Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1896-07-18
SOUND MONEY TALK.

Illinois Democrats. Opposed to the Chisa,
| 30 Platform, Issue Call for New Con-
vention, and Give Their Rssoass fov
Their Action Populist Democrats
scared Washington Heslng Opposes the
Now Movement NJ Injudlcious.
CHICAGO, July 1.-THE honest money
democracy Of Illinois, through its ex-
ecutive committee, issued an address
last night to the democrats Of other
states, calling upon them to nominate
another national ticket and adopt 4
platform of Sound money" principles
upon which the nominees can appeal
to the people of the nation. This sd-
dress was authorized at meeting Of
the executive committee Saturday
night, and a committee Of three Wa
appointed to write and issue IL, This
committee met yesterday in the law
office of Henry =. Robbins, president
OF the Illinois Democratic Sound
Money league and agreed upon The
address which is as follows:
TO Our Fellow Democro&s Of OsAer Sy0t<s.
national convention, convened under IN .
constituted authority Of our party, has tus1
closed Its session in the city Of Chicago. II
entered upon Its work by violating all party
precedents In the rejection Of distinguished
democrat as Its temporary presiding olhcer.
IL deprived sovereign state Of voice IN
Its deliberations by unseating, without cause
or legal justification, delegates elected with
al the regularity known to party organization.
II refused to indorse the honesty and ndeiity
OF the present national democracy. Il sdopted
platform which favors tho free and uuiim.
tied coinage Of silver by this country alone a
ratio Of 10 to !, and thereby 1t repudiated thu
time-honored democratic principle which do.
mands the strict maintenance OF q sound and
stable national currency.
Finally, TO mako IL still palmer that, though In
name, IT was not, In fact, democratic con.
vention, II nominated for president ono who Il
not, In his political convictions and has not
always been In his professions, . democrat.
This has made such crisis. both for the ns-
Eion and the democratic party. that the sound
money democrats must at once decide what
political action they will take for the proteo-
lion 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
uliy made up their minds that Q now demo.
'ratic national convention should be called for
he earliest feasible day TO nominate demo.
Vlg6-pfQ1s
lent, and TO adopt platform OF democratio
and they desire to state to their
elbow democrats OF other states their reasons,
. follows:
!. The sound money democrats owe It to the
ountry to make It certain ct ouce that their
evot against free silver Ia determined and
Fill be organized. 1t is unfair to obltge the
redit OF tho nation and the business and In.
ustrial interests OF the people to merely
uess what the sound money democrats will d.
November and to walt until November Il
nd out.
z Tho nomination Of o new ticket Is It's los.
~ course; without 1t, and a sound money
emocratfc campaign. the whole educational
brrs 81 sound money delaoc-atic sentiment
~ Z ~ paralyxed from this beglonia- Re.
ias7aI csaact Argue the sound money
yfs D. 70 democratic voters Repno.ican
NOS that qrsstion Is duusud ~ ma
masses The tarif qasssioa wii
I ~ 10 tho front an1 .-sissaa 1naa bs rs,
uolican speakers and the repuO..sas press
II has been repeatedly done by Mchin.
y himself Democrats will not listen ia
'iK on finance when 1t Is accompanied By
ouse OF the democratic party. Tho most Of.
'cuve foroe at this time for campaign 10 the
'rce residing In the sound money democrats,
" they arc profoundly In earnest and can get
hearing from democrats that the republicans
lnnot possibly get. Without . campaign ws
,ould not only have no speakers, but our
'rce OF campaign organization and campaign
orkers In campaign literature. and the great
over Of constant private discussion and sp.
sAl would all be lost. ~
national convention would also preserve
r the future the opportunities Of the demo.
attic party. Unless q clear comparison 10
ade between the genuine democrats and the
'mocrats who are drifting into populism o.
9 already In populism: and unless that clear
u separation Is supported by organization
I'd roorganized democratic party is the 70.
lit, the party has no chance OF regainins
lbiic confidence for years to come. The
und money democrats in the different states
ust either make 1t clear that they have nd
ISOLATION with the Bryan party or they must
cept association and ENHANCEMENT with Il;
ID all state organizations will In the public
Ind be for 1t that do not make Ii absOluteIy
'sr that they are againstie
Democrats who believe In democratic
inciples must have party. They will have
party sooner or later. The sooner the bet
:. They now have the opportunity to reor-
nize and keep the democratic party and the
Ierests OF the nation imperstiveiy demand
at the great democratic party shall DO res
ed out OF popullsm and keep on its historic
lndation.
The sound money democrats are already suf.
iently organized In this state to be able u
,st their fellow democrats In o new conven.
n, and are anxious to confer with repre-.
natives Of other states whenever o repre-
1tatlve conference csn be brought about.
Q hope out OF the responses to this public
'tement Of the views Of the Illinois dsmoc-
" there can bo gathered so much OF the
lgment Of the leading sound money demo.
us Of the United States as can be formu-
ed into plan Of action.
should bo addressed to Mr.
aries A. Ewing, Palmer house, Chicago.
Signed. JOHN M. PALMER,
ra A Ewv