Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-09-14
DULY In THE RACE
Palmer and Buckner Notified of
Their Nomination.
CLEVELAND STATES HIS POSITION.

CLEVELAND STATES HIS POSITION.
Declares i'm q Brief Telegram That the
Nominees Are the Represen tatives of the
"True Democracy"-The Programme of
Exercises aud Extracts from Palmers
speech-Bourke Cochran Addresses a
Big Meeting at Chiclso-Speakers CIasl,
at an Overflow MISUNDERSTANDING
and Bryan See Their Friends.
Louisville, Sept. 14.-Saturday was
gold Democrats day IN this city. There
were more prominent Democratic poll
ticians here that day than any other
for years. The object of such a gath
ering was the notification to General
Palmer and his colleague on the gold
Democratic ticket, General Buckner,
of their nomination by the National
gold Democratic convention at Indian
apolis. An event of nearly equal i'm
Portance and one that has been de-
| clared imminent for Il month by vari-
Gus men who knew all about it, was
| the ANNOUNCEMENT of his position by
President Cleveland, which he did in a
brief telegram.
| Cl.veiand's Telegram to Bynum.
The telegram was addressed to By
! mum and dated Bu=Zard's Bay, Sept.
! 10, 1896. and was as follows: Il regret
that 1 cannot accept your invitation
| TO attend the notification meeting on
| Saturday evening. AS a Democrat de-
! voted to the principles and integrity
| of my party l should be delighted to
| be present on an occasion So signiti-
| cant, and to minglc with those who are
determined that the voice of true Dem
| "cracy shall not be slnothered, and
insist that its glorious standard shall be
| borne aloft as of old in,saithful hands.
| GROVER CLEVELAND"
! A longer telegram, similar in seti-
| ment. was from Carlisle. and both We're
tremendously applauded by the 5000
people who We're packed in the Audi
! torium to witness the notification ex-
ciSeS.
| synopsis of the Programme.
These were simple enough and not
able from the fact that it was the first
| time in history that the Democracy
had held such Il notwithstanding the
Bryan meeting at New York, which all
good gold Democrats do. The hall was
deliberately decorated with the rational
colors and portraits of the two candi-
| dates and OF Cleveland. After Bynum
had been seated as presiding officer the
audience sang American then the
Cleveland and Carlisle kilograms were
read and Caffery spoke notifying Gen.
Palmer of his nomination. Palmer re-
piled and next Colonel Fellows, of New
York. notified General Buckner. who
replica briefly and the gathering ad-
tourned.
| Points from Palmer's Speech.
Palmcr's speech Went over each tleclara-
ton of the indianapolis platform and in
dorseG it. In the course thereof, however,
he commented on his own and Buckner' $
nomination, saying: General Buckner
and Were once-in modest sense-rcp-
resentntivcs Of opposing opinions upon
fundamental questions relating to the
powers OF the United States and of the re.
spcctiHe states under the constitution.
We met on the battlefield, where great
public controversies that admit of no
other method Of solution are determined
l know he did his duty, and l trust the
country believes / did mine 1t
WAS known to the delegates of the conycn.
fion before this honor was conferred upon
ME, and Is well understood by the country
that my public services commenced more
than fifty years ago, and that since tina;
time have taken an active, earnest mart
in che discussion and settlement of every
public question which had at the time
sufficient Importance to attract popular
attention.
| Followed jefferson and Jackson.
) Taught by jefferson | opposed sla-
very when it existed. Inspired by Jack
, son j defended the Union of the states
to the extent VI my ability. ard inf,u-
enCed by his example, when my con-
duct as military officer was chaI-
lcnged as Violative of law. I Voluntari-
: ly submitted myself to the jurisdic-
ton of the civil courts. When COVER
nor of my adopted state. while | op-
posed and by peaceful means success
fully resisted the interference of the
United States by its military forces in
the purely local concerns of the state
I distinctly conceded the right and as
serted the duty Of that government t.
, enforce within the state or elseWher.
its own laws by its own agencies"
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