Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1898-10-27
TO INDEPENDENT T0TERS.


It is without doubt fresh in
the minds of all who attended the
Independent convention on Sep
TENDER 30th that previous to the
taking of the ballot which was to
decide the future political camp
IN which that party was to place
itself, that several short speeches
were made by the leaders of that
faction which have since accepted
of nominations from the hands of
the republicans. In all of those
speeches no argument was adj
vanced with more apparent effect
than the groundless statement that
the democrats have abandoned
their financial plank of the Chicago
platform. This statement was re-
peated by several leaders of the
|above mentioned wing of the party
with such force and appearance of
truth that the result is not to be
wondered at. All that is necessary
to prove the entire falsehood of
their utterances is to quote All
authority, whom any intelligent
and honest independent would not
dare to gainsay or doubt. Every
adherent of the party will admit
that W. H. Harvey, is a man who
has done more to educate the poo
pie of these United States THAN
any other man, except w. j.
Bryan. The October number of
the Patriots Bulletin, which is
edited by Coin Harvey gives a de-
tailed account of the recent ap-
pointment by Chairman Jas. K.
Jones, of the Democratic National
Committee, of committee of five
who sent the following letter to
Mr.. w. H. Harvey which explains
itself:
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Sept. 2l, 1898.
Mr.. w. H. Harvey, Chicago, Ill.
DEAR SIR:-The undersigned Commit
tee on Ways and Means to further the
cause of bimetallism and the overthrow
of corrupt Republican domination of this
country, tenders you the position of
General Manager of this work.
You will observe that the committee
represents not only the Democratic party,
but the allied forces that are working
with it for the protection Of the Republic
and free institutions, and, it is in spirit
of harmony and true patriotism that we
desire your assistance.
JAMES X. JONES,
VIM. j. STONE,
JOHN 2. ALTGELD,
VIM V. AxLEN,
HENRY NJ. TELLER
The committee named in the
above letter to Mr.. Harvey, con-
tains five of the most prominent
free coinage Of silver advocates to
be found in the ranks of the demo-
cratic, independent and free silver
republican parties, each pledged to
do his duty for the victory of the
nation in 1900,
The position of the democrats of
the United States on the monetary
question is further strengthened
by the publicly announced state
ment Of Chairman Bynum, the
leader of the national gold demo-
cratic committee, when he au-
nounced that they had gone out of
business and gone into the camp
of Hanna, the gold king of the re-
publican party. In an interview
given the daily press at the time
the step was taken and as pub
lished in the columns of the
COURIER DEMOCRAT in it's issue of
Sept. 29th, he gave his reasons as
follows, and which further goes to
substantial the fact that the demo-
Gratis are now as a united body
first, last and all the time advocat-
ing and adhering firmly to the free
silver platform adopted in Chicago
in 1896. His interview states:
II resigned the place of chairman of
the national democratic committee for
the reason that / felt that the organiza-
ton had served it's purpose and could
not accomplish reunion of the two
wings of the democratic party"
81 believe the silverites will in 1900 re-
affirm the Chicago platform and re- noml-
nate Bryan, and the only way to defeat
them is for sound money democrats to
support the republican candidates. The