Evening journal., 1896-08-18

and tcDds to bring the farmer the wage
Garner and the salared man TO tho wretch |
ed condition of the same classes in coun
tries in which the silver standard prevails
and where the rewards of agriculture and
labor are lower than anywhere else in the
world.
Says 1t Misiends tho People.
"With what seems to be a deliberate az
tempt to mislead the people, it asserts that
by the coinage act Of 1873 the United
States abandoned the use Of silver as mon
ey and that gold has appreciated and com
modities have fallen in price solely by rea
son of this legislation. 1t ignores the fact
that the prices of commodities have faller
because Of the enlarged use of labor saving
machinery, increased production and 80
sulting competition. 1t suppresses the fact
that potert roason for the decline In the
price of silver has been the discovery OF
new and cheaply worked mines, resulting
In an enormous increase in its production
Instead Of recognizing these facts it ap
poals to the prejudice Of the people
=" Ii demands the free coinage Of silver
at the arbitrary and fictitious ratio of 1e
to /, although the ratio established in the
| worlds market is about 32 to ] and al.
| though neither experience nor reason war.
rants the belief that the commercial ratio
| between the metals can be reduced by the
action Of this government to any ratio
even approximating that proposed.
1t threatens in certain contingencies to
increase to an unlimited extent the vol
ume of legal tenders issued by the federal
| government, the ultimate effect of which
would be 10 force the withdrawal OF all
coin from circulation and to compel public
and private business to be transacted in
deprecated paper currency constantly
fuctuating in value and TO invite the ruin
and confusion that have always followed
the adoption of such policy.
Its declarations invite and have almost
produced a financial panic, and many Of
its proponents announce that to accom-
plish their purposes they are prepared tc
involve their country In disaster compar
able to nothing in its history save the ca
lamity of civil war.
1t assails the independence Of tho judi
ciary by a covert threat to reorganize tht
courts whenever their decisions contrayene
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
establishand to extend to all departments
Of the public service.
Departed From Democratic Faith"
"The Chicago convention having thus
departed from the recognized Democratic
faith and promulgated doctrines new and
strange to the Democracy, all Democrats
are absolved from obligation TO support It's
programme. Moro than this, as the doc
trines announced are destructive of nation
al honor and private obligation and tend
| to create sectional and class distinctions
and engender discord and strife among the
| people, all good citizens OF tho republic
are bound TO repudiate them and exert ev-
cry lawful means to insure the defeat OF
the candidates that represent these false
doctrines.
Democrats are told that they must &C
cept the platform enunoiated and the tick
ct nominated at Chicago because submis
sion to the will OF the majority is funda
mental principle Of Democracy 1t Is tru'
that when a majority Of the people hav'
expressed their viii at legal election th
II viii Of such majority must be respecte,
and obeyed. This Is essential to the peao
and existence. of the nation. But It is
, monstrous peryersion of the doctrine {
apply It to political party, which exist
only by virtue Of common, voluntary as
sent to its principles Whom a Democrat
r convention departs from the principles o
, the party, no Democrat remains under an.
moral obligation to support its action, no
is there any tradition of the party that re
| quires him so to do. On the contrary,
, Is evidence of moral weakness for any fre
4 man TO vote to enforce policies which II
i his opinion are inimical to the welfare o
, the people or to the integrity Of the ma
tion.
1.-THE duty Of the hour is to stand stoad
fast In the defense of our ancient faith. n
, this crisis there is at stake more than th
! possibility Of temporary victory. The hon
or and perpetuity Of the Democratic part,
, are at stake. A political organization tina
1 is untrue to itself, its principles, its his
tory and traditions, is disgraoed and dis
honored. The existence Of our great histor
7 ical party, that has withstood the assault
q Of every foe, is threatened by reason Of tn
recreanoy Of many OF its members. Tha
4 this party, as we have known 1t, may no
die, lot the faithful of years rally round it
4 historic banner, reform its broken lines
q and, with abiding faith in the final tri
o umph of its principles, unite to restore tn
: name Democrat TO its former meaning an
: proud distinction.
/. "To this end we request all Democrat
i who are opposed to the platform adopte
y and candidates nominated ut Chicago I
- organize in their several states and TO sen
4 representatives to the convention OF th
n National Democratic party to be held O
h indianapolis on Wednesday, Sept. 2, 1
accordance with the call heretofore Issue
:. by the national committee. "
l. The call is signed by W. D. Bynum
# chairman; John r. Wilson, secretary
4 Charles Tracey, J. NJ. Falkner, f. W. N
Y Cutcheon, Ellis B. Usher, 5. II. Holding
l. f. w. Lehman, W. b. Haldeman, John /
Hopkins, executive committee Of the NJ
tional Democratic party.
- BIr. Bryan Takes n Rest.
% UPPER RED HOOK, n. y, Aug. 49,
Y Mr.. and Mrs William J. Bryan are pas