New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-24
TUE VOICE OF THE BAR.
MYERS PROTEST AGAINST THE CHI
CAGO PLATFORM.

MEETING OF THEIR SOUND MONEY
,,,,aN cr.UB-EIECT1oN OF OFFICERS
,.n ADOPTION OF REsoLUTIoNs-vIG-
oRoUs SPEECHES BY WE'LL
KNOWN MEN.
rvsrs' Sound Money Campaign Club.
III" ,-.odv embraces in its membership more
WIN" 100 members Of the bar. was formally
than q, q meeting held yesterday at noon
organ, oo1 Estate Exchange. No ~ Liberty
]" -rss meeting was something more than the
>" Of campaign organizations II was
i.so,icauv protest against the doctrines iaid
:, the Chicago platform on the part OF
o.,carv the whole legal profession OF TINS
~. The large hall Of the Exchange was fiied
- doors bv a gathering that included most OF
~ ah,est and most influential members OF the
-. vorL Rar To enumerate some OF those
-. n.ore nresent would he merely TO give isl
- .ho names If the most prominent lawyers IN
=, The officers of the club elected yester-
49,. ,oar,v all Of whom attended the meeting IN
',aa,,.es indicate the thoroughly represent
o,ive character Of the organization
TUE LIST OF OFFICERS.
.n, were thus elected were Wheeler
,.Ao,, president: G Thornton Warren
.oas,,rer. Charles II. Sheriff.. jr secretary ana
,r.si3ents Franklin Bartlett. Frederick
a po,ts John NJ Bowers William A. butler
-ha-lee c Beaman. John L. Cadwaiader' w
po,-ke Cochran William @. Choate freoer"
y Coudert William J. Curtis. Essex Cowen'
,,.or T Davies George c. De Witt IT., Nllham
~ warts Austen G. Fox. William c. CULVER
U,riam p Hornbower. George Hoadly' Charies
u tnhheu Henry E Rowland Myer ; lsaacs
u.ul,sno Day. Daniel Lord. Lewis {. Ledyard
nolos NcCurdv John j McCook. Edward r. NC
c.n Ne Lancey Nicoll John T. Parsons, George
: Rives. Daniel G. Rollins. Elihu Root Edward
NJ SHEPARD Francis l.. Stetson' francis NJ
Scot, p Avmar Sands. Simon Sterne, Clarence
A Seward and Edmund Wetmore
OPENING OF THE MEETING.
The hall was tastefully decorated with Ameri-
a e.cs and festoons Of the National coors
p7,nc,ualy at - o'clock the meeting was called
- order hv Thomas Thacher. In doing this ne
declared his sympathy with that side OF the
cause now on trial in this country. in which he
sad the members If the bar were all retained
for The defence. II was peculiarly ft he thought
TIA, the legal profession should raise It's voice
IN the campaign. Lawyers. he pointed out were
supposed 10 he experts in the determining OF
Justice and injustice. between right and wrong.
s-s the clements that existed in this campaign
made ~ incumbent upon all who sought the pros
rs-i,,. - the country 10 adhere 10 the standard
Of sound money The question Of public honor
@, National honesty. Mr. Thatcher urged. took
the discussion this year out Of the ordinary run
81 party politics When II came to a question
Of the violation Of National obligations and in
te-fcrng with the independence Of the supreme
Court party lines were Obiterated. I'VE are
retained for the defence" he concluded. not by
gold not by silver. but by common interest in
the Commonwealth ard the welfare Of all the
people in his community"
Elihu Root then proposed the election of the
officers already named. and after being seconded,
the list was adopted unanimously
ADDRESS OF WHEELER II. PECKHAM
Wheeler H Peckham. the president Of the
club. who received with much applause. in
his opening address spoke in part as follows
This campaign club il is called does not be-
leve in any Of The great political parties which
arc AT present standing against each other in con-
iroversy for The Presidency OF our great Nation.
j is Independent don't know but what II might
a. any rate a hotter It must refuse 10 accept the
nomination and the platform given TO US at chi
occasionally before happened 10 me to be one Of
by party leaders We'll. very frequently 1t so hap
Jened that was out IN The cold because ] was not
with the crowd This time. however. the boilers
are The bigger crowd ] think that We All recog-
ME that the time has come when something more
IS required than the passing OF resolutions There
IS something before US to-day that demands action
on The part OF every man. A new departure has
been made. a new question has arisen. new inter
es's involved. and the old party lines are In
competent 10 hold us 10 them.
40 DEMOCRATIC PLANK AT CHICAGO.
There is not Democratic feature in the plat
form adopted Chicago. Take It plank by plank
section by section. and two years ago If it had
been submitted TO the Democratic party, Il would
have been rejected in detail and in whole ZAP
plause) Parties for men. not men for parties
Men aggregate when their convictions agree. but
When we are told by certain bodies OF men, with
whom we have heretofore been connected that We
must bow the head and cringe the knee to things
time has arrived when II l. the greatest virtue 10
bolt that Platform. applause
What are We asked to DO by these people, who
have seized upon the control OF the Democratic
party We are asked 70 change the standard an
standard that has been IN existence during the le
Of our Republic and put IN place 81 II amO'n ,bt
suffering which are told the people are innic,sd
by to-day / will not however. enlarge upon the
effects OF a change In that standard. You nave
heard them described before.
THE STANDARD OF VALUE.
Money is simply the standard and measure Of
VALUE 40 one wants money for itself we want IL
10 spend No one accumulates money for the
money itself. We want II for what II VIII purchase
for us-for pleasure. for houses for the necessares
OF Ire and for all other things that We desire But
n are not going TO get money easier by slVcI
standard instead Of gold STANDARD are We 10
he told that We shall flourish any better by *
Changing our labor according 70 the standard ahI
me- sire Of silver instead OF the standard OF Soid
Ar W. as labOring men. a. professional men, as
ing because We advise our fellow .cltlzehs a.-
ooriing TO the best light that We haNtt ar w. 10
stand ba X and refuse the responslblhit cast upon
US and not tell all men that as we knew our I"D"l
vii De compensated for IN coin al hai tnf '& vo
OF gold so will their labor be con peisat'o. lou
have been told that this IS non-pai tsih assocId
ton but disagree with that. MINK II J. " pdIlN
In itself II is Il party IN opposition 10 any Cldnt'
OF the standard under which We nave hcI"tolDi.
lived. The issue to-day i whether we are eo'I'5
10 carry out IN good faith our obhgat ohS' an"
whether we shall. carry our business WIN a cur
rency that the whole world says u inc bes cur
rency with which carry on commercial relations
iCheersj