The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-11-25
WILL STICK
Gold Democrats
Determined
To Maintain Their Organ
izatiOn as a Party,
SO Mr.. Bullock of Executive
Committee Says.
Any Hint Of Bryanism Next Spring
Will Result In Bolt.
Tn cueh aa Eveut fha Coid M, Ma cuo-
Any Hint OF Bryanism Next Spring
Will Result In Bolt.
In Such an Event the Gold Men MAY Sup
port Republican Candidate.

William ID. Bynum and John P.Frenzel
of Indianapolis, chairman and treasurer
of the National Committee of the gold
standard faction of the Democratic party.
are in New York to consult with the
esders OF the movement In rhe East and
the Palmer and Buckner people of Rhode
Island are showing considerab ble interest
in the results.
"One thing which may be considered
fixed fact" said Mr.. Bynum, sis that the
National Democracy will continue to be
Q National political party. 1t was in
tended from the outset that it should be-
come permanent organization. It's
mem bers are the true Democrats WI no are
guided In their political action by genu-
inc Democratic principles. Should the
currency issue be prominent in the cam
paign four years hence, and the attempt
sgain be made to foist free silver on the
country. a National Democratic ticket
for President and Vice-President will
surely te nominated. The question witt.
US now Is how best to continue our w ork
OF organization. In most of the Western
States, as in New York steps nave been
taken TO out the party on permanent
footing.
"a meeting OF our National Executive
Committee will be held before Jan. ],
either at indianapolis or Chicago, at
which the policies to be pursued by the
National organization will be discussed,
and an address to the Democracy Of the
nation will probably be isued. Further
tnan that cannot say what viii be done
until have consulted with leaders In
the movement.
'It squite evident that as honest DEM
ocrsts, true 10 the principles and tradi-
tion OF the party, we cannot act with an
organization which accepted the Chicago
platform and its declarations, which are
so at variance with those held by US.
"The result must be that we cannot
affiliate with them even In local matters,
ana ths probability is that we will have
National Democracy candidates for muni-
cipaI and State officers throughout the
country.
"0f all the issues raised by the Chicago
platform, 1 believe that free silver is the
only one which has a chance of survival
until the next national campaign. / can
not think that the attack on the Su-
preme Court, and other demsgogic ap-
peals to class prejudice will again be
made.
"If the incoming administration shall
enact satisfactory financial legislation,
even free silver 10 likely 10 cut q small
figure. The tariff situation do not re-
gard as very important. All that IL
needed is a tariff which will raise sufii-
cient revenue for the needs of govern
ment. believe that the present tariff
law is, in the main, satisfactory to the
manufacturers.
Mr.. Bynum said that he is opposed to
the suggestion that the sound-money
Democrats be rewarded for their services
In the campaign by the appointment of
some of their number to important
places. He said that they soug ut no re-
ward for what they did and desired none.
In closing he reiterated his belief that 1t
will be useless To attempt to reunite the
sound-moncy and repudiation wings Of
the Democracy.
The organization Of the gold standard
Democrats in Providence Is still in exist
cree and is TO he kept up, 80 Mr.. Sam II.
Bullock OF the executive committee said
today. Other members of this committee
are &. T.. Mumford, who represented
Rhode Island at Indianapolis, Hon. A. =.
Miller. Edmund Walker and Charles T..
Nichols.
These men are understood to be willing
that the two factions OF the psrty be
reunited now that the silver issue is set
tied. But they are going To he cautious.
IL the Democrats mo follow Owen and
Conley adopt platform at the State con-
vention In the spring which has any hint
OF Organism IN IL the Palmer and Buck
ner following OF the National csmpaigu
Bill remain aloof and either support the
Republican candidate for Governor or else
nominate a state ticket OF their own.
Chairman franklin Pierce owen OF tho
Democratic state Central Committee still
persists in denying the existence OF any
fsctional differences among Rhode Island
Democrats, and he said today that there
had been no bolt. lie was asked how
he could reconcile that statement with
the result of the balloting on November
3, ana replied that the apparent results
were mitch more tran the actual ana to
illustrate his meaning gave q lew and
startling explanation OF the Palmer and
Buckner vote and also OF the fact that 10
yer cent. OF the total NUMBER OF votes
cast were thrown out a. defective.
"It has always becn the CUSTOM" he
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