The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-07-26
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Iemferats Will st Name a
National Ticket

IyDrANAPOLIs. JULY 5.-By unan.-
nous vote Of the national committee u
the national democracy this afternoon.
the scheme ~ fusion with the anti-lmperi-
alistfc movement. originated with the r.
cent mass meeting az the Paza hotel ini
New York city. was defeare1 as was also
the plan to place gold democratic ticket
In the field this year.
OF the thIrty-uine members - the corn
niftee there were present nineteen, two
Of th committeeman holding syeral pr0x-
les The hour Of D. N had been appoint
I'd for the conference with che Plaza hotel
committee and 90 that hour the lat ~
committee made its appearance and a sub
committee presented an address setting
out the proposition for fusion and third
party ticket with the reasons coming
down from the New York meeting.
Upon the hsarlng of argument from
John Jay Chapman and Thomas II Os
borne and others the gold men decided
upon an immediate consideration Of TIE
question and the New York committee
men took back seats and listened % a
discussion which continued for more than
an hour.
In accordance with A suggestion by
Charles Tracey az New York each mem
Der Of the gold national committee ex-
pressed his views. Eastern and western
men opposed the proposition Il was
urged that those gold democrats who
stand today where they stood IN the cam
paigu of 1896 on me money question and
against Bryanism would be LIFT free 10
vote In support Of the republican pIa,-
form. which was unchangeabiy I'm favor
OF sound and stable monetary sys-
tenn"
When Il came 70 Mr ". p HaIdeman.
sensation was sprung Mr. HaIdeman
IN 1876 contributed valuable aid in actively
raising funds for th- organization and
maintenance of the work Of gold democ-
Tlry and was member OF the auditing
committee. When he had concluded he
withdrew from the room.
In the course Of hts speech ne said:
Tn 1sss I took upon myself abundant
abuse from Kentucky democrats. and 7
I'D Il becauEe I believed. with my friend
and commander. Henry Watterson. IN The
righteousness Of refusal 10 COMPROMISE
with dishOnOr on the question OF a sound
and stable currency. believed then that
the national honor in the stability OF it,
money was involved and II 1 believed ,ras
IN this respect there was any danger
now, I would stand thfs day against me
regular democratic organization. No sane
man believes tbs danger exists. The rrca
and unlimited coinage Of silver and gold
az the ratio of &c to J. without the con-
sent of any other nation. has been reie-
gated 70 another generation by this na-
tion- II is past measure.
MY heart goes out TO those who strug-
gie for liberty in every nation, ana ap-
pIaud and approve the expression In the
democratic platform sympathizlng with
the BOers-a people who may robbed Of
free citizenship IN order 10 help English
greed 70 gather 20 its Golfers the dia-
nonds and gold IN South Africa. Only n
the interest OF her own selfish purposes
does England desire the amity OF the
United States Of America The republ can
administration seems to love England
more than II loves its own countryside
great republic, which today Is frs: in pow
er. honor and place amongst the nations
Of the world. We cannot. we must not
encourage a weak and corrupt admins
traton to barter free institutions and civ
n liberty In a combination with the most
autocratic, arrogant and selfish power
In all Europe ! am compelled, with a
sense Of what is due 10 the free America
that love, to earnestly, actively support
an American whom I believe loves his
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