New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-19
s. n. HALLTDATS LETTER.

s. D. HALLIDAfS LEIIEh
HE WRITES TO Ex-pREsIDENT WHITE OF CORNELL
THAT. DrsGI- sTED WITH THE BUFFALO
CONVENTION HE Is OUT FOR
PALMER AND BUCKNER
Ithaca n Y Sept 1s-S. D. Halliday, the lawyer
and Democratic leader has written the Following
letter to ex-President White. OF Cornell University
Ithaca y. Y. September H. 1870
Nv Dear Sir: Some time since you addres - nrr
b eer o friends in the Democratic party and
did me the honor 10 include my name IN tnal ~ Rad
hopes that some good would come out OF the bui-
falo Convention That hope Is now y gonf That what
ever one thinks OF the Republic let II De Wil'rem
on his forehead. and doii, am prepare" -
V 6 course aT do not believe in the free and pnlim
pafoPm but that part OF the platform is by no
means ne Of rs the best things President Cleveland ever
did was to put down the Chicago riot ne he, Was tSs
nerfered with and oPP}Sf,1 al chcago Conven-
ton and the Chicago platform in effect denounces
me he less effectively encourages rioters .,
The effort TO strip the courts Of our county, d 81
one ~ their principal weapons in preventing as d
order and wrong is another step in the same al
recton. 49,, . fotura ~ the whole
,latform is is attack upon the integrity OF the
supreme Court of the United states. al ,.hen they
Ne ali know that mon are mortal, ana %heh M
are appointed to judicial positions they o 40 n o our ar
WAYS cease to be partsans l5ut Ih ~ 70 remove
me Judges Of it's courts far as possible fr9 ON
az AZ pa o o that they may not be in any way ac-
countable to or dependent upon the 6hah9T,s rSi
cago platform indirectly tut orf
poses reorganize and PACK the 80 and nuppets
Of the Bryan Administrator II ne - nrnni-
pledged to carry d, oa patform on which he was
pImirated When such an alarming doctrine mus
us WAY mo for VERY patriot to seize his musket ana
ry .Walti" The whole tendency OF the onrs s ~
nstform is bad and its adoption by the eectOrs ~
ipbds Country would be menace to our system u
Government and disgrace to the Na a..,d b,,
the reporters Of Network press ana vas Mas asHe
what effect the free coinage OF slIVer "o .d
I'm, his only answer that the nlteq So
1 niiSS Yer adont the free and unlimited coinage OF
silver whenever the same question IN any 49,
80, u.aa messed upOn his attention MS universal
r ,,as precisely the same, but with Increased EN-
phass We now on soeady anu ~. ~ sa,, all the
basis and with currency suffceht 10 ,o,,ii
Hsi,,ase ~ his country. and Ii Hung 'hans couiI
not believe possible that an nteilsgih, and mn
change from this to debased ana dsn a
certain currency and suffer ali the eV ~
within few weeks when that distnguished nnes
statesman reached his home he should nf M S
-. stority OF the electors in the tnltel $40
had voted FOR precisely that thing me GOO opo
,his country and its institutions when ne ~" IT,
da,,b,ediv has would be considerably lessenel ne
same would probably be equally true OF every 'ed''S
s'atesman in every other country. . .
Won viii remember that some fourteen years ago a
certain eemen. In the Republican pdrN 10y hira y,
go ,asyrarn got possession OF the machinery OF
The Republican State Convention a. dsnrred
by other means eqiai4y as ~ uh1cb p'lar a
Governor cornell Of h R %ns 70 ~ Emitted
Tho result was that thousands upon thousands on re
nubljcans Joined with the democrats III sle''hx
GGrove~ cleveland then candidate for Governor, ny
h benomena majority of nearly 10000 majority
20 great that the result was stripped OF az dppea
- 20 narrIsanship These Republicans did not ne
They simply p99osed 10 he
the tlme-servers camp-ioH0We,s anu VI ,Ion
a nai ~ condemn their dishonest methods
Occurrences somewhat similar TO these TOOK pace IA
he TillmanS AltReldS
rd others who could al least he considered the
best elements in the Democratic party oy means n 81
otberwise were enabled 10 nominate lis canildate'
and to dictate its platform and we are now asKeb on
methods and advocate PRINCIPLES in Which 1 we 40
not believe and to support noSt,e
am willing in an humble way to Join with Gov
o-no am Flower. William G Whitney and host Of
other true Democrats in opposing the nominees or
,bat Convention its methods and It's platform ~
'Ske defeat OF the Republican party IN l@2 by
the phenomenal majority Of nearly 2o." IN IRIS
State w9 'bs con mo It was Ultimately benefit
The very year 1t polled on an average us III.
nornal vote and It's subsequent strength was not
in the least impaired by TIE rc6uke wnicn me
voters At TO administer 10 me 01
to the chicago platform and nominees VIII IN IN
do 1t S me Democratic party purged by the
defeat ~ the heresies OF the Chicago convention.
WA tbis state viii then be swung back again into
the Democratic column. In which II properly ne
longs. .,- ..-...- 49,. ~ o,a
,bat ,s n occur this fall and there Is more. hope.
~ tbe fn,nre Of all OF us than the simple 'tomor-
row. believe that the man Tho stands stea .1
vii ~ least command the respect OF his fellow
citizens and that that party which Will DO the
same thing will pursue course which. IN the long
nm will achieve for itself the greatest amount OF
success. ,<.-, , 49,. -,
rout at chicago horse. foot and dragons; but
Ire scattered forces have since rallied at Indian
annoiIs and now propose renew the fight from
there FOR honest money and Democratic principles
7 shall have no quarrel with my fellow Democrat Is
Who shall oppose the election Of BRYAN and Sewall
Nv voting directly for the electors OF Mckinley and
tiobart 7f they so m. but shall cast my vote
for Tho electors OF Palmer and Buckner. They are
good Democrats and they stand on Democratic
s,.ror,n s D HALLIDAY.