regularly constituted comniittee. here
by calls a national convartion OF that
party for the announcement of its plat
form ard the nomination of candidates
for the office of president and vice
president of the Unitsl States and the
transaction OF such business as is in
cident thereto. to be held at Indian
apolis on Wednesday. the second day
of September. 1896 at u o'clock noon.
and hereby requests that the members
of the party In the several states who
believe in sound money and the preser-
walton of law and order and who are
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
the number of electoral votes TO which
such states are respectively entitled.
Such delegates shall be d,,lv accred-
ited according to the usages of the dem
oeratic party. Their credentials shall
be forwarded or delivered to the secre
tary OF this committee with all con
venient speed. and this committee will
make up and announce the roll of the
delegates entitled to participate in the
preliminary organization of the con-
vention."
The reading of the document was
greeted with applause Mr.. c. G. Mum
ford of Rhode island raised the point
that in his state the law preeluded the
possibility of the word "democratie -
Mr.. Cultivate said this subject had
been considered 10 some extent hut
would have to be further looked
into. Mr. Cuteheon pleaded for the use
of the old name Mr.. Gordon of Yer
mont seconded the address in a. ringing
speech. Mr.. Bullitt of PhiladeIphfa
spoke In favor of the name used in