Evening journal., 1896-09-21
THACHER IS FOR GOLD.
He Makes Known His Position
on the Financial Question.
FURIOUS SITUATION IS CREATED.

rhe Statement Is Issued After a Long
Conference with Senator Hill and oth-
ers-would Fight the Campaign on state
Issues VIII Vote Eor Eryan and sewaII.
ALBANY Sept. 21.-By making an Off |
fcial statement Of his position upon the /
Financial question and by declaring I'm |
zthat statement that he is unalterably for /
( gold, John Boyd Thacher, Democratic |
nominee for governor of New York, ere
ates one Of the most curious situations
ever known in politics in this state.
The statement was issued after a long
{ 3conference with Senator Hill, Elliott q,
DantOrth, who was at Senator Hill's
thouse, and d. Cady Herrick, the Demo
<cratic leader in this county. 1t was ad-
fdressed 60 the chairman of the state COM
Nmittee 1t is believed that this course Is
= approved by Senator Hill, William +.
3Sheohan and others not in attendance at
: the state convention and is intended TO
TRY and ward off any nomination Of a sec
kond Democratic ticket at the Brooklyn
<conyentiUn and enforce fight at the polls
upon state issues, leaving the national
$tickpt entirely out Of the question.
a Mr.. Thacher declares that he is against
<free silver, but will vote for Bryan and
Sewall for regularity and fight the cam
Mpaign Oh state issues only.
The letter SAYS. II am informed that
the Democratic party Of the state in con-
Nvention assembled at Buffalo on Sept. II
4did me tho honor of naming me as its
candidate for the high Office of governor.
i now learn chat the state committee is TO
meet on Tuesday for the purpose cf ap-
spointing committee to officially notify
NE OF that fact. 1t has seemed to me due
ITO your committee that before it takes
that stepI should make a statement.
= cannot ask for the confidence and
#support of the people Of the state without
frankly declaring my position upon the
financial issue Row agitating the public.
stand today whore l stood In the month
Lot Jane, in the presence of a convention
0of the state Democracy. 1 have not
changed an iotn in my belief nor deviated
"a step in my course. The commercial
3hon0r Of this country is pledged to the
#world, and the world knows that the ma
tion will maintain It's honor
Il took part in the state convention
< which sent delegates to represent the party
= n national convention at Chicago Those
& delegates by participation acquiesced in
3 he action of the national convention by
& presenting candidates for the Offices Of
president and vice president Of the United
S States. The state convention Of the Demo-
cratio party has ratified the nomination
of these candidates.
viii Vote For Bryan.
81 have learned from the fathers and in
turn have ondeayored TO teach that the
Democratic party is vehicle to carry the
will Of the people into effect Such a
vehicle is constructed with difficulty, but
is easily destroyed. Failure now and then
to perform absolutely satisfactory service
will not justify the utter destruction Of
the vehicle 1t was not constructed to bear
< one burden, but many and various bur-
dens. When the financial burden is finally
disposed Of the people will still employ
the Democratic party to support their pur-
poses and to carry them Into effect. Whom
they do thus employ that party, for one
do not want IL TO be shattered and dis
membered, but to be strong united and
efficient. Therefore I shall cast my vote
for William Jennings Bryan and Arthur
s Sewall. the candidates in due and regular
form chosen by a majority Of that conven-
tion. / regret that l cannot be in full
accord on the question Of finance with tho
sentiment of the late convention. but II
my position seems inharmonious with
the usual attitude Of a candidate toward
Y his party it should be remembered that
the conditions are also unusual.
"In nominating me l must assume that
the convention was not unaware Of my
financial views as expressed in my public
uttorances and that 1t was induced to 90
cord me that distinguished honor in Wow
of the fact that under the constitution a
governor of this state has no official con
nection whatever with matters pertaining
4 to the national currency.
at was apparent at Chicago and Buffa.
10 and is expressed at every gathering Of
citizens where public questions are dis,
cusscd that the people are dissatisfied
with the present condition ofpublio affnirs
and / am in sympathy with every move
ment not revolutionary in character
which seeks to take burdens off the shoul
ders Of the masses and to restore prospect
ty and peace 20 all the people
"When the Republican Legislature ad
S iourned last May, it left a record behind
it which every Democratic and indepond
ent voter in the state believed would be az
issue before the people this fall No ques
tion purely national should be permitted
to divert our people in this state question
from prcnouncing by change Of admin
istration, verdict against this record
Included IN the record of the Republican
+" Legislature WAS Sndnelul uiaie2diQ lOl
the interest Of the municipalities Of thl
state Sixty-hye per cent of our popula
ton dwells in cities, and this population
possesses 70 per cent of the wealth of th'
state AS 1 observed closely the work o
the Legislature and was myself an ofiicia
victim of some of It's legislation, an
perhaps entitled to be heard as to its rec
ord. 1t was guilty Of q grievous sin o
omission. The new constitution require
that uniform charters shall be granted Il
cities of the same class. A commission
reported early In the session proper form
nf charters for cities of the second AM
third classes The Republican legislatur
msde no further attempts to comply wit
the constitutional directions. but, ON tn
iontrary, proceeded to amend charters al
ready existing by taking power from of
rals in Democratic cities and clothin
with unusual power the officials in Repuh
lcan cities.
Scores the Legislature.
"Ths Republican members in the legis
lature 10y force Of arms and against th
nrotests Of honorable members of thei