The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-09-21

ALBANY Sept. el.-By mokinu an OH.
cial statement late lust night of his DO.
sition upon the financial question, and by
declaring in that statement that he is un.
alterably for gold, John Boyd Thacher,
Democratic nominee for governor, creates
one OF the most curious situations ever
known in politics in this state.
The statement was issued after q long
conference with Senator Hill, Elliot G.
Danforth, who was at Senator Hills
hosue, and d. Cady Herriok, the Demo
cratic leader in this county. 1t was nd.
dressed to the chairman of the state com.
mittee. 1t is believed that this course Is
approved by Senator Hill, William f,
Sheehan and others not in attendance at
the state convention, and is intended tc
try and fend off any nomination of sec.
ond Democratic ticket at Brooklyn and
enforce n fight at the polls upon state
issues leaving the national ticket entirely
out OF the question.
Mr. Thacher declares that he is against
free silver, but will vote for Bryan and
Sewall for regularity, and fight the cam.
paign on state issues only.
The letter says in part:
II cannot ask for the confidence and
support of the people of the state without
frankly declaring my position upon the
financial issue now agitating the public.
stand today where l stood in the month
OF June In the presence of n convention of
the state Democracy have not changed
an iota in my belief, nor deviated a STEP
in my course. The commercial honor Of
this country is pledged to the world, and
the world knows that the nation will
maintain its honor.
II took part in the state convention
which sent delegates to represent the party
In national convention Mt Chicago Those
delegates, by participation, aoSuiesced in
the action of the national convention by
presenting candidates for the offices of
president and vice president of the United
States. The state convention of the Dem
ocratic party has ratified the nomination
of these candidates.
Il have learned from the fathers and in
turn have endeavored to teach that the
Democratic party Is vehicle to carry the
will of the people into effect. Such a We
hicle is constructed with difficulty. but is
easily destroyed Failure now and then
to perform absolutely satisfactory service
will not justify the uttGr destruction of
the vehicle. 1t was constructed to bear
not only one burden but many and various
burdens. When the financial burden is
finally disposed Of the people will still
employ the Democratic party to support
their purposes and to carry them into eff
feet. When they do thus employ that
party for one do not want it to be shat
tered, but to be strong and efficient
Therefore, / shall cast my vote for Will
lam Jennings Bryan and Arthur Sewall
the candidates in due and regular form
chosen by majority of that convention
II regret that | cannot be in full accord
on the question of finance with the senti-
ment of the late convention, but if my DO
sitiOn seems inharmonious with the usual
attitude of n candidate towards his party il
should be remembered that the conditions
are also unusual In nominating me
must assume that the convention was not
unaware of my financial views, as ex-
pressed in my public utterances, and that
it was induced to accord me that distin-
guished honor in view of the fact that un-
der the constitution n governor of this
state has no official connection whatever
with matters pertaining to the national
currency.
ut was apparent at Chicago and Buff
falO, and is expires sed by every gathering
of citizens where public questions are dis
cussed, that the peopleg are dissatisfied
with the present condition of public af-
fairs, and am in sympathy with every
movement, not revolutionary in character,
which seeks to take burdens off the shoul- |
der of the masses and TO restore prosperity
and peace to all the people.
when the Republican legislature ad-
journed in May, 1896, it left record be
hind it which every Democrat and inde-
pendent voter in the state believed would
be at issue before the people this fall. No
question purely national should be per-
mitted to divert our people in this state
from pronouncing, by change of admin
istration, a verdict against this record"
Mr.. Thacher then proceeds at length in !
an arraignment of the Republican state
administration, and concludes:
at is not important that OF any other
particular individual should be elected
governor. 1t is important that the power
of one man should not be peTpetuated by !
two years more of Republican executive |
control. ~