The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-28
THEIR CREOLE BLOOD BoILS.
SPIRITED MEETING OF LOUISI-
ANA SOUND MONEY MEN.

TO Cunjure With-,IeetIng of Zeal
Gus sound Money Men In Alabama
and other states.
/ New Orleans. La. Aug. 27.-The state
convention OF sound money democrats as
sembled at y o'clock to-day The meeting
was called 10 order by Mr.. Charles ]. Gau-
threaux. and after a brief statement of the
object Of the convention he requested Hon.
! e. H. Farrar, the eminent lawyer. to act
as temporary chairman. Mr.. Farrar, on
taking the stand delivered an eloquent
address which created great enthusiasm
! in the large audience
| Among other things he said: 'I have al
ways been a stickler for strict party dis
cipline, as one of the necessary conditions
of party success. But have never held
the view that when the party organiza-
tion, or the mere form and machinery of a
/ party thrusts out the fundamental princi-
pies upon which II was organized. and in
| PRODUCES others antagonistic thereto, there
is any obligation upon any member of the
| party to be dragged along by this ma
chine; to advocating the administration of
/ the affairs of state on a basis which his
| judgment condemns and his conscience alb
hors There is no code of morals
and rule of civic duty by which
suffragan in free country can Justify
! such a course Of action. The lash driven
slave is not more abject than the free
man whose principles and convictions in
struct him to follow one path and who is
! impeiled in the opposite direction by an
/ imaginary fealty to an organization
| which Is to him in essence body without
/ breath. a form without substance, yea
/ more, putrid corpse reeling with stencil
/ and pestilence. In my humble Judgment,
/ and I'm that Of tens of thousands Of rock
| ribbed democrats, the Chicago couven-
/ tion has hauled down the bright banner
| of democracy. which for a hundred years,
/ In war and in peace, in sunshine and in
storm. has ioated to the fore of the dem
| ocratie ship and has hoisted in It's stead
| the sable emblem of populism and piracy
! Her great captain who has steered her in
| the only two victories she has won in
forty years, this convention has slurred
and sought to disgrace by that slur."
| After Mr.. Farrars speech a cmmittee
| on credentials was appointed and re-
cess taken. At 1870 p. m. the convention
was called to order and the committed
on credentials reported.
Hon. Donelson Caffery was named by
the committee for permanent chairman,
When Mr.. Farrar yielded the chair "a
Senator Caffery the audience cheered and
| applauded the senior senator from Louisi-
ana as he took his seat,
Senator Caffery made a brief speech, In
which he said that 1t was needless for
him to say that he was deeply sensible
of the honor conferred upon him in be-
ing chosen as chairman of the convention.
| He would not make any extended re-
! rIr AMI he urau n
cious opening of the movement of the
| purest party in the country and I'm the
state of Louisiana. But the principles OF
a party which had withstood all the
storms OF one hundred years, now that
the party was divided, should not be
lost At this time, when national issues
were at variance, what would become
of state affairs of the party2 He reviewed
| the conditions from the early birth OF
the party and said that the party had
| sheltered the most honorable men in this
country. He would not detain the meet
ing longer He would tonight address
the meeting at length, and his speech
was filled with a pathos the more pene-
trating for fits reality and gravity.
A committee on resolution was appoint
ed, and at o'clock the convention adjourn
ed until 8 O'Clock this afternoon.
At o'clock the convention again assem-
bled and the committee on resolutions re-
mously adopted
Resolved. first, That we reaffirm the dec
larations and principles of the democratic
platform adopted at Chicago In 1892 as the
true expressions Of sound democratic doc
trine.
Second, That we denounce the action of
/ the Chicago convention Of 1886, as an at
tempted betrayal Of the party to the an
archsts the socialists and the populists,
and affirm that its declarations of princi-
pies is not binding upon any true demo-
crat.
Third, That we commend the administra-
ton of that great, wise and courageous
democrat, Grover Cleveland, who, amid
treachery and oowardice in his own party
has enforced the laws Of the United
States and maintained their dignity in all
foreign relations, and advanced the cause
of civil service reform and has striven un-
der the law to preserve the financial honor
of the nation.
Fourth, That we favor the organization
Of some financial plan whereby the gov
ernment will redeem all its outstanding
circulating notes in gold coin OF the Unit
ed States Of the present standard of
weight and fneness, and retire from the
banking business.
\ Fifth, That we are unalterably opposed
to the free and unlimited coinage of silver
except by international agreement that
will maintain its parity with gold.
| Sixth, That we announce our intention
to organize fully from one end Of the state
| to the other and to make a struggle for
the maintenance Of organization on true
democratic principles and to promote those
principles by every lawful means in our
power.
Seventh, That to this end q state CEN
trail committee shall be organized COM
posed of a member from each parish and
each ward in the city OF New Orleans and
80 members at large to be appointed by the
chairman Of the convention. which con-
vention shall have power to name an
electoral ticket and to supply any vacan-
cies thereon. and to conduct the approach
| ing campaign In this state.
| Eighth, that the members Of this COM
| mittee from the wards Of the parish OF
! Orleans and the parishes represented in
| the convention, shall be elected by the
| delegates here accredited and the mem
| bers from the other parishes shall be
elected as the voters in each parish may
| decide IN their respective parish organi-
| cations.
Ninth. that this convention shall elect
a fun delegation to the indianapolis con-
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