The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-10-15
PALMER AND BUCKNER.
They Addressed a Large Audience in
Detroit.

Detroit. Mich, Oct. 1.-THE two can
didates of the national democratic party
appeared this afternoon before an audi
ence which entirely filled the Auditorium.
When they entered the hall, escorted by
several prominent democrats, the audi
ence arose and cheered. Don. Nj. Dick
inson presented Postmaster John q. En-
right as the chairman of the meeting as
n "stalwart democrat from Detroit, who
fired the first gun at the Chicago conspir-
acy."
After brief address, Mr.. Enright pre-
scented Gen. Palmer, who was enthusiast
tically received.
Gen. Palmer was cheered repeatedly
by those present, most of whom rose to
their feet. He said himself and Gen.
Buckner were nominated by purely
democratic convention on democratic
platform. The Chicago convention was
Il democratic convention only in that it
had assumed the name.
Gen. Palmer was heartily applauded.
He said he would not discuss the attacks
made against the right of the United
States to enforce its own laws. but would
talk about the currency question.
Bryan proposes" said he, "to add to
the currency already in circulation by the
coinage of silver. Unless the free silver
coinage act of equal acceptance with our
present money all the other money will
disappear, and we will have as currency
only the money provided by free coinage.
Whatever free coinage fails to add to the
AZ cents that the standard silver dollar
is now worth, above its bullion value, will
be a public loss on our $430,0O0,OOO of
present silver circulation. Mr.. Bryan
claims that under free coinage silver and
gold will meet at some point, and that
will be the standard, but nobody has been
able to say where that point is. People
will talk about 53-cent dollar. do not
know whether it would be a 53-cent dol
lar or a 60-cent dollar. and | know as
much about it as anybody. (Applause)
"Now, what would be the value of the
silver dollar when not maintained by the
pledge of the government? The govern
ment has undertaken to redeem these sill
yer dollars at full value, and L have a
right to demand that the government keep
good faith with me in this silver dollar,
and the government will do it unless 1t is
deprived of the power to do it. If free
silver prevails gold will be commodity
which will have to be bought and borrow,
ed. and it will be hard to get, but if we had
this question settled money will soon come
out of it's hiding place. Men who have
money are Just as eager to use it as you
are to sell what you have to get it. ZAP
plause.) When the American people de-
clare, as they will at the next election
that public and private debts shall be DC,
paid in money of the contract you VIII
find money plentiful"
In conclusion, speaking of party author.
ity. Gen. Palmer congratulated hlmself
upon being free resident of free coun-
try. and as such free to do his own voting
in the fear of God. For himself he would
prefer to live under righteous monarchy
than to submit to such principles as those
declared by the Chicago convention.
After three hearty cheers for Gen.
Palmer. Gen Buckner was presented.
The great majority of the delegates to the
Chicago convention, he asserted, had been
instructed by their county and state con
ycntions to frame a platform in accord
ance with well-defined democratic prlnci-
pies. but they had been misled into adopt
Inc a set of populistic principles which
tbe democratic party had fought against
for century While his associate ana
himself did not expect to be installed at
The national capitol they did believe they
would be instrumental in saving the IRE
Of the democratic party, and he believed
if would forever survive. even the staps
of its friends.