Morris tribune., 1896-08-19
IT Is DANGEROUS
Comment Of the National Demo
cratic Committee on the 4
Chicago Platform.
In Issuing the Formal Call Fol
a Convention at Indian
apolis.
Departure From Time Honored
Principles Absolves All From
obligation.

CHICAGO, Aug 19.-.The executive
committe of the National Democratic
party was in session during the day and
issued call for a national convention
at Indianapolis Sept. q The call first
reviews at length the history of the
Democratic party, which "has for
nearly century kept its faith without
variableness or shadow Of turning. -
Of the Chicago convention the call
says:
The delegates to the convention held at
Chicago were authorized and had the
power to proclaim platform embodying
their views of the true solution Of the par
ticular problems of the government now
agitating the nation, but upon the condi-
ton that such platform should be con-
sistent with the cardinal principles held
by the party throughout its existence.
These principles constitute the essential
element of the party's life. They dis
tinguish it from all other political organ
izations. If they are abandoned the party
ceases to exist 1t was, therefore, not
within the power of any majority OF the,
delegates assembled at Chicago to bind
the Democrats of the United States to q
platform inconsistent with the party's q
principles, or to any action that should re-
suit in their surrender.
Convention Doings Denounced.
In violation of the trust committed to
them a majority Of the delegates assem-
bled in that convention, ignoring the
rights Of the minority, unseated regularly
elected delegates to make places for others
in sympathy with themselves. They pro-
claimed a sectional combination of the
South and West against the North and
East They impeached the honesty and
patriotism of President Cleveland, who,
under exceptional embarrassments pro-
duced by past errors of legislation, has
heroically maintained the honor and ius;
tegrity of the republic Against the pro-
test of one-third of the delegates they pro-,
muIgated platform at variance with the
essential principles of the Democratic,
party.
This platform is in its policies danger
Gus to the welfare and life of free govern
ment. 1t is mischievous in it's tendencies.
But even more threatening and mischiev-.
GUS was the spirit of the convention that
adopted it, a spirit manifested not alone
by it's affirmative action, but as well by it's
reckless rejection of every proposition
tending to temper the declarations Of the
convention with conservatism and justice.
Regarding the silver Question.
The platform proposes to degrade the
coin of the United States by means of the
free, unlimited and independent coinage
of silver by our government and by the
exercise of the power of the nation to COM
pei the acceptance of deprecated coins at
their nominal value, thereby working an
injustice to creditors, defrauding the la
borer of large part Of his earnings and
savings robbing pensioned soldiers of a
part of their pensions, contracting the
currency by the expulsion Of gold coin
from circulation, and injuring, if not de-
stroying, domestic trade and foreign COM
merce.
While proposing to advocate policy Of
bimetallis1n, it censures the present Dem
cratic administration for maintaining the
parity of gold and silver. 1t proposes to
reduces this country to a condition of sill
yer monometallism, with it's yacillating
and unreliable standard of values, and
tends to bring the farmer, the wageearner
and the salaried man to the wretched con-
dition of the same classes in countries in
which the silver standard prevails, and
where the rewards of agriculture and la
Dor are lower than anywhere else in the
world
Absolved From Obligation.
The Chicago convention having thus de-
parted from the recognized Democratic
faith and promulgated doctrines new and
strange to the Democracy, all Democrats
are absolved from obligation to support
its programme.
The duty of the hour is to stand stead
fast in the defense of our ancient faith.
That this party, as we have known 1t,
may not die let the faithful of years rally
around it's historic banner, reform it's
broken lines, and, with abiding faith in
the final triumph of its principles, unite to
restore the name Democrat to it's former
meaning and proud distinction
To this end we request all Democrats
who are opposed to the platform adopted
and candidates nominated at Chicago to-
organize in their several states and to send
Representatives to the convention of the
National Democratic party, to be held at
Indianapolis on Wednesday, Sept 2, 1895,
in accordance with the call heretofore
issued by the national committee.
One Of the most important matters
settled at the meeting was the selection
of Walter Kesseler for sergeant t-at- arms.
Mr.. Kesseler is the manager of a large
quarry company at Minneapolis.
The Superior board Of trade has de-
cided to allow the Minnesota system to
be retained for the, inspection of wheat
as compromise. Other grains will have
Wisconsin inspection.
San Francisco banks are being caused
much trouble with people who wishsto
deposit silver and check out gold. Some
of the banks refuse to take out any cons
siderable amount Of silver on deposit.