Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-08-07
A. w. PETERS FOR BRYAN.
Chairman of New York Consolidated
Exchange Thus Announces Himself.
(New York Journal)

New York Journal)
Augustus w. Peters, chairman OF the
General Committee Of Tammany Hall.
and chairman OF the Consolidated Elk
change, has brought a small tempest
about his ears by declaring for Bryan and
Sewall. Free-silver men are greatly III
the minority on the Consolidated Elk
change, and Chairman Peters finds his
views opposed by the president, the nrst
two vice-presidents, and the secretary OF
the Exchange. Mr.. Peters discussed DrieI-
~ the issues of the campaign yesterday
afternoon.
In the first place." he said, Il am
firm believer in the principle OF majority
rule. The convention at Chicago was
gathering of representative Democrats.
not OF Anarchists, as vituperauVe press
declares. ii was an assemDlaSe OF 49, "a. u
est men, firm in a conviction, ana navlhB
the welfare of the nation at heart; ms
convention adopted, by a large HidJola.ys
q platform declaring for the free coihasS
Of silver at a ratio Of 10 to !, ana lhe
opponents Of this principle should SUP
nit TO the will Of the majority. .
Never" continued Mr.. Peters, nave
doubted the duty Of loyal Democrats;
Only one course was open 70 lheIl, am am
that was the endorsement OF bryan an
Sewall. / advocated such actloh W VI.
Tammany organization. The endorsement
OF the platform will be left for the DEM
ocratic State Convention. t..,
II do not wish TO criticise the campais4
methods Of our political opponents, but
never heard Of any one being won by
abuse and vituperation. For Kepuohcaii,,
and boiling Democratic papers 10 can
supporters Of Bryan Anarchists anu 90
cialists Is as false as II Is inJnulcl0us,,
am not an Anarchist, nor am i a Soclai
list, and IL does not make me hgnt-hearteu
and Joyous TO be called what am NOT,
Il am a bimetallist from study ana con-
yiction. See here ne sa sc2a le1bS ool& "You
will find In this book pretty nuSh e'I -
thing bearing on the subject when 10"
come 10 my notice from 1888 untli . oi,,
Having read and studied WIZ. .ilo 59V sincere
bimetallist 1 believe this nation . p,s
enough and strong enough 10 tahe 70 10
lead and l propose 10 90 "hal N'''
bring abOut such a result. II, ,vtu
~ do not think that any one VINO VIII
study the matter carefully ana lip'll H.,
lv will fail TO admit that tne s sos-erI,,si
FAR in silver is attributable 10 disciiiii-
an isiG England demonetized silver pa'
as The limited States, Germany, France.
and the Latin Union did pot, 81 nhs R,i co,D-
silver was not affected. In 1873 TINS coul II,
nv closed its minis TO the free colndsss ' oa
silver. and Germany did the same .,, Nv
months later. Then silver, as my, ny rnse'
by gold, fell, In other Wo i rso,lie6Ue ed lust
e[SnTe ,nonths after the United states,
sni bv the end OF 1s74 silver had fallen
Still further legislation against gam by SINE the
caused silver to fall % Per IrS cent Closed the
mInts Of India, silver went down to %
per cent. All this is the effect Oh as
eliminating legislation, -. 49, outnut
81 s,nId Greatly Increased In the last rev
V Ve ES'1 an awful calamity would have been
the result. Not only that, but l am coi IL
WINGED that II silver is put Dacn ME- Me- to
,fs right place and right value, ana one
W. h,,v the gold one needed without
giving out so much more silver No1 FGi-standard
- aiii mai there = bitter opposition 10
me on the Exchange. | am on the T shnt
niny side this year. and | anticipate tn''
II Will largely die out after NoVeinOei'