The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-11-24

Rejoice Over In the Late Elections-Its
Mission to Preserve the True Principles
of Democracy
New York, November 23.-Hon. W. D.
Bynum, chairman of the National Demo
cratic committee today issued tho follow
ing address:
| Headquarters National Democratic Com.
New York, Nov. 20, 1897.
To the National Democracy:
The results of the recent elections were
in now is discouraging TO the success OF
the principles for which the National
democratic party has been battling. Inc
silver organization lost the States of Ohio
and Maryland with the legislatures,
which will choose United States Senators.
In Kentucky. the silver candidate mad
majority Of only 1873 with so, 600 electors,
a majority of whom were unquestionably
tor sound money, not voting. Inc
National Democratic vote of the state was
twice as large as it was last year, While
the loss in the free silver was 10000.
LIZ Iowa the Democratic sound money
vote was doubled, notwithstanding the
silver candidates abandoned that issue
and pleaded for support on state matters
The sound money vote in both Kentucky
and Iowa would, undoubtedly have been
much larger had 1t not been for the fact
that the names of all the local candidates
for county Offices appeared on the ballots,
| under the free silver state ticket and en-
blems, thereby compelling sound money
| electors to scratch their tickets or vote the
free silver state ticket, in order to vote
for local officers.
| In massachusetts,, our vote was in
creased twenty-five per cent while that OF
the free silver candidate was reduced in
the same ratio. In Nebraska, the tree sill
yer majority was reduced, while South
Dakota deserted the cause.
The efforts of the National Democratic
organization last year were to aid in
saving the credit of the nation from dis
honor, its mission the future will be, If
possible, to preserve the true principles of
| Democracy. until Judgment and reason
shall again dominate the councils Of the
party and its ancient creed be restored to
it's platform. Then, and not until then
will the work of the National Democratic
party be accomplished and It's organiza-
ton cease to be an independent one
The firmer the convictions and the
| bolder the courage Of Nat onal Democrats,
| the sooner will the country be freed from
the blighting influence of impending
disaster.
No compromise with dishonor; no sur
1 render Of principle; no expediency; is the
shibboleth of the National Democracy
and each and every mem ber of the party
should stand by his convictions and re-
double his efforts to uphold the principles
he believes to be indispensable to the
| presel vation OF the rights and properties
| of the people.
(Signed) ". D. BYNUM,
| Chairman National Democratic Com.
MIDDLE OF ROADERS MEET.
ST. Louis, Noyemb Der 23.-The national
committee of the Populist party, repre-
senting the middle of-the-roaders who op-
posed fusion with the Democrats at the
| last presidential election. met today. The
meeting was called to order by Chairman
Park and twenty nine states are here
represented. Among those present were
General Coxey of Ohio, Chairman Park
Of Texas Secretary Morgan of Arkansas.
DR.. Grove of Alabama, treasurer Horton
Barker of Philadelphia. editor OF the
American; W. j. Phillips of Georgia, J. !.
H Ferris of Illinois. A be Sein berger of
| Kansas, H. NJ. Walsinger of Indiana and
| A. L. Harbinson, editor of the New Era,
| Vincennes, Indiana.
| Chairman Park said that the purpose of
| the meeting was to determine their future
course. We are opposed to fusion with
anyb body or anything, he said, and we
want straight fight if we can get it.
The mission of the national organization
committee appointed at the Memphis
meeting of the National Reform Press as
ISOLATION last winter, he continued, is
not to supersede the peoples party
national committee, but to assist it. "I
recently wrote Chairman Butler" said
Mr.. Park, rendering what assistance
we could. He received the letter but has