The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-18
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rE-.L4s A-A-H
e9 1-llrr5is protesting to advocate a policy
. tfnetaiHsm, II censures the present
q -------s,ric administration for maintaining
= --.s-irv of gold and silver. IL proposes
u .7---.- this country TO a condition OF sill
-r-1rometallism with its Vaclilatihs ana
'---.5.tIe standard Of values, and tends
t-5-r the farmer, the Wage-earner ana
u '..-5-ied man TO the Wretched condition
- --- same classes in countries IN " hich
u SILVER stahdard prevails, and Where
-. -awards of agricultural ana labor are
.-- -l14n any where else in the world
..,lirn what seems 10 be deliberate at
INIT 10 mislead the people, II asserts
-t-- ~ the coinage act OF 1873, the united
srs-zs abandoned the use OF SILVER az
-,1rav and that gold has appreciated, ana
---,rr1odities have fallen in price solely
~ --ss0n Of this legislation It ignores
fact that the prices Of commodities
tsra fallen because Of the enlarged use OF
,,--,.,r-ssying machinery, increased produc-
ION and resulting competition. IL sup
-,-assas the fact that potent reason Ior
- decline in the price of silver mas been
~ discovery of the new and cheaply
--,rlzld mines, resulting IN an enormous N
c-ease in its production. Instead OF rec
Crniziug these facts, It appeals 10 the
n-siuIices Of the people.
ri. demands the free coinage OF silver
a. rhe false and fictitious ratio OF 10 70 l.
e.-hough the ratio established IN the
,rtd's market is about 81 to ], and al
,s1rghf il neither explains nor warrants
,Ss belief that the commercial ratio be
queen the metals can be raised by the &C
non Of this government to any ratio even
suproximating that proposed.
IL threatens in certain contingencies 20
Increase to an unlimited extent the voi-
rrne of legal tenders issued by the fed
eral government, the ultimate erect OF
which would be 10 force the Withdrawn
AZ all coin from circulation, ana TO CON-
psl public and private business 10 he
Transacted in deprecated paper currency
constantly fluctuaung in value, ana 10 ~
vie the ruin and confusion that nave al
W8vs followed the adoption OF such pol
lev Its declarations invite and have al
most produced a financial panic, ana
many of its promoters announce that to
accept their purposes they are prepared 10
involve their country in great panic.
comparable to nothing IN It's history save
the calamity of civil war.
1T asserts independence of the Judici-
AIRY by a covert threat to reorganize the
court whenever their decisions contra
yeue the DEGREES and of the party caucus.
1T seeks to allure the Ofticerseeker and
spokesman to its support by attacking the
existing civil service laws, which good
men of all parties have labored so long TO
establish and to extend to all department
Of public service.
The Chicago convention having thus de-
parted from the recognized democratic
faith and promulgated doctrines new and
strange to the democratic party, all dem
t0supp0rt its programme. More than this,
as the doctrines announced are destructive
of national honor and private obligation,
and tend to create sectional and class dis
tinctions and engender discord and strife
among the people all good citizens of the
republic are bound to repudiate them, and
exert very lawful means to insure the de-
feat of the candidates that represent these
false doctrines.
Democrats are told that they must
accept the platform enunciated and the
ticket nominated at Chicago because sub
mission to the will of the majority is a
fundamental principle of democracy. 1t
is true that when a majority of people
have expressed their will at a legal cleo
ton the will of such majority must be
respected and obeyed This Is essential
TO the peace and existence of the nation.
But 1t is a monstrous perversion of this
doctrine to apply It to a political party
which exists only by virtue of a common,
voluntary assent TO its principles. When
a democratic convention departs from
the principles of the party, no demo-
crat remains under any moral obliga-
ton to support its action, nor is there
any tradition of the party that requires
him to do so. On the contrary, it is an
evidence Of moral weakness for any free
man to vote to enforce policies which, in
his opinion, are inimical to the welfare
of the people, or to the integrity of the
nation.
THE duty of the hour is to stand stead
In this crisis is a stake more than the
possibility of temporary victor The
honor and perpetuity of the democratic
party are at stake. A political organiza-
ton that is untrue to itself it's principles
its history and traditions, is disgraced and
dishonored. The existence of our great
historical party that has withstood the
assault of every foe, is threatened by rea-
son of the errors of many of its members
That this party, as we have known It,
may not die, let the faithful of years
rally around its historic banner, reform
us broken lines, and with abiding faith
In the final triumph of it's principle, unite
70 restore the name democrat to its for
mer meaning and proud distinction.
10 TINS end, we request all democrats
who are opposed to the platform adopted
ana candidates nominated at Chicago, to
org anlze in their several states, and to
send representatives to the convention of
me national democratic party TO be held at
indianapolis on Wednesday, Sept. 2. 1896
IN accordance with the call heretofore is
sucd by the national committee.
w. B. Bynum, chairman.
John r. Wilson, secretary.
Chas. Tracey.
j. NJ. Falkner
F. w. NJ. Cutcheon.
Ellis B. Ush.
S. H. Holins.
F. W. Lehma.
B. Halderman.
John p. Hopkins
aSAecutlVe committee of the national
democratic party