San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-09-15
THEY STAND BY BRYAN AND
THE CHICAGO PLATFORM
OF 1896,
Address ROastS Flower And Hill And
Reads The Gold Bugs Out Of Thee
Party If The Convention Ig-
nOreS Chicago Platform a
New Loyal Democrats"
Party Will Be Formed.

New York, Spet. 15.-Henry NJ. Nc
Donald, president of the Loyal Demo
cratic league, now in session in this
city, has issued an address to the
voters of the state. 1t is the inten-
ton of the Loyal Democratic league
to present this address to the Demo
cratic state committee which convenes
here today, provided a hearing is
granted the organization, which claims
to represent the Free Silver Demo-
Gratis of New York state. The address
will probably serve as the platform OF
the Democrats who will protest
against any attempt on the part Of the
state leaders to ignore the Chicago
platform. Mr.. Mcdonald referred to
number of prominent Gold Standard
Democrats and said Of them:
'These gentlemen, headed by ex-
Governor Flower, that defender Of
trusts and extOller of their benefic-
ences of man who has done more TO
corrupt and debauch the Democratic
voters of this state and the Republi-
can Legislatures of Illinois than any
man of this decade, togther with many
other former Democrats of influence,
met and after extended elaboration
resolved to fight for the control of
the new regular Democratic conven-
ton, and to that end to fight for the
control of all local Democratic organ
iZations.'"
Here is the way Mr.. Mcdonald re-
ferred to David b. Hill:
"This astute politician did not, nor
does he now believe in the principles
enunclated by the Democratic party
at it's national convention, but he
stands ready TO fight for the control
of the next regular Democratic conven-
ton and TO begin this struggle by cap
turing all the local organizations.
I'VE are loyal in that we fight for
the party's integrity by demanding
that the party stand openly and equiv
ocally for those principles proclaimed
at Chicago, July 8, 1896, and that the
party put in nomination for office only
those men who openly and honestly
supported Bryan and Sewall.
''Mr. Bryan said to me on the eve
of his departure: Mcdonald, keep up
your organization referring to the
Loyal Democratic league; don't let
down on it.
OulN lulS Ntth IGCtlNtu lhlOl ma
ton directly from his home that Mr..
Bryan heartily approves the address
of our state committee adopted at the
Syracuse meeting Of the league. We
therefore have our great leaders APP
proyal. The objects of our organiza-
ton are to adhere firmly to the party's
principles and to nominate no man to
office whose acts or words, private or
public, did or do not show him to
have been in 1896 loyal in the full
sense of that term.
'The state committeeman must
know that their duty to the party OF
Jefferson, of Jackson, Of Tilden, and
of Bryan are indefinitely greater than
their obligation can possibly ebot any
their obligations can possibly be to
any man who has betrayed his trust.
''The result of the November cleo
ton was only the elimination of the
first battle. The army for the equal
rights of all, battling against the host
which contended for special privileges
for the few. was repulsed, not defeat
ed. The fight is still on.
eve must expend every effort to Sc
cure these results at the hands OF the
state committee.
1--WE may deem ii wise TO organize
new, clean, undefiled party of the |
people, a Chicago platform party in
the fullest, freest and broadcast mean-
ing of that term, the Loyal Democrat |
ic party of the state of New York"
The league resolved to go ahead |
with the work of building up its or
IN order that 1t may be
in good shape in case the Democratic
state committee ignores the free silver