The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-03-15
TO WHOM SHALL WE TURN
This is the Chorus of the Gold Demo.
Gratis at Indianapolis.
GATHER TO TALK OVER THE MATTER
The Leaders Of the Party Are Called Upon to
Take Into Serious Cons liberation the Pres
ent Condi ion Of Affairs and Act
Without Delay.
Without Delay,
(By The Associated Press.)


Indianapolis, Ind, March H.-In answer
to an invitation sent out to gold Demo-
Gratis of the city and State, about 200 as
.sembled tonight, and talked over what
was best for the party to do in the
coming campaign. In explaining the pur-
pose of the meeting James L. Reach, as
chairman, said it was the object to find
out from the leading members of the
party whether or not they would support
Mr.. Bryan as had been reported.
The following resolutions were adopt
ed
1896 opposed the Chicago platform, here
by resolve:
" affirm our continued belief in
the pr LES of the platform adopted
in 1896 by the National Democratic party
and assert our sincere loyalty to the
same.
Gall that has been done and that
is now being done by those who sup
ported Bryan in 1896 points to the re-
adoption of the Chicago platform and
the denomination of Mr. Bryan.
Eve oppose with all our strength the
assaults made by the Chicago platform
of 1896 on individual Freedom. the right
of rrfvate contract, the independence and
integrity of the Federal Judiciary, the au-
thority of the President to enforce the
laws and to denounce it's advocacy of the
radically wrong and fundamentally dan.
gerous demand for the free, unlimited
and Independent coinage of silver and
gold by the United States at the ratio
of 16 to l and it's reputation, at the in
stigation of Republican and Populist
allies, of the Democratic doctrine OF
tariff for revenue only.
There can be no compromise with
those who propose to support Mr. Bryan
or any other candidate on the Chicago
platform.
'3.-Recent events lead us to fear that
the continuance in power for another -four
years of the Republican party, under its
present masters, with its centralZins
policies, protective tariff legislation ant
capitalistic tendencies, would be disgrace
full and calamitous, and, above ALL the
people of the United States can not safely
tolerate even suggestion that the in
habitants of any of our territory are not
entitled to the right of trial by jury, tc
the beneficent protection of the writ Of
habeas corpus. to the freedom of religion
to the personal liberty guaranteed by the
Constitutions prohibitions against slav-
cry, or to any one of those sacred rights
of PERSONS and property, which are guar
anteed to all, not only by the express
words of the Constitution, but by those
fundamental principles of liberty on which
our whole system of government rests.
Ave, therefore, earnestly call or
the leaders of the National Democratic
party, who led the fight in 1895 for good
government and national honor, to give
immediate and serious consideration to
the present ominous condition of affairs
and request them to take such action, by
organization or otherwise, as may in their
wisdom, seem necessary and most ap-
propriate to meet the emergencies now
confronting all who love their country
and who desire that this Government
shall be government of the people, by
the people and for the people, and as
such shall not perish from the EARTH"
On motion, Mr.. Reach, chairman OF
the City Committee, was instructed to
take immediate steps toward the organi-
cation of the National Democratic forces