The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-07-23
ACTION OF THE EXECUTIVE COM
MITTEE OF NEW YORK STATE
DEMOCRACY.
THE CHICAGO PLATFORM DENOUNCED
4 Resolution Was Adopted FavOrins An
other Set of Democratic Candidates.
Much Bitter Opposition to This
Action Was Developed

New York. July 1J.-The executive com
mittee of the state Democracy met To-
night and repudiated the Chicago plat
form. 1t also advocated the putting OF
| a third candidate in the field. The rcso
| lutions were adopted only after prolong
ed debate, and it is said that ut least five
district leaders will consider the advisa'
biity of resigning from the organization
The resolutions were offered by Corpo-
ration Counsel Scott, who attended the
convcntionas Il delegate. They are us
follows:
Resolved, That we hereby repudate
and condemn the revolutionary and I'M
democratic platform adopted at the So
called Democratic convention held i'll
Chicago. 1t proposes to substitute for our
present standard of value, which is equal
to the best in the world. an unstable and
deprecated standard, which has been re-
pudiatcd by every civilized and prosper
Gus commercial nation, ana which would
put us on Il monetary par with emma,
Mexico, and other countries where labor
is undergrad; it declares against gold
monometallism ana advocates legislation
which must inevitably lead to silver mono
metallism; it advocates monetary system
which would offer an unlimited field OF
speculation for capitalists, but would ma,
terially reduce the purchasing power of
every dollar paid to the wage Garner;
which would punish honest thrift by de-
,p "A
bank deposit and every life insurance pol
icy; it advocates Il liberal pension policy
and at the same time seeks to impair the
value to every pension paid by the gov
ernmcnt: it condemns the only method
now provided by law for keeping inviolate
national credit. and fayors the policy
which will in effect result in partial re-
pudiatiOn of the public debts; it does not
approve of the issue of national
bank notes secured by the pledge
of government bonds and suggests
no substitute therefor, except unlimited
paper money redccmable i'll Il debased
and fluctuating currency Its contem-
plations omit all reference to the only
Democrat who for more than a genera
ton has held the presidential office and
whose integrity of purpose and firm de.
termination to maintain the honor of
the country has been recognized and
by all classes of his fellow
citizens.
Resolved. That in view of the Popu-
listic and anti-Democratic character of
the platform adopted at the Chicago CON
vcntion we hold that no Democrat owes
adherence TO it or is called upon to sup
port the candidates who have consented
to stand upon it,
Resolved, That we deem it our duty
rs good citizens, loyal to the principles
of Democracy, to repudiatc the ticket
nominated at Chicago
Resolved, That we approve and com,
mend the conservative course pursued
by the delegation from this state ut the
Chicago convention in opposing the plat
form and declining to vote for any can
lidatc nominated thereon
The resolutions were vigorously OPP
posed by 4. Kicly and Michael Finley.
Mr.. Finley said that organizations might
lenounce as they would, but every wage
Garner, every mechanic and every labor
ar. skilled or unskillCd, would vote for
Bryan.
Mr.. Finley had about six followers in
he committee and those. after the meet
ng, said they would consider the adj
of withdrawing from the or
yaniZation.
The following resolution by John De
Witt Warner was offered and adopted:
"Resolvcd. That we favor the putting
n the field as candidates for president
md vice president representative Demo-
,rats on Il platform of Democratic prin-
'ipes, and that the chairman of this
meeting appoint Il committee of seven to
this organization in co-operat-
ng to that end with others likC-minded
With us in this and other states,