Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-09-23
Palmer and Buckner Speak in Madi-
son Square Garden.
TIE LARGE AUDITORIUM FILLED
Statement of His Position by the
Illinois Senator.
BRYAN PLATFORM SCORED

Madison Square Garden, New York,
crowded to OVERLOOKING last night when the
candidates of the national democracy faced
metropolitan audience and opened the
campaign in the empire state.
An hour before the time set for the meet
irg the seats were taken and at 1::50
thousand persons were standing at the
back of the seats on the main floor and in
tie galleries. The audience was one of the
. hest appearing that has been drawn to-
gether by political meetings in this city.
Many ladies were present.
The audience recognized Roswell P. Flow
er. William r. Bynum, Col. Fellows and
others. and cheercd them as they made
their way to their seats.
Among those on the platform We're Rev.
Theodore Cuy!er, William B. Hornblower,
Peter b Olney, Theodore Sutro. Col. Thos
Hurley of Texas, Col. J. VI. Faulkner of
Florida, Charles Canda and Everett F.
Wheeler and Dr. William Everett of Massa-
Chusetts.
Promptly at o'clock Robert A widene-
mann, chairman of the state committee of
the national democratic party of New York
q stepped to the front of the platform and
opened the proceedings. He introduced eX-
Gov. Roswell =. Flower, the chairman of
the evening. who stated the reasons why
the national democrats rejected the Chicago
platform and Bryan.
Governor Flower was cheered enthusiasts
tically when he got off his pungent sem
fences. The 1irst mention of Grover Cleve-
lands name brought prolonged handicap
ing. followed by three cheers.
p Congressman Bynum was received with
cheers. He started in by saying that after
thirty years in political life a democrat
ne found himself unable to support the
ticket nominated at Chicago, for he did not
believe the candidates 10 be democrats.
AS Mr.. Eynum closing his remarks
the two candidates, Palmer and Buckner.
appeared on the platform. General Palmer
was escorted by Charles ). Fairchld, who
was Secretary OF the Treasury during Pres
ident ClevelaDd's first term. General Buck
per was escorted by State Committeeman
John Dewitt Warner. The candidates were
greeted with hearty applause and cheers.
Three cheers for General Palmer were given
with will. and the band played Hail to
the Chief
General Palmer Immediately placed him
self good footing with his audience by
few happy oIhand remarks. These were
vigorously applauded- Then he took his
manuscript and read the speech which he
had prepared in advance
Gen. PaImer's Speech.
Gen. Palmer in the course of his speech
said:
The delegates to the indianapolis con-
yeHtion were democrats, not republicans or
popuIists. Before the assembling of the
Chicago convention they desired and hoped
for the unity of that great historic party
sacrifice in order to maintain that unity.
The Chicago convention was regularly
called. and if it had adhered to the faith of
the fathers the organization which 1 rep
resent would have been entirely unneces-
Sary. Indeed, thousands of democrats to-
day have such respect for orderly and reg
ular organization that they feel almost
constrained to submit to authority.
That some democrats should doubt the
lifyr of ton To hn Of n.
Chicago convention is but natural. Tha
convention assembled. claiming to be
regular democratic convention. and thou
sands of who resist its action do Sc
only because it was perfectly false tt
democratic principles.
Federal and state Powers.
mo democrat can object to the con
domination by the Chicago platform of ar
bitrary Interference by federal authori
ties in local affairs, much Is the wei
understood democratic theory of the prope
relations existing between the states ant
the genera! government.
''But as TO the real meaning it is under
stood and known to be fact that thes
COMBINATIONS were directed against tn
President of the United States for hi
proper interference to enforce federal Law
by federal agents. The real meaning of tn
Chicago declaration, in which the conven
ton said That arbitrary interference b.
the federal authorities in local affairs wa
a violation of the Constitution of tn
United States ard a crime against fire.
institutions. is well understood to hav
been intended as Endorsement of tn
governor of Illinois (hisses) and con
demnatisn of the President for acts which
We're una ,nously approved by the Senat
of the United States and were strictly il
conformity with his duty as the chief mag
iStrate of the republic.
And to the same paragraph of tina
platform where 1t states that the fedora
judges in contempt Of the laws and states
rights and the rights of the citizens be
came at once legislature. judges and exc
cutioner. II is known that the object o
this language was to assail a particua
act of the federal judges with referenc
to peculiar conditions which prevailed il
Chicago In 1892
Revision May BE Needed.
Get may be that the powers of the courts
I'm the exercise of their authorities to pun
fish for contempt need legislative revision
IT Is true that the power condemned 1
one which has been framed and exercises
by the courts. state and federal. and Oh
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