The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-07-19
RINGING IN ITS TONES
CHICAGO CONVENTION STRONGLY
ARRAIGNED FOR The PRINCE
PIES 1T ADOPTED.
CRISIS IN THE PARTY's HISTORY.
Such a One as 1T Has Never Be-
fore been Called Upon to
Face.

conference today OF the Democratic
delegates to the Chicago convention,
who refused to vote for a presidential
nominee, an address to the party in
Wisconsin was drawn up. It recites
the course pursued by the silver men
In the convention, tells of the policy
carried out by the Wisconsin delegates
favoring a gold standard. and says:
"The platform adopted by the Chi
cago convention is directly at vari-
ance with the doctrines which, since
its creation, have been q part of the
creed of the Democratic party. While
Democracy has for nearly century
been the advocate Of honest money
and at all times opposed to its debase-
ment, the Chicago convention declared
In favor of compelling the citizens of
the United States to receive as a dol
lar one-half it's value in the product
Of single interest
While the Democratic party has
sturdily maintained that courts in
which justice is administered should
be above and beyond political control
the convention at Chicago adopted a
resolution looking to the reconstruc-
ton of the supreme court Of the United
it's decision. While we condemned the
use of that court in 1877 for political
purposes and to accomplish the inau-
guration as president of a candidate
not elected; while we denounced an
appointment made by Republican
president to position in that court
for the purpose Of reversing a deci-
sion which denied the right of the gov
eminent to issue paper money in times
of peace, we are asked by the resolu-
ton referred to to adopt the same
methods which we have condemned in
our opponents
That convention refused to approve
OF the fidelity and honesty Of the one
Democratic national administration
elected during the past 40 years.
The principles enunciated in the
Chicago platform, other than those in
favor Of the free coinage of silver, are
Soclalisffc in character and COM
mend themselves to the communists of
the country. The candidate chosen by
that convention publicly announced
his determination, more than two years
ago. to leave the Democratic party and
fight for free silver in the ranks Of the
Populist party. Under these circum-
stances, the undersigned delegates at
the convention, felt it their duty. under
the instructions received by them, to
oppose with the utmost vigor the adop-
ton of that platform, and after it was
adopted, to decline to vote for can
dictate who represented it. $50 ati
4We have thought it only proper to
mai e report of our action to the Dem
ocrats of Wisconsin, and to say that
crisis is now imminent, such as has
never in the history of the Democratic.
party confronted it. It's enemies pre-
dict it's dissolution; it's false friends
invite it's absorption by the Populist
party. Such enemies and such false
friends are alike enthusiastically and.
mistaken The Democratic principles
are the foundation upon which a free
government rests; they are firmly es-
tablished in the hearts of the Ameri-
can people: they cannot be destroyed
so long as the love of liberty and a
belief in a Republican form of govern
ent EXISTS. No act of men seizing forci-
bly, upon the machinery OF the party
can con.roi the votes OF Democrats be-
lieving in those principles.
We have faith to believe that a large
majority Of the Democrats of Wisconsin
ere IS much today in favor of the prin-
csEleS declared by our state convention
es when that declaration was made
We have entire confidence, that. IL q
proper opportunity will be afforded to
that majority to express its views in
mass meeting, or convention to be
called at some date not far distant, the
true principles of Democratic faith will
ba again pronounced in no uncertain
tCne, and that some way will be found
by which Democrats can cast their
votes in favor Of Democrat and at
the came time against the protection
list nominated by the st. Louis conyen-
ton end the Populist nominated by the
Chicago convention.