The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-08-08
FOR A THIRD TICKET
Enthusiastic Meeting Of
Sound Money Democrats
in 1aylor's Hotel
Yesterday.
DECLARATION OF PRINCIPLES.
lIr. Curtis Elected Representative
on the National Committee
of Gold Democrats.
DECLARATION OF PRINCIPLES.

sound money Democrats met in Taylors
Hotel parlors yesterday, repudiated the
Chicago Anarchlstic platform and unani-
mously demanded a third ticket. Among
these who were present were Messrs
Otto Grouse. George L. Wynn, William
r. Starrett and Robert Stewart, of Jer-
sey city; H. M Burlington Rutherford
Herman NJ Lloyd, MoDtclair; Captain
James Parker. Perth Anlboy; M. v. Niv-
en-. Meatclair, George Lichbridge, Orange;
H. H Hart. Orange; Hugo Munzel, Jr.,
Hilton; James Nelson, New Brunswick;
Charles H. Baker, Montclair; John Green,
Newark; Gustav Pollak, Summit; John
Hone, Monmouth; former Senator H. D.
Winton Hackensack: Louis Heilprin,
Summit: Joseph w Stover, East Orange;
E. H Applegate, Monmouth; Judge John
B. Greene, westfeld John Burhans, Pat
erson: Theodore McGarraf, Westfield;
John B. Oelkers, Newark; DR.. Karl Myer.
Newark. and J. n. Curtis, Summit.
Mr. William ]. Curtis. of Summit, a
lawyer, moved that Mr.. John Hone be
elected chairman This was done and
Francis D. Pollack, nice-lookirg youth
IN spectacles and turn-down collar, was
elected secretary.
of the meeting. He was not a politician,
ne said, but after the adoption of the
platform and the nomination of the can
didates at Chicago he thought it was the
duty of every sound money Democrat to
do what he could TO avert the impending
disaster. 1t was for that reason that he
sent out invitations to the conference, and
the result exceeded his expectations
''The Chicago candidates and the Chi
cago PLATFORM, he said, do not repre-
sent Democracy, either past, present or
future This movement is intended to en-
able every Democrat to vote for Demo-
cratic candidate and Democratic prirl-
ciples. A third ticket will afford an op-
portunity to Democrats ito vote conscien-
tiously. It is necessary to take prompt
action, so that the sound money Demo-
Gratis of New Jersey can act in concert
with their Western friends The Indian
apolis Convention is waiting to hear from
: New jersey
=, Producing a typewriter document, Mr.
batsrxis read a declaration of principles and
Fdibved their adoption. They read as fol-
% sn 'xws:
We, the Sound Money Democrats of
a New jersey feel that the present crisis
r1dn lf1e fortunes OF our party ana country
demands from US a statement of our po-
sition. That statement we unfiinchingly
make.
Firm in our devotion to the funda-
mental principles of the Democratic
party, we entirely deny the claim of the
nominees of the Chicago Convention to
represent those principles.
They were nominated by body which
defiantly refused its Endorsement to the
administration of the thrice chosen leader
OF the National Democracy. They stand
upon platform which, almost in its
every line, conflicts with Democratic be-
liefs. It's declarations in favor of a res
turn to the spoils system in favor of the
extension of Federal regulation of Inter
State commerce, Federal control of rail-
ways and Federal construction of far
reaching internal improvements; the un-
precedented and paternalistic declaration
for the restriction of freedom of contract
all these are assaults upon characteris-
tic articles of our faith. The strenuous
!. insistence upon a coinage system which
z would help the debtor only by robbing
the creditor. which would paralyze indus
trial activity and strike at the roots of
honest labor by imperiling its reward /;
1 the open attack upon courts and Execu-
NStive. for their assertion of Federal au-
tRority. and the rights of property against
laNlesS riot; the revolutionary threat to
strike at the power of our courts and rob
them of their constitutional function as
defenders of the Constitution by packing
them with the creatures of Legislature
principles which have not only been part
of our party creed but which have also
been the principles of common honesty
and social existence.
AS Democrats anxious for the preser-
walton of Democratic principles. as eiti-
zens concerned for the welfare of their
country. We repudiate this platform and
those who stand on it. We rebel against
its particular propositions. and we de-
nounee its general spirit. That spirit we
frrnly believe is opposed to all our na-
tonaf traditions and to the whole genius
OF American civilization. We have owed
the development of our characteristic in
q ORG rf
tional growth to the observance of two
great principles-regard for the rights of
regard for the law on the mart of the
individual. 1t is these principles to which
We must adhere If American civilization
is to mean in the future what IL has
meant in the past; it is of regard for
these principles that this platform bears
no trace. It marks new and un-
lfe departure against which we as
Americans, issue solemn warming
rs democrats, we declare our unaltered
opposition TO all schemes smackng of
Capitalization, socialism, populism and
paternasism, whatsoever their label
We declare our firm belief in the main
tenance of the single gold standard Of
Eaiue as the one stable standard for de-
ferred payments.
free coinage of silver as an ATTEMPT. dis
honestly, to deprecfate that standard hv
esIabisn hing silver rnonometallism.
We affirm that the success of that at
tempt would strike fatal blow at the
credit system, on which modern indus
trial and commercial activity depends
Unless the dollar paid will Certainly he
worth the dollar loaned, no credit system
can flourish: The very possibility Of
free silver" success is already felt in
stagnation of business and depreciation
of values.
Commercial prosperity, we affirm, can
not be restored while uncertainty as to
our standard of value fingers The
greenbacks are perpetual threat to the
sfabiiity OF our standard; we demand
their retirement and replacement by a
ton
For its courageous insistence upon
THESE articles of our faith: for the wise
conservatism which has characterized it
throughout. we most heartily indorse the
administration of our President, Grover
Our practical duty, in the present en-
ergency. seems clear. We believe If of
the greatest importance for our countrv's
future that the principles of true Denloc-
racy should be represented in It's national
politics. We believe 1t of vital necessjfr
that Bryan and Sewall. the worst foes
OF true Democracy, should be rebulxed
by overwhelming defeat Both these OBJ
1ects can, we believe best be achieved
by the nomination of true Democratic
candidate for President
His presence in the field will make more
clear than could anything else the diff
terence between false and true Democ-
X We, the Sound Money Democrats Of
New Jersey do therefore express ofr
hearty syrnuafhX for the Third rxtxly1f