Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-08-19

| recognizing these facts 1T appeals t
| the prejudices of the people.
| 1t demands the free coinage of silver
at the arbitrary and fictitious ratio OF
&c to |, although the ratio established
| in the worlds market is about 81 to |
| and although neither experience nor
| reason warrants the belief that the
| commercial ratio between he metals
| can be reduced by the action of this
government, to any ratio approximate
| ing that proposed.
1t threatens in certain contingencies
| to increase to an unlimited extent the
volume of legal tenders issued by the
federal government the ultimate
effect of which would be to force the
withdrawal of all coin from circulation
and to compel public and private bust
ness to be transacted in deprecated
paper currency. constantly tluctuating
in value. and to invite the ruin and
confusion that have always followed
the adoption of such policy.
It's declarations invite and have al
most produced a financial panic, and
many of its proponents announce that
to accomplish their purposes they are
prepared to involve their country in
disaster comparable to nothing in its
history. save the calamity of civil war.
1t assails the independence Of the
judiciary by covert threat to reor-
ganiZe the courts whenever their de
cisiOns contraVene the DEGREES of the
party caucus.
1t seeks to allure Office seekers and
spoilsmen 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
departments of the public service.
The Chicago convention having
thus departed from the recognized
Democratic faith and promulgated doc ?
triue new and strange to the Demo
cracy all Democrats are adsolved from
obligation to support its programme
More than this, as the doctrines ap-
nounced are destructive Of national
honor and private obligation, and tend
to create sectional and class distinc
tons and engender discord and strife |
among the people, all good citizens Of
the republic are bound to reDudiate |
them and exert every lawful means to
insure the defeat 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 |
submission to the will of the majority |
is a fundamental principle Of pemoc-
racY. 1t is true that when a majority |
of the people have expressed their will |
at a legal lection. the win of such ma
pority must be respected and oheyed.
This is essential to the peace and |
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monstrous perversion of this doctrine |
to apply it to a political party which |
exists only by virtue of a common vol |
untaly assent to it's 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 |
evidence Of moral weakness for any |
freeman to vote to enforce policies
which, in his opinion. are inmical t.
the welfare of the people or to the in
tegrity of the nation
The duty of the hour is to stand |
steadfast in the defense Of our ancient
faith In this crisis there Is at stake
more than the possibility of temporary
victory. The honor and perpetuity Of |
the Democratic party are at stake A |
political organization that is untrue to
itself.its principles, its history and ira
ditions is disgraced and dishonored
The existence of our great historical |
party. that has withstood the assaults
of every foe. is threatened by reason |
of the recreancy OF many of its mem
bers That this party, as We have
known it. may not die. let the faithful |
of years rally round its historic banner.
reform its broken lines and. with abid-
ing faith in the final triumph of its
principles, unite to restore the name
Democrat TO its former meaning and |
proud distinction
ITO this end we request all Demo
Gratis VINO are opposed to the platform
adopted and the candidates nominated |
at Chicago to organize in their respec-
tive states and to send representatives
To the convention of the national Demo
cratic party. to be held at Indianapo-
lis on Wednesday, Sept. ,, 1896, in ac-
cordance with all things heretofore is
sued by the national committee.
(Signed)
w. p. BYNT'N. Chairman.
JOHN r. WILSON. Secretary
CHARLES TRACEY.
J. Nj. FALKNER
f. w. NJ. CUTCHEON.
ELLIS y. USHER.
s II. HOLDING.
f. w. LEHMAN.
W. H. HALDEMAN.
JOHN p. HOPKINS.
Executive Committee of the National
Democratic Party
The committee appointed Walter
kessler of Indianapolis sergeant-at-
arms for the convention. He is a young
man who was graduated from Yale
and read law
Chairman Bynum said to a reporter:
New York is the best city for the
national campaign headquarters. ana | |
shall work and vote for it. Ours will
he a campaign of education, and New
York is the producing point for most
OF the literature The committee could |
command more assistance in New York
than in Chicago. There are to be 50
many headquarters here that we will |
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