Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-07-14
FOR HONEST MONEY.
Democrats Of Illinois Issue an Address
to Democracy at Large.
ANOTHER NATIONAL TICKET.
This and a Platform of sound-Money
Principles Desired I'm the Intercst
of the Party and of the Coun-
try.

Executive Committee, issued an address
tonight 10 the Democrats Of other States
calling upon them TO nominate another
national ticket. and adopt a platform OF
''sound-money" principles. upon which the
nominees can appeal to the people Of that
opinion. This address was authorized at
q meeting OF the Executive Committee
Saturday night. and committee Of three
was appointed TO write and issue It. This
committee met to-day in the law-office Of
Henry S. Robbins. president OF the I'LL
nois Democratic Sound Money League
and agreed upon the address, which is as
follows:
ITO Our Fellow-Democrats Of other
States:
"a national convention convened under
the constituted authority of our party
has just closed It's sessions in the city Of
Chicago II entered upon its work by
violating all party precedents in the re-
lection OF a distinguished Democrat as its
temporary presiding officer.
TT deprived a sovereign State of n voice
in It's deliberations by unseating with
out cause or legal Justification. delegates
elected with all the regularity known 10
party organization.
~ itiATtN ~ tsiloAFt tit UBItrNN anu
fidelity of the present Democratic national
administration.
1T adopted a platform which favors
the free and unlimited coinage OF silver,
by this country alone. at a ratio of l6 TO
]. and thereby II repudiated time-hon-
ored Democratic principle, which demands
the strict maintenance Of a sound and
stable national currency.
Finally, to make il still palmer that al
L..
ocratic convention. II nominated for Presi-
dent one who is not in his political con-
victicns. and has not always been, even
IN his professions. a Democrat.
This has made such a crisis both for
the nation and for the Democratic party,
that sound-money Democrats must at
once decide what political action they viii
take for the protection OF the honor Of
the nation, the prosperity of the people,
and the life and usefulness OF the party.
\ NEW CONVENTION.
1.-THE sound-money Democrats Of Tli-
nois have fully made up their minds that
a now Democratic national convention
should DO called for the earliest feasible
day. TO nominate Democratic candidates
for President and Vice-President, and TO
adopt a platform Of Democratic princi-
pies, and they desire 10 state TO their
Iellow-Democrats Of the other States their
reasons. as follows:
Il. The sound-money Democrats of Illi-
nois appeal 70 the country TO make it
certain at once that their revolt against
free silver Is determined and will be or
gained 1t is unfair to oblge the credit
81 the nation, and the business and in
hustrial interests OF the people TO merely
guess what the sound-money Democrats
will do in November, and walt until No
Sember to find out
20 The nomination Of a new ticket is
he logical course; without 1t, and a
lound-money Democratic campaign. the
whole educational force of sound-money
Democratic sentiment would be paralyzed
from the beginning. Republicans cannot
argue the sound-money question TO Demo-
cratic voters. Republican sincerity on
that question Is doubted by the Demo-
cratic masses. The tariff question
will be put to the front and
insisted upon by Republican speakers and
the Republican press, as has been re-
peatedly done by Mckinley himself
Democrats will not listen 10 talks on
finance, when it is accompanied by abuse
Of the Democratic party. The most ef-
fective force at this time for a campaign
Is the force residing I'm the sound-money
Democrats: for they are profoundly IN
earnest, and can get a hearing from
Democrats that the Republicans cannot
possibly get. Without campaign We
should not only have no speakers, but
our press would be firing IN the air; and
the whole force Of campaign organization
and campaign work and campaign litera-
ture, and the great power of constant
private discussion and appeal would all
DC lost.
TO PRESERVE THE PARTY.
g. A new convention would also pre-
serve for the future the opportunities
OF the Democratic party. Unless clear
comparison is made between the genuine
Democrats and the Democrats who are
drifting into Populism or are already in
Populism; and unless that clear-cut sepa-
ration is supported by organization, and
reorganized Democratic party is the re-
suit the party has no chance Of regain
ing public confidence for years to come
"a Democrats who believe in Democratic
principles must have party. They VIII
have a party sooner or later. The sooner
the better They now have the oppor-
tunity 10 reorganize and keep intact the
Democratic party, and the interests OF
the nation imperatively demand that the
great Democratic party shall be rescued
out OF Populisn. and kept on It's historic
foundation The sound-money Democrats
are already sufficiently organized In this
State TO be able 20 meet their Fellow
Democrats in new convention and con-
fer with the representatives from other
States when a representative conference
can be brought about. We hope that out
OF the responses to these public state
ments of the views Of the Illinois De-
mocracy there can be gathered so much
OF the judgment of the leading SOUND
money Democrats Of the United States
as can be formulated into a plan OF ac-
don Communications should be ad-
dressed to Mr.. Charles A. Ewing, chair
man, Palmer House, Chicago.
JOHN NJ PALMER,
CHARLES A. EWING,
FRANKLIN MACVEAGH,
BEN. I. CABLE.
''w. S. FOREMAN.
THOMAS A. MORAN,
JOHN r. HOPKINS.
HENRY S. ROBBINS,
"a A. GOODRICH,
JAMES T.. HOBLITZ,
"ADOLPH KRACS,
JAMES NJ. SHEEHAN.
"CHAS. Ii. WILLIAMSON
"LYDEN EVANS,
"R. Il. SPANGLER.
arxecutiye Committee Of the Honest
Money Democracy of Illinois"
IT SETS THE PACE
This pronunciamento OF the gold party
~ the State of Illinois sets the pace for
the East. but in the minds OF the leaders
there is not abundance OF faith that the
party organization which sent gold dele
cations TO the Chicago convention Will de-
clare for another convention. The most
that Illinois expects Is that enough gold
Democrats outside the regular organiza-
lions will send delegations TO the new