The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1896-07-17
AN ADDRESS ISSUED.
Illinois Sound Money Democrats RepudIato
the Late National Convention.


Illinois Sound Money Democrats Repudlato
the Late National Convention.
CHICAGO, July 14-The executive
committee Of the gold standard demo-
Gratis of Illinois met in a protracted
session yesterday and prepared an adj
dress to the democracy of the other
states in the union. 1t was the unsni-
nous opinion of the committee that
second democratic national convention
should be called to nominate candi.
dates for president and vice president
The address is as follows:
To Our Fellow-DemOcrats OF Other Statesi
national convention, convened under the
constituted authority of our party, has just
closed its session in the city Of Chicago 1t en-
tered upon its work by violating al party
precedents in the rejection Of q distinguished
democrat as its temporary presiding ofieer.
It deprived a sovereign state Of @ voice In its
deliberations by unseating, without cause or
legal justification, delegates elected with all
the regularity known to party organization.
It refused to iRdorse the honesty and fidelity
Of the present democratic national adminis-
tratiOn.
Ii adopted platform which favOrs the free
and unlimited coinage Of silver By this country
alone at the ratio Of sixteen 20 one, and
thereby it Tepudiated a time-honored DEM
Oeratio principle, which demands the strietsst
maintenance Of a sound and stable national
currency.
Finally, to make it still palmer that, al
though in name, it was not in fact democratic
convention, it nominated for president one who
is not, in his political convictions, and has not
always been, even in his professions, DEM
ocrat
This has made such a crisis, both for the ma
ton and the democratic party that sound
money democrats must at once decide what
political action they viii take for the proteo-
ton Of the honor Of the nation, 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 new
democratic national convention should be
called for the earliest feasible day to nominate
democratic candidates for president snd-vice
president, and to adopt a platform Of demo-
cratic prin ciples, and, they desire to state to
their felloW-democTats Of other states their
reasons as follows:
First-Sound money democrats owe It to tbs
country to make it certain at once that their
revolt against free silver is determined and
credit Of the nation and the business and in
dustrial interests Of the people to merely guess
what the sound money democrats will do in
November, and to await until November to fad
out
Second-Ths nomination Of a new ticket IS
the logical course Without it, and a sound
money democratic campaign, the whole edu-R
tiOnal force Of sound money democratic Senti-
ment would be paralyzed from the beginning.
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 70 the front and insisted upon by Tepub-
Ican speakers and the republican press, as It
has persistsntly been done by Mr. Mckinley
himself Democrats viii not listen TO lessons
on finance when accompanied by abuse Of the
democratic party. The most effective force at
this time for a campaign is the force residing
In the sound money democrats for they are
profoundly in earnest and can get q hearing
from democrats that the republicans cannot
possibly get.
Third-A new convention would also pre-
serve for the future the opportunities Of the
democratic party. Unless a olesF-cut separa-
ton is made between the genuine democrats
and democrats who are drifting into popuiism,
Clear-Cut separation Is supported BY Organiza-
tiOn and g Teorgsnizsd democratic party is the
result the party has no chance Of Fegaining
public confidence for years to come The sound
money democrats in the different states must
either make It clear that they have no as
socistioh with the Bryan party, or they
must accept association and ENHANCEMENT
with Is and all state organizations viii in the
/ public mind be for It that do not make it Gbso-
lutely clear that they are against t. The
sound money democrats are already sufficiently
organized in this state 70 be able TO meet their
I felloF-demOcrats iH a new convention, and are
! anxious % confer with representatives Of other
/ states whenever a representative conference
/ can be brought about Communications should
! be addressed to Charles A Ewing, chairman,
] Palmer house, Chicago
James 4. SObiitt, Adolph KFaus, James III.
| Sheehan, Charles Il Williamson, LyEden Eve
/ ans r. L. Spangler, John d Palmer, Charles
! 4 Ewing, James n Eekels, Franklin Mac
Veegb, Ben T. Cable, William S. Forman,
/ Thomas A Moran, John P. Hopkins, Henry s.
4 Robbins, A A Goodrich. executive COMMITTEES
/ Of the honest money democracy Of Illinois