The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-09-15

of voting a gold ticket. What they want
is to be regular, and the League, If 1t
means to be effective and defeat free sill
ver, must take these men in. Get as
many recruits as possible. Somebody
should set out a Palmer and Bryan vote
for Congress for this county, and by doing
be tested. He, Mr. Edwards, deplored
the overturning OF the platform or May
last, which he drew. The only way TO
rebuke free silver was to have a local gold
ticket, by which he believed 4,000, at least,
Democrats would then be enabled to vote
a regular ticket. He concluded by point
of petition, and urged the League TO take
action at once or another Bewig farce
would be enacted.
Mr. W. c. Alpers. of Bayonne, agreed
with Mr. Edwards that a great many
Democrats can cut adrift because of free
silver, and would gladly vote a gold tick
ct. In Bayonne, he said, he knew a
large number who would vote for gold.
Mr.. i. H. Nettleton, of Hoboken, was
enthusiastic about the third ticket, which
he would vote from top to bottom Many
quietly vote that ticket, and he wished
to see one in the field. Hoboken would
hold its end up he said.
Mr.. j. McIlrey objected to interfering
with local tickets. ..Get no lower down
low enough for me" G.aughter)
DR.. L. j. Gordon said the League had no
right to endorse anyone. Men may vote
as they see fit. The question of the tick
ct was grave one, and the State Com
mittee had that matter under considera-
ton Enrolment was the only thing to
Mr. Warren Dixon and Mr.. w. C. Cud-
lpp gave their views as to the duty of
the organization, and it being evident
that a great amount of misunderstanding
existed as to the true duty of the League,
President Grouse began to straighten
things out.
At the outset, he said, if the League was
croif,e- IN 7ne5dIa with fha local ticket or
try to control II he was not. He for
one did not propose to be with a League
organizing to look for offices and throw
ing its weight into any particular cham
mel It was not intended to say who
should be Sheriff or Surrogate. Its pur-
pose was much higher. The State Com
mbttee just formed will take care of the
From short speeches by Messrs. Nettle-
ton, Dixon and MeIlroy, it was
evident that the attitude of the League
to a local ticket was in doubt, and many
of those present were divided as to the
propriety of injecting the League into
local politics.
Mr.. Luby said he imagined the League
was organized to beat Bryan and Sewall,
but was that all? Was their object to
draw the party closer together. and SO
in the future make it triumphant or
was the object to bring further loss or
defeat on the Democratic party? His
view was that the true purpose should be
to keep the regular organization in its
present true faith, so that the whole party
machine might come together and be one
and undivided. Anything which tended
to weaken the party was undemoeratic,
and he, Mr.. Luby, would be. unalterably
was to identify this movemnt, as far as
possible with the regular party Those
who had gone after free silver were anx-
ious to be in touch again with the gold
Democrats. That was proved by the
fact that they urge the Congressional
nomination on Mr.. Allan L. McDe~mo;t,
a rabid gold man.
1T shows" continued Mr. Luby shat
they are anxious to have us with them.
[ think we should shut down on all
schemes which have not for their aim
the defeat of Bryan and Sewall.'' Cap
DR.. Leonard ]. Gordon moved that the
meeting adopt the following declaration
of principle
That the object of the association IS to
antagonize the un-democratic principles
enunciated in the platform of the Chicago
Convention and to defeat the candidates
nominated thereon.
That to effect ,his object the association
proposes to ilaugurate and carry into
effect a system of education on the lines
of sound Democratic doctrine, by incul-
eating in the minds Of the people the inn
portance of preserving the honor and in
tegrity of the Nation and of reaffirming
as principle the sacredness and inviola-
bility of contract obligation. National and
Individual; and by opposing reputation
in any form and the adoption of any
policy which may disturb the present
gold standard through the free and un-
limited coinage of silver by this country
alone. To demonstrate as speedily as
possible. before the election, by enrolment
of honest, patriotic citizenship of Demo-
cratic faith-men who love country more
that the commercial, financial and po-
litical structures of this country are safe
and inviolable, to the end that business
enterprise may resume and honest labor
nd xyrnn1 a ma trn4 fn4- re
product before the coming winter.
This, hewever. did not go down without
thought it superfluous, so did Mr.. Warren
for Mr.. l.. H. Nettleton, he objected to
the word limit" in the motion.
I'VE will be select but small" remarked
Mr. W. D. Edwards, who said frankly
that such a declaration would capture
few votes. He wanted a gold ticket to
demonstrate the strength of the move
ment.
You can't control the National Demo-
cratic party interrupted Mr.. Grouse.
"Yes, you can make them do their
duty" replied Mr.. Edwards, who insisted
that the only way to achieve any success
was not to step out of the regular party
unless gold was the immediate question
involved. The League ought to declare
itself and let people know where it
stood There are hundreds of Democrats
he said, waiting for a chance to vote for
Palmer and Buckner and want Allan L.
McDermott for Congress. He could be
elected, and this League ought to endorse
one who made such a brilliant fight in
Chicago for the very principle In the de-
claration of the League.
Mr.. Andrew ]. Corcoran thought it bet
ter to wait awhile and in the meantime
enroll. The discussion was evidently get
ting warm. The question of local tick
eft was discussed at length when Otto
Grouse, who first had the honor of IN
jecting the subject into the meeting.
changed his ground and executed what is
known in tactics as a motion derriere.' y
He went carefully over the idea of the
League, and that in a nutshell was te
defeat Bryanomania by voting for Nc
Kinley, Palmer and Buckner or any
''1ther body 1t didn't matter how you
did it, only beat Bryan. A Lacquer can
vote for whom he pleases, only he must
vote against a free silver man.
Mr.. Luby congratulated the meeting on
the fact that the League had now crys-
tallized plan for work. 1t was not to
be a political organization, but an educa-
tionaf organization with political affilia-
tons II was merely an auxiliary in
one branch of it's work. Every Demo-
crat in favor of honest money could sign
its declaration. He concluded by moving
that a committee OF five be appointed to
report on a well matured plan of action
and further organization.
This was carried, also DIR. Gordon S
platform. and the meeting adjourned.
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