The times., 1897-11-16
COLD DEMOCRATS APPEAL
Wonderful PaperIsSued by Their
Executive Committee.
BIMETALLISM Is IMPOSSIBLE
Admits the Firm Stand OF Free
Coinage OF silver by Historically
Strength OF an Opponent"- Re-
view OF the Campaign of 1895.

Eew York, Nov. u The subcommittceof
the executive committee Of the Deniocras ne
Honest Money League Of Americaapp ppointed
last Friday to prepare an address to be
ISSUED TO Democrats who believe in honest
none; ana oppose the financial plank %
the Chicsg go platform completed their work
today. The address, says in part:
"whne we believe that no danger ex.
ISIS Of the success OF the free silver Issue,
yet in view Of the damaging effect upon
business OF another serious agita ton Of
this noxioGs doctrine, we deem it wise
pendius sthe Congressional campaign of SOS
to again take up the work OF education
SO effectively prosecuted last year, for the
purpose al securing the return To Congress
"f an hoHe st-moucy delegation.
This we do with a view To the per
manent eradication from American polit-
ic2l, social and niateriul life Of this dau-
aging dishonest, degTadin gdoctrine, which
must be foreign to the better principles
and conscience of people who have
Shove as the American people their ca
pacity fpr working cut 3 great destiny
The campaign OF : 96 j. reviewed and the
Stare the honest money Democrats took
ia tac contest reclted. Tie address aontiu.
ues:
Years OF acuvity upon the part OF he
enemies e Democracy and the country had
SO perverted Tie moral sen>ihlilies and
eC0nruiic ideas of a large number Of cur
people Ia haC he election OF 1880 been
held at Any ;ime previous 10 the FIRST of
Septeg.aeI Ire PoBuilst ticket would un
doui-ediy rave been elected Our move
HeHt, ia agEra led on the 2Cth day Of July
met wijh 4 patriotic response in several
States, notably IN Maryland, West Vr-
gmia kcutu-ky. Michigan. Cliio, Indiana
Iowa an. New York.
Our great meeting ola the 18th of Au-
gus in On Square Garden first turned
the tide Of battle, ana our educationa
pH"pau auda djd the rest. The elucatioaa!
caufaign we conducted i'll 1885 bore good
q iuite this year in Maryland and Michigan
Honest money was tie sole Issue IN Mary
land, and ne day was won by .iia honest
rooney Democrats, their allies OF 1895 be
iuG divided ana lukr1 arm. Honest monev
DenoCacy holds ia this country the tai
ance 1f power. u requires 10 he ureaniZed.
The business depression OF tile past
Eear car be charged directly to the fact
tnat 50 large a vote was cast for free
silver, and that. III New York city. the
great financial center ofthe nation, $4,000
men voted. This paraIyzed enterprise by
alarming capital, and he result has been
hunger. cold and want for many Of our
people, which more emphatic condemna-
ton OF the Chicago platform would have
averted.
II
under Democratic colors. and We dispute
the right Cr populiSu 10 drive us rrom
cur fathers house. We therefore urge and
houe tnat The Democratic hosts, who Ia st
year. in "a moment OF yca kness, abandoned
home and country, and followed false gods
along tne line Of regularity, = viii .eturn
to their allegiance 10 pure Democracy, and
again place its banner firmly ON the base
~ honest money. national honor and
good iaith with all the world.
III there is any lesson TO be learned from
poilgical experience it is never to under
estimate the strength OF an opponent
We know t3tt free silver was defeated in
1896; we believe that the hcresy can be
rradictra ed from our national life. But
We kiow il received the support in 1896
or aEmo~t one-haIf or the popular vote, and
we leel positive THAT, to be crushed. il
must he actively opposed, not psSsiveIy
contemplated.
1t is uHwisc TO assume that the votes
of 1896 Will sink to nothingin 800 merely
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 organization pledged to
maintain il ana actively engaged in its
maintenance, and that condition exists
today.
Einetallism, national OF internatitn4i
is neither possible nor desirable. II is tie
disguise OF the advocates If the silver
standard standard which today is re-
jected by all the great commercial and