The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1896-10-14
STOCKTON NOT FOR BRYAN.
Attorney General Refuses 10 support th'
Democratic Ticket,

Attorney General Refuses 10 Support the
Democratic Ticket.
TRENTON, Oct. Attorney General
John p. Stockton, yesterday mailed to
Colonel L. L. Price, of Newark, chairman
of the Democratic State Committee, in
answer to an appeal to take the stump,
the following letter:
81 am in receipt of two communications
under the heading of the New Jersey Dem
ocratic State Committee, one from Will
lam X. Devereux, secretary, asking wheth-
er can speak during the campaign in aid
OF the election of Bryan and Sewall, and
the other from yourself, asking co opera
ton 10 the same end. / am obliged to de-
cline both suggestions, for the reason that
am not in accord with the present State
Committee, either in the matter OF nomi-
nation, platform or methods.
"The Democratic State convention OF
July last declared the sentiment of the
party on the subject of finances and select.
ed delegates TO present those sentiments
to the National convention. Those dele
gates were insulted and the sentiments
outraged by the majority al Chicago, who,
secure in a promised coalition of the West
and South, impressed upon the New Jersey
Democracy that their aid was neither
needed nor desired.
1.-THE platform was m ade 10 include pro-
positions foreign and hostile to all Demo-
cratic notions and the history of good gov
eminent, and was defended by Mr.. Bryan
upon the principle emblazoned on your
letter head that it appealed to The Masses
and Not the Classes Upon that platform
and because of his defence Of it, Mr.. Bryan
was nominated, and he has since declared
his entire utilization with every threat and
| promise that it makes.
"When the New Jersey delegates re-
| turned from the conviction they were en-
titled to have the fidelity of their actions
recognized, but instead, the State Com
mltlee proceeded to ostraciZe all Demo-
Gratis who would not then yield up their
| judgment and sentiment TO blind and
wholesale adoption of the Chicago nomi-
nations and platform, both OF which had
been opposed by the New Jersey delega-
ton under a fair understanding Of their in -.
structions.
"The State convention, under the drec-
/ tlOn OF tue Dtate OOtntnlttee, enforced the
ostracism and recanted its previous decla-
rations by adopting political dogmas re-
pugnant to every idea Of sound govern
ment, upon the theory that the Chicago
convention should control the machinery
of the party and the conscience of its
members, even upon matters on which the
sentiment OF the party had not been taken
To such conclusion | can not give my
assent, nor can | help to enforce it on
others.
81 need not say that for nearly fifty
years have uniformly and unhesilatingly
supported the nominee of every Demo
cratic convention, and it is only because of
the great governmental principle involved
that can not support the present ticket.
'ln the hope that after the present cleo
ton the Democracy may again unite upon
doctrines which have their strength in
Democratic principles as exemplifed by
those who founded the party and taught
it the difference between Democracy and
Communism, am, yours truly,
"JoHN p. STOCKTON"