Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-08-13

however, had been unable to get to the
conference in time. The movement for
a third ticket was considered national
and the decisive step in the warfare
against free silver was taken.
The national committee of the new
party will exert its influence to have every
State send delegates to the convention.
The committee to prepare the call re-
ported the following:
Call for the Convention.
"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 princi-
pies held in common. The Democratic
party. during its whole history, has been
pledged to promote the liberty of the
individual. the security of private rights
and property, and the supremacy of the
law. 1t has always insisted upon a safe
and stable money for the peoples use. 1t
has insisted upon the maintenance Of the
financial honor Of the nation, as well as
upon the preservation inviolate of the in
stitutions established by the Constitu'
tion.
.These, its principles, were abandoned
by the supposed representatives OF the
party at national convention recently
assembled at Chicago. The Democratic
party will therefore caese to exist unless
il be preserved by the voluntary action
of such Of its members as still adhere to
the fundamental principles. No majority
of the members of that convention, how
ever large, had any right or power -
surrender those principles. When they
undertook to do so that assemblage ceas-
ed to be Democratic convention.
",rhe action taken, the irregular pro-
ceedings and the platform enunciated by
that body were and are so utterly and
indefensibiy revolutionary and constitute
such radical departures from the princi.
pies of true democracy, which should
characterize sound and patriotic admin
istration of our country's affairs. that its
results are not entitled to the confidence
or support Of true Democrats.
'For the first time since national par
ties 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-
sstently administered by Jefferson,
jackson, and Cleveland, nor are there
nominees for the Offices of President and
Vice President of the United States
pledged 10 carry those principles into
practical effect The faithful and true
Democrats Of the United States are de-
termined that their principles shall not
be ruthlessly surrendered, nor the peo-
pie he deprived Of an opportunity to vote
for candidates in accord Herewith.
therefore the National Democratic
party of the United States, through its
regularly constituted committee, hereby
calls a national conven1on OF that party
for the announcement Of its platform and
the nomination Of candidates for the of
fees of President and Vice President Of
the United States and the transaction Of
such business as is incidental thereto to
he held at indianapolis, Wednesday, the
! Cd day of September, 1896, at noon, and
hereby requests that the members of the
party in the several States who believe
In sound money and the preservation of
law and order and who are unalterabls
opposed to the platform adopted and can
didates nominated at Chicago, will select
in such manner as 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 respective
ly entitled.
"Such delegates shall be duly accredit-
ed according to the usages of the Demo
cratic party. Their credentials shall he
forwarded or delivered to the secretary of
this committee with all convenient speed,
and this committee will make up ana
announce the roll of the delegates enti-
tied to participate In the preliminary or
ganization of the convention"