Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-10-17
TO N. Y. DEMOCRATS.
An Appeal From ConSressional'Com'
mittee-Chairman Faulkner.
IMPORTANCE OF HARMONY.
The Matter of Maintaining o"P'e"@' "
the Federal House-Next frest'
Dental Election.

NEW YORK. October 16.-The following
appeal was issued to-day at Democratic
headauartsrs in the Park-Avenue hotei
by Senator Charles j. Faulkner chalr"i"h
Of the Democratic Congressional Iani-
paign Committee;
Forty DAYS ago, by reason or the dis-
satisfaction az the slow action or the Ooh-
gress in passing tariff bill, ana very
general misunderstanding of the character
OF the bill which was ultimately passeu'
we had but little hope OF carrying ma
jority Of the Fifty-fourth Congress Inv
political Improvement OF the situatioh III
the interests of Democracy during 'ha'
brief period. however, has been mar'ei-
lous. 4 better understanding Of the pro-
visions OF the law, and reaii%'''on "
the fact that united action Is esseh'iai III
order 10 enable the party to redeem l'S
pledges and TO hold up the names OIL 'ne
Democratic administration during the
mex. two years. has stopped the picHeI-
ings which were dividing It's couhsei''
and harmonzed the factional troubleS ia
its organization to sucn an extent t.I"s
the prospects are now bright for uhi,ed
and aggressive party and ialr Woi Ai's
majority in the next House. 10 acSoil-
plish this however. We can aluiu -.
have no divisions which tend 10 Sep"i"'S
and disintegrate our forces;
"You can. therefore. fully appreci"ee
the anxiety whicn / feel In reference W
the recent action in this city In ths
no,nlnation In eight of the districts o-
two Democratic candidates. In tsti-
,oating our ability to maiata!n Worklns
majority. we have necessarily cou"'1"
unon the New York Democracyr bN'ns
a. tho fuII number Of members we nav
in the present House. II We ran 10 reaHIe -,
this IL Is questionable whether II WI
he poesible TO maintain our suprVhaOY "
the national legislature. lhese "l''a''''.
I'm New York are not only uaHbt l"uS 80,
from the standpoint OF LOSING '""JD'.''
of members in this state. but the fnolal
ee,oct mon the country districts OF New
York and other sections or the Cniu" WI
ha exceedingiy discouragng. 1t VIII tent
70 shake the hope and pot3lyAe ~.
anarcips Of the party in its earnest enOl
IN sink all personal feelings ana i"O
tioraI antagonisms In the interest OF
common cause. Whatever may De 'n0
4 'cferences which divide the party upon
local issues. there can be ana shou.u 70
no excuse for Il division on natlonal me-
The supremacy Of the na'lohal
cratic organizati0n should not he I'M
rnrillpd that local issues may BE- ptoH'o''N
~ local reforms encouraged.
81 believe that | voice the gen ''I.'s''. ~.
., our national Democracy when ins'9
that union and harmony on congress- 'h"'
nominations should be the first cohsidert-
lion OF the patriotic Democrats ol tA'7
civ This is "A question when not ohly
.Tocts the control Of the reNJ h'u9o'
but may endanger and imperh the supre-
macy OF the national party IN the erection
Of 1896 g.. ,ho
.oro-day. the State Of New York II me
a,ect,on was 10 be- passed upon by me
House. would cast It's vote tor Demo
Graf To occupy the presidential chair'
nineteen of its th,rtY-f0ur votes ar" Ir'ii-
ocratic. A loss Of two congressman IN UNI
state would give the vote in lsN OF tN-
STAT Of New York t. "A Republican ioi
president. should the contingency occur
| +, which the election for that once were
thrown into the House Of Representatives
"For these reasons, charged as l nave
| been nv the party in condfcuns the cam
| noign for congressional candidates, ap
paal IA All dement's AMI divisions or th'
democratic party 10 unite ana harm0iiH'
| on the congressional ticket ana 70 u'
nothing which will naturally tend ''
weaken and ondanger the national supFe
macy of our party.