passage 2: i am a democrat and not a revolutionist by senator david bennett hill 8 i am a democrat, but i am not a revolutionist. my mission here today is to unite, not to divide—to build up, not to destroy—to plan for victory, not to plot for defeat. the question which this convention is to decide is: what is the best position to take at this time on the financial question? in a word, the question presented is between international bimetallism and local bimetallism. if there are any different points in it, they are not represented either in the majority or in the minority report. i therefore start out with this proposition, that the democratic party stands today in favor of gold and silver as the money of the country; that it stands in favor neither of a silver standard nor of a gold standard, but that we differ as to the means to bring about the result. those whom i represent and for whom i speak—the sixteen minority members... 23 which sentence from passage 2 develops the central idea that making the wrong choice over bimetallism could cause serious political damage? a he question which this convention is to decide is: what is the best position to take at this time on the financial question?\ (paragraph 8) b \it is not a question of patriotism, it is not a question of courage, it is not a question of loyalty, as the majority platform speaks of it.\ (paragraph 8) c \my friends, i speak more in sorrow than in anger.\ (paragraph 9) d \if we keep in the good old paths of the party we shall win, but if we depart from them we shall be lost.\ (paragraph 9)

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passage 2: i am a democrat and not a revolutionist by senator david bennett hill 8 i am a democrat, but i am not a revolutionist. my mission here today is to unite, not to divide—to build up, not to destroy—to plan for victory, not to plot for defeat. the question which this convention is to decide is: what is the best position to take at this time on the financial question? in a word, the question presented is between international bimetallism and local bimetallism. if there are any different points in it, they are not represented either in the majority or in the minority report. i therefore start out with this proposition, that the democratic party stands today in favor of gold and silver as the money of the country; that it stands in favor neither of a silver standard nor of a gold standard, but that we differ as to the means to bring about the result. those whom i represent and for whom i speak—the sixteen minority members... 23 which sentence from passage 2 develops the central idea that making the wrong choice over bimetallism could cause serious political damage? a 	he question which this convention is to decide is: what is the best position to take at this time on the financial question?\ (paragraph 8) b \it is not a question of patriotism, it is not a question of courage, it is not a question of loyalty, as the majority platform speaks of it.\ (paragraph 8) c \my friends, i speak more in sorrow than in anger.\ (paragraph 9) d \if we keep in the good old paths of the party we shall win, but if we depart from them we shall be lost.\ (paragraph 9)

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# Brief Explanations:
To determine which sentence develops the central idea about the political damage of a wrong bimetallism choice, we analyze each option:
- Option A: Only states the convention's decision - making question, not about political damage.
- Option B: Discusses what the question is not about (patriotism, courage, loyalty), not about political damage.
- Option C: Expresses the speaker's tone (sorrow over anger), not related to political damage from bimetallism choice.
- Option D: Says that staying on the party's traditional path leads to victory, but deviating (wrong choice) leads to being "lost" (serious political damage). This directly relates to the idea of negative consequences from a wrong bimetallism - related choice.

# Answer:
D. "If we keep in the good old paths of the party we shall win, but if we depart from them we shall be lost." (paragraph 9)

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