Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-06-06
CHICAGO axI srAuHTON.

The speech OF Mr. u. d. Munforu' III
s,aunton. TO the convention Of the Third
District. voiced. wd trust the wishes
and Intentions OF all'good Democrats as
these are to be made known In Chicago
He knew that the Chicago convention
might nominate sflverite. but that iact
did not prevent him from pledsing
himself to support its nominee. lie
showed that he was Democrat first ana
a sllverite afterwards. We quote a rev
OF Mr. Munford's words. He said:
II need not tell those who know me IN
this little family quarrel OF ours that i
am Democrat FIRST last. and all the
time. (Applause) am going to vote
for the nominee Of the Chicago conyen-
ton, whether he il our friend. silver
man. or the most veritable gold-bug that
fIutters in Wall street, so he is Demo-
crat. (Applause) l need not tell you
that / believe IL IS the duty OF every
Democrat 70 abide the voice Of the ma
iority OF the party. You cannot keep
a, party together any other way, unless
we agree that the voice OF the majority
shall control
Continuing. Mr. Munford said: Don't
listen to men when they tell you that
no hard-money man can vote Tor some
other kind OF money man. These are
not the teachings OF Democracy There
mover was a moment In the history OF
this country when it was so important
for the Democratic party TO stand with
united front TO meet the Republican
party. Let Us go back TO our homes
united In the determination TO carry for
ward to victory the policy OF our party
and the candidates Of the party put forth
by that policy"
This little extract from Mr.. Munford's
stanton speech gives assurance that he
concurs in Mr.. Chairman Harrity's con-
tention that every man who enters the
Chicago convention as a delegate Will
thereby pledge himself to abide by the
action Of that convention. IF you play,
YOU must pay" Why, 1t would be a
farce 10 have the same delegates attend
ing two conventions. And yet this would
be the result OF granting permission to
any of the delegates to attend the regu-
lar Chicago convention, and, II its action
did not please them, to betake them
selves to other quarters and align them
selves with the Populists. or with some
other party or faction, acting independ-
emily Of the Democratic National Conven-
ton.
There will be but two regular conven-
tions this year-the one at st. Louis, and
the other at Chicago. The Democrats
who intend to decline to pledge them
selves to support the nominees Of the
Chicago convention might as well so
over to the Republican party at once.
We shall have an object-lesson placed
before us in the action Of the st. Louis
convention which will scout the idea Of
admitting any delegates to the Republi-
can National Convention who will not
pledge themselves to abide by the action
of that body. We repeat that there will
be but two regular national conventions
this year-the Republican and the Demo-
cratic-and the delegates to either who
intend to decline to be bound by its ac-
ton might as well join the Populists at
once.
In the same spirit was Mr.. fuckers
speech in the Stanton convention. We
give a line or two:
Il have not heard the platform Of the
committee 1 do not know what it Is
going to be. but / can say this, that,
when my party speaks at Chicago, what
ever are my individual views, l am
for the party and its standard-bearer."
Applause)