Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1896-04-17
A NTI-CLEyELAND.
The ID emocratic Convention Held in
Denver


state convention held here today, after
adopting a free silver platform and
electing one delegate at large adjourned
to 1880 O'Clock tonight.
1t was an decentralization conven-
ton throughout. Temporary Chairman
McAliney of Pueblo made strong sill
yer speech, as did permanent Chairman
Judge Royal, of the same city. The
latter, after making long and sincere
plea in favor of the white metal at tie
ratio of 10 to l. eulogized Senators Vest
and Cockrell, of Missouri, and other
prominent silver advocates of the east.
When he mentioned the name of ex-
Congressman Bland the delegates APP
plauded and cheered.
The platform, which was unanimously
adopted, deals with no other question
but that of the monetary issue and
favor free coinage at the ratio of 10 to
1. The platform Is as follows:
The democratic party of Colorado
pledges its unwavering devotion to all
the principles of the democratic faith as
laid down by Thomas Jefferson and
Andrew Jackson. Believing that the
evils that now Cypress the people are
the direct result of departure from the
true principles of democracy; that the
policy inaugurated by the republican
party for the contraction of the cur
rency, and for many years continued by
it to the gradual and certain impoverish-
nent of the people, in the face of stead
fast opposition from the Democratic
party, but adopted and approved by the
political administration has resulted in
the creation of an enormous bonded
debt in a period of profound peace,
visiting a deadly blight on every indus
try and carrying encouragement and
dismay into the household of every
wealth producer in the land; that t..ere
never can be condition of general well
fare until the volume of sound and
stable currency is equal to the demand
of industrial and commercial pursuits
that the first step in this direction should
be the immediate restoration of silver
to the place it occupied in the currency
of the world for centuries previous to
1873.
We therefore favor the immediate
restoration of the free and unlimited
coinage of gold and silver at the pres
ent legal ratio of 10 to as such coinage
existed prior to 1873 without awaiting
for the aid or consent of any other
nation, such gold and silver 10 be full
legal tender for all debts public and
private.
Hon. Charles S. Thomas, of Denver,
who was elected delegate at large by |
reclamation, addressed the convention
and his remarks regarding the action of
the Colorado delegation at the Chicago
convention, may be considered signif-
can't, inasmuch as he is and has been for
many years representative democratic
eader. He censured the present admin
stration in strong terms for their action
n issuing bonds, concluding his address:
If after the efforts of our delegation at
Chicago, silver is not recognized, will
from the convention" AS
Mr.. Thomas will likely lead the Cello
ado delegation at Chicago his utter
noes in this respect are taken mean
ngly.
The election of delegates at large
nd congressional delegates, making
he selections, resulted as follows:
Delegates at large - {. S. Thomas,
Arapahoe county; B. Sweeney, Los Ami
mas; and Adair Wilson, La Plata. Dele
ate from First congressional district, ,,
/. W. Speer; Second district, H. H.
eidomridge.
The convention then adjourned.