The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-10-01
THE TWO OLD WARRIORS.
GEMS. PALMER AND BUCKNER,
SPOKE TO A BALTIMORE
AUDIENCE.
WERE GIVEN VOC|FEROUS APPLAUSE
ple-NIr. Buckner Says They Will
Carry kentucky. Illinois, Florida
and Alabama.

Baltimore. Sept. pa thoroughly
sympathetic audience. numbering be-
tween 1000 and 5000, assembled in
Music hall here tonight to greet Gems.
Palmer and Buckner. Both gentlemen
were hailed with the most vUcferous
applause and the points in their addresses
were received with shouts of applause.
The meeting was held under the auspices
of the national democracy of Maryland,
and prior TO the introduction of the can
didates an electoral ticket for the state
was unanimously ratified.
j. j. Donaldson of this city presided.
and the list of vice presidents embraced
many of the representative merchants
and tinanciers of the city and state.
Gen. Palmer was escorted upon the
platform by Ex-Governor White. and
when the audience caught sight of them
it rose en- masse and cheered itself hoarse.
This demonstration was repeated when
Gen. Buckner appeared.
In the course of his remarks Gen.
Palmer mentioned the name of w. J.
Bryan, which was hailed with mingled
Kisses and applause, lasting fve min
utes. Every mention of the names of
Mckinley and Cleveland called forth en-
thusiastic cheers.
Gen. Palmer spoke in part as follows:
MIR. Chairman and Fellow Citizens
| will not deny that | am greatly flat
tered by the kind words of your chair
man and the kindness you have shown
me. | am proud to be recognized by your
chairman and the democracy us the
democratic candidate for the presidency
and | am proud TO be associated with
the distinguished candidate for the vice
presidency"
Gen. Palmer then referred to the fact
that he and his associate had long ago
differed as TO relative rights of states and
had met on more than one battlefield. He
congratulated his countrymen that both
had survived and lived to see "our coun-
try again one, and that all of us are
loyal to the flag
Gen. Palmer related the action of the
various conventions, referring especially
to the financial planks. The convention
ut Indianapolis, he asserted. was con-
tent to submit its claims to the country
upon Il declaration of principles clear.
precise, frank and bold That conven-
tion declared that gold was the coin of
large transactions and that silver could
be used only as subsidiary coin. 1t did
not propose an international conference
or commission to settle that question.
The republican party talked about the CO.
operation OF other nations. The demo-
cratic party mt Indianapolis knew that
no such cooperation was possible: they
knew that other countries that were
interested i'll great commercial transac-
ton have no desire to adopt in any sense
the free coinage of silver. and when we
spoke to the people of this country on
that subject we were frank and asserted
that the existing standard is the true
standard, and one that ought to be main
tanned.
MIR. Bryan represents four parties fav
oring free coinage. This so-culled demo-
cratic convention was assembled at Chi
cago. denounced the courts. denounced
the president for his interference and the
maintenance of public order and for the
enforcement of the federal law. That
was done in order TO placate certain
element, and it was done largely under
the Influence Of the present governor of
Illinois, and Il candidate for reelection.
tHisses.) The speaker added that other
conventions favored government acquisi-
Mr.. Bryan. he said, is representative of
all these elements, and has uttered no
word of opposition no word of rondemna-
ton of any of these vagaries. And. there
fore. in the light of what we know. he
must approve of them all.
The speaker declared, however. that
the real question now at issue was the
silver question.
Mr.. Bryan, said Gen. Palmer. treats
this whole subject as if it was thing
of mere legislation, and the Chicago con-
vention denounces this gold standard as
Il British matter. l tell you. my coun-
trymen. that if this matter could be con-
trolled by mere legislation we would con-
slider it and this imputation on the Amer
lean people of being the slaves of others
as being an infamous outrage. Who of
lis is the servant and slave of Great
Britain? The Master said BE honest
and if this country is honest it can
meet Great Britain everywhere on every
standard and upon every theme.
Gen. Buckner in an interview today.
said he had no doubt that his ticket
would carry Kentucky by 10000 Illinois
by rs many more and Florida and Ala
bama by handsome majorities.