The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-09-26
ONE MORE BOMB
Falls In the Camp of the Sadly
Torn
New York Democracy - John
Boyd Thacher
NOW REFUSES TO RUN
For Governor on the Buffalo
Platform
Which Endorses Bryan and the
Chicago Platform.
NOW REFUSES TO RUN

Albany, N. Y, Sept. 26-John Boyd
Thacher has declined the Democratic
nomination for governor of New York
This was the day set for the visit to
Mr.. Thacher by the committee of five
appointed at the meeting of the state
Democratic committee on Tuesday to
officially notify him Of his nomination;
but in advance of their coming he gava
out a letter announcing his decIination-
At the outset of his statement Afr-
Thacher made an acknowledgment of
the honor which the nomination i'm
piled and in the next sentence said that
he was constrained to decline it, He
said: Il was away from Albany and at
my country home during the conven-
ton and did not learn of my nomfna-
ton until after o'clock Thursday
afternoon, September II. It was not
until o'clock that night that I had an
opportunity to learn the character OF
the platform adopted by the cOnven-
ton.
There had never been submitted to
me press copy, a manuscript copy, or
form. If any one had been entrusted
with the duty of presenting such a
cOpy-the trust had not been fulfilled.
1 had no reason to expect, after the con-
ventiOn at Saratoga and after the atti-
tude of the delegates from New York
in the national convention, that the
next state convention would commit
the Democratic party unreserVedly 10
all parts of the Chicago platform.
I believe that municipal reforms in
which people are interested could not
be obtained until the administration
had been Wrenched from the hands Of
the political boss. I believed that the
people would be with US on that issue.
It has developed in the consideration OF
the resolution by which the state COM
mittee appointed your committee as
well as in the public press and other
public and private communications
that there is a, very decided desire on
the part of the Democratic party tc
contest the election on the abstract
question of the unlimited coinage Of
silver at the unalterable ratio of 16 10
1 as compared with gold and to ignore
or to subordinate every other state is
sue.
1T is apparently the purpose of the
party at this time to make the accept
ance of an extreme political sentiment
the sole test of a candidate Of the Do
mOcracy. It does not seem to be enough
that men are asked to support the reg
ular candidate on the regular Demo-
cratic ticket, but they are required TO
subscribe to every letter and phase OF
that platform. 1t is impossible for me,
with the views I hold, to make q. con-
test on the coinage issue
I believed that municipal reforms IN
doctrine Of the joint free and equal use
of gold and silver. This is far removed
from the single use of gold which en-
abIes specuIa tors to juggle with its val
ue, as it is from that other principle
which seeks to establish an impossible
ratio for it's sister metal Therefore,
entertaining the views I do and thor
oughly impressed with the belief that
the party will consent to make the con-
test only on or primarily on the silver
issue, I feel that, as an honorable man.
[ should make way for some one who
can carry the banner with that device.
There seems no place in the Demo-
cratic party today for conservatism
Men are divided into two classes, each
entertaining views exceedingly ia
tolerable of the other"
The probable outcome Of Mr. Thach-
er's declination will be the Endorsement
by a branch of the regular Democracy
of Daniel G. Griffin on state issues and
the indorsemnt Of a Populist candidate
by the silver men in the state It is
believed that this is satisfactory to Mr.
Hill Tammany Hall, however, may in
sist upon it's own candidate, and at the
state committee meeting on Monday
night they may fight for the promotion
of Judge Porter to first place and FL
lott DanfOrth to second
1t is absolutely denied that Mr. Bry-
an wrote any letter to Mr.. Thachers
asking his withdrawal, nor has he inti-
mated to anybody such a desire. The
story was made out Of whole cloth