New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-07-11
J. EDWARD SIMMONS BOLTS.
HE REGULATES THE DEMOCRATIC PLAT
FORM AND WILL VOTE FOR MK1NLEY.
Hts STRONG AND ELOQUENT woRpe-Dlsous'
AMONG FINANCIAL MEN AT THE RESULTS

hts STRONG AND ELOQUENT woRps-Drsorsr
AMONG FINANCIAL MEN AT THE RESULTS
OF THE WORK AT CHICAGO.
II over there was a Disguised community u IL 'ne
financial community Of this city, and rs disgust l.
due TO the platform adopted and the ucxe. nA"eu
Nv the neutrality-suspicious. -popui's''c~"
sr-hjs,ic Convention al Chicago. There was no
deaner disgust shown and expressed yesterday thaa
nv the Democrats in the financial community. not
q vel-known Democrat could be found VINO saao n"
would vote the ticket put up IN the name Oh M
party On the contrary. the Democratic hhanOaeiS
who were spoken to said they would vote lot NC
Kinisy They believed 1t TO be their outv as De,no
cs-r IL rot to refrain from voting, br to vote tor NC
Fs.njev IN order to maintain the financial honor OF
+h- Nation. and more. preserve Its very insttu-
tons The speculative element displayed us sehu-
nent by taking hold Of the stock market ana raiiy
ing " In the face Of the menacng work al chicago
The hitting I'D of values was sign 10 investors ~
American securities and enterprises oo'h al "o'i''
ana abroad that reputation would not De per-
melted In this country. and that honest money was
In no actual danger. PROOF that Eu'opea"
holders OF American stocks and bonds let no
app-cnenson was found In the fact that no
orders 30 sell were received from the other
side Private cable dispatches said that tho
interview with Chauncey N. Depew. printed In Lon
don had had rea ssur.ng effect on foreigners. ard
IN short had convinced them that anarchy, wn'ie
] Edward Simmons. president Of the Fourth Ma
,,onal Bank lifelong Democrat. came out
promptly in opposition TO the Chicago platform ana
ticket He said: II have no hesitation IN saying
that intend TO vote for Mckinley, and believe II
20 be duty OF every sound-money Democrat 10 90
In order to concentrate the vote OF honest
men in both parties against the revolutionary plat
form and ticket adopted at Chicago have been
DemocratsAn my life and never cast Republican
ballot before, but place my country ABOVE my
party patriotism above part1sansnlp. ana al
though grieved beyond measure by the necessity OF
psrt:ng from the poitica: organization TO whicn
have always belonged. I cannot now accept the an
arch,s,ac and revolutionary doctrines which have
bean proclaimed by the Chicago Convention The
editorial in The New-York Sun Of this morning
fully presents the views hold on this question
hays had occasion recently to speak with many
Democrats of position and influence. and almost
withou, exception they have taken the same Iew
a. honest American citizens, that DO
II was said that James Stiiman. president OF enc
Nstt,oal City Bank James r. Woodward president
ofthe Hanover National Bank. and f. C. Benedict
banker AT No q Broad-st.. all Democrats. would
come on, for Mckinley, but they were apsen ana
consequently expressions could not be obtained from
them. Mr.. S,iliman IL at Newport Mr' "o"u"aiu
hr Bar Harbor and Mr. Benedict 10 at Greenwich
Az ,hr.. AZ. nersonai friends OF President Cleve-
land
Some time ago 1sdor Wormser. banker a. NO
II Broad-.t a stanch Democrat. said that II rree-
silver platform should be adopted at Chicago ne
would vote for Mckinley.
Henry Heniz frs; vice president OF the Chamoer
Of Commerce and the chairman Of its Sound Money
Committee and leading member OF the Sheparu
Democracy Of Brooklyn said II shall vote FOR NC
Knley believe that is what every sound-money
Democrat should do Mckinley may need the vote
Of every sound-rnoney Democrat telegraphed 10
Frederic r Coudert at Chicago urging the SOUND
holt
oendsn, ticket Al sound-money men should repu-
date the Chicago ticket and platform. am In
position 70 NEE, many Democrats. and have not
me, one vino "a nor rojnR 10 vote for Mckinley