New-York tribune., 1896-08-26
Colgate & Co.'S
VIOLETWATER

and decl red for those doctrines WHICH have
The Chicago Convention represented the forces OF
Anarchy and dsintegraon adhered inc TO nnreesd
intelligence of our people has already abandoned
and offered new promises weSse & Sn be saiG ed
1t cuEg to It's old policy Of excnsins a prokon @
promise by substituting am0tmsr party S Was not
in debt to the people by at least one unkept prom
n renewal or the statute Of limitations. and this
year they have added the only other disgracelul
method Yet left TO them 10y nominating cand1c
date who I'm case OF failure set up the plea OF
infancy.
ASSORTED HERESITs ON EXHIBITION
The present Democratic ticket includes Se"ai Il
Democrat; Watson. a Populist. and Bryan. Tree
silverite: mixture of heresies which before the
nominating season closes may include an An
archist ike Altgeld and II 1t should. there VIII
then be gathered under the ample folds or the
Democratic mantle every dangerous element IN
American politics. The Democratic party succeeded
four years ago upon the issue of free trade anu
the result was that before Clcvelands adminsra-
ton was half through. the Treasury was In DIS
tress. and during the last session OF ton-
gress after practical declaration OF Mal
with England the President seni TO Vomgreso ars 20
crippled that that message was IN eHec, poos
party now promises if you will elect Bryan they
will do better than Cleveland has done by paying
hfty-three cents on dollar. II you take i"
Free trade under TIE name Of tariff reform irS hns
and Vet this old doctrine, so generally re
jeced. is again presented to the American pc peoPmle m
nnrecommended by a single success. unredeened Dy
a sir gle practical virtue unchanged in any Of those
bitter aspec's which have been prlcKcu W on
nducement offered to S THIS hhrgsy eauay
dangerous and Infinitely more dishonorabe'
SOUND MONEY DEFINED
,d va, 7 am told that some of the American
pcope are staring those conditions full in the face
and are in doubt which way TO vote Al such a
time the result ought TO be unanimous by rsi1s
vote The chief reason why there may be some ai-
vision In the votes this fall lies In the specous ana
guilty proposition Of free silver This pan Il pro-
posed as every other Democratic plan has been with
the assurance that the step advised Is honest-that
the money coined would be sound and OF equal Vaiue
with gold No money s sound which has as on Il
OF It's characteristics an intentoh TO To- ches' hs an IN
dollar &c honest which pretends that II mas an IN
trnsic value OF 100 cents when ii is AZ cents snoI
1t il no better than lllar plugged to ,naI eI,en in
1t is good dollar for So cents ana c9uhaeit t uor
the other A. No dollar Is good that Is not %MEItn M
much in London as it is IN Lnco co, Wner %nn is too
weak for this robust Republic ..,o.a,o,,a,ro ,,s
value are ike debtors owing slcc who ask this
Government to changs the bavS aw faith sI % S the intel
igence Of the American people to detect 'hiS rb
terfuge and in their probty to Withstand II ne ne
freesilver scheme is nothing Dut an AVN ~, Urdie
siver-mine owning portion OF our beope TO civ small
the balance. 1t Is device by hve or SIX har sa''
ss5eS sssS Se fSnap cg Of SewYor
hoodwink the other States into buying their siive"
THE Democrats party claims to be hostile to the
doctrine of protection but the free conase 4 hi
tvne for II does not protect the American people
against foreign competition III uots pa pnSV'Vf foreirn
s,lver-mine owners Ct this country ana lorelsn
rntres erainsf the great masses of on" own peo
ME and leaves the latter to the disasters OF Dog.S
,,ndar ,be weight of these two evils. No amount OF
INSTRUMENTATION should obscure these Iac.s; % ,s
more U TO- be trusted than he who proposes pursuits
which must always be done in the night
THE TRUTH EASY OF DETECTION.
With the experiences Of the last forty years, and
cgDeciay the last four. the sagacity OF our peooe
should detect the right Of this question Ihey Kh'"
ia. every move which has been led by the Demo-
cratic party has been mistake or worse and thSt
sve,v nlan which has ultimately Injured 10 their ad-
vantage and honor has found the Repubncan parry parry
a. lis tail holding back. and 10 whatever place ma,
parry has eyer advanced 10 s 'ieJms Z, ,n rs
This is a year when the issues are grave ana far-
reaching and 40 man should make a mistake Nhen
the sails are furled on shipboard waiting 70 see see
whether the strikes or passes II Is no tine LOT
any man TO shrk his duty. Nhen our seCurluc9 are
tuinblng home from abroad and are ial'ng III our
own markets almost to the Of panic ana every
centre of business filed with apprehension 1t Is no
understand is guilty Of evasion. And in contempla
ing this perilous situation 1t IS time that the hard
headed American people began 10 esumate paIties as
they estimate men, not by the ease with which ne"
promises are made. but by the fidelity with which od
In the past history of this Natior memorable and
splendid beyond that OF any other time or country.
the Democratic party has appeared after every cTss
exnlaInjng its failure. The Republican party has
never explained halted but has advanced steadily
from crisis 10 crisis presenting for than forty
nrs ,I9r recori Of ACHIEVEMENTS unequaed in the
world Now when National honor Nacnai M saiety
of this Government itself with It's present form and
Should be ntrusted not to those who
have spent years explaining their failures, but 10
those who have never explained because they nave
never failed.
Temporary Chairman Blacks speech made great
hit His oxcoriation Of the Democratic party
produced laughter and applause at short intervals.
The Convention was with him all the way through.
and when he finished, his chances for the Guberna-
toral nomination had advanced 80 per cent
THE HALL FULL OF PEOPLE.
While Chairman Black speaking the hall
filed up and not only every seat in the building
taken but people stood in the spaces on each side Of
the platform and in the rear Of the spectators
seats IT was 40 when Representative Black con-
cluded
John r. Hazel of Erie offered a resolution nam
ing Reuben l.. Fox. L. Il. Gleason and Charles Il.
Ball as temporary secretaries The rules of the
Assembly were adopted as the rules of the Conven-
Charles A. Chickering. of Lewis moved that all
resolutions be referred TO the Committee on Resolu
tons without debate.
Permanent Organization be appointed
l.. L. Van Allen moved tllat the usual committee
on Credentials be appointed.
Lemuel +. Qugg. Of New-York, moved that a
Committee on Resolutions be appointed
The committees were instructed to meet immedi-
ately after adjournment The Convention then at
1:20 p. m, took a recess until . p. m
THE CONVENTIONS COMMITTEES
Saratoga, Aug. @.-The committees Of the con-
yent;on were constituted follows:
RESOLUTIONS
Joseph NJ Belfprd. le-1haries Davis.
David /, stewart. 10 William J.. Erowne.
jacob Brenner 2o-George y S)uih"lch
4 Charles II Russell. 2l-liurr Mat;ioe.
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