Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-06-25
AND THE FORCE BILL B0GY
Danced on IL Platform at Sar-
atogd yesterday.
FLOWER Pl sg.ED THE STRING
T.
Democrats of tn z'uth Appealed to in the
Name Q. .-litcaI Liberty.
WHITNEY HINTS AT A sTHADDLE
That Bewhiskered Chestnut of "Interna-
tional Cooperation as Soon as Possi-
sible," With the Threadbars
Et Ceteras.

Saratoga, N. Y, June 24.-The town
assumed a convention aspect this morn
ing. Flags were swung to the breeze
and bunting hung from store fronts and
hotel piazzas, giving Broadway gala
| appearance. Large accessions to the
crowd of democrats came in on the MORN
ing trains. There was a noticeable lack
of noise and excitement.
Ex-Secretary Whitney, Senator Hill
and Ex-Governor Flower have each de-
clared that the situation Is not so bad
as has been painted. They express con-
fidence of victory for sound money at
Chicago and declare their belief that
financial plank can be worded so that it
will hold the gold standard democrats
| of the east and all western democrats
| who favor bimetalllsm. The free silver
detection, they claim, will be no greater
| than the republican party has suffered.
Delegates from the various congress
| sional districts got together late this
| forenoon and elected district delegates
| and alternates to go to Chicago.
| AT IL o'clock the convention had only
| a sprinklng of people in the spectators
| seats, and not dozen delegates seats
| were occupied. The band struck up at
| 1908 and a moment later there was
/
appeared and took seat.
| At 1910 Mr.. Whitney arrived and was
| vigorously applauded. Ex-Governor
| Flower received the next demonstration.
Chairman Hinckley called the conven-
| ton to order at 1890 p. m. He presented
the name of John b. Thacher, mayor of
| Albany, for temporary chairman. Mr..
| Thacher was elected without opposition.
At 12:47 Chairman Thacher finished his
| speech and Secretary De Froest called
4 Al - hi ftraAx
| Flower, Stanchfield and other prominent
| delegates were greeted with applause.
| The Shepard delegation from Kings
| county occupied seats In the rear of the
| hall. Charles ]. Patterson, who sat be-
| side Edward M. Shepard, presented their
| claim for admission to the convention,
After the appointment of committees
\ on credentials and resolutions and per-
/ manent organization the convention took
recess until 3 p. m.
The convention was called to order at
$3.50 D. m. The credentials committee re-
| ported that the sitting delegates from
| Kings, Queens and Richmond counties
were entitled to seats. The report was
adopted.
The Shepardites marched out Of the
hall amid a chorus of cheers mingled
| with Kisses.
The committee on permanent organiza-
| ton reported that the temporary organ
ization be made the permanent organi-
zation.
| The Platform.
as presented by Senator Hill from the
| committee on resolutions was as follows:
1t would be folly to ignore and impos-
| sible to exaggerate the gravity OF the
| conditions under which this convention
assemblies Most of the other states of
| the union have selected and commission
| ed their delegates to the national demo-
cratic convention. By movement evil
| IDENTIFY concerted, but, as we believe III
l II 1,nofl fY1at trltnf
| have been given to the delegations OF q
| large number of states, having for their
| aim and purpose the adoption of new
| policy and a new platform for the demo-
cratic party. No opportunity for fair
| and deliberate consideration of such poll
| Icy and platform has been afforded the
| democracy of the state of New York.
| Upon such new matter thus proposed
| to be incorporated among the tenets of
| the party 1t becomes the duty of the DEM
ocrats of New York, representing their
| people, to speak In no unequivocal terms.
| Gold and silver-the money of the con-
| stitution- and of our fathers-each at a
parity with the other in purchasing pow
| er, has been the platform of principles
proclaimed by every national democratic
| convention, which has thus adopted and
| reaffirmed in each declaration of party
| faith for a century the wisdom of Thom-
as Jefferson who said: The monetary
unit must stand on both metals"
| The action of a republican congress and
| a republican president deprived silver of
| its equality with gold for the money and
| currency of the nation. From this act
| (for which the democratic party was In
no wise responsibility and from the action
| of other nations following in the same
| course, II has resolved that silver has
greatly declined in commercial value, and
| there now exists wide departure OF the
| two metals from the coinage standard OF
value, bringing disturbance to the finan-
| cial systems of European countries as
| well as our own, and awakening there,
| as here, the earnest apprehension OF
| statesmen and financiers. The rsstora-
| tion of the equilibrium of the two metals
| thus distributed Is problem, the solu-
| tion of which Is of the greatest conse-
quence to the prosperity of both this
country and Europs, but Is wholly be-
yond our>power without the cooperation
| of other nations. Such cooperation by
| the united efforts of statesmen and wage
| earners here and elsewhere Is believed to
| be near at hand, and to be possible TO be-
secured by earnest and well directed eff
| fort.
Free coinage of silver by the United
States alone can have no other effect than
| to change our present standard to one OF
| silver-now deprecated coin-and to re-
| tard perhaps destroy forever, the sue
| cess of the movement now general
| throughout civilized countries for the
restora ton of free bimetallic coinage Id
| the principal minis of the world. The
proposition to separate ourselves from
| the great nations of the world and adopt
| the monetary standard of Mexico and
| China does not comport with the pride
| and finan ncial dignity Of the state of New
| York or the United States. 1t should be
| resisted with the fervor of both partisan-
| ship and patriotism by democrats every
where when the adoption of such course
| threatens as 1t does, untold evils to our
nations commerce and industry.
| For these reasons and with these con-
| victions the democrats OF New York, In
convention assembled, make the foliow-I
ing declaration OF their principles and apS
peal to the. democrats Of other states to
(Contiuued on Fourth Paee.)