The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-09-23
GOLD DEMOCRATS BEGIN !
Formal Opening of Their Campaign in
the Metropolis.
A MOST ENTHUSIASTIC WELCOME
General Palmer Assails the Utterances of
the chicago Platform as Opposed to
True Democracy-General Buck
ners Dramatic Greeting.

NEW YORK, sept G3.-IhC big auditO-
rum of Madison Square Garden was filed
TO overlooking last night when Robert f.
Windeman, chairman of the Syracuse
convention, called the mass meeting to
order which was to indorse the nomina-
tion of Palmer and Buckner. The pres
ence upon the stage of men like Roswell
P. Flower, w. d. Bynum, Charles ). Fair
child, E. e. Anderson, Robert Greer Mon
roe in addition TO the speakers, gave a
dignity to the affair that was carried out
in the audience
At first it was quiet, but the brief re-
marks of Ex-Governor Flower, who pre-
sided at the meeting, seemed to awaken
them, for in a moment they were shouting
their approval of the statement: eve
are not fifty cent Democrats" The other
pointed but brief remarks of the ex-
governor were also vociferously applauded
The first speaker introduced by Chair
man Flower was Hon. w. d. Bynum, who
denounced free coinage in mastery ad-
dress, in which he referred to the value of
the Mexican dollar and made an earnest
plea for the gold standard and the honor
of the government.
1t was not until near the close of Mr.
Bynum's speech that the candidates, Gen
eral Palmer and General Buckner, came
in and assembled the platform The sight
of the two grizzled veterans, remnants of
the armies of the north and south, created
the greatest enthusiasm, and there was q
hearty burst Of applause that lasted for
some minutes the audience standing upon
their feet. The band added to the tumult
by playing alternately America and Dixie.
When General Palmer was introduced
he was received with almost vocferOus
applause. He spoke in part as follows:
II am here this evening in the attitute
of candidate for the presidency of the
United States. Less than n month ago 1
as little expected to address this audience
as any member of it expected to listen to
me- At indianapolis l met very large
number of Democrats, men who are in
earnest, who believe in Democratic prin-
ciples. They drafted me, and l then
volunteered. l undertook to enter into
this contest and to do what l could to
insure success to the cause of that great
party. l did not then believe that there
was single delegate to the convention
that expected that would be, or could
be, elected to the presidency.
"Thc convention was composed of stern,
resolute men, They were the Democrats
of 1892 who contributed their efforts to the
election of that honest manly Democrat
OF whom the convention said, The fidel-
ity, patriotism and courage with which
President Cleveland has fulfilled his great
public trust will secure to him place in
history beside the fathers of the republic
''Ihe delegates to the indianapolis con-
vention were Democrats, not Republicans
or Populists. After they saw the work of
the Chicago convention they had no further
hope, and felt constrained to announce to
the country that the declaration of that
convention attacks individual freedom.
the right of private contract, the indepen-
dence of the judiciary and the authority
of the president to enforce federal laws
They advocate n Democracy to increase the
price of silver by legislation, to the de-
basement of our monetary standard, and
threaten unlimited issues of paper money
by the government. They abandoned to
their Republican allies the Democratic
cause Of tariff reform to court the favor of
protectionists In view of their political
heresy and other grave departures from
Democratic principles we cannot support
the candidates of that convention, nor be
bound by its acts.
'It will be seen that the convention was
not composed of Democrats who would
first vote the ticket and then read the plat
ticular type of Democrats who seemed to
flourish with so much vigor in this noble
state Of New York 1t would not be pos
sible for any delegate to that convention
to vote for the candidates nominated in
Chicago and reject the platform us un-
sound and dangerous
"The Chicago convention was regularly
called and if it had adhered to the faith |
of the fathers the organization which
represent would have been entirely un-
necessary. Thousands of US who resist its
action do so only because it was perfectly
false to Democratic principles.
mo Democrat can object to the condem-
nation of the Chicago platform of arbitrary
interference by federal authorities in local
affairs. The real meaning of the Chicago |
declaration is well understood to have !
been intended as an Endorsement of the |
governor of Illinois and condemnation |
of the president for acts which were unan-
imously approved by the senate of the |
United States and were strictly in con-
formity with his duty as the chief magis-
trate Of the republic.
1.-The Chicago platform declares and rec |
ognizes that the money question is para
mount to all Others at this time. We in |
vite attention to the fact that the federal |
constitution named silver and gold to-
gether as the money metals in the United |
States, and that the first coinage laws
passed by congress under the constitution
made the silver dollar the monetary unit
and admitted gold to free coinage upon
the original basis by the silver dollar unit.
This language commends the convention,
its candidates and their supporters to the
distinct definite measure of the coinage
of the silver dollar of 412H grains of
standard silver, with unlimited legal ten
der qualities. One of these declarations
must be false in principle, and is neces-
sarily dangerous TO the business and credit
of the country. And it is for the Demo
cratic party to determine in the approach
ing election which of these two is 10 be