Show mm democratic u reorganization of alic silver club election or officers declaration of principles invitation extended wm jennings bryan to address the people of ogden A genuine live potent bran club was organized last at the county court ahouee it was originally the annual meeting of the silver club organized in the grand opera bouse a year ago last night when general A J warner was present something over people are members of the club A motion was made and enthusiastically adopted changing the silver club into the bryan democratic club of the election 0 of ficera was a spirited affair richards william glac mann and A J weber were nominated mr weber declined to act ant nevertheless 42 votes were cast for him glae mann received 72 votes and richards 26 the vice president were unanimously ejected irom each ward with the exception of thomas D dee to whom an objection was made that he wag a gold bus and ha was defeated by an overwhelming majority the vice presidents are first ward howard carpenter second ward dr J 0 alien third ward jeese driver fourth ward elijah farr fifth ward T D john eon 0 A was elected b secretary ecret ary and newton farr treasurer A motion was carried for the appointment of an executive committee 0 nine the president aad secretary to be offic 0 members ol 01 the committee five gentlemen were also appointed to prepare a plan of an organization similar to the tuscarora society as supplementary to the bryan club perhaps tho important thine done was the invitation extended to william J bryan to speak in under the auspices of the club assurances were made that mr bryan would accept A gala time is anticipated on the occasion the platform unanimously adopted is as followay fol lowa we favor a tariff for revenue so adjusted as to protect labor and distribute with equality and justice its burdens ana its benefits among all the people we favor a graduated income tax so that the burdens of taxation may be placed on the shoulders of those who can most easily bear them recognizing that the money question is paramount to all others we demand the free and unlimited coinage of both gold and silver at the present legal ratio ot 16 to 1 without asking or waiting for the aid or consent of any other nation indorsing every sentence of the democratic platform of 1896 we especially ap prove the following we demand that the standard silver dolla shall be a full legal tender equally with gold for all debts public and private and we favor such legislation as will prevent for the future the of any kind of legal tender money by private contract we are opposed to the policy and practice of surrendering to the holders ol 01 the of the united states the option reserved by law to the govern meat of redeeming such obligations in either silver coin or gold coin wa are opposed to the issuing of in terest bearing bonds of the united states in time ot peace and condemn the trafficking with banking syndicates which in exchange for bocas and at an enormous profit to themselves supply the federal treasury with gold to maintain the policy of gold congress alone has the power to coin aad issue money and president jackson declared that this power could not be delegated tu corporations or individuals we therefore denounce the issuance of notes intended to circulate as money by national banks as in derogation of the constitution and we demand that all paper which is made a legal tender for public and private debts or which is receivable for dues to the united states ahall bo issued by the government of the united states we are opposed to prolonged office holding and especially lo 10 nepotism in the public service as tending to create and foster an office holding aristocracy to cracy we believe that oden should own ita systems of water electric light gas and street cars we pledge ourselves tn the support ol 01 alie democratic ticket national state county and city so long as it advocates the free unlimited and independent coinage of dilver at the present legal ratio opposes bond issues and national banks na banks of issue so longn ait op i interference by federal authorities in local affairs and government by injunction and eo long as it keeps the laita as defined ia the democratic platform of 1896 and does not nominate gold bugs for office believing Beli evine that abo copat issues of 1896 were not fettled by the election ot that year and that tho will confront the people in 1900 we favor the for the presidency of that leader and grent commander william jenninns Jenni nys bryan |