The morning times., 1896-09-23
HITHPALMER AND BuCKhEB
Prominent Democrats On the
Stage at Madison Square.
PLENTY OF ENTHUSIASM
The Two Generals Opened tn. Cam
paign OF the Sound Money Wing In
the Empire State Amid Bursts of
Oratory and Before u Magnificent
Audience-Mr. Bynum's Speech.

night " hen The candidates Ct tie katioIia
Democracy laced metropolitan audience
ana opened The camIaisn for the sou!.G
hiune1 democracy i'll ihe Empire s,ate.
An nUGr before The time Sc. ior th. n.eet
| i & he seats were taken ara at Z 80 4
Thousand people were standiI at the
.ova a "a. s.avs On .i.e tA-i,.i. aiiu II
the ..Ieries. The aLuieLce was one u
IiIG .SsU alEeain .iaI mas been .'iiM l
| l. .ner bt poA.icai meetings III this
city. large number u Ladies were
present.
Inc audience rec, guized Roswell p
Flower, Nliiiam u. h! i.um, Col. Fellows
aBu others and oheereu thcfn as they made
their way to their seats.
| Aniui iiicse on the pa. form were Rev
Thecuu,e Cuyier, William Is. Horntlowcr
Il New oersey,C. y I.eHngL'ss, GaIi..n
Goruon. Peter b. OlLey. Ticodore sutTo
Cyl Thomas Hurley u 1eAas, Col. J. Al
Faulkner uf floriua, Charles Canda aud
| Everett Z. Wheeler anu Dr. William Ever
| EFT OF Massachusetts.
Promptly at . o'cltsk Robert A. widenc-
| mann. Chairman OF THE state Co.nmittce ol
the national Democratic party OF New
| York, stepped To the front ol the platform
| and uI'rn.,I tne prvcceIIngs- HeIntrUiacrd
| ex-Gov Roswell L Fowler, the chairman
/ Of the evening. who said.
Mr.. FLOWERS SPEECH
Fellow Democrats. We are here Ia
| ratify the Nomination aud platform of the
| natioDat Democrats convention held al
indianapolis We arr Democrats and no,
POpuIists- We are In favor Of liberty.
| rcEdlIt-.d by law. We are not revolution
| lists We believe In maintaining our form
| uf government tn Its full yigor. the lie gisia-
| i've de2artm .nt To make he laws, the Judi
| rad TO cXround them. and the executive
! To euforc. them.
We D-llevc In law and order. not In riot
and disorder. We believe In dollars OF full
intrinsic value. measured by the markets
of the world. We are not 5G-Cent DeIn,,-
vrdI>. Ne FAVOR Tar. ftf r. venue only
We ccciar that the loSvrnnent should
not engage ia the banking brsiEess- We
are nl'pOs-d To fat money. We favor the
merit system; the fewer sIoiis the less cor
ruption IN party politics. We believe in
ecJdOu! al every department cr govern
ment.
we endorse the administrator OF Frcsi-
dent Cleveland. Our principles point the
wlyto staD..l.y in Sove:n.nca-, not to doubt
I Il experiments; To cUnIidentc in business,
not TO Lncerta inty; 10 prosperity. EGt panic
Fellow Democrats, let Us take TO step
hIcSward, but march ia solid phalanX for
the preservation OF oar glorious republic
Id .t.,.i ~ .ue grand o.u L-laucr.itic PATTY.
its ARK Gf the covcIalt iGr e96 IS SAFE
In the hands OF or standard tearers. nom
mated oy the lnuiIndru.i contention, Pal
nleT and b.cknef. AnlI now take p cas-
u:e IL introducing the u:i!l Eickcrr OF the
Wabash, my old colleasUe in Congress,
William ID. Bynu;n.''
CHEERS FOR CLEVELAND.
uoS. I.i Was ciIee,e4 tI.uus.astically
whal ne got of has pun.Dno sentences. lie
tlrst mention OF Grover c.eyeland's name
bruusg, rrU.Ouged hanuciappng, followed
Dy lnI.. Cheers
Congressman Bynum was received with
cheers H., started lh ny saying that after
'"irty years III political HE as Demo
erat he I-rseIi Unable to support
...r ticket nominated at Chicago, Ior ne
ri not believe the candidates To be Demo
Gratis.
congressman Bynum went ON in part as
follows: This none. Question Jne ali i'm
pGrtalt question in this campaign. The
broad eXpIuse OF our territory, the great 1
growth N our wealt1 anu IN our conmerce
n.aScs II necessary that we should have
the qLIcSrsi communication. tie mos, rarid
transportation, the best banking system,
the best system OF excL anE.. and scun,i
financial system is any nation upon the
lace OF the edrIb.
1t Is aolHelliI.s easier to Illustrate a
.iu.osi-.o-. D, s..CWiHp The atsurCity to
fi!iuh tnc OIL osiie void Lad and there
fore I!ol Csc TO demonstrate that the
u -onetary and bullion waite OF tie silver
..u.llr would be onc and the sane under
.-, .Isc ,uILGIe siNti by Calling atten-
ioa To what o.jIo.tIni.its There would
ii ii oCil;iuI. If 10 sich change should |
axe place.
10. only is or s.lvcr dollar worth
:. EGi:cred cents III the JIsitea states, rot |
uaiy viii it purchase two Mexican Collars |
in he United States, ard the Two Mexican |
dollars ch cuntain Ii ore silver by at out six
e. '--..S ,uah Otis GO,s, but Ole Al. e.lian |
SILVER Collar viii urclase two Mexican |
silyer collars right in the City of Mexico |
today"
As Air Bynum was closing his remarks |
The two candidates appeared on the plat |
form. zen. Palmer was escorted by Charles |
5. Fairchild, who was Secretary ol lie |
/ ieasury uiiing President CieN > firsI |
term. Gen. BuckIcr was escorted by State |
Committeeman John Dewitt Warner. The
were. greeted with hearty ap-
plause and cheers. 1iree cheers for Gen.
Palmer We're given with Will. and the
band played Hail TO the Chief"
Gen. aliner iniIneuIately paced him
SELF Oh Il good 1Uoting with lis audience |
by a few happy offiiand remarks. These
were vigorously applauded. Then he took
his manuscript and read the speech which
he had prepared i'll advance. Gen. Palmer
said, in part:
GEN. PALMER's SPEECH.
Il am here this evening in the attitude
Df a candidate for the Presidency OF the
United States. Less than a month ago i
this appearance as little as any
Jne OF my audience.
ON the Sd OF September the convention
II national Democrats, representing forty
me States, assembled in India napolis, and
me by presenting my name Tor
he consideration OF the people of the United
States as candidate Tor the chief magis-
.racy Of the republic. do not know, nor
10 tei.eve, that a single delegate to that ]
expected that / would be or
,onid be elected to the Presidency. In
act, in the preface to the declaration of
adopted by the convention 1t did
not assert such an expectation.
1t said this convention has assembled
o upho.d the principles upon W hich depend |
he honor and welfare of the American |
,eople; in order that Democrats throughout
he union may unite their patriotic efforts
o avert disaster to their country and ruin
rom their party"
When Gen. Palmer had finished and had |
een cbeered 10 the satisfaction of the
rowd Mr. Flower introduced the candidate
or Vice President.
Gen. Rucknef was received with great |
heers. He bowed his ackno wledgments.
ONE shouted: Three ch eers for the
outhern general" which were given,
While the band enlivened the scene with
Dixie"
Gen. Buckner did not read his speech. He
poke from notes. and was interrupted
With frequent bursts of applause.
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