New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-13


representative body OF American Democrats was
never assembled upon the American Continent
IT'S PURPOSES.
The Convention was called for two purposes;
First to formulate platform declaratory or party
principles and secondly to nominate candidates
for President and Nce-Presdent OF the Oniteo
States Both these purposes were fully accom-
plisbed according to the usages that have beeh
recognized and the methods of procedure WIFI ns,,
have Obtained I'm Democratic conventions lo mor
years The acts Of the Convention nrt vas
the acta of the Democratic party. us WORK va,
done under the sovereign authority ol me ,, o,t
Srovth OF The calm well ma tured Judgment OF the
people themselves. deliberately eNpfcsHen III IL
their representatives chosen from anon III Eli
est most trusted and patriotic OF their reno" -o'''
zens IN all the States. ,,.,., ,r,o vet
Although ali have said Is literally true.
the fact remains Of which every one is
that there eXtraneous crcdmstancc ,,ai az
up 10 the Convention which attracted nnusr", ,'h
tc lton TO it's deliberations and invested tnelh ,
unusual importance. To such an ck,"ue vi" ,ho, no
other political convention has ,een hsre ,i h
this country since the Civil War~pnn NJ, dr in
lie attention was rivcted with such intensity OF w
the outcome OF whose deliberations NOT Only M M
American people but the nato OF tnr Wth the
circumstances to which refer inc eHiss'" H no
tional Administration was rrea',a ivy oat ,,ctnrv
cratic party. 1t Is the result OF inc er'h, IV,UaS ,
won I'm 1892 The campaign Of that year was
fought almos' wholly on the tarn s,Horopostir
trust breeding schedules Of the Mchriey INV Nv
man against that law and thousands Of those
who believe in the policy of protection when con- CON
mo-, for private enrichment protested ngains,
this monsrous measure of exto non Ioi , NJ
and corporate emolumcnt Opposition TO ', anc Su
Kinley law was the dominant issue OF that cam m
paign. and the measure was congemhcu ~ q"
Overwhelming majority OF the American Pe"P''
WALL, STREET AND FOREIGN INFLUENCES
Rut Mr. Chairman. I desire to say that although
the tariff was made the Issue of 1882. there were
thousands Of Democrats who then peheVeu 'n"'
a reform in our monetary system was OF i"'
greater Importance even than REFORM III "u'
revenue policies. I was among those VINO ;" W
ueved Those holding to that belief did not IN any
degree underestimate the importance OF the tarhli
tssue on the contrary its importance was fuily
appreciated. but they believed none the 'Ss Una,
thr control OF our fiscal affairs by mercenary
elimination of Wall street bankers dominated hy
foreign Influences more perilous 10 Natiora
sionsi nrosnerty than all the tariffs the riiserly
hand OF gluttonous greed could write. to"cNcI
we scepd1 N the ssue as made and
man rallied with loyalty and aIacrlty, TO Ne
standard Of revenue reform We reloiced III NJ, NIr
Clevelands election and confidently expected.
as we had right to. that he woula prihe ,dn
tariff question TO speedy settlement. ana stiip
monopoly of its opportunity to plumber the Pe"p'e
DOOMED TO DISAPPOINTMENT
Rut IN this lust expectation we were doomed to
d,sanno,ntment Instead of devotng himself to
a prompt and wise solution of the important issue
upon which ne elected. he incohSis'eh'Iy
thrust II aside and began. almost at the treshoi'
OF his Administration. 10 exerclSf the s'c'' Po"
of his office to commit the country to a ilnahcia
system inaugurated by the Republican parry 'Il
which the Democratic party nag tine Mnu
condemned In both State and National '"nv'ntionS y,
In the beginning Of this attempt the maI , o,
the people Disappointed and dlstresse, O6 u,fh
i'm Amusement. With absorbing lnteresl, anu MI
constantly Increasing resentment, they Watcn.u
the rapid development OF events AS rmick sue
cession and when they came to unae t1rnnd
their fun meaning ana erect rect r ryscn'e"'
Then began within the Democratic party one o OF
the NOS in thr Political history Of this Nation 1t
was struggle for mastery between NE ,sa,oi,aI
ne Who constitute the party which created mat
Administration. The prize they foueh, TOT wa az de-
iermine whether the Democratic party should ao1e
by the traditions Of the cho and obseoosiy
abandon the principles OF true Democracy ana Ine
plant agent TO Snv'e The people Won
They glorious victory
"WHAT THEM"
The fun significance Of their triumph cannot be
estimated at "A glance. Suppose they had lost.
what then? Suppose the Chicago convention hao
followed the servile example Of the Republican
Convention what then? If that had happened
what hue would the skies now reveal to the up
lifted ewes OF anxious millions? Would the star OF
hone then have risen luminous to the meridian or
have fallen with waning light upon a cIonL iti
U, ~ ald and shop then have rested their tired
hands? What buvark Of defence would thci, nav
stooG ho Constitute the solid strength and
safety of the State. ana the coihpineu a11,soi.od
sions OF foreign money-changers and Anghcized
American monaires? Upon what rock would inc
defenders OF the Constitution, the chamPlonS o., o.
American ideas and the friends OF American IN
stitutions have then anchored their hopes Tor the
future? The b Guea reS epmbc confess
financial serviude to England or act ndepenueI.i
for itself? Shall this Government follow or s Tti
II lead? Shall 1t be vassal or sovereign ms
Republican Convention declared ior lofe'Em III
he Rriitsh policy Of single gold standard fraudu,
cntly fastened upon this country, ana utcia' eu
in1enendent policy Of our own Confessng that the
gold standard is fraught with evii TO or peo a
FOR the world il Yet declared that We are helpless
Ina, d,r we Ind our people ruined until England
shall consent for MS to lit our hahds III our UT
h nc, ertv Of The immortal Lincoln For years
piutocracy has been winding its Shiny ana poison
Gus coils around the Republican party anu J., WIZ WIZ
strange il to death the sea serpents OF on on
strangled the Trojan priest Of Neptune anu III
Democratic party-thc party OF jefferson ana JACK
son~and used ali its giant strength to bend it to it'
nurnosss Within both parties there was lniknty
struggle for supremacy between those who beilev'
in the sovereigny OF ne People ana toI Remb
| lIcan party the hand of Marcus Aurellus Hanna
has buckled golden mai ana sem his o free Land
| Of
THE OLD PARTY REJUVENATED.
But I'm the Democratic party thank God. the people
| are triumphant. There the clutch OF the money
| power after a tremendous conflict. was broken Inc
priests OF Mammon scOurged from the temple
| and to-day under the providence OF hlgh heaven
the old party rejuvenated stands forth stronger an6
better than ever, the undaunted champion Of const
| tufional liberty popular rights and National indie
| pendence The gage OF battle thrown down at st
| Louis was taken up at Chicago. Against Enelsf
ideas we place American IDEAS; against the Englisf
| nOl,v We place American policy; against foreign
| domination we place American Independence an(
against the selfish control OF privileged classes w
place the sovereignty Of the people The ktpublicai
platform Is the antithcsis Of the Democratic pla,
| Tor gold and silver bimetalllsm one proposes tina
we wait upon other nations: the other that We act 70
| ourselves one proposes that the Government shall
lean lnon the bankers OF New York and London. tn
other that the Secretary Of the Treasury shall stan
| er.c confident and fearless. and assert his pOwo
10 protect the rights OF the people and the honor o
| the Nation one proposes 70 continue the policy o
issuing bonds: the other TO stop IT, one declares 70
The aln.r ls laclLI Z.