The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-12
GOLDBUGs PICK UP THE GAGE.
THE NATIONAL DEMOCRACY TO
KEEP UP ITS FIGHT.

Cannot Affiliate With the Republic
cans and VIII Not Fall in With the
Silver Wing of Their Own Party.
Efforts to BE Made to Harmonic
the Two Factions Before the Next
Presidential Election.
Indianapolis, Ind, Dec. 1.-THE execu-
n tive committee of the national democratic
party at 1 o'clock this morning decided
not to issue an address at the present
time but gave out statement that the
national organization will be preserved
in all the states, that the national head
quarters will be in New York and that
no alliance will be made with the republic
can party. Meantime, all honorable eff
forts will be made to re-unite the two
wings of the democratic party.
The executive committee met again
THIS morning for short time.
ed until after O'Clock this morn
ing. AT this mornings meet
ing a subcommittee, consist
ing OF Messrs. Peabody, Bullitt and
brakeman, was appointed to take the
Place of the executive committee in the
discussion of matters pertaining to the
movement, in case Chairman Bynum asks
Ior counsel The executive committee
are widely scattered, and it was therefore
deemed advisable to have a more wieldy
committee during the four years to come
"hen no campaigns of national nature
are on hand
AT noon the committee adjourned sine
uie' Following is the text of the state
ment mentioned above: 1.-THE national
democracy will permanently maintain it's
organization in full vigor in the states in
winch the o1
sts' and will endeavor to perfect organi-
ldtlon In those states in which such does
not now exist. 1t will at once open and
maintain permanent national headqJar-
'ers in the city of New York. These head
quarters will be in charge of the chairman
OF the national committee, who will give
MS immediate supervision and so much
OF his time as may be required for the
work undertaken by the committee. Tnat
work will comprise not only the perfect
ing and extending of the political Organi-
cation, but the disseminating of informa-
ton and the forming of opinion on pollti-
ea.l questions by means of literature TO
De prepared and circulated under the di-
rection of the committee, and of addresses
70 be delivered by prominent speakers I'M
der its auspices.
1t will be the endeavor of the commit
Tee not only to confirm these democrats.
who are already in sympathy with the
national democratic movement In their adj
herence to the principles of the Indian
apolis platform, but to secure the adoption
OF those principles by all others of what
ever previous political utilization, that it
Is possible for 1t TO reach.
1T is the unanimous opinion of the MEM
bers Of the committee that any alliance be-
tween the democrats, who have been OPP
posed to the Chicago platform and the re-
pub!icans Is entirely impracticable. These
two elements represent radically conflict
ing and seemingly irreconcilable theories
OF the functions OF government.
All national democrats, however, earn
estly hope for Reunion of the two wings
of the Old democratic party upon a sound
and patriotic platform Of principles. such
as time and again they have stood upon to-
eether in the past.
The national democracy, however, Is
lrrevocably committed to that government
tai policy that accords equal rights to all.
special privileges to none-the traditional
lndividuallstic policy Of the democracy.
MS policy, of which the Indianapolis
platform Is the current expression. the ma
uonal democracy, whatever the course Of