The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1896-08-21
CALL TO GOLD DgmocRATs.
Executive Committees Formal Address for
the indianapolis National Convention.

Executive committees Formal Address for
the indianapolis National Convention.
CHICAGO, Aug. 18.-The executive
committee Of the national democratic
party was in session here yesterday
and issued a call for a national conven.
ton at Indianapolis September ?. After
eulogizing the democratic party and
saying it has held fast TO the funda-
mental principles Of free government
formulated by its founders and suisse
quently enforced by its great leaders
from Jefferson to Cleveland, it goes on
to review the Chicago convention and
says;
In violation of the trust committed to them,
majority Of the delegates assembled in the
convention, ignoring the rights Of the minor
ity, unseated regularly elected delegates TO
make place for others ia sympathy with them
selves They proclaimed a sectional combina-
ton OF the south and west against the north
and east. They tmpeaehed the honesty and
patriotism Of President Cleveland, who, under
exceptional embarrassment, produced by past
errors Of legislation, has herocially main
tained the honor and integrity Of the republic.
gates, they promulgated platform at variance
with the essential principles OF the democratic
party
Inc platform proposes to degrade the coin
Of the United States by means Of the free, IN
limited and Independent coinage Of silver by
our government and by the exercise Of the
power Of the nation to compel the acceptance
OF deprecated coins at their nominal value,
thereby working an injustice to creditors de-
frauding the labOreT Of large part Of his
earnings and savings, robbing the pensioned
soldiers Ct a part Of their pensions, contract
ing the currency by the expulsion Of gold coin
from circulation iniuring. If not destroying,
domestic and foreign commerce.
With what seems to be deliberate attempt
to mislead the people, it asserts that by the
coinage act Of 1878 the United States aban-
dOned the use Of silver as money, ana that gold
has appreciated and commodities have fallen
in price solely by reason Of this legislation. It
ignores the fact that the prices OF commodities
have fallen because Of the enlarged use Of
laboF-saving machinery, increased production
and resulting competition. 1t suppresses the
TACT that potent reason for the decline in the
price OF silver has been the discovery Of new
and cheaply worked mines, resulting in an
enormous increase in the production Instead
OF recognizing these facts itappeals to the pref
udice Of the people,
1t demands the free coinage Of silver at the
arbitrary and fictitious ratio Of sixteen 70 one.
Although the ratio established in the worlds
market is about thirty-tWo to one, and al
though neither experience nor reason warrants
the belief that the commercial ratio between
the metals can be reduced, by the action of
this government, to any ratio even approx
mating that proposed.
It threatens in certain contingencies to in
crease to an unlimited extent the volume Of
legal tenders issued by the federal govern
ment, the ultimate effect Of which would be to
force the withdrawal of all coin from circula-
ton and to compel public and private business
to be transacted in deprecated paper currency,
constantly huctuating in value, and to invite
the ruin and confusion that have always fol-
lowed the adoption Of such a policy,
The duty Of the hour is to stand steadfast in
the defense Of our ancient faith In this crisis
there is st stake more than the possibility Of
temporary victory The honor and perpetuity
of the democratic party are at stake. A pO-
l1tical organization that is untrue to ITSELF its
principles, its history and traditions, is dis
graced and dishonored. The existence Of our
great historical party, that has withstood the
assaults Of every foe, is threatened by reason
Of the recreancy OF many Of its members. That
this party, as we have known it, may not die,
let the faithful Of years rally around its his
tOric banner, reform its broken lines, and,
with abiding faith in the final triumph Of its
principles, unite to restore the name demo-
cFat to its former meaning and proud distinc-
tion.
To this end, we request all democrats who
are opposed to the platform adopted and eandi-
dates nominated at Chicago to organize in their
several states and to send representatives to
the convention Of the nat Onal democratic
party, to be held at Indianapolis, on Wednes-
day, September ?, 1895, in accordance with the
call heretofore Issued by the national COM
mittee.