The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-16
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Natton.
Tho subcommittee OF the Executive Commit.
tee of the Democratic Honest-Money League of
America appointed last Friday night TO prepare
an address to DO issued to Democrats who be-
lieve In honest money and oppose the financial
plank of the Chicago platform, completed their
work yesterday. Following is the address which
they issued:
To Honest Money Democrats!
The enemies OF honest money and national
fhSS s pr. iTits y ~, iate elections sHs ! nSe IN m no Hsss s1mts that is
an Endorsement of the dangerous and vicious
heresy Of free and unlimited coinage OF silver at
While we do not believe this, and point to tho
record Of New York city where Tammany.
elected its ticket, ana the George faction, which
Endorsed 1t and made that Endorsement n promi-
while we believe. from tho result of the Presi.
Dental campaign of 1896 and our experience
IN sss1 oo az ISa fr.e snSi ep issues Ssnse' y St' IN view St te os
the damaging effect upon business OF another
serious agitation Of this noXious doctrine, we
education so effectively prosecuted last year.
Eress Of an ROnest.monSy delegation.
This we do with a view TO the permanent
material life Of this damaging, dishonest, de.
grading doctrine, which must be foreign, to the
have shown. as have the American people, their
capacity for working out a great destiny.
that as % %s r be SSll'' ,S Ss S { solSe Of FL tho S1 Sa mqTk n0T u
1896 and the incidents that led up to it. Tho
declaration Of the Chicago Convention in favor
silver. a violation Of every principle of De-
mocracy, and u qualification Of its entire his
and of national honor unprcpared. Years OF
activity upon the part of the enemies OF Democ-
racy, md the country had SO perverted the moral
Der of our people, that had the election of 1895
s sesn afaa fse H PSpt the IR' rifyiop won to the "n t5r q Of
eddy have been elected. Our movement, inaugu-
rated on the goth day Of July, met with. a patri-
land, West Virginia, Kentucky, Michigan. Ohio.
indiana; Iowa, and New York. Our great meet;
Garden first turned the tide of ba tie, and our
educational propaganda did the rest.
1896. through the distribution Of literature and
a tsis SssT i by %g SsliiS sse shS T, sSTs good H frnits
money was the sole issue in Maryiand. and tho
day was won BY the honest;money Democrats.
Honest.money democracy holds in this coun-
organized, National safety and national honor
hands. II we move now as we moved in 1895
we can early convince the country that its bust
ploymcnt of labor through active indust, ial con.
ditions. The business depression of the past
large. a vote was cast for free silver. and that
in New York city, the great financial cen.
tire Of rt the nation; 1875 S goo IN men SO voted :; This This
the result has been hunger, cold. and want for
many OF our people, which a moro emphatic
have avcrted.
1t is clearly, then. our duty TO take up the
interests. We would prefer, as Democrats. to
the right of Populism to drive us from our
fathers house. We therefore urge and hope
moment Of Weakness "o sbamd i caS' hoo ONE and
country and followed false gods along the line
Of regularity" will return to their allegiance
to pure Democracy and again place its banner
firmly on the base OF honest money, national
honor. and good faith with all the world.
II there is any lesson to be learned from politi-
cal experience it is never to underestimate the
strength Of an opponent; We know that free
heresy can be eradicated from our national life.
But we know that it received the support, in
and we feel positive that. to be crushed. it must
be actively, opposed-not p%assively ,contem-
Of pf% 1886 viii Is SINK neT to nothing oe ass9m IN 100 800 m nns GS'e OF
their own, weight, and it is idle to speak of free
silver as dead. No doctrine. no issue. is dead so
long as there remains in existence an organize
tion pledged to maintain it and actively en-
gagged In its maintenance: and that condition
We declare unequivocally for the gold stand
ard. That standard alone can give stability to
the currency. in which the wages OF labor are
investment Of capital, and the iny'olability OF
tHm'f Of a s Ruei'G s 1a aE'ri' %h leSs' would rnG Sd dirae,Is
result from the free coinage of silver at l6 to !.
WOulu ueStFOy tntse VAST lulcTeSIS. blillttul-
ism national or International, Is neither pos.
sible nor desirable. II is tho disguise OF the
advocates of the silver Standards standard
which today is rejected by all the great com.
mercial and financial nations OF the world.
We therefore confidently ask the CO operation
of our state organizations in 1898 and OF our
allies who contributed to the great victory of
1896, on the same lines as were then followed.
THE DEMOCRATIC HONEST MONEY LEAGUE OF
AMERICA,
John BYRNE, President.
JOHN j.. PULLEYN. JAMES CLARKE, JOHN ].
ROONEY. G. B. SHEPPARD. Committee on Ad.
dress.
NEW YORK, Nov. Is, 1897.