Omaha daily bee., 1896-08-18
CHICAGO COMBINATION TOO rorGH
sound Money Democrats Decide te
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The sound money democrats of puttEwBt-
tEmie county will hold q convention on Fri-
dHv for the purpose Of selecting delegates 20
the state convention which will be held IN
Des Muinps on August &c Al the sta.s con
veution Delegates viii he selected 20 a uG-
tiuual convention which viii seleci q plat
form and a candidate which will represent
the sound money democrats OF the country
The call Tor the convention. wLIen IS
published herewith. is signed 10y over thirty
OF the leading democratic business ana pro
fessioual men OF the city democrats who
have been in the ranks fighting the parry 6
battles fnr wears The call was only CIrCu-
lated Yesterday and the list OF siEners VIII
be published when the sound money ueu
have been given an opportunity 20 subscribe
10 the declaration OF principles. The dsClHr-
alton and call are as follows
To the Democrats OF TuttuwHtturui,
County. The recent convention held In Chi
caEo Hdopcd a platform which is SO radi-
cally opposed 10 the principles Of demoCracy
as taught by jefferson. jackson 1Udeu and
Cleveland thar every tru. democrat must
refuse 10 81 ana its candidates his endorse
ueui. our strong living faith iu dcmucracy
as the advocate Of true governmental priu-
ripies and the WuuIuu rcpudiatpu ut 10 by
ms convention Is uuf Justification TOY re-
fusinr 10 endorse and support the Chicago
sticket.
The rcrudiution of civil service reform We
condemn as contrary 10 The settled policy
OF the country and TO good business meth
uds. The assault upon the supreme court
and utter disregard OF the constitutions
provisions creating il and making the high
est tribunal OF The land suhsoryieut to the
UhluS OF political conventions and seeking
to reverse its decisions 10y partisuus and
politicians assembled iu convention we de-
ruunre as uudemuCratiU.
The condemnation Of the course Of TrCSi-
dent Cleveland In Quell!uC the Chicago riots
and forcihly preventing the lawless destruC-
tion Of property is equivalent TO an en-
dcTsemcrt OF the wild and wHutun course
Of the mob engaged in burning the prop
crty stopping Interstate commerce and in
tcrterinE with the free transmission Of the
mails OF this country. This unpu ligfiC dec
larution Of the Chicago platform should re-
citizen.
The declaration in ravor Of silver mono
meihllSm is uudemOCrgIc and dangerous
10 the welfare and prosperity Of our people
The democratic party has al all times been
IN laNn' OF an honest ana sound medium
Queer Shuu receive dollar that Is a dol
lar, stamped dollar and worth dollar In
exchange Tor ms labor and his product
the dollar with a deht-payinr power OF 100
cents and an equal purchasing power. The
oortrlne OF the Chicago platform was popu-
ism m 1872 and four years is scarcely Ions
enough 10 create democratic platform out
Of pupulistic declaration
Believing that nauCht but ruin can fol-
low the election Of Mr. Bryan and the en-
dnrsement Of his platform Of Reputation
Hnd pupulism. we invite all democrats who
believe in the principles Of democracy as
taught 10y jefferson and Jackson and pre-
served by Tilden and Cleveland to unite
with US in q convention to be held In the
superior court room Of Council Bluffs Fri
GAY. August y 1896 al . o'clock n m for
the selection Of delegates to the state con
yeuuon to he held in Des Muines on the
2t1h day Of August 1886. where deleEt re,s
will he selected TO a national democratic
convention to give Us q platform and q
ticket purely and Eiruu1y 6arupprgrir