The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-06-25
david HILLS PARTY
His Wing Of tbs Democracy Elects
Delegates 10 Chicago
NOT FAVORABLE TO SILVER
They Urge Their Friends to Ad-
here to the Gold standard
Until the Foreign ~ atlons
equest a Change.

Saratoga, n. Y. June 2i.-The demo-
cratlc convention was called TO order
by Chairman Hinckley. who introduced
John Boyd Thatcher as temporary
chairman. In the course OF his speech
Mr.. Thatcher said: Facing Chicago
We confess that the situation Is not
without peril. Circumstances. some OF
which perhaps might have been con-
trolled. have created what we believe
to be an erroneous financial faith-a
faith witch has spread alarmingly in
the West and South and which has
found adherents even in the East and
North. IL Is a faith which Is not to be
eradicated with the sword but with
the pen and tongue. With many IL Is
a panacea for commercial disorders.
Men hold these false views through
misconcertion Of economic truths. and
Through not Understanding economic
law or the times and season of their
application. Not everything which Is
signed and sealed Is valid. The stamp
of the government on o piece of silver
cannot make IL worth mudh more than
the world rs willing to give for II. II
is passing strange that tire very men
who have such marvellous faith In the
power OF their government should seem
TO have 90 little sentiment as to Its
seal. They reverence Its seal but ap-
pear to be Indifferent as to Its escutch-
con. II We are to accomplish our mis-
sion to Chicago, We must go there to
persuade erring brothers and not to
quarrel with enemies. The people who
hold those strange views are honest
but mistaken We must make them
see tnat we are as hohest as they are
anu that our views are rlsht. Az TINS
iate ody the task seehs gigantic pu'
not hopeiess.
Inc people nave hot io,sotteh tn't
tne siNer purchase law, bearing the
murine ot an ONO statesman. was ,he
Work IN repuphcan oohsress anu
repupilcan president. Ihat law ma1e
Oh slvu q oomhouity anu unhtteu "
Ior us true nission, iheuluh vi eN-
chahge. NOT nave the people iotgotteh
that Vne repeai Oh tnat law was the
work OF democrapic congress ana OF
democratic president III IL Raa done
NO other thhs IN It's iour years oi pow
en- and responsibilsty. our party should
nave the gr1ttude anu eonhaence u
we country IT thus stopping the
coinage or a 1O-cent dollar
AFTER uhe appointment o. comnit-
tees a recess was taken 70 O'CLOCK.
upon reconvenine. the pihttorm was
read by senator Hill ana adopted. ~
Is In part as ioilows' ~ wouiu oe ioiiy
to Ignore ana Impossible 10 exaggerate
the gravity OF the cohuinons unueI
which this convention assemoies. MOST
OF the other states OF the union nave Sc
iected ana Commissioned their ueie-
gates TO the natiohai democratic CON
vention. by movement. eVidentiy
concerted, put' as we peheve. III au-
vised ana III considered. INSTRUCTIONS
have been given 10 the deiegations OF
q large number OF states, having Tor
their aim ana purpose the adoption OF
new policy ana new PLATFORM Tor the
democratic party. colo ana SILVER
the money OF the constitution and OF
our fathers, each at a parity win the
other IN purchasing power-has peen
the platform OF principles proclaimed
by every national democratic cohVeh-
ton which has thus ADOPTED ana rear
hrmed to each declaration OF party
faith Tor a century the WISDOM OF
Thomas Jenerson, VINO saio. Inc
monetary unit must stand on poth
metals.
THE. actions OF republican congress
and a republican president deprived Sill
yer OF Its equality with gold for the
money and currency OF the nation.
From this act. and from the action OF
other nations following In the same
course, II has resulted that SILVER mas
greatly declined in commercial value.
and there now exists wide departure
Of the two metals from the standard
coinage Of value-brinCing disturbance
to the financial systems or European
countries as well as to our own, and
awakening there. as here, the earnest
apprehens!ons OF statesmen ana nnan-
ciers. The restoration OF the equilibri-
um OF the two metals thus disturbed Ii
problem. the solution or which Is OF
the greatest consequence to the pros
perity Of both this country and Europe.
but Is wholly beyond our power with
out the cooperation Of other nations.
Free coinage OF silver. now depre-
ciated coinage. would, perhaps, forever
destroy the success OF the movement.
now general throughout civilized coun-
tries, for the restoration OF free BIZ
metallic coinage In the principal mints
Of the world. The proposition to sep
arate ourselves from the great nations
OF the world and adopt the monetary
standard OF Mexico and CHINA does not
comport with the pride and financial
dignity OF the state or New YORK or the
United States. 1t should be resisted
with the fervor OF both partlsanship
and patriotism by democrats every
where.
With these convictions. the demo-