The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-10-18
APPEAL FOR HARMONY.
MR.. FAULKNER ASKS DEMO.
GRATIS TO GET TOGETHER.
In Circular Issued From Headquarters
lie Depicts the Danger to the Ma
tional Democracy by the Loss
Of New York,

NEW YORK, Oct. 16.-The following
appeal was. issued today at the Demo-
cratic state headquarters in the Park
MOTEL by Senator g. J. Faulkner, chair
man OF the Democratic congressional
campaign committee: "Forty days
ago, by reason of the dissatisfaction at
the slow action of congress in passing
a tariff bill and a very general mis-
understanding of the character o. the
Dill, which was ultimately passed, we
had but little hope of carrying a ma
Jority of the Fifty fourth congress.
The political Improvement of the stu
alton in the interests of Democracy
during the present term has been
marvelous. A better understanding
of the provisions of the law and a re-
alization of the necessity of the party
to redeem its pledges and to hold up
. the hands of the Democratic admins
tration during the next two years, has
lstopped the chickering's which were
dividing its councils and harmonized
tn factional trouble in it's organiza
tion to such an extent that the pros
poets are now bright to have our party
hold fair majority in the congress.
To accomplish this, however, I'VE can
afford to have no divisions which bend
to separate and disintegrate our in
terests. You can therefore fully ap
preciate the anxiety which feel in
reference to the recent action in this
city of two Democratic candidates. In
establishing our ability to maintain a
working ma jority we have necessarily
counted upon the New York Democ
racy giving us the full number of
members we have in the present
house. If we fail in this it is guess
toned whether it will be possible for
us to retain our supremacy in the ma
tional legislatures.
1.-THE divisions in New York are not
only dangerous from the standpoint OF
losing a majority in the state, but the
moral effect upon the country districts
Of the union will be exceedingly dis
lcouraging. IL will tend to shake the
hope and paralyze the energies of the
party in its earnest effort to sink all
personal feelings and factional antag-
onism in the interest OF a common
cause. Whatever may be the differ
ences which may divide the party on
the local issue, there can be and
should be no excuse for q division on
national lines. The supremacy OF the
national Democratic organization
should not be imperiIed that local res
SITS may be promoted or local reform
4 esouraged, L believe l voice the SEN
4 lments of our Democracy when in
Nst that union and harmony on con
gressional nominations should be the
first consideration of the patrlotlG
Democracy of this city.
''This is q question which not only
affects the control of the Lext house,
nut NAV endanger and imperil the SUI
premacy of the national party in the
election of 1896. Today the state of
New York, if the election was TO be
passed upon by the house, would cast
it's vote for Democrat to occupy the
present chair. Nineteen OF its "a
votes are Democratic, A loss OF Dem.-
ocratic congressman in the state would
give the vote of 1896 of the state OF
New York to Republican for presl-
dent, should by any contingency the
election to that office be thrown INTO
the house. For these reasons | appeal
to the elements, factions end divisions
of the party to unite and harm0nlze
on the congressional ticket, and do 10
act which will tend to weaken and els
danger the national supremacy OF our
party"