The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-08-18
GOLD DEMOCRATS
REPUDIATE IT
NaiioEa! Executive Committee Issues q
Ringing Appeal.
SILVER PLATFORM IS DENOUNCED
In an Open Letter to Democratic
trigue in the UnsPating OF True
Democrats at the National COnvcn.
tiOn .FullDhIcgatiOnsE Expected ut
the September Gold Convention.

Chicago. Aug. IA meeting of the
national executive committee of the
gold Democratic party was held at the
Palmer house today, Chairman Bynum
of Indiana, presided, and all the mem
bers were present except Charles w.
Tracey of New York, who was detained
by party work in the metropolis. The
principal business which called the
committee together was the preparation
and adoption of an address to the Dem
ocratie voters of the country. sub
committee was chosen 10 draft the
address
Assurances have been received by the
committee that the organizations in the
following states which We're not rep
resented AT Indianapolis are sufficiently
advanced to make it certain they will
have full delegations at the convention:
Louisiana, North Dakota. Mississippi,
South Carolina. Nothing has been done
in Idaho. Utah or Nevada, towards or
ganinzing and Mr.. Bynum said he did
not expect to see those states repres-
ented at indianapolis. The expectation
is there will be AZ states to answer to
the roll call on September >.
Chairman Bynum said to reporter
for the United Associated Presses:
New York is the best city for the ma
tional campaign headquarters and
shall work and vote for 1t. Ours Will be
a campaign of education and New York
is the producing point for the most
of the literature. The committee could
command more assistance in New York
than in Chicago. There are so many
headquarters that they get mixed
APPEAL TO DEMOCRATS.
The committee wennt into session on
the address as drafted by the sub-com-
mittee at six o'clock and four hours
later gave out the following:
To the Democrats of the United
States
The Democratic party is the only eN-
isting political organization with his
tory extending back to the birth of the
republic. Party after party has at
tempted it's overthrow. Some have
achieved temporary triumphs. with
each triumph was heard the prophesy
that the Democratic party would sure
ly die. 1t has survived all defeats. BY
virtue of its indestructible principles
il has witnessed the birth and death of
every rival save one and this. its pres
mt great air,asonist. with il history OF
no more than forty years. had no part
in laying the foundations of constitu-
tional popular government
For more than century men of high
principles. noble ambitions. unseliish
and patriotic aims. have adhered to the
Democratic party with Il constancy of
devotion unparalleled in the history of
politics. For more than a century.
through good and evil times. in times
of prosperity and days of adversely, it
has kept it's faith. without variable
ness or shadow of turning" it has kept
fast to the fundamental principles of
free government formulated by its
founders and subsequently enforced by
ITS great leaders. from jefferson to
Cleveland. For more than a century
no man was ever in doubt as to what
constituted Democracy. He who pro-
claimed himself Democrat defined his
principles. He believed and this was
the cardinal article of his political
faith, in the ability of every individual
unassisted. If unfettered by law, to
achieve his own happiness and there
fore that to every citizen there should
be secured the right and opportunity
peaceably to pursue whatever course
of conduct he would, provided such
conduct deprived no other individual of
the equal enjoyment of the same right
and opportunity. He stood for free
dom Of speech, freedom of conscience.
freedom of trade and freedom of con-
tract. all Of which are impli Il by the
century battle cry of the Demo
cratic ra.ry, individual liberty" AS
consequence every Democrat believed
in the rule OF law and the rule Of an
impartial law. in the unhesitatjng pro-
lection not only of the lives Of it's cit-
2ens, but of the private rights and pro
perty and the enforcement of obedience
to duly constituted authority.
PRIME OBJECT OF GOVERNMENT.
Every true Democrat insisted upon
Il strict observance of the mandates Of
the federal constitution and of the
limitations therein prescribed as well
as upon a loyal support Of all the in
stitutions thereby created to be guar
antees Of the liberty it sought to per-
pntuate. He profoundly diSbelieVed in
the ability of government, through pa
ternal legislation or supervision. To in
crease the happiness of the nation He
was opposed to all attempts to coniure
comfort into the homes of its citizens or
wealth into their pockets. He be-
lieved that it Is the function of govern
ment to provide the people with an hon
est ana stable medium of exchange
thus enabling them to transact their
business safely and conveniently in
every market of the world. He repro
bated every attempt to supply to money
by means of legislation that value
which it can possess only by reason Of
those qualities that render it accept
able to the world when unsupported by
legislative fiat. He believed i'm the
greatest measure of freedom of trade
| and industry compatible with the nee