New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-11
POLITICS IN BUFFALO.
ISSUES on WHICH JOHN y. SCATCHERD
Is RUNNING FOR THE MAYORALTY

Is RUNNING FOR til h MAY
HOW THE ELECTION HAS BEEN MADE ONE OF
NATIONAL. sIGNIFICANCE-A BUSINESS
MANS CANDIDATE WHO HAS RAISED
HIMSELF TO HIGH POSITION
BY HIS own ABILITY.
trEou A STAFF CORRESPONDENT or THE TEIBrNE.l
Buffalo, Oct 1O-In this city. the second in
population in the State. the Democratic party
has defantly raised again the banner OF Bryan
ism. Elsewhere in the State the partys leaders
have refraned from reaffirmlng the Democratic
National platform with all its heresies; and even
the Democratic State Committee considered IL
prudent to remain silent on that topic. But mere
belief has once more been expressed in the doc
trine that the minis of the United States should
be opened to the free coinage Of the 4'rcent
silver dollar. and that the United states Supreme
Court. if necessary. should he packed to bring
about reversal Of its income tax decision
What might have been an election contest mere
~ of local significance has been converted, there
fore into one OF National importance.
Buffalo spreads over a large part Of Erie
County. and casts large proportion Of the votes
Of that county. In 1896 the c0untys vote for
President was divided in the following manner:
Mckinley, IJ.CI3. Bryan. ~ fdlinei, iI-f'
Lcvering lG, and Matchctt. 5us. 1t will thus
he perceived that Mckinley had l5ii0 plurality
in the county over Bryan. But the question may
he asked: DO the rural Democrats OF Erie
County also stand by the free coinage platforms
In answer IL may 10 stated that the Democratic
County Convention Of Erie County also reaf-
frmed the Chicago platform. Thus the organ
cation Of the Democratic party in the entire
county is committed To the hcrcsies of that plat
form II is the contest Of lSg; rcpcate in every
part Of the county Of Erie in the rural part Of
the county as we'll in the city Of Buffalo.
The Democratic City Convention said:
We. In allegiance to our party. in obedience To
n time honored custom. in candor 20 our con
stituents and in fair dealing to all desire t"
manifest loyalty - the Democratic part:
and its PRINCIPLES Therefore roaf'irm the
principles cnunciatcd in tn" last regular Demo
cratic National platform adopted at Chicago ana
in the last regular Democratic STATE platform
adopted at Buffalo.
THE DEMOCRATIC CHALLENGE ACCEPTED.
This challerge has been accepted by the lead
ers Of the Republican party here hy tho nomina-
ton for Mayor Of Buffalo Of John y. Scatcherd.
well-known as n gold standard Republican. and
10y the adoption Of The following plank in the
platform II the County Convention:
The Republicans of Erie County In conven-
ton assembled. reahirm their allegiance 10 the
great principles and policies of the parry as de-
fined in the platform adopted at the Lass Repub-
can National Convention. held in st Louis We
insist that in the coming campaign the question
Of an honest dollar is sin living issue our
work il not complete so long the herosy ~
free silver lives IN our midst and dictates tn"
policies and dominates 'hr candidates OF the
Democratic party. and appeal To- an enlighi-
en'd public to defeat the frce-sver candidates
Of reputation and iawi"ssncss We cannot ar
ford 10 trinc with dishonOr We believe that the
maintenance" II personal liberty and the socuri-
~ OF property are threatened by the socialistic
theories Of the leaders II the Democratic party
and that the only hope Of the opponents OF those
theories depends at this time upon the continu-
alton In power Of IN" Republican party as the
safeguard % the Nation
The fact Is recognized by all Republicans and
gold Democrats that II Bunalo is won upon the
issue Of the Chicago platform. the news VIII be
spread all over tn" United States proof that
the cause ~ silver may yet triumph. /, will be
claimed. they argue that IN" second largest
city OF NewYork State. after another years
consideration ~ the proposition TO open the
mints 10 the coinage of the silver dollar re-
versed its former verdict and pronounced In "a
vor of H. SUCH result. they say. might affect
dsastrOusly many State elections where Their"
was contest between the upholicrs % the gold
standard and 81 the silver standard
As a Consequence 90 his belief. the gold Demo