The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-07-19
WISCONSIN GoLpITEs.
oound-Money Delegates Issue an Adj
dress to Dcmocrnts.

MILwAUKEE. Wis, July 1s.--At the con-
ference to-day OF tho Democratic delegates
10 the Chicago convention who refused TO
vote for presidential nominee. an address
60 the party in Wisconsin was drawn up.
II recites the course pursued by the silver
men in the convention. tells of the policy
carried out by the Wisconsin delegates
favoring a gold standard. and says:
The platform adopted by the Chicago
convention Is directly at variance with the
doctrines which, since its creation. have
been a part OF the creed of the Democratic
party. While Democracy has for nearly
and at all times opposed TO its debasement,
the Chicago convention declaring in favor OF
compelling the citizens OF the United States
10 receive as a dollar one-half its value
I'm the product OF a single industry while
the Democratic party has sturdlly mann
tanned that courts in which justice is adj
ministered should be above and beyond po-
lftical control, the convention at Chicago
adopted a resolution looking 10 the recon-
struction OF the Supreme Court OF the
United States 10 accomplish the reversal OF
it's decision. While we condemned the use
OF that court in 1877 for political purposes
and 10 accomplish the inauguration as Pres
ident OF a candidate not elected; while we
denounced an appointment made by Re-
Court for the purpose of reversing decision
which denied the right Of the government
90 issue pager money In times OF peace,
asked by the resolution referred to
20 adopt the same methods which we have
condemned in our opponents. That conyen-
ton refused TO approve OF the ndeity ana
honesty OF the one Democratic national
administration elected during the past forty
years ,,,,o,c.,
platform other than those in favor OF the
free coinage of silv er so sOcialiSuc IN
their Character as TO commend themselves
TO the communists OF the country Inc
candidate chosen by that convention pub
1icly announced his determination years
ago to leave the Democratic party and
49, e. fW. efI.r In he.
Iopulistic party. Under these circum-
stances the undersigned delegates at that
convention felt 1t their duty, under the IN
structions received by them. to oppose with
the utmost vigor the adoption of the plat
form. and after it was adopted 10 decline
10 vote for candidate who represented 1t.
I'VE have thought il only proper TO make
report of our action to the Democrats OK
Wisconsin and to say that crisis is now
imminent such as has never in the history
OF the Democratic party confronted II. Its
enemies predict its dissolution; its false
list party. Such enemies and such false
friends are alike untrustworthy and mis-
taken The Democratic principles are the
foundation upon which free government
rests: they are firmly established in the
hearts of the American people: they can
not be DESTROYED so long as the love OF lib
erty and belief in republican form of
government exists. No act of men seizing
forcibly Upon the machinery OF the party
can control the votes OF Democrats believ-
ing in those principles.
"We have faith to believe that a large
majority of the Democrats of Wisconsin
are as much to-day in favor of the princi
Mes declared by our State convention as
when that declaration was made We have
entire confidence that if a proper oppor-
tunity will be afforded TO that majority 10
express it's views in mass meeting or
convention to be called at some date not
far distant the true principles or Demo-
cratic faith will be again pronounced in no
uncertain tone. and that some way will be
found by which Democrats can cast their
votes in favor of n Democrat and at the
same time against the protectionist nomi-
mated by the st. Louis convention and the
Populist nominated by the Chicago conven-
ton