New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-19
The next speaker was Henry A. Powell lie
WAS received with a round Of applause. and
said in part:
BELL IS A WILLING MARTYR.
HE QUOTES THAT PRIVATE CONVICTION AND
Personal FEELING MUST BE SACRIFICED
TO SAVE BROADER PRINCIPLES"

HE QUOTES THAT PRIVATE CONVICTION AND
Personal FEELING MUST BE SACRIFICED
TO SAVE BROADER PRINCIPLES"
James D. Bell Is no longer a dumb bell. His
golden silence has been broken and his sivery tones
ring out the echoes OF tho Buffalo Convention. from
which he tore himself away. not to avoid voting
for the ticket and platform, but. TO quote him.
simply and solely because I had 10 be home
Friday morning.
According to Mr. Bells statement which he re-
auested the reporter take down verbatim. the fol
loving quotation from the writing of a bishop and
Lot a politician. gave complete expression to his
true political inwardness at this time
Much OF private conviction and personal feeling
must be sacrificed to those broader principles
for which only great parties can be moved TO
strive"
Just how much OF these individual beliefs and
emotions Mr.. Bell offered up when he went to Buff
falo no one knows rether Is 1t certain just how
much of q sacrifice he is making in getting off his
perch, but here Is what he says In reply TO the
query as to whether he IS going 10 support the Chi
cago ticket or not:
"Yes. sir None Of the platforms adopted
by the parties suits in its entirety. cannot
support Mr. Mckinley. and when cannot support
a man directly | will not support him indirectly;
therefore. will not support the Palmer and Buck
ner ticket. The indianapolis platform does not state
my position In the contests OF the past twenty
ds ay'S nave '''" ''''''''''''' anu ''' ''' w.
Having held these convictions so long, Mr.. Bell
thought it unnecessary to explain his silence since
the Chicago Convention. when. according TO his
canoncal quotation. he should have been sacrih-
ciEg much Of private conviction and personal feel
ing" in order that the broad-gauge doube-track
principle of bimetallism might be saved.
When asked what his opinion OF the Buffalo
candidates. he said he thought the ticket an excel
lent one. IF blood and descent amount TO any
thing Thatcher has got some" said he In the opin-
ion Of prominent Democrats here Thacher added
to his descent when he dsmounted from his sol-
den charger and squatted on the free-silver mule.
Ie Thatcher. bSideS udcd
from q Mayor had fine manners. 4 fine library.
and besides had written "A book" Tho first thing
which John Boyd should do is TO write platform
which James ID. can support In Its entirety"
He declared that there mo excuse for the
nomination OF a third State ticket from his point OF
view. From machine point Of view" said he. 1T
might be- defensibe." In other words. those
broader principles FOR which only great parties
be moved TO strive having been all embodied I'm the
Buffalo platform. there Will be. hereafter oppor-
tunty for the sacrificing OF private conviction
and personal feeling"
Martyr Bell denied that he jealous Of Bar
ney" York. but said that he had the highest per
sCnal respect and regard for him.
Was this another act of sacrifice?