The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-09-01

rs Democrat-Scored for Engender-
ing Class Hatred - Consultation De-
Tended and State Rights Densasced-
Grover Indorsed-Siiver Agitation Men,
toned With Scorp and LoathinS-Facts
Ignored and Protection Condemned.
Syracuse, n. Y, Aug. 31-The state
convention of gold Democrats met here
today. Daniel G. Griffin Of WATERFOWL
was chosen temporary chairman. He
spoke in part as follows:
For speech Of Temporary Chairman
Griffin see page two.)
The committee on permanent organi-
on Charles S. Fairchih for permanent
chairman. The following were selected
as delegates-at-large to the Indianapolis
convention: Roswell P. Flower of New
York, Charles Tracy Of Albany, George
MCGEE Of Corning and Edward Shep-
pard Of Brooklyn.
THE PLATFORM
The platform Is as follows:
The Democrats of the state OF New
York, assembled in convention at Syra-
cuse, adopt the following platform:
THE maintenance Of the constitution
IN its integrity; the preservation of the
national credit unimpaired and the ma
tional honor unsullied; the freedom Of
the individual to engage in all the pur-
suits of life unhampered by the interfer-
ence Of paternal government and the
right Of every citizen to receive the re-
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debasement OF the standard Of value,
are fundamental and essential principles
Of the Democratic party.
I'VE repudiate the Chicago platform
and its supplement, the Populist plat
form, adopted at st. Louis, because both
violate and attack all these Democratic
principles.
AS MUCH A POPULIST.
1--WE repudiate the nominees of the
Chicago convention. Its candidate for
president stands as much upon the Pop
ulst platform, with its demand for UNI
limited paper money distributed direct
to the people and it's socialistica nd anti
American demands for the extension of
paternal government, as he does upon
the platform adopted at Chicag go. He
actively sought the Populistic nomin-
rejected 1t, and he has never repudiated
the declarations Of the Populist plat
form. More than all, we deplore the
outburst Of sectional hate which attend
ed the adoption of the Chicago platform
and detest the attempt to divide a DEM
ocratfc people, all standing with equal
rights and opportunities before the law,
into rich and poor, and under the Stim-
illus Of the class prejudices thus arOus-
ed, to retreat with reckless contempt
the views of the large and earnest min
ority in the convention who sought to
conf1ne its utterances to a declaration
of Democratic principles
This platform is accepted by the pres
idential nominee Of the convention in the
spirit in which it was adopted. Every
speech he delivers is fired with inham-
matory appeals to the poor against the
rich, In a base, unmanly and anti-social
effort to obtain votes by creating and
stimulating passionate class hatred
among our people. We appeal to our
fellow citizens seriously to consider this,
which is the gravest fear Of the pending
election. How long can our Democrats
institutions endure If this assault upon
them succeeds?
ANTT-CONSTITUTIONAL.
THE Chicago platform attacks the
constitution, both in its letter and in its
spirit. 1t threatens to overcome decis-
ions of the supreme court displeasing to
the party caucus, by packing the court
through an increase of the number of
judges, thus striking a, deadly blow at
the vital constitutional principles of the
independence Of the judiciary.
Under the guise of resenting federal
Interference in local affairs, it implidely
condemns the exercise ofthe constitution
al powers of the federal executive TO pro-
tect the transportation of the mails, to
secure freedom OF commerce among the
several states and to enforce the DEGREES
of the federal courts when resisted by
force and riot.
SIXTEEN TO ONE.
in proposing TO open the minis of the
United STATES to the free coinage Of sill
yer at the ratio Of IS to l. when the rela-
tive market value Of silver and gold are
now in the proportion Of about 81 to l,
the Chicago platform threatens a par
tial Reputation of the public debt, the
validity of which the constitution de-
c1ares shall not be questioned 1t
reaches a climax of arbitrary interfer-
ence with individual rights when it
the public by forbidding contracts which
provide for payment in any medium
more valuable than the deprecated le-
gal tender which 1t proposes to estab-
ESh.
I'VE repudiate the Chicago platform
beca use il proposes to substitute for our
present standard OF value. which IL
equal to the best in the world. an IN
stable and deprecated standard, which
has been rejected by every civilized
and prosperous nation, and which would
put US on none tary level with China,
Mexico and other countries where labor
is VIGOROUSLY underpaid.
THE PLATFORM ATTACKED.
The Chicago platform declares
against gold monometallism and ad-
vocates legislation which VIII inevitably
lead to silver recommendation; 1t advo-
Gates monetary system which would
offer an unlimited field OF specula ton
to the capitalist, but would materially
reduce the purchasing power of every
dollar paid to the wage Garner. and pun
ISL honest thrift by depreciating the val
re OF every savings bank deposit and
life insurance policy. 1t advocates Eb-
eral pensions and at the same time seeks
20 impair the value OF every pension 20
be paid by the government by il, con-
demns the only method provided for the |
keeping invloiate International credit and
favors a policy which must result N
partial reputation Of the public debt: |
IL disapproves OF the issue OF national |
bank notes secured by the pledge OF |
government bonds and suggests no sub |
stitute therefor except unlimited paps-
redeeniAble in debasei and !
coin. II covsrtly attacks the |
existing civil service laws. upon the pres
ervat ton and extension OF which the e. !
OF the pUolic service depends |
Il contemptuoIisly onlits all reference 10 |