, 1896-07-14
B0LT|NG DENS.
THOSE OF ILLINOIS DEMAND AN
OTHER NATIONL TICKET
IN THE FIELD.
And Issue an Address to the Democ-
racy of Other States Asking Co.
Operation-To Vote for Bryan
Would be to Stultify Themselves
and Ruin the Party.

committee of the gold standard dele
gates of Illinois met in a protracted
session today, and prepared an address
to the democracy of other states in the
union.
1t was the unanimous opinion of the
committee that a second national con-
vention should be called to nominate
candidates for president and vice presi-
dent. The address says:
ITO Our Fellow Democrats Of Other
States: A national convention, con-
vened under constituted authority of
our party has just closed its session in
the city Of Chicago. 1t entered upon
its work by voting against all party
presidents and the rejection of a dis
tinguished democrat as temporary
presiding officer. 1t deprived a SOW
ereign state of a voice in its delibera-
tons by %unseating without cause or
legal justification delegates elected
with all regularity known to party or
ganization. 1t refused to indorse ION
esty and fidelity of the present demo-
cratic national administration. 1t
adopted a platform which favors free
and unlimited coinage Of silver by this
country alone at a ratio of 1G to l and
thereby repudiates the time honored
democratic principle which demands
the strictest maintenance Of stable ma
tional currency. Finally to make it
still palmer, that although in name it
was not in fact a democratic conven-
ton, it nominated for president, one
who is not in his political conviction
and has not always been ever in his
professions a democrat. This has made
such a crisis both for the nation and
The democratic party, that sound money
democrats must at once decide what
political action they will make for the
protection of the honor of the nation,
prosperity of the people, life and use
fulness of the party.
Sound money democrats owe it to
their country to make it certain at once
that their revolt against free silver is
determined and will be organized. The
nomination of a new ticket is the only
logical course. Without it and sound
money democratic campaign the whole
ocratic sentiment would be paralyzed
from the beginning. The republicans
cannot argue the sound money ques-
ton to democratic voters. Republic
can sincerity on that question is doubt
ed by the mass of democrats. The tar
if question will be put to the front and
insisted upon by republican speakers
and the republican press, as it has per-
sistently been by Mckinley himself.
Democrats will not listen to lessons on
finance when accompanied by an abuse
of the democratic party.
The new convention would preserve
for future opportunities of the demo-
cratic party. Sound money democrats
are all sufficiently organized in this
state to be able to meet their fellow
democrats in the new convention, and
are anxious 70 confer with the repre-
sentatives of other states whenever a
representative conference can be
brought about. Communications
should be addressed t Charles A.
Wing. chairman. Palmer house, Chi
cago. Address signed by James T.
Soblitt. Adolph Krauss, James T. Shee-
han. Charles II. Williamson, Lynden
Evans, r. z. Spangler, John NJ. Palmer,
Charles "A. Wing. James H. Eckles,
Franklin Macveigh. Ben label, Will
lam Forman, Thomas A. Morgan, John
P. Hopkins, Henry s. Robbins, A. A.
Goodrich, executive committee of the
honest money of the democracy of ILL
nois.