The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-08-27
FARCH|LD's APPEAL
A True Democrats Patriotic
Reasons for the Third
Ticket Campaign.
DEMOCRACY MUST BE PRESERVED
Republican Paternalism to
Blame for Populistie Re-
volt-To Aid the
West.
Enthusiastic Meeting Of the Sound
Money Democrats at Trenton
delegates Chosen.
Special to the JERSEY Cifu NeuS-

NVcttUt " Tx StB OtU Istu&
TRENTON. Aug. 27, 1s96.-The Conven-
ton of Sound Money Democrats, held
here yesterday afternoon, was satisfac-
tory to those who had charge of the
movement, although in point of numbers
it gave the impression of not being a
success. When Senator Winton called the
convention to order there were two hun
dred gentlemen in the orchestra, repre-
senting every county in the State. The
ordinary convention of either party is
generally made up of between 800 and
800. The galleries contained perhaps an
other 200 or 300. and as the proceedings
progressed these numbers were increas-
ed. The gathering in a smaller hall would
make a respectable-sized assemblage, but
in the big Taylor Opera House, one of
the largest theatres in the State, 1t had
the effect of being much smaller than IT
really was.
Considering the short time in which the
leaders had to call the convention, they
claim 1t was up to their expectations.
Two speeches were made during the
afternoon which created much enthusi-
asm and which were cheered to the echo.
One was by Charles S. Fairchild, one of
President Cieveland's Secretaries of the
Treasury. 1t was Mr.. Fairchild's first
public utterance since the Chicago Con-
v~ention, and owing to the confidential re-
1ations existing between the President
and his former Secretary was taken to
reflect in a Measure the views OF
Mr.. Cleveland. Mr.. FairchiId said
Il do not come here as an advocate of
this movement, because myself am 2
convert of recent date to it,. Not that
it ever entered my mind that l should
vote for the candidate or support the
principles of the convention which put M
Bryan in nomination at Chicago. ZAP
plause.) For young in my Democratic
life, / had learned that a vote thus cast
would be a blow at Democracy and
Democratic ideas; and If my vote should
unhappily cause the success of the can
didate named at Chicago I felt that the
success would be a step toward the de-
struction of Democracy, which could not
be equalled by any defeat. however over
whelming it might be. Applause.) But
it seemed to me that that convention had
gone so far astray from everything that
was Democratic, and that it threatened
us with such immediate terrible disaster,
that it was hardly worth while to do any
thing to contribute to the defeat which
was done at Chicago. Its defeat seemed
inevitable.
son my way from the Pacific Coast,
however, I stopped in the city Of Chi
cago a week or two after the Chicago
convention had adjourned, and there !
learned that it was deemed to be very
essential by men of information, of in
fluence and of wisdom in the States of
Illinois and indian that a Democratic
movement which should represent true
Democracy should be set up, not only
to save the Democratic party. but to save
the United States of America. Applause
And when l locked over the list OF
electoral votes and found that with all
of New England. New York. New Jersey,
Pennsylvania, Delaware and Maryland,
there were still s. electoral votes to be
got, and without the States of Indiana
and Illinois 1t was difficult to understand
where they could be got, ] deemed it my
duty to set aside all individual informa-
ton and be governed by the judgment
by the wise and patriotic men of those
central States, and I thought 1t was our
duty here TO hold up their hands in every
way that we could, In order that w
might aid them in carrying out our
patriotic purposes. Further than that,
and beyond the immediate election. the
more I thought OF it the more important
it seemed to me that the Democratic
party and the Democratic ideas of gov
m should be preserved in this
country of ours. Through my mind came
the closing words of the lamented William
e. Russell of Massachusetts, in that great
speech which he made at Chicago. when
he said, We must preserve the Ark of
the Covenant And, gentlemen. beyond
the immediate result of this election YOU
are taking upon yourselves the high and
holy task of preserving the ark of the
Covenant of Democracy.
There are various circumstances I'M
der which this subject is presented to
US. In the first place, there is the Demo-
erat who says- oh. it Is an wrong. do
not like It myself, but il Is a regular con-
%yention OF my party. and l must stand
by the work of thai regular convention,
be e what It may Now just think OF
ditions carried out to list legitimate con-
cfusion. Suppose that the Democrats
nominated their electors to support the
nominees of the Chicago Convention.
Suppose the Democrats of the State of
New York put their respective number
OF men in the same position; selecting
respectable men, men standing high in
the community, as they have done, here
task in order that the Democratic or
ganization Of the State of New Jersey
and of the State of New York might con-
tinue to be regaiar within the Democratic
organization of the United States: selects
ing presumably men who do not believe
in this doctrine advanced by the chi
eego convention. who fear IT'S results.
ard yet undertake. his task in order to
preserve that regularity. Now suppose
TIA these electors should be chosen bv
the States Of New Jersey and New York
and suppose that the result in the nation
was to depend upon the voters az New
done before. Then suppose that that hap
pered which every man IN this haN
knows would happen If me Chicago ticket
succeeded, a crisis came over this coun-
try such as has never been dreamed OF
all the business institutions closing. dis
astFr in every direction, men thrown OUT
OF employment. until there was q promise
or distress during this winter OF 1896
such as not this or any either country ia
the civilized world has ever known: now
think ct those ten gentlemen here, and