The San Francisco call., 1896-09-23
Palmer and Bucknsr Represent
the Men Who Are Not
RevolutionistS.
BYNUM SCORES BRYANITEs.
Declares the Statement That Free
Coinage Will Advance Silver
Faliacy.

square Garden was crowded to oyerhowIng
tonight when the candidates of the Ma
tional Democracy faced a metropolitan
audience and opened the campaign for the
soundmoney Democracy in the Empire
State. An hour before the meeting opened
the best seats were taken. and at o'elock
1000 were standing in the hall. The au-
dience was one of the best appearing that
has been drawn together by political
meetings in this city. A large number of
ladies were present. The audience recog-
nized Roswell P Flower, William D. By
mum, Colonel Fellows and others, and
cheered them as they made their way to
their seats. Among those on the plat
form were: Rev. Theodore Cuyler, Will
liam B. Hornb blower of New Jersey, c. A.
Henriques, Captain Hugh Gordon, Peter
B. Oiney, Theodore Sutro, Colonel Thomas
Hurley of Texas, Colonel J. NJ. Faulkner
of Florida; Charles C. Canda, Everett
P. Whether and DR.. William Everett of
Massachusetts,.
Promptly at o'clock Robert A. Wynd-
mann, chairman of the National Demo-
cratic Committee of New York, stepped
TO the front of the platform and opened
the proceedings. He said that the good
old ship Democracy was going on the
rocks when the Indianapolis convention
took her in charge and placed able men at
her helm who were now manning her for
the fight which would bury Organism,
wisconsin and Sewallism so deep that
GabriePs trumpet would have difficulty in
resurrecting them. He then introduced
Ex-Governor Flower, the chairman of the
evening, who said:
Fellow Democrats, We are met to ratify the
nomination and platform of the National
Democratic Convention held at Indianapolis.
We are Democrats aud not Popuiists. We are
in favor ot liberty, regulated by law. We are
not reYolutionists. We believe in maintain
ing our form of government in its full vigor;
the legislative department to make the laws,
the judicial to expound them and the execu-
tive TO enforce them. We believe in law and
order, not in riot and disorder. We believe IN
dollars of full international value measured
by the markets of the world We are moi 5O-cent
Democrats. We favor a tariff for revenue only,
We declare that the Government should not
posed to fiat money. We favor the merit sys-
tem-the fewer spoils the less corruption in
public affairs. We believe In economy in every
department of the Government We fndorse
the administration of President Cleveland
Our principles point the way to stability in
government, not to doubtful experiments; to
confidence in business, not to uncertainty: to
prosperity, not panics.
Fellow Democrats, let us take no step back
ward, but march in solid phalanx for the pres
ervalion of our glorious republic and with il
the grand old Democratic party. Its ark of the
covenant for 1896 is safe in the hands of our
standard-bearers, nominated by the Indianap-
oils convention, Palmer and Bnckner. And I
now take pleasure in introducing the tall
hickory of the Wabash, my old colleague in
Congress, William d. Bynum.
Mr.. Bynum was received with cheers.
He started in by saying that after thirty
years in political life as a Democrat he
found himself unable to support the ticket
nominated at Chicago. for he did not be-
lieve the candidates to be Democrats Con-
gressman Bynum vent on as follows:
If there is any principle that Is cardinal with
the Democratic party it is the belief of that
party, from the very foundation of its organi-
cation down 10 the present time, in the main
tenance OF sound money. The question is the
volume OF money consists to-day of 5000, ,OOO,-
600 gold coin, OF more than $500, 900 900 of
silver coin, of $346, 100000 of greenbacks aud
currency, of $4,000 900 treasury notes
issued under the Sherman act, and about
$3l ,O0O,OO of currency certificates issued
under the act OF 1872. All this money circu-
lates not only throughout the United States,
but all over the world on parity with gold,
and what the national Democratic party which
assembled at indianapolis aud promulated
platform and nominated a ticket insists that
all this money shall be maintained at parity
with gold.
100 cents in the United States, but worth 100
cents all over the world, and what we Demo-
Gratis that oppose the free and unlimited COIN
age OF silver intend is that il shall be main-
tanned at parity with gold all over the world
While the monetary value of our silver dollar
is 100 cents, the bullion value or the value of
the silver contained In that dollar. not only In
the United States, but everywhere, is only SO
cents. If the policy of the platform al Chicago
is carried out and our mints should be opened
to the free and unlimited coinage of silver the
effect would he 10 hiring the mnnatQrv a 1t,a
and bullion value Of the silver dollar together.
Either the monetary vaine OF that dollar would
change from 100 cents to so cents, or the bull
lion value of silver in that dollar would rise
from so cents to 100 cents, or one would come
down and the other would go up until the two
meet at some point between the bullion and
the monetary value.
Mr.. Bynum went on in an exhaustive
argument of the question. He said that
since the Chicago convention the silver
craze had abated. He declared that the
statement of the Bryan supporters that
free coinage would advance silver is q
fallacy.
As Mr.. Bynum was closing his remarks
the two candidates appeared on the plat
form. General Palmer was escorted by
Charles g. Fairchild, who was Secretary OF
the Treasury during President Cleveland's
first term, General Buckner was escorted
by State Committeeman John De Witt
Warner. The candidates were greeted
Win nearly applause ana cheers. Three
cheers for General Palmer were given with
d will, and the band played HAL TO the
Chief" General Palmer placed himself
on good footing with his audience by a
few happy off-hand remarks. These were
vigorously applauded. Then he took his
manuscript and read the speech. General
Palmer said:
I ! am here this evening in the attitude OF a
candidate for the Presidency of the United
States. Less than month ago / expected
this appearance as little as any one OF my at,-
uience. On the Sd of December the eonven.
ton OF National Democrats, representing
forty-one States, assembled in Indianapolis
and honored me by presenting my name for
the consideration OF the people of the United
States as candidate for the chief magistracy
OF the Republic. do not know, nor do be-
lieve, that single delegate 10 that eonven-
non expected that / could be or would be
elected 70 the Presidency. In fact, in the
preface to the declaration OF principles made
by the convention it did not assert such an
expectation. The convention was composed
OF stern, resolute men. They were the Demo-
Gratis OF 1892, who contri buted their efforts 10
the election of that honest manly Democrat
of whom the convention said:
"The fidelity, patriotism and courage with
which President Cleveland has fulfilled his
great public TrusIi the high character Of his