New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-07
NONE OF IT FOR BARTLETT.
THE CONGRESSMAN REPupIATEs THE
CHICAGO PLATFORM.
HE GIVES CONVINCING REASONS WHY HE CAN
NOT SUPPORT THE BRYAN PROGRAMME


al c. Murphy the Tammany Hall leader OF his AS
fvemhly district. defining his position on National
Tssues. he gives unanswerab:e reasons why he can
mot supper, Bryans free-silver heres.es and must
continue to stand on sound-money platform
Colonel Bartletts letter Is as follows:
The Hon, Michael c. Murphy
~ Dear Sir. AS the Democratic Representative In
congress for the Win District OF New York and
duty Al this time TO GSciare fuy s 1sdm Prank al 10
Ky my position as to the platform adopted by the
70 the residential candidates nominated by that
sny views on the platform and the candidates. and
fnat Such expression was promptly made al chi
am unwilling that subsequent silence should be
interpreted either evasion or as acquiescence in
On the history OF our country cannot consent to
De non-commtiai or to be silent in order secure
nigh possibly expect me thereafter to speak or to
vote Tor measures against which am and shall
ca Twice have ! been IGNORED with an election to
as yo are w tng SSisrs Of the Vh District and
best OF my ability the people Of our district the
Lilo and LIvth Congresses. am indeed.
I have filled; bu, reconciliation and reelection are
m ma OF no consequence when compared with
crisis Were now to be non-commttal or evasivc
reelection might be expected by some ne o of mv
constituents TO advocate the free coinage of sill
States for suppressng riot and InsurTecton or the
packing Of the Supreme Court with a subservient
position Of an iniquitous and unconstitutional in
come tax. Such measures have been and
should II elected by Voice o and by Vo,e Sy Hu in
huence and by action. strive to defeat every such
attempting to undermine the safeguards OF the
What may be demanded of any Representative
elected TO Congress the Chicago platform Is
wei illustrated by the recent words of Mr. Bryan
I'VE have no fear but that the Senate which
favor of the free and unlimited coinage Of gold
and silver at the present legal ratio Of 16 With
nation Bs It is ar tha we ei s a@y hye
the House also. The House to-day is in the hands
House in order to put any good measure into op.
Grafton. and beg of you in every Congress dis
ceive majority Of votes If YOU can help It. unless
ne soes there 10 vote for the money Of the Consii-
last day that he occupies place in the House"
NOT TO WAIT FOR THE BUFFALO CON
NENTION
Every in public life must decide for hiinsol.
as to the time and propriciy of his public utter
ances; but can reason why the announce
ment Of my position should bc dependent upon the
action Of the Convention to be held at Buffalo OF
September 1s. The action OF any State Convention
canno, make dishonesty honest 1t canno, make
constitutional that which is unconstitutional, i,
cannot make riot and instruction praiseworthy or
Mr. Bryan at Mayville. Ohio, on August 81 SAID:
Tne men who assemble at conventions do not
They dc not go to act for themselves. They &c to
act for you who sent them. Ana you not only have
a right to know what a man is going TO do when
he gets there. bu, you have rght to tell him what
to do and 10 bind him with Instructions to do it.
1t NAV be said that the action upon the Chicago
platform OF subsequent convention made up of
delegates TO the National bem o s|D'e cSnVenton
which was convened at Chicago on July Z. ] was
Convention OF 1896. ! was chosen deleSate by the
Democratic State Convention wh,h assembled at
Saratoga June a. and if bound to any conVen-
ton the theory of representation | am bound
BY the platform which was adopted at Saratoga
Until international cooperation for blmetalsn
can be secured-to which end all our efforts az a
Government and people should be In good
faith directed-we favor the rigid maintenance Of
the present gold standard essential to the pres
ervation of cur National credit. the redemption Of
our public pledges and the keeping involate Of our
country's honor
Going, as we did. to Chicago as Democrats. We
found ourselves not In a Democratic convention;
dominated to large extent by strong seetona,
feeling Of antipathy TO the North and East and
10 this feeling must be attributed the advocacy Of
an income tax. just as In 1910 direct tax on land
was advocated on the plea that II would bring
the North TO the grindstone.'
DISHONEST AND ANARCHISTIC PLATFORM.
The wild assembsge with mad acclaim. foised
upon the helpless Democracy the burden of a dis
honest and Anarchistic platform. The fatal feat
ures OF this platform 10 which especially object
are the plank which advocates "the free and un-
limited coinage of both silver and gold at the ratio
OF is to |. without waiting for the aid consent
Of any other nation; that which condemns the
issuing OF bonds 10 uphold the National credit;
that which attacks the Supreme Court for its de-
cIsion of the income tax. and which threatens to
pack the court In order TO secure a reversal OF
Its former decision; that which denounccs the
President for calling out the troops to suppress
riot and instruction. and which denounces the Fed
eral judges for granting iniunctons against OBJ
structine the mails and AGAINST destroying prop
erty. and tina, which proposes to change the life
tenure OF Federal judges Not one of these prop
STain ona onyrnon c by naI an
part OF the creed Of the Popusts and Socialists.
| was twice elected to Congress sound
money Democrat. In 1891 in M campaign speeches
] devoted much time 10 the d"nunciation Of the
Of he tx T goG 0 the
The first speech made by me- In the l.lild Cor
of the repeal of the silver purchase clause of The
sherman act. and against the several Amendment
providing for the free coinage Of silver at various
"withou, an International agreement biinetallism
becomes simply silver monometaliism. and, believ-
ing such International agreement impossible, | am
in ay0T OF ola single STANDARD 1 of value ana b 'n.
universal measure Of value. but one ultimate me-
AT Tammany Han on the Fourth Of July last
spoke a; the request of the chairman Of the Com
NV speech Was vigorous protest against the free
and for the preservation Of the present gold stand
ard. My views on the money question remain to-
day the same as they have always been For
harangues Of the free-siiver men in Congress.
whose speeches have never appealed to my reason
judgment. but have always seemed TO be
sophistical In reason and false in nature
The free coinage OF silver means the reputation
OF honest debts. the destruction of National
honor and credit and the reduction Of the purchas-
ing power Of the dollar by one-half, while at the
same time there Will he no increase in the emolu-
ipent OF the labOrcr or waec-earner. Tho laborer
for his hire would receive more than he re-
ccives to-day. With his wages he could purchas Sc
only one-balf OF the commodities necessary for the
sustenance OF himself and his family. while many
avenues of employment would be closed against
him. owing 10 the natural cessation Of employment
through the unwi.linsness Of employers TO con-
tinuc Their business enterprises In BANKRUPT
country and under Government which fostered
every attack upon capital
OPPOSED THE INCOME TAN
Again / was the only member IN lne House OF
Representatives who during the discussion OF the
rr.rln dncln cd ~.