Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-07-10
DEMOCRATIC CLUBS.
Free Silver and Other Resolutions
Adopted BY the National Association.

Adopted by the National Association.
WASHINGTON, D. c.. July "a pat
riotic celebration was held here today
at the Grand Opera House under the
Joint auspices OF the National Associa-
tion of Democratic Clubs, and the Dem
ocracy of the District Of Columbia and
contiguous sections. Addresses were
made BY some OF the leading Demo
Gratis in public life. Patriotic addresses
were delivered by Senator John W.
Daniel. OF Virginia, and Hon. Joseph
C. Sibley, Of Pennsylvania Short
speeches were made by members Of
Congress and others representing the
original Is states. The Declaration
of independence was read by Hon. An
drew A. Lipscomb as was also the last
letter written by Thomas jefferson, ex-
pressing regret that he was unable to
attend Independence day celebration
in this city seventy 4 years ago.
Mr.. Celby acted as chairman of the
meeting. William ]. Bryan, in a letter
expressing his regrets At not being able
70 attend the meeting said:
Lincoln, Neh., June 2.-Hon. Law
reaee Gardner, Washington D. c.: Ny
Dear Sir--An engagement al Los Ang-
eles. Cal. viii make il impossible for
me TO attend the Fourth of July cele-
bration held under the auspices Of the
National Association of Democratic
Clubs. Iregardthe commemoration OF
the anniversary Of orr national indie
pendence day a. q duty, and trust that
the Washington meeting viii be useful
in stimulating those present 20 renewed
ezertions 20 the end that the independ-
ence achieved By our ancestors may be
preserved for postcrity. Just o there
Is special reason for solicitnde. least a
seryile acquiescenee in foreign fnan-
eial policy may rob Us of the substance
of political freedom and leave us in the
shadow. Very truly yours.
W. j. BRYAN"
Resolutions were adopted declaring
that i've endorse the t~ime-hOnored
Democratic doctrine that taxes should
be levied for only, and Limited
TO the wants OF q simple government
honestly administered, and we dc
nounce the scheme of the Dingley bill
and various amendments made in Sc
cret caucus as a more fragrant robber,
of the masses than the Republican laI
known as the Mckinley bill, twice re
pudiated by the people. Dictated b
trusts and ~monopolies in part paymen
for moneys advanced to corrupt I'll
suffrage, its main effects are to enric
the few at the expense Of the man
and to release accumulated capt.;
from all taxation, while restricting OF
trade and depriying the American pr
ducers of free access TO the markets
the world.
ssWe reaffirm the Democratic do
trine that the legal tender money
the people should be issued by the
government. and we demand that a
paper representatives of money sha
:. be redeemable in coin, the silver ar
gold OF the constitution.
sAnd we demand the free and u
limited coinage of both gold and sily,
at the present legal ratio Of l6 to
without waiting for the consent Of al
other nation.
"As Dur forefathers 12l years ago d
clared that the people were and
right ought to be free from all foreiy
domination and control, so do we nc
demand that this people make its ov
national laws-all of them-witho
asking the advice or consent of al
foreign government.
1.-THE Democratic party from the |
ginning has pronounced its sympatI
with every people struggling for t
right to govern themselves in tht
v way. So now do we extend 0
hearty sympathy to the people Of Gu
in their heroic stand for liberty and
dependence, and do declare that {
day should be fastened by all proy
means, which shall see the lone star
Cuba fixed forever in the constellati
Of American states, and we dema
the immediate recognition of the
ligerent rights Of the Cuban peopl