The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-09-23
TWO GRAND OLD HEROES
GENERAL IS PALMER AND BUCKNER ATM1DiSON SQUARE, NEW YORK.


 GENERALS PALMER AND BUCKNER
 ATM1DISON SQUARE, NBW YORK. It Was Gathering of the Flower of New
 York Democracy--AIl the Old Guard
 Were There-The Mammoth Building
 Filled to erfiowing-Candidates Tell
 of Their Allegiance to Their Old Time
 Faith-Arraignment of Bryan and Re-
 pudiation-Governor Flower Presided
 Dr. William Everett and Colonel Fellows
 Make Speeches.
 New York, Sept 22.-Madison Square Garden was crowded to overfowing tonight when the candidates of the national democracy faced metropoli- for the sound money democracy in the empire state. The audience was one of the best appearing that has been drawn together by political meetings in this city. A large number of ladies were present. Many democrats of prominence were present. The audi ence recognized Roswell P. Flower, William D. Bynum, Colonel Fellows and others, and cheered them as they made their way to their seats.
 Among those on the platform were: Rev. Theodore Cuyler, William B. Hornblower of New Jersey c. A. Hen rtques, Captain Hugh Gordon, Peter B. Olney, Teodore Sutro, Colonel Thomas Hurley of Texas, Colonel J. M. Faulk- ner of Florida, Charles Canda, Everett P. Wheeler C. vey Holman and Dr. William Everett of Massachusetts.
 Robert A. Widenmann, chairman of the state committee of the national democratic party of New York; opened the proceedings. He said that the good old ship of democracy was going on the rocks when the Indianapolis convention took her in charge, placed competent men at her helm, and was now man. ming her for the fight which would bury Bryanism, Watsonism and Sewallism so deep that Gabriel's trumpet would have difficulty in resurrecting them. He then introduced ex-Governor Ros- well F. Flower, chairman of the meet ing, who in part said: We are met to ratify the nominations and platform of the national democratic convention held at Indianapolis We are demo- crats and not populists. We are not revolutionists. We believe in maintain ing our form of government in its full vigor. We believe in law and order, not in riot and disorder. We believe of G,yn irot Fri cin measured by the markets of the world. We favor a tariff for revenue only.
 s.We declare that the government should not engage in the banking busi- ness We are opposed to fiat money. We favor the merit system We be- lieve in economy in every department of government. We endorse the ad- ministration of President Cleveland. Our principles point the way to sta- bility in government, to confidence in business to prosperity The ark of the covenant for 1896 is safe in the hands of our standard bearers; Palmer and Buckner. I now take pleasure in intro- ducing' my old colleague in congress, William D. Bynum"
 Governor Flower was cheered enthu- siastically. The mention of Grover Clevelands name brought prolonged prolonged handclapping, followed by three cheers.
 Congressman Bynum was greeted with cheers, He stated that after thir- ty years in political life as democrat he found himself unable to support the ticket nominated at Chicago, for he did not believe the candidates to be demo- crats. Congressman Bynum then in part, said: If there is any principle that is cardinal with the democratic party it is the belief of that party from the very foundation of it's organization in the maintenance of sound money. This question Is the all important ques- tion in this campaign.
 "We should have as sound a finan- cial system as any nation upon the face of the earth. Our volume of money to- day circulates not only throughout the United States, but all over the world on parity with gold and swhat the national democratic party which as- sembled at Indianapolis and promul- gated a platform and nominated a ticket insists is that all this money that be maintained at a parity with gold. While the monetary value of our silver dollar is one hundred cents, the bullion value is only fifty-three cents.
 If our hints should be open to the free and unlimited coinage of silver the effect would be to bring the monetary and the bullion value of the silver dollar together" MT. Bynum went on in an extensive presentation of the ar guments against free silver. He said that a good way to cure the free silver people would be to retire all the one and two dollar bills in the country and force the use of silver dollars. He de- clared that the statement of the Bryan supporters that free coinage would ad- vance silver was a fallacy.
 As MT. Bynum was closing his re- marks the two candidates appeared on the platform. General Palmer was es- corted by Charles s. Fairchfld, who was secretary of the treasury during Pres ident Cieveland's first term. General Buckner was escorted by State Com mitteeman John Dewitt Warner. The candidates were greeted with hearty applause and cheers, which drowned what Mir. Bynum said in winding up his speech. Three cheers for General Palmer was given with will and the band played Hail to the Chief"