The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1896-06-23


ton held at Pocatello on the 18th
was largely attended, every
county in Idaho was represented
except Lincoln The convention
was very enthusiastic on the
silver question. The platform
as adopted, reads as follows
Whereas, The Democrats of
Idaho are profoundly impressed
with the overshadowing impor-
tance of the financial question,
and believe that all other polite
al questions should be suSordin-
ated to this one, fully recogniz-
ing the enormity of the crime of
1893, which has impoverished
beyond measure the producing
classes as well as reducing them
to financial bondage, therefore,
be it
Resolved, That we reafirm
our devotion to the principles of
Democracy as taught by Jeffer-
son and Jackson, and that we
demand the immediate restora-
ton of the free and unlimited
coinage of gold and silver at the
present legal ratio of 16 to /, as
such coinage existed prior to
1873, without waiting for the
action of any other nation on
earth. Such gold and silver to
be full legal tender for all debts,
public or private
Resolved, That we hail with
delight the efforts of the masses
of the Democratic party now be-
ing made in so many of our sister
states to emancipate themselves
from the dominion of the Repub-
lican financial policy, which has
been the cause of so much dis
tress and destitution, and that
to these brethren and to the
friends of free silver everywhere
we send greeting. and urge that
their colors never be lowered
until the battle is won
Resolved, That the delegates
from this state to the National
Democratic convention be, and
they are hereby instructed to
support no man for president or
vice president who does not en-
dorse the views expressed in
these resolutions, and pledge
himself TO carry out the same,
and that our delegation vote as a
unit on all questions in said con-
yention-
Joe Rich offered this as an ad-
dition:
That we condemn in unmeas-
ured terms the financial part of
President Cleveland's admins
tration that truckles to the de-
basement of silver, and particul-
arly denounce as criminal the
cowardly and un-democratic
course of John @. Carlisle, as
secretary of the treasury. in
pandering TO the selfish interests
of the moneyed sharks of Eng
land and America by refusing to
exercise the discretion gave him
by law to pay the national obli-
cations in coin.
Regan questioned the advisa-
bility of this addition We must
respect the highest offices of this
world. if not the men.
Bryan said I'm as good a Dem
ocrat as anybody. but he oppos-
ed condemning Democratic ad-
ministrations-
Rich-What argument has eth
er Regan or Bryan offered against
this resolution
Regan-Don't place the crime
sof demonetization on the Dem
ocracy- 1t belongs on the Re
publican party
Haynes opposed the addition.
Ainslie opposed it Lockwood
favored it.
Rich said as the delegates
seemed TO be ashamed of Cleve-
lands action on the financial
question, he would withdraw ii,
and il was so ordered.
The platform was then adopt
ed.
The following delegates were
elected to the National Demo-
cratic convention at Chicago:
First District-B. N. Hillard.
Shoshone; alternate, r. E. Nc
Farland.
Second District-H. c. Shaver,
Moscow; alternate. L. L Hayn-
eS, Lewiston.
Third District-Tim Regan,
Ada; alternate, Jas. A McGee.
Fourth District-Geo. Bryan.
HALEY; alternate. j. NJ. Pierce.
Fifth District-J- G. Rich. of
. Bear Lake; alternate, L. G. Rice.
AT Large-W. III. Watt; alter
} nate, j. B. Thatcher.
National Committeeman Geo.
Ainslie.
The following telegram was
sent TO the California Democratic