Democratic Sentinel, Volume 19, Number 33, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 August 1895 — ADDRESS TO THE PEOPLE. [ARTICLE]

ADDRESS TO THE PEOPLE.

Silver Democrats Prepare for tha Campaign of 1888. The Democratic silver conference la session in Washington adopted a program and platform, and issued an address to the people of which the following ore the principal points: At s conference between * number of Democrats from different States who attended the non-partisan convention recently assembled at Memphis, Tenn., for the purpose of promoting the cause of free silver coinage, which conference was held after the adjournment of the convention, a committee consisting of Senators Jones of Arkansas, Turple of Indiana, and Harris of Tennessee was appointed and authorized to invite representative Democrats from tho several States to meet them at Washington for consultation, with the view of securing co-operation and concert of action among thewe Democrats throughout the Union who believe in adhering to the cardinal Democr““c policy of actnal bimetallism. Disclaiming all right to bind any person tiT ? u „ r . utterances, but profoundly conscious tnat the Democratic party to-day confronts a crisis the most momentous lu Its history, and fraught with far-reaching perils to the people and the country, we are assembled as ludlvldual Democrats to take counsel together, and for the undisguised purpose or inaugurating and promoting a thorough and systematic organization of the Democratic masses, so that they may go forward a® man with a resolute purpose to rescue the old party founded by Thomas Jefferson from plutocratic, domination. Therefore, with this object in view, this convention of American Democrats, composed of representatives from twenty-four of the leading States of the Union, makes the following declaration on the monetary question, which has been forced Into the leading place among the issues of to-day. The well-known arguments lu favor of bimetallism at a ratio of JO to 1 follow, and the document declares the Democratic party the champion*of that bimetallism from Jefferson to the present time. The charge that the act of 1873 was passed by fraud is reiterated, with the claim that falllug prices are the result of the appreciation of gold. The document then suys: “The Democratic party is the traditional friend and champion of bimetallism. Its strength aud power and popularity have been largely built upon Its steadfast opposition to the demonetization of silver and Its record of unwearied effort to restore it to Its historic place ns a full money metal equal with gold. The effort at this late day to maty> It par excellence the champion of gold mono-metallism, the enemy of the policy It bus upheld, and the defender of the erime It hu3 denounced, Is an effort to dishonor its record, its promises, and Its principles.”