Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-09-24
NOT FIFTY CENT DEMOCRATS
Statement atthe Sound Money
Meeting in New York.
FLOWERS pUNGENT SENTENCES
Addresses by Candidates Pal
mer and Buckner.


New York, Sept 90. The Palmer and
Buckner massmeeting in Madison
Square Garden tonight was success
full demonstration. The attendance
was not as large as at the Cochran and
Bryan meetings, but there were about
10000 persons present. The Fourth
avenue end Of the garden was shut off
by the platform, thus reducing the size
of the auditorium somewhat. All the
remaining space was completely filed
and many stood throughout the meet.
ing. Indeed, IL would have been easy
to have filed the entire garden. The
crowd, q little cold at first, finally
woke up and became enthusiastic. It
manifested its greatest interest in the
appearance of Gen. Buckner. and
greeted the general who surrendered
Fort Donelson to Grant with the utmost
warmth. 1t was a notable demonstra.
tion in honor Of the distinguished
Southerner.
The meeting was called to order by
D. G. Griffin, formerly chairman of the
Democratic State Executive Commit
tee, who named r. P. Flower, the last
Democratic Governor of the State, as
chairman. The list of vice presidents
included the names of several hundred
of the most prominent Democrats in
the State and nation, including the
last two Democratic Lieutenant
Governors, five of the seven living ex-
Democratic Mayors Of the city, two
ex Cabinet officers in Cleveland's adj
ministration, the Democratic cUmptrol-
Ter of the city, two Democratic Con-
Rressmen and the Democratic collector
of the port. At the Bryan meeting not
single leading Democrat of New York
was present or represented. 1t was a
Democratic meeting minus the Demo-
crazy. The Palmer meeting tonight
WAS in notable contrast to that. The
mon who have been most distinguished
in the Democratic party in New York
In this generation were present or
represented, and no one can question
the pure Democracy of the meeting.
Besides Senator Palmer and Gen.
Buckner there were speeches made by
Gov. Flower, William d. Bynum, DR..
William Everett and Col. John r. Fell
lows. The meeting was, therefore,
distinguished for the quality of its
speeches as well as for its attendance.
Over the platform were hung two large
portraits of the candidates. as well as
a picture of full-rigged ship, SYM
bolic Of the "Ship Democracy. f" ss the
Indianapolis organization is beginning
to be called. Senator Palmer read his
speech, and his voice was inadequate
to the size of the building, but the
crowd listened patiently and with
respect, and when one individual in
sultingly tried to got the venerable
statesman to stop, the audience called
for bis expulsion and cheered the old
Senator heartily. His reception was
all that could have been desired.
Gen. Buckner made the better speech
OF the two candidates, and, while the
crowd had thinned out considerably by
that time, he held the thousands who
remained by the quaintness Of his
speech and the force OF his arguments.
The best speech of the night was made
by Gov. Flower 1t was short, pithy
and epigrammatic, and covered whole
platform Of principles 10 few strong
sentences. Gov. Flower has not the
reputation here of a good speaker, but
in this instance he displayed remark
able skill in condensed argument. His
statement, I'VE are not 50-cent Demo-
Gratis, - was loudly cheered. His
reference to Grover Cleveland evoked
tue HohrtiebI dpplhube VI tne eVeDlDS.
Later in the evening, in introducing
Gen. Buckner. Gov. Flower made
another hit. He said that at the Iu-
dianapolis convention 1--WE buried all
the sectional hates of the past with
military honors. -
Col. Fellows, who has been stamping
in the central Southern States, said
that Kentucky would cast its vote
against Bryan, and that sound money
is gaining through all the South.
a together the meeting was remark
able demonstration on the part of
Sound Money Democrats against the
Chicago candidate. who, in his second
visit to New York, finds only the she'll
Of the party organization with him. Its
most noted leaders and most reputable
faction are arrayed against him.