The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-07-05

efssm, Ar1vs ont eos1. contract our cur
rency, deDre1a1e oar sz8ndAfc. -
bsmfneas. impair crefix. Ysture Al rav-
1ngs ara the value Of a. wzzes. and ~
masses Of <hs people WI De tne nss ss~ss
the old prsncs25e Ard exp><iescs 81 prvsse-
tsoo ever aszss. the poxsr 81 Koyernsnsnt
un~1 to efye rxfue ard wealth fer enc osn-
eat Of TIE f~x to the tardsn and expense
o. ffs many. Hzr<sy this princfrss sAa
no piare In Our Democratic creed.
No wonder this ner doctrine 1870
some Of ~ who have been stea1fasssy
1eyal 90 : political faith ne Eovs- II wossd
force az 20 repuzsats <he eo3smn PROBES
o5ono ~ have maze IA many . Demo
crat1c convention. 70 reverse tne hgnora-
bic record Of our party In rzssy ssraz-
G1a Tor so1nd and stafse currerry. ard
fhsD to turn our backs upon Democratic
administration. which. with courzge ss1f
1sd<ii<y. has upheid che RAJ IONS credit ard
honor and save ~ from disaster snd dis
grace-s This Ne = doctrine. kepubiieaa -
pr1nc6nje - in ire with past Republicans
ridley only lust discarded. In the Eosse
that tho Democrats party may - cesus@d
into patfsng on Republican cssf-uf things
Every i&w which for EensrAtlon hss
fhreatened the stability Of cur national
curTpncy and credit has come in EspsoA-
c1n adnfnixtrassons. Gres1b1cks. sn1a-
ton. sfsver-aH Are the efi1frnn 81 Repgo-
3ican rule, ard now II has nominated a.
}fs cAndsdats one whose record - rn5re
s1Aky even than ifx own, and whose cow-
ArdIy silence u omfaosss 70 future trade
and commerce Can ozr party Of today.
wsfh sincerity upon any Democratic policF,
follow IN fhese Republican footstepsg Can
II hops for any success IN repua,atsng fts
owu honorable rtcorFs7 Can II even main
tain it, honor. and sfs life ga this depart
nre from ~ own fAlth7
n am not here 70 sitter any threat Of
section Of osr party. / have 40 interest 20
serve Every Democrat true 10 his faith
and conscience. Tuuef determine bis duty
81 the crisis comes which is now Impending.
bat state an evident fact when ! say
that II our party takes this false step u
Will lose much Of ifa national character.
abandon some Of ~ great principles. ard
there will be thousands. yez. hundreds OF
thousands Of tn old soldiers who cannot
follow u az X psrsues Ifs Willie tho zfsa
under It's new and radical leaders. As a
Northern and national Democrat. i'm
plors the Democrats Of the West and
South, by whose side re would love to
fight, whose principles we have jointly
hsld, for whoss interests re have laborsd
and suffered ard In whose Victories we
have done our part-I irnptore them 10 save
our party from course which VIII r3tely
break the closest ties and send %. divided
end dtscredsted. 10 great and lasting de-
feat.
Franklin Macyesxh. Of Illinois. said 10
part:
This meeting has been called ana this
Grcaf asxamblaxe has gathered because
fne nation srd the Democratic party are
both face 70 face with al impending crisis
History repeats itself. II IL now thlrsy-
III years since q memorable Democratic
convention met In lsso. Then also both
tho nation and the Democratic party stood
1ace 10 face with an impending crisis
Then there was A. stake tho unity of the
nation. Now IL is the naf!on's honor.
That honor must be preserved. The axo-
Me- And waste Of war North and SOUTH
would turn to wantonneas In the pages OF
our history IL our happily united country
SHOULD have been preserved only 70 become
. oefaniter and TO pay its debts with
D-cent dol1ars.
We who appeal 20 the coming eonven-
zion AGAINST silver mono-metaiilsrn are
not ~ Koid mono messliIsts. Many Of
NJ are earnest bi-metaiiists eager to SEE
silver and gold made equal In the coinage
Of our country. That which for this
crisis unites bi-metaliisfs and gold u,ono-
metallista II the awful spectacle of silver
mono~mefallisrn. We cannot hops to APP
peal with success to an OF the silver
delegates. The great besfy of them will
character Of the movement IL shown in
Ia fury and anger. But there must be
n,any silver delegates who find them
siyes out or touch with fury and reck-
lsssuees: and who can stIl be made TO
re where this passion and excitement
- carrying them and the party ard
poaafbly their country. To their sober
rsason this meeting h an appeal They
may ett1 listen 10 the solemn warnings OF
dispnestonafe men. dtspassorate Demo-
Gratis. dispassfonate Americans. We are
arc here without passion. without fury,
with perfect vision OF tho crisis that il
being forced upon the party and the ma
tor.
The Questionable majorify In the con-
vepfiou II not arrested BY conservative
men. viii defeat tho Democratic party.
But what does defeat on this issue mean.
Who can fail 70 know that II the Demo
cratic party shall borrow this Popaisssic
Issue FROM the Popuiists and be defeated
q viii not regain the respect and conf
dence OF the people for years and years
10 come: nor. after al thoaa years until
u has been born again. The silver move
ment VIII pass, as thu gFsenhack nacve-
ment has passed. and as have passed an
that series OF hsstorie attempts 20 make
money out OF nothing. but II will IsAve
the Democratic party hopelsaeiy discrQ4f-
tied for many years 20 come. and what
then II 10 become Of all those great M
terests and policies and noble tmpuisss
and aims OF the Democracy which tsss
Democrats party alone can champion
and defend
This meeting II an arpeai for the na-
sion and far the peorie. II Il an appeal
20 thu party. Why make this new plat
form. when We ali know only part ~
the party can stand on 81 WAY sse an
expected majority 10 force a policy new
90 Democratic platforms. when every
snber minded fnan knows 4 must fn-
e.ltshiy disrupt the rarfys ~ Tire con-
rentson declares FOR free coinage AT "a
90 by this nation alone. that action VIII
not be Democrats action. II VIII be
Popaiistie action. A Democrats eonxens
ton may sarn Popaisssie. Asa many psrs-
oarass nss. tara Popaiisss. BAT mIIisen
Democrats viii remain Democrats No
wave OF Peaaiisa can sweep fhens or
their feet. sni their fsnt are on the plat
form of she historic principles as the
party,'
John r. Fellows. % New Yark, eiasesa
the meeting with rigging favsetise
against free silver Al least . 100 peoase
we're present. sfilgh Wallace, q Taea.
RIA. was or the list OF sp~akers. bit
was crowded out
cf4AsHf>0 or THE ROOMS.