The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-08-26
MEETING OF SOUND
MONEY DEMOCRATS


Concluded from rage !.
emphasize the follwing plank as true
Democratic doctrine:
We demand repeal of all laws au-
thorizing the issue or reissue of green
backs and treasury notes of doubtful
constitutionality, originally issued
under the plea of military necessity
and under a pledge of early Withdrawn
they are constant menace of financial
disaster and dishonor. They should
have no place in the currency OF the
country. We believe that the federal
government should be entirely divorced
from the business of banking and that
congress should enact such legislation
as will give the country the banking
currency ample in volume for the needs
of business, absolutely secure under
every contingency and at all times re-
deemable in gold. We are therefore In
favor of firm, unVaryinS mainten-
ance of the gold standard. While we
favor the most liberal use of silver
consistent with the enforcement OF a
gold standard, we are absolutely op-
posed to the free coinage of silver and
to the compulsory purchase of silver
bullion by the government. We be-
lieve that the interests of the people
demand that the earnings of trade,
agriculture, manufactures and COM
merce and especially the wages of labor
should be paid in money of the greatest
intrinsic value and of the highest stand
ard adopted by the civilized nations of
the world.
We are therefore unalterably opposed
to all devices and schemes for the de-
basement of our currency and to all
evasions and compromises of ques-
tinn Sp c1Dca1V ffant Individual and
national credit and honor. We heartily
endorse the administration of Presi-
dent Cleveland and congratulate the
country upon the firmness, wisdom and
ability shown by him in all matters
affecting the interests of the country.
We especially commend his wise. de-
termined and successful effort to MAIN
tain the national credit, to avert finan-
cial and business disturbances and to
protect the cOuntry's honor.
We hold that the Chicago convention
violated the established laws and ira
ditions of the Democratic party and
trampled upon it's time-hOnored usages
and principles by rejecting the eX-
pressed choice of the majority of the
states through their national commit
teemen for the temporary presiding Of
ficer of the convention. by unseating
delegates chosen by the unanimous
vote of the state convention in order to
secure a two-third's majority to carry
out its revolutionary purpose, by repud-
iating sound and honest currency, (The
gold and silver of the constitution of
equal value) and through the unlimited
coinage Of silver on false ratio of
value, demonetizing gold, by attacking
the sanctity of contracts, by declaring
the purpose to subvert the supreme
court to partisan control and the dan
gerous dctation of popular passion and
excitement, through changing it's mem
bership to conform to the varying will
of the legislative and executive
branches of government, by refusing
to endorse the patrioic and pure Demo-
cratic adminstra tiOn of President
Cleveland and by encouraging lawless-
ness, rebellion and anarchy in the reso-
luton denouncing the enOrcement of
the laws and the preservation of the
laws and the preservation of peace and
public order through the legitimate
functions of the courts and the eXecu-
tive.
When we observe that this betrayal
of the Democratic party has been sup
plemented by an allegiance largely
brought about by the solicitation OF
the Chicago nominee for president and
the party organization created by the
convention, with organizations openly
avowing the purpose to destroy the
Democratic party, to revOlutioniZe the
government, to contiscate the property
of its citizens and to arbitrarily divide
it amongst the thrifty and unthrifty.
and when we find a majority of our
constituted state organizations desert
ing Democratic principles for the sell
fish purpose of success. we declare
there is no alternative for the preserva-
tion of Democracy, other than the NOM
ination by the National Democratic
party in convention assembled at
indianapolis of Democratic statesmen
for president and vice president on q
sound Democratic platform and to the
platform so adopted and the ticket so
nominated we pledge our loyal and un-
falterng support.
ELECTORS SELECTED.
The presidential electors at large sell
ected are: William NJ. Sngerly, Phila-
delphia; A. S. Landis, Blair; S. C. Nc
Candless Allegheny, and John Blanch-
ard, Centre.
The delgates at large to the Indian
apolis convention are: John c. Bulitt,
Philadelphia; William C. Mccormick,
Philadelphia; r. ]. McGranna, Lancas-
ter; John M. Reynolds, Bedford; George
F. Baer, Berks; Fred Gwinner, Ale
gheny; Seth Forsman, Lycoming; r.
Bruce Ricketts,, Luzerne.
The presidential electors Zone from
each congressional districD are:
l. John Samuel. Is. C. s. Russell.
.. N. j. Griffin. l6 Fred Embick.
3. Charles II. Jones. II. Isaac West.