The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-06-25
OFFERED TO WHITE MONEY DEM
OCRATs BY THE NEW YORK
CONVENTION.
DECLARATION FOR GOLD
BUT COVERED WITH A PROMISE TO
SECURE INrERNATIONAL nI-
METALLISM.
PLEA FOR DEMOCRATIC HAR,loN1
Hill, Flower, Murphy and Coudert
DeIegates-at-Large to the Chi-
cago Convention.


SARATOGA. N. T.. June 24.-The
vened this morning and adjourned this
afternoon, has put itself on record on
the financial question and has selected
it's delegates to the national conyen-
tion, but in doing these things, 1t has
{ followed out the predictions of weeks
ago and has not created any sensation
of even mild surprise. 1t has declined
to name It's electors, has not put itself
on record on any state issue, and has
until the next state convention. These
things have all been done at the in
stance Of the leaders and with the
ayowed purpose Of placing the party
in such position that no matter what
the platform of the national party is,
1t can be supported by the electors and
the party In this state. The list of
delegates and alternates Is as follows:
Delegates t-large-David B. Hill, Roswell
2. Flower, Edward Murphy. Jr., Frederick
r. Cou6ert
Alternates- -at-large Robert Earl Smith NJ.
WS6u, jacob "A. Odut6T, Wlllidu fuTCell.
District delegates-Perry Belmont, w. A.
Hazard, w. G. Dewitt, r. j. Carlin, John Del
mar, B. S. Coler, Daniel Ryan, John OKeefe
James E Bell, Joseph Moffett Bernard Gala
r. Fellows, Thomas F. Grady "A. ]. Cummins,
]. F. Ahern, A. M. Goldfogle, John C. Sher-
ian, James W. Boyle, G. G. Baldwin, William
Sulzer, g. B. McCleland, F. M. Scott, De-
lancey Nicoll, James A. O'Gorman, Hugh J.
Grant, John D. Crimmins, Thomas F. Gilroy.
A. F. Ffeg. H. A: Purroy Francis Larkin,
Jr., Arthur A. Mclean, Frank Comiskey, j.
W. Hinckley, J. G. Van Etten, F. ]. Molloy,
]. Purcell Erastus Corning. Charles Tracey,
]. B. Brown, G.. Smith, T. Spratt, r. P. AMI
bal L. c E; Conway; 2. 7. Stokes, F; G. shraub,
with, j. c. Truman, Elliott Danforth VIM.
B. Kirk, D. M. Hill, Thomas M. Osborne, H.
V. L. Jones. T. G. Barnes, ]. A. Hanlon, E.
A. Dodgson, Erickson Perkins, j. l.. Whaien,
D. N. Lockwood, N e. Mack, Wilson S. Bis
sell, ]. B. Mayer, Thomas Troy, Thomas
OConnor.
The convention was called to order
by the chairman who presented John
Boyd Thatcher for temporary chair
man. In the course of his speech on
assuming the chair, Mr.. Thatcher said:
Facing Chicago, we confess that the
situation is not without peril Circum-
stances, some Of which, perhaps, might
have been controlled. have created
what we believe to be an erroneous
financial faith, a faith which has
spread alarmingly in the West and
South, and which has found adherents
even IN the East and North. If we are
to accomplish our mission at Chicago,
we must go there to persuade erring
brothers and not to quarrel with enem-
ies The people who hold these strange
views are honest, but mistaken. We
must make them see that we are as
honest as they are, and that our views
are right At this late day, the task
seems gigantic, but it Is not hopeless.
If ever there should be campaign Of
education 1t Is now 1t Is the duty Of
the Democracy in the present crisis to
speak clearly on the financial question.
The party Of Jefferson and Jackson has
always favored the best money in use.
The money adopted as the standard by
the most enlightened nations of the
earth. Neither consideration of exped-
iency, nor the selfish interest Of
those who own silver bullion should
lead us to depart from the safe and
secure path The people have not for
gotten that the silver purchase law,
bearing the name Of an Ohio stateman,
was the work of a Republican congress
and of a Republican president. That
law made Of silver a commodity and I'M
fitted it for it's true mission, medium
Of exchange. Nor have the people for
gotten that the repeal Of that law was
the work of Democratic congress
and of Democratic president. If 1t
had done no other thing in it's four
years of power and responsibility, our
party should have the gratitude and con-
fidence of the country for thus stopping
the coinage Of a seventy-cent dollar.
Mr. Thatcher's speech was freely ap-
plauded. During the call of the roll of
delegates there were enthusiastic and
protracted cheers when the name of
William C. Whitney was reached, and
a demonstration of almost equal ferVor
greeted the name of David B. Hill, a
few minutes later After the appoint
nlent of the various committees the
convention took a recess.
On reconvening, the temporary or
ganization was made permanent. The
committee on credentials reported In
favor of the sitting delegates in every
case, and upon the report being adopt
ed, the sShepardites from Kings county
and the Wayne county contestants
walked out of the convention, amid
Kisses from the delegates.
BIMETALLIC PLATFORM.
The platform, which was read by
Senator Hill. was adopted, as follows:
It would be folly to ignore and impos-
sible to exagerate the gravity of the
conditions under which this conven-
ton assemblies Most Of the other
states of the Union have selected and
commissioned their delegates to the
national Democratic convention. BY
movement, evidently concerted, but as
we believe, ill-advised and ill-consid
cred, instructions have been given to
the delegations of large number of
states having for their aim and pur-s
pose the adoption of a new policy and
a new platform for the Democratic
party.
No opportunity for fair and delib-
crate consideration of such policy and
platform has been afforded the Democ
racy of the state of New York. Upon
such new matter thus proposed to be
Incorporated among the tenets of the
party, it becomes the duty Of the Dem
Gratis of New York, representing their
people, to speak in no equivoca1 terms.
Gold and silver-the. money Of the
constitution and Of our fathers-each
at a parity with the other in purchas-
ing power, has been the platform pro-
claimed by every national Democratic
convention, which has thus adopted
and reaffirmed by each declaration Of
party faith for century the wisdom
of Thomas Jefferson, who said: ''The
unit must stand on both metals"
The action of a Republican congress,
and Republican president deprived
silver of its equality with gold for the
money and currency Of the nation.
From Fthis-for which the Democratic
party was In nowise responsible
from the action of other nations fol-
LOWING. in the same course, it has re-
suited that Silver has greatly declined
In commercial value and there now ex-
lists wide departure of the two met
ais from the coinage standard of value
bringing disturbance to the financial
systems of European countries as well