Rensselaer Republican, Volume 27, Number 49, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 August 1896 — NEW TARTY FORMED [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

NEW TARTY FORMED

GOLD STANDARD DEMOCRATS ORGANIZE. ’ Thirty-three States Represented ai Indianapolis—lt Is Decided to Hold a Convention in September and to Name a National Ticket. Palmer the Leader. Under the name of the National Demoeriitie party of the United Statea the gold standard Democrats will hold a national convention in; Indianapolis Wednesday, Sept. 2, and nominate candidates for President and Vice President. This was decided upon at the meeting of tha committee in the Indiana capital. Senator John M. Palmer, of IHinois, was made the chairman of t.he permanent national committee, and to him will be left tha selection of the Executive Committee which is to perfect the details of the Convention. Thirty-t hroe States were personally; represented when the permanent commit-, tee of the sound money Democrats was organized, but three more States were added to the roll because they had alftady appointed committeemen, who.

however, had been unable to get to the in time. The movement for a third ticket was considered national and the decisive step in the warfare against free silver was taken. The national committee of the new party will exert its influence to have every State send delegates to the convention. States will be asked to join the movement with the understanding-that it will not be obligatory for them to put electoral tickets in the field unless they deem it wise. It is the intention of the national com'mitteo to send speakers of national reputation into every doubtful State as soon as’ the nominations have been made. The committee to prepare the .call reported tlie fo'wwmg: Cull for the Convention. “To the Democrats of the United States: A political party has alwnys been defined to be an association of voters to promote the success of political principles held in common. The Democratic party, during its Whole history, has been pledged to promote the liberty of the individual, the security of private rights and property, ami the supremacy of the law. It has alwnys insisted upon a safe and stable money for the people’s use. It has insisted upon the maintenance of the financial honor of the nation, ns well as upon the preservation inviolate of the institutions established by the Constitution. “These, its principles, were-abandoned by the supposed representatives of the party at a national convention recent I v assembled at Chicago. The Democratic" party will therefore caese to exist unless it be by the voluntary action of such of its members ns still adhere to tlie fundamental principles. No majority of the members of that convention, however large, had any right or power to surrender those principles. When they undertook to do so that assemblage ceased to ho a Democratic convention. “The action taken, the irregular proceedings and the platform enunciated by that body were and are so utterly and indefensibly.revolutionary and constitute such radical departures from the principles of true democracy, which should c!iaraeterizo*h sound and patriotic administration of our country’s affairs, that its results are not entitled to the confidence or support of true Democrats. “For the first time since national parties were formed there is not before the American people a platform declaring the principles of the Democratic party as recognized ami most courageously and consistently administered by Jefferson, Jackson, and Cleveland, nor are there nominees for the offices of President and Vice President of the United States pledged to carry those principles into practical effect. Tlie faithful and true Democrats of tlie United States are determined that their principles shall not be ruthlessly surrendered, nor the people lie deprived of an opportunity to vote for candidates in accord therewith. “Therefore the National Democratic party of the United Slates, through its regularly constituted committee, hereby calls a national convention of that party for the announcement of its platform and the nomination of candidates for the of ticca of President and Vice President of the United States and the transaction of such business as is incidental thereto, to be held Ut Indianapolis, Wednesday, the 2d day of September, 1890, at noon, and hereby requests thaLthe members of the party in the several States who believe in sound mopey and the preservation of law and order and who are unalterably opposed to the platform adopted and candidates nominated at Chicago, will select in such manner ns to them shall seem best a number of delegates to the same equal to twice the number of electoral votes to which such States ure respectively entitled. “Such delegates shall he duly accredited according to the usages of the Democratic party. Their credentials shall be forwarded or delivered to the secretary of thl9 eonimittep with all convenient speed, and this committee will make up and announce the roll of the delegates entitled to participate in the preliminary organization of the convention.”

JOHN M. PALMER.