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principles equal TO that shown across
the Maine border. The State Conyen-
ton. which met on May 20 had ex-
pressed this view OF the financial ques-
ton:
We declare that under present con
ditiOns there can be but one standard
OF value. and that every kind OF cur
rency should rest upon a gold basis so
long as gold is the standard recognized
by the great commercial nations of the
world.
On September 2 the New Hampshire
Democracy reassembled and laid down
this rather difficult policy:
we, the Democracy of New Hamp-
shire, in delegate convention assem-
Dled recognizing the action of the Ma
tionaI convention held in Chicago on
July Z last as authority for party act
ion on all political subjects therein
stated, hereby adopt the platform of
said convention, and pledge ourselves
20 the earnest support of William Jen-
nings Bryan and Arthur Sewal, candi
dates for President and Vice President
OF the United States"
An additional resolution was passed
denouncing the course of the New
Hampshire delegates, who after the
Tillman-AItgeld platform was pushed
through at Chicago, would take no
further part in the proceedings of the
National convention.
RHODE ISLAND AND DELAWARE
Rhode Island, the fourth of the New
England States to pass upon the work
of the Bryant illman-Altgeld cOterie
at Chicago, meekly follows the lead of
it's New England neighbOrs.
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of Delaware toward the National ticket
and platform was curious and eXcep-
tional one Though three of Delaware's
six delegates to Chicago remained act
i've participants in the work of the
convention to the end, and though two
of the six were active silver men, the
State organization did not dare openly
to indorse the TiIlman-Altgeld plat
form. The State convention of June
16, which chose the delegates to Chi
cago, adopted this sweeping declara-
ton on the silver question:
I'VE are in favor of maintaining the
present monetary standard and are OPP
posed to the free coinage of silver at
any ratio, or to the compulsory pur-
chase of silver bullion by the Govern
ment.'
At new convention held August 1S,
to nominate a candidate for Governor
and put an electoral ticket in the field,
this somewhat vague and equivocal
resolution was passed, no other al
fusion being made to the National
canvass:
''Pledging the electors this day nom
mated to the support of the candidates.
William J. Bryand and Arthur Sewall,
for President and Vice President, by
the National Democratic convention
held in Chicago on the 7th Of July last,
it presents to the thoughtful consider
alton of the citizens of Delaware the
high character and citizenship of the
candidates nominated for the trusts
which the votes of free people alone
can confer
The Democratic leaders in New Jer-
sey and Pennsylvania-thOse who re-
at least, after the exodus of
the new National Democracy had
spent it's force-showed fewer scruples
about swallowing their former pOliti-
cal principles. No party organization
could we'll be more firmly committed
to the maintenance of the gold stand
ard than the New Jersey Democracy
was when it entered the Chicago con-
vention. On May Z, the day when the
National delegates were chosen, the
passed with unanimity and enthusi-
asm:
I'VE are in favor of a firm, unvary-
ing maintenance of the present gold
We are opposed to the free
coinage of silver at any ratio, and 10
the compulsory purchase OF silver bull
lion by the Government.
On September the same organiza
ton met at Trenton, nominated
and Bryan-Watson flu
sion electoral ticket, and made this de-
liverance:
THE Democratic party of New Jer
sey, in convention assembled, raitfy
and indorse the National Democratic
platform adopted at Chicago, and the
candidates nominated thereon, the
Hon. William j. Bryan of Nebraska
and the Hon. Arthur SeWall of Maine,
and hereby pledge our honest, earnest
and hearty endeayor to secure the cleo
ton of these, our candidates, we insist
that the platform adopted at Chicago
is thoroughly Democratic and purely
and with it's enforcement we
firmly believe that relief will come to
the toiling masses and will advance
the general prosperity of our coun-
try"
The Democracy of Pennsylvania rose
with equal facility to the task of re-
pudiating it's pre-conventiOn utterances
and accepting the heresies promulgated
at Chicago. At Allentown, on April
%. the State organization had put itself
on record thus:
I'VE are in favor of a firm, unvary
ing maintenance of the gold standard.
While we favor the most liberal use
of silver consistent with the enforce
ment of a gold standard, we are absO
lutely opposed to the free coinage of
silver and to the compulsory purchase
of bullion by the Government"
Yet on September 10 the same or
ganization, weakened, it is true, by the
secession of its ADLER and more repu
table leaders. met at Harrisburg and
passed the following shameless resolu-
ton:
THAT the platform of principles as
by the late Democratic Ma