Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-07-14
APPEAL TO DEMOCRATS.


to the Party.
The executive committee Of the gold
standard democrats Of Illinois met In q
protracted session yesterday at Chicago
and prepared an address to the democracy
OF the other states in the Union. It was
the unanimous opinion OF the committee
that a second democratic national conven-
ton should be called to nominate candi-
dates for President and Vice President.
The address Is as follows:
ITO our fellow democrats Of other states:
A national convention convened under the
constituted authority of our party has just
closed its session in the city of Chicago.
TT entered upon its work by violating
all the party presidents in the rejection
of distinguished democrat as its tenn
porary presiding officer.
Tt deprived a sovereign state of voice
In its deliberations by unseating without
cause or legal justification delegates elect
ed with all the regularity known to party
organisation.
1T refused to indorse the honesty and
fidelity OF the present democratic national
administration.
1T adopted pletform which favors the
free and unlimited coinage of silver by this
country alone at the ratio of 16 to 1 and
thereby 1t Iepudiated a time-honored DEM
ocratic principle. which demands the strict
est maintenance of a sound and stable
currency.
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although in name, it was not in fact,
democratic convention, it nominated for
President one who is not in his politics
and has not always been. even in profess
sions, democrat.
Facing Crisis.
This has made such q 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 at the earliest feasible day, to
dent and Vice President, and adopt plat
form Of democratic principles, and they
desire to state to the democrats Of the
other states their reasons, as follows:
L. Sound money democrats owe 1t to
the country to make it certain at once that
their revolt against free silver Is determin-
ed and Will be organized. 1t is unfair to
obilge the credit Of the nation and the
business and industrial interests Of the
people to merely guess what the sound
money democrats will do in November and
wait until November to find out.
- The nomination Of a new ticket is the
logical course Without 1t and sound
money democratic campaign, the whole edu-
cational fOrco of sound money democratic
sentiment would be paralyzed from the be-
ginning. Republicans cannot argue the
sound money question to democratic voters
Republican sincerity on that question is
doubted by the mass of democrats. The
tariff question will be put to the front and
insisted upon by republican speakers and
the republican press, as it has persstently
been by Mr.. Mckinley himself. Democrats
will not listel to lessons on finance when
accompanied by abuse of the democratic
party. The most effective force at this
vVrpa fN tom, to
In the sound money democrats; for they are
profoundly in earnest and can get a hear
ing from democrats that the republicans
cannot possibly get.
Preserve the Party.
"3. new convention would also preserve
for the future the opportunities Of the
democratic party. Unless clear-cut sepa-
ration is made between the genuine demo-
Gratis and democrats who are drifting into
popuiisnl, or are already IN popuism; and
unless clear-cut separation is supported
by organization the party has no chance
of regalning public confidence for years TO
come. The sound money democrats in the
different states must either make 1t clear
that they have no association with the
Bryan party, or they must accept associa-
ton and entangle ment with 1t, and all
state organizations will in the public mind
be for 1t that do not make 1t absolutely
clear that they are against 1t.
THE sound money democrats are already
sufficiently organized in this state to be
able to meet their fellow democrats In
new convention, and are anxious to confer
with representatives Of other states when
ever a representative conference can be
brought about.
Communications should be addressed to
Charles E. Ewing, chairman, Palmer House,
Chicago.
(Signed) JOHN NJ. PALMER.
CHARLES E. EWING,
JAMES ECKELS,
''FRANKLIN MACvEAGH,
"BENJAN1IN T. CABLE,
civilian g. FOREMAN,
THOMAS A. MORAN,
JOHN P. HOPKINS,
"HENRY s. ROBBINS,
"a. A. GOODRICH,
JAMES T. HOBLTTT,
"ADOLPH KRAUS.
JAMES NJ. SHEEHAN.
"CHAS. H. WILLIAMSON,
'LYNDEN EVANS,
"R. e. SPANGLER,
Executive Committee Of the Honest Money
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