The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-07-15
AN APPEAL IS MADE.
Illinois Sound Money Men
Start the Fight.
DESIRE ANOTHER ~ooEvEETIOg,

Tho Call Takes Issue with tho Demo-
cratic Convention For Re lectlng Hni.
Nominating bryan, Adopting Free
silver Platform aud Refusing 90 In
dorsc Cleveland and Administration.
CHICAGO, July i4-Tho executivs
committee OF the gold standard Demo
Gratis Of Illinois met in a protracted ses.
sisn here and prepared an address to
the Democracy Of other states in the
Union. IL was the unanimous opinion
Of the committee that second Demo
cratic national convention should DO
called 10 nominate candidates for presi.
dent and vice president. The address
Is a. follow;
ITO our fellow Democrats OF other
states Anational convention convened
under the constituted authority Of our
party has just closed is sessions in tho
city Of Chicago. Il enters upon its
work by violating all party precedents
IN the rciec ion Of distinguished Dem.
ocrat as temporary presiding officer.
IL deprived a sovereign state Of a voice
In IL deliberations by unsoating with
ont cause or legal justification delegates
with all the regularity known TO party
organization. 1t refused 70 indorso
the honesty and fidelity Of the present
Democratic national administration. I.
adopted a platform which favors tho
free and unlimited coinage Of silver by
this country alone at the ratio Of 10 TO
] and thereby it repudiated a timehon.
ored Democratic principle which de.
mands the strictest maintenance Of o
sound and stable currency.
Finally, 10 make IL still palmer that
although in name, IL was not, In fact, =
Democratic convention. It nominated
for president one who is not IN his poll.
tics and has not always, even in profes.
sion, been a Democrat.
"This has made such a crisis both for
the nation and the Democratic party
that sound money Democrats must az
once decide what political action they
will take for the protection Of the honor
Of the nation, the prosperity Of the poo-
pie and the lifo and usefulness Of the
party.
THE sound money Democrats Of Hi
nois have fully made up their minds
that a new Democratic national oonvcn-
tion should be called for at the earliest
feasible day 20 nominate Democratic
candidates Tor president and vice presi-
dent and 20 adopt n platform Of Demo
cratic principles; and they desire IA
state 90 tho Democrats Of the other
states their reasons as follows
First. sound money Democrats owe
It to the country 20 make 10 certain az
once that their revolt against free silver
g. determined and will be organized. Il
Is unfair 90 obligo the credit Of the ma
tion and the business and industrial in
terosts Of the people 20 merely CUES
what tho sound money Democrats viii
do IN November and wait until Noyom
Der 90 find out
Second, the nomination Of new
ticket is the logical course. Without IL
sound money Democratic campaign and
the whole educational force of the SCUM,
money Democratic sentiment would b,
paralyzod from the beginning, Repub
licans cannot argue the sound none!
question TO Democratic voters. Repub
lican sincerity on that question
doubted by the mass of Democrats. Tn
tariff question viii be put TO the From
and insisted upon by Republican speak
ors and the Republicans a. II has per
sistontly been by Mr.. Mckinley himself
Democrats will not listen 20 lessons Of
finance accompanied by abuse Of Oh
J Democratic party. The most efcctiv
force at this time for a campaign is IN
force resting in the sound money Demo
Gratis, for they are profoundly In oamc'
and can got hearing from the Demo
Gratis Of which the Republicans canine
possibly get.
Third, new convention will ais
preserve Tor the future the opportur
ties Of the Democratic party. Unless
cloarcut separation Is made between III
genuine Democrats and Democrats VIII
are drifting into Popuhsm or are alroad
In Populism, and unless clearcut SCI
aration Is supported by organization. III
party has no chance Of regaining publ
confidence for years TO come, The soun
, money Democrats IN the different stat'
must either mako it clear that thoy vi
have no association with the Bryu
party or they mast accept association
add ontanglomCnt whit; and all sta
organizations win in the public mind I
for IL that 60 make it absolutely tertai
that they are against g. Tho souu
money Democrats are already sunicicu
y ~ organized in this state 20 b. able
meet thor fellow Democrats In o ne
4 convention, and are anxious 20 conf
u with representatives Of other stat