New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-25

sOI,ND-MONEY DEMOCRATS ADDRESS.
THEIR APPEAL TO THE DEMOCRACY OF THE
STATE
The State Committee of the Sound Money Demo-
Gratis met Yesterday afternoon in the headquarters
n No. 20 East Twenty thrd-st and prepared the
address to be presented the convention In
Rrooklyn this evening The address was as tol-
lows:
To the Democracy OF the State OF New, York, ,ne
organization with which they were once den,ea
is proper That there should be an ,he and
statement OF the reasons when actuate tnen, az, h
of the aims and purposes Of those VINO invite the
support OF their fellow citizens ,..,o, o.. ox.
The Democratic party from It's formaton' a. -
enplined by the teachings of its iustrious tound-
and leaders in its formal actions ana IA ba
sentiments Of IN great mass o. us au ,,o 81
always contended for faithful performance %
respect for and obedience 10 udlcla du'Horlts anu -,
that the creation Of class distinctions foreign 70
menace the safety OF the Repuohc w III. ~ IT,
principles do embrace all the claims the parry
nave hsy o enabled it FOR hundred years win renown
in the administration Of public affairs ana over
ment. Vindicated by two recent National victories
and disciplined by the stern lessons OF FORMER u
feats the party as a National organization c9uid
never more truthfully claim the virtues alludeq 70
than the time of the assembling oil me ,o ,b aaf
event while the trusted guardians OF Democracy
were unsuspecting and relying on the consrrN 49,
in distant stats. supported by avarce on the
hand and reckless fanaticism on the other to com
nit the party to the support Of the un-Democratc
doctrines later enuncated in the chicago platform
It's arst manifestations were in States where the
leaders OF the party. from fear or other ignooe
motives had dallied with or openly embraced the
follies Of Populism: but in time the conspiracy
hlazcd forth in every community where political
and business dscontents seemed TO promise Us sue
York faithful to the doctrines Of the party bleeding
the warnings Of seymour Of Tden and OF Cse Jew
downfall Of other like faacies. prepared 10 meet
the emergency and perform It's duty rmdy; me me
party in New-York was thoroughly aroused ny ihs
danger it saw impending Inc iu!lest olscus Jdn
took place in the primaries calico 10 cno1s iber
gates 10 the Saratoga Convention ana IN other
party assemblies The Democratic press. let i be
said It's credit had been for months
lion 50 unanimous the views Of Democrats IN
Saratoga last June il declared for every essential
principle which was later rejected from the en-.
adopted at Indianapolis And yer oecsuse W. W.
maintain that the PRINCIPLES Geclarea 100 mportan
ularty now charged with attempting 10
the Sarat oga and Buffalo platforms and Judge
whether Inconsistency Is not TOO milo a Iertn 10
characterize the conduct OF our critics and Whetner
IL is a worse offence to disturb the cohesion OF q
party organization than to attempt to subvert rs
movement irrespective Of the treatment he re-
to the platform Of that body his hearuest APP
The story Of the Chicago Convention need not be
retold in detail. majority Of that misguided body
dehed ard trampled under foot the chief principles
nj declared %q in Eject against the in
volatility of public and private contracts IN laHor
withheld its approval from a Democratic National
Administration which has sacredly kept ever
69oUted the advice and warning Of the worthiest
leaders OF the party, packed the convention by the
most renrehensible methods selected a disciple OF
Robespierre 70 exult the downfall Of Democ,
racy and the reinstatement Of sectional nate ana
cha norpr a. tod "a candidate who Wiling
" hiu iii 90 GO 20 he drmocratic in principles and
even nc W with mpious mockery quotes the gospei
Of peace TO Justify his Indictment OF hatreds among
a self-governed peope-the happiest and most pros.
the New-York delega ton contended with an energy
which justified the hope that the party organization
Of the Democratic name; but In n moment or
timidty. which would have been forgiven II rs
weakness instead Of openly repudiatlng the action
of the Convention in the most significant manner.
the delegation chose merely 10 refrain from furtner
participation in the Convention after the adoption
OF the platform and later united with other dele
consider and report a plan Of future action
The Convention adjourned. We waited am. ana
the old party organization in New-York that 1t was
willing and able 10 give force 10 the Indignation
Democracy Finally, the ng-looked for sign was
given in an authorized admonitiop that there
the National convention until after the State Con-
ventlon at Buffalo. and then such Judgment should
was: mo citizen properly shift from his own
shoulders those Of a party convention the uu,y
,bat dmfy and right is reserved by the citizen
never granted even 10 the Government ltsei' much
less to a party organization.
Conceding as we do to a majority of party
organization the power TO determine any analr
which exclusively concerns itself or its own man
agement. deny its right to Interfere with or
thvart the higher duty a citizen owes 10 MS
% a mo 20 Old STATE organzaon but from
motives quite different from those alluded 10;
spurned such an absurd mandate IammaIy ran
and its ally In Kings county, controiiing alihost
majority OF the delegates fastened to commit their
respective organizations to the support OF me en-,
cago platform and nominees thuS lores"d'o"'"s
the inevitable result at Buffalo.
The voice OF indignant protest could no longer De
stihed. A band OF brave and patriotic men hSa M
at Indi napolis and relying on the sympi.le OF
their fellow Democrats throughout the mon had
issued a call for d National convention npIo.hE
the highest certih ate Of authority. the approval
and respect OF their fellow Democrats thry pressed
forward their work through the h,d's OF sulnier III
It's elimination I'm the indianapolis tonventon-tn
event unsurpa ssed As demOnstrA tion INA, lne
American people are more parlDlc nan par 'tstIi
fearing the dsgraccful results Of the Buffalo Con-
vention. and the inablny OF tme o,u 80 81 IL
ton meet the enlergrii'. We dss'ho'eu III 800
Convention In the city of Syracuse and chose dele
lies 10 Indiana polls But. IN order II possible 10
ssv.rt the shame OF a formal commit ment of the
prty in New-YOrk TO an approval or the Cnlcago
III bsmocrats in support Of State candidates. the
Syracuse Convention, after selecting delegates 10
Indianapolis adjourned untii air Inc buIso Ton
No one was left in doubt that II the Buffalo Con-
should
snv nroper nominees OF that body for State cand-
dafes would be- n1orsed by the adjourned syracuse
Convention. and that Al contrary result would ioiow
IN the event OF such approval
The events at Buffalo are toe recent 10 require ex-
,eadad comment Impelled by a fatailsm which has
M naralle in the history OF politics. the Convention
dashed Itself to the corpse OF Popullsn wnlle me
diagatss stood by and exult-1 over the hsroism OF
mir own politcal suicide. When II IS asked. why
this offence against Democracy and CONSEQUENT rum
~ me organizatiOn?' the answer y. we would
"a her ruin both than have the organization fall
under the control OF any ole else than ourselves;
ayD he (1DifOl WASH
ington when the party lay PROSTATE al the feet of
the Electoral Commission. Jeremiah BLACK, broken
~ bsalfh and knowing he could not live to see IN.
dav OF final triumph said. with the voice OF
prophecy The Democratic party VIII YET talSe H.
- sis M ike a strong man after sleep and shake
rs invincible locks in fashion you little dream OF
nov, And 80 We express the hope that the pfln-
ninIas 81 Democracy enshrined IN the respect OF a