The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-08-15

elected secretary and John +. Felenset
of Indiana was elected treasurer. Hon.
Joseph H. Cultivate of Ohio, as chair
man of the committee on a call for the
national convention and plan Of organ
%ization, reported the following, which
was repeatedly interrupted by applause
i'll its reading and adopted unani-
mously:
The Address Issued.
To the Democrats of the United States:
A political party has always been defined
to be an association of voters to promote
the success Of political principles held in
common. The Democratic party during
it's whole history has been pledged to pro
mote the liberty of the individual, the
security of private rights and property
and the supremacy of tie law, 1t has al
ways insisted upon a safe and stable
money tor the peoples use. 1t has in
sisted upon the maintenance of the finan-
cial honor of the nation, as well as upon
the preservation inviolate of the institu-
lions established by the constitution.
These, its principles, were abandoned by
WV HtPIOHNtt tINStht.lIN u vi tIC ii1ty
at a national convention recently assem-
bled at Chicago. The Democratic party
will therefore cease to exist unless it be
Preserved by the Voluntary Action
of such of it's members as still adhere to
the fundamental principles. No majority
Of the members of the convention. how
ever large, had any right to surrender
those principles. When they undertook
to do so that assemblage ceased to be a
Democratic convention. The action, the
irregular proceedings, and the platform
enunciated by that body, were and are so
utterly and indefensibly revolutionary
and constitute such radical departures
from the principles of true Democracy
which should characterize a sound and
patriotic administration Of our cOuntry's
affairs that its results are not entitled to
the confidence or support of true Demo.
Gratis. For the first time since national
parties were formed there is not before the
American people a platform declaring the
principles of the Democratic party as rec
ognized and most cOurageOusly and con.
sistently administered by
Jefferson, jackson and Cleveland.
nor are the nominees for the offices of
president and vice president of the United
States pledged to carry those principles
into practical effect. The faithful and
true Democrats of the United States are
determined that their principles shall not
be ruthlessly surrendered, nor the people
be deprived of an opportunity to vote for
candidates in accord Herewith.
Therefore, the National Democratic
party of the United States, through it's
regularly constituted committee, hereby
calls a national convention of that party
for the of it's platform and
the nomination of candidates for the
offices of president and vice president of
Che United States, M the transaction of
such business as is incidental thereto, to
be held at indianapolis,
Wednesday, the Second Day of September,
at - o'clock noon, and hereby requests
that the members of the party in the sew
eral states who believe in sound money
and in the preservation of law and order.
and who are unalterably opposed to the
platform adopted and candidates nomi-
mated at Chicago will select in such man,
ner us 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 dele
gates shall be duly accredited according to
the usages of the Democratic party. Their
credentials shall be forwarded or delivered
to the secretary of this committee with all
convenient speed and this committee will
make up and the roll of the del.
egates entitled to participate in the pre-.
liminary organization of the convention.