The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-08-20
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Hon. =. G. Parker on abs subject.


Franklin. Va, Aug. 18th. 1896.
Editor OF The Norfolk Virginian:
In the Suffolk correspondence of The
Norfolk Vtrginian OF to-day the follow
Ing Item appears:
.REcENT CONVERTS NEED NOT
APPLY.-Silxer people easily ruled the
Southampton Convention held this at.
ternpon In CORTLAND. A resolution was
introduced by Hon. ]. c. Parker that
the county support no man at the Con-
gressional Convention who was not an
original silver advocate. IT was passed
by q large majority. The In
struction will debar the county from
supporting one OF it's own candidates.''
This item very nearly misrepresents
me and the other advocates of free sill
yer TN this county, and I ask for space
In YOUR columns In which to refute the
misrepresentation. do not think your
SUFFOLK correspondent Intentionally mis-
represented me, because he was not at
the convention and hence must have
been misinformed as to what was done.
The following is q true copy Of the reso-
luton which I offered and which was
adopted:
whereas. The Democratic party of
the nation. assembled in convention at
Chicago. has declared unequivocally for
the free and unlimited coinage of sill
yer: and
Whereas. We favor this doctrine
important issues. still this is the most
momentous one before the people this
dav. and should be kept to the front
during this campaign as the pivotal
issue upon which the election viii turn;
therefore be 1t,
Resolved. list. That we renew our al
iegiance to the Democratic party and
Its faith as set forth in the Chicago
platform. and that we heartily endorse
the candidates for President and Vice
PRESIDENT nominated by that conven
| ton.
Resolved. I'd. That the delegates
from this county to the Congressional
Convention on September 18th next are
hereby instructed to vote for no man
as afcandidate for Congress from this
district unless he is known to be hear
| tilv In favor OF the free and unlimited
coinage OF silver, at q ratio OF l6 to l..
bv the United States, without awaiting
| the action or cooperation of any other
nation. and will vote. II elected to Con.
gress. for q bill enacting these views
| into law" ~ "a
| l conceive that no sensible man can
construe these, resolutions into meaning
chat 1t excluded all who were not Tori
1inal silver advocates" So far from
having any such intention 1 have al
WAYS stoutly commended that the party
had no right to discriminate as to how
long man had occupied this position
say 1t has right, and ought. to say
that the man nominated shall be, when
nominated. for free silver. but that the
question of how long he mas been for It
| or why he Is. for II is solely O matter
for personal preference and not for
| partv discrimination. / should have OPP
| posed most vehemently any resolu ton
combining the nomination to n man who
had been an original advocate OF free
silver. .r
The instruction adopted does not de-
bar the delegation from supporting one
| OF the candidates from this county
1t contains nothing but what is in the
Chicago platform. and no candidate
ought to be nominated who does not
stand on the Chicago platform, and no
gentleman has been mentioned or
Thought of as a candidate from this
county who does not stand squarely
thereon. The instruction adds no new
Edoctrine not in the Chicago platform,
\ but simply emphasizes the most promi-
nent issue raised in that platform So
far as the candidate alluded to Is con-
| cerned. he stands on the Chicago plat
form. and can. as see 1t, be nomin ated
with perfect propriety and without vio-
Hence to his views on the resolution
adopted. and thoset who were at THE
tconvention know full well that I went
| there fully intending to vote heartily
and unreservedly for q resolution which
/ expected would be offered, endorsing
him for Congress, and that lie Chat
candidate) desired that the resolution
endorsing him be not offered, which !
presume was the reason II was not Of
fered. I have heard of no candidate
from this county for whom the dele
cation could not vote under the resolu-
ton.
Thanking you in advance for your
Kindness in giving me space in your
columns to correct this misrepresenta :
ton. l am. Yours very truly
j. c. PARK Err.