Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-09-23
POLITICAL NOTES.

Ex-President Harrison addressed the
Commercial Travellers Sound Money
League in New York yesterday.
A big mass meeting of sound money
democrats was held in Madison Square
Garden, New York. last night, where
Generals Palmer and Buckner made
speeches. Ex.-Gov. Flower presided.
Gen. Palmer declared his fidelity to
true democratic principles and praised
President Cleveland, and said the Chi
cago convention was perfectly false 10
democratic doctrines. Mr.. Bynum also
spoke.
Major Mckinley made addresses to
number Of delegations which visited
him at his home, Canton. Ohio, yester-
day. In speech he said: "The con-
test should be settled this year that no
party hereafter can alarm the business
world and shake public confidence by
the proposition to scale our debts. either
public or private. We cannot afford,
as nation, to hova the question raised
every four years, whether the nation
will pay or repudiate its debts. This is
year to close that question forever.
1t can be so determined this year that
it will never present itself again in
your life time or mine. A sweeping and
Impressive majority against the COM
bination of opposition will do it. And
nothing else will. Not bare majority,
but mighty one."
As stated yesterday John G. Sheehan,
leader Of Tammsny Hall, and repre-
senting the twelve State committeeman
10 that organization, has telegraphed
John Boyd Thacher, demanding his
resignation from the head of the New
York State democratic ticket, on the
ground that his letter, issued last Sun
day night, is qualification of The plat.
form adopted at Buffalo. 1t is feared
that Tammany and the silver demo-
Gratis will bolt if he stands, and it is
practically settled that the sound
money democrats who meet in Brook
lyn Thursday night will not indorse
him, but will put up straight gold
standard ticket of their own. The
meeting of the democratic State COM
mittee last night was made sensational
by the attempt of Tammany to force
John Boyd Thacher to retire from
the candidacy for Governor and by
its result in driving Senator David
B. Hill to break his long silence and
declare his position on national issues.
Several vigorous speeches were made
by Hill in which he declared the Chi
cago platform had been framed by an
archists, and that the silver mine own
ers were dupiDg ignorant politicians for
their own purposes through the Tam.
many men. The gist Of Hills utter
ances was that be will, like Thatcher,
support the Bryan and Sewall ticket
I for reguiarity's sake, but repudiate the
platform, all of which strengthens the
belief that Thatcher has been Hills
moutbpiece. A resolution was adopted
| that committee of FIVE be appointed by
the chair to notify the candidates upon
the State ticket of their nomination
and that such committee report back
to this committee at a meeting to be
held on Monday evening, September
IS, the result ofits action. The resolu.
ton adopted is con. ilered compro.
mise. 1t tides over the question until
after the convention by the gold demo.
Gratis in Brooklyn Thursday.
Mr.. ]. Boyd Thacher, the demo
cratic nominee for Governor of New
York, says that he is being unduly crit
icized. When asked if he would state
his position regarding the demand that
he retire from the State ticket, said
II will make statement in few days
after 1 have carefully weighed and con.
sidered the questions which are before
me-"
John C. Sheehan, the leader Of Tam
many Hall, was in a mild mood this
morning and was very reluctant to dis
cuss last nights meeting. ALI he would
say was that he thought that every
thing would end tremendously. Sena-
tor Thomas F. Grady, who is one Of
the committee appointed to wait on
Mr.. Thacher, says that the committee
| was only instructed to notify Mr..
Thacher. 1.-THE committee may, how
ever" said he, sin its address incor-
porate copy of the Chicago platform. "
Mr.. Bryan was greeted in Philadel.
phia last night by crowd which ex-
ceeded any outpouring of the people on
a similar occasion in the history of the
city. He spoke at the Academy of
Music, which has seating capacity OF
about 5000. Every available inch of
space in the house and on the stage was
occupied two hours before Mr..
Bryans arrival, and experts esti.
mated the audience at fully 5000.
When he appeared on the stage, the
cheering lasted several minutes. He
said, among other things; 1.-THE gold
standard papers ask why come to
Pennsylvania. have nothing to con-
ceal. I will tell you why come. l
come, first, to secure, if possible, the
electoral vote of the State of Pennsyl-
vania. If you deny that, if you will not
give me that vote, if we are defeated in
this campaign, then come upon an
other mission, and that is to tell the
people of Pennsylvania that the agita-
ton for free coinage will never cease in
this country until the gold standard is
driyen back to England. They say that
the craze is dying out. l care not what
they call the silver cause, You may
apply to it such epithets as you will,
but [ know that the silver cause will
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