The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-07-14
The Illinois Gold Democrats Is
sue an Address.
TO BRETHREN IN OTHER STATES.
Asking for q Conference Relative TO
Another Convention.
An Effort TO BE Made to Snatch the
Party From Popuiism-Henry Wat
terson Favors a Gold Democratic
Ifcket-Senator Gray and sx-Cons-
ressman Bynum Bolt.


mlttee or the gold standard Democrats OF
Illinois met IN protracted session today
anu prepared an address 10 the Democ-
racy Of other states in the Union. Il was
the unanimous opinion of the committee
tnat second national convention should
be called TO nominate candidates for
president and Wee president. The address
Is as follows:
To Our Fellow Democrats OF Other
states: A national convention, convened
under the constituted authority OF our
party. has just closed its session in the
city or Chicago. IL entered upon its work
by violating al party precedents in the
rejection OF distinguished Democrat as
It's temporary presiding officer IL de-
privsd a sovereign state OF a voice In its
eeAberations by unseating without cause
or Iegal Justification delegates elected
with all the regularity known 10 party or
ga1ization. IL refused 10 indorse the hon.
esty and fidelity of the present Democratic
national administration. Ii adopted a
Platform which favors the free and uniim-
tied coinage OF silver by this country
alone at the ratio OF 10 TO !. and thereby
II repudated time-honoreed
Democratic principle which demands
the Strictest maintenance of a
sound and stable national currency.
Finally, TO masxe IL Siill palmer that. al
though In name. 1t was not in fact a
Democratic convention, IL nominated for
president one who Is not in his political
convictions, and has not always been even
in his professions. a Democrat. This has
made such crisis. both for the nation
ana the Democratic party. that sound
money Democrats must at once decide
what political action they viii take for
the protection OF the honor of the nation
the prosperity of the people and the life
and usefulness OF the party
The sound money Democrats OF Illinois
have fully made up their minds that a
new Democratic national convention
should be called for the earliest feasible
day 10 nominate Democratic candidates
for president and vice president and to
adopt a platform OF Democratic prin-
eiples. and they desire to state TO their
fellow Democrats Of the other states their
reasons as follows:
'sFirst-Sound money Democrats owe 1t
to the country TO make Il certain al once
that their revolt against free silver Is
determined and viii be organized. II is
unfair to oblige the credit OF the nation
and the business and Industrial interests
of the people TO merely guess what the
sound money Democrats VIII do IN No
vember. and 20 wait until November 10
find out.
'Ssecond-The nomination OF a new ticket
Is the logical course. Without IL and a
sound money Democratic campaign the
whole educational force OF sound money
Democrats sentiment would be paraiyzed
from the beginning. Republicans cannot
argua the sound money question 70 DEM
ocratic voters. Republican sincerity on
that question is doubted by the mass Of
Democrats. The tariff question VIII be
put 10 the front and insisted upon by Re-
publican speakers and the Republican
press, as II has been persistently by Mr..
Mckinley himself. Democrats VIII not
listen TO lessons on finance when accom-
panied by abuse of the Democratic party.
The most effective force at this time for
a campaign Is the force residing In the
sound money Democrats, for they are
profoundly In earnest and can get hear
ing from Democrats that the Republicans
cannot possibly get.
'~Thlrd--A new convention would also
preserve for the future the opportunities
OF the Democratic party. Unless a clear
cut separation is made between the genu-
inc Democrats and Democrats who are
drifting into Popuiism or are already
In Popuiism, and unless that clear-cut
separation Is supported by organization
and a reorganized Democratic party IS the
result, the party has no chance OF re-
gaining public confidence for years TO
come. The sound money Democrats in
the different states must either make X
the Bryan party or they must accept as
soeiati0n and ENHANCEMENT with it: and
al state organizations Win. in the public
mind, be for 81 that do not make Il alb
solutely clear that they are against II.
The sound money Democrats are suffi-
ctently organized IN this state 70 be able
10 meet their fellow Democrats in a new
convention. and are anxious 70 confer
with representatives OF other states when
ever a representative conference can hs
brought about Communications should
be addressed 20 Charles A. Ewing. chair
man, Palmer house. Chicago"
The address Is signed by James T. Sob
HIT, Adolph Kraus, James NJ Sheehan.
Charles II. Williamson, Lynden Evans
II. r. Spangier. John M. Palmer, Charles
\. Ewing. James III. Ecksis Franklin
MacVeagh. Ben It. Cable. William For
man. Thomas q. Moran. John 2. Hopkins
Henry g. Robbins A A Goodrich. the
executive committee of the honest money
Democracy OF Illinois.