The Philipsburg mail. [volume] (Philipsburg, Mont.) 1887-current, 1897-05-07
GOLD DEMOCRATS
They Will Fight for Currency Reform
Next Time.
CHAIRMAN W. D. BYNUM TALKS
He Says the Gold Democrats Elected
Mckinley They Are Increasing
and Will Sweep the Country
in the Year 1900.

Ex Congressman w. D. Bynum, of
Indianapolis chairman of the national
democratic committee. thinks the ma
tional democracy lis party advocating
a gold standard will continue to fight
on the platform adopted when Palmer
ana Buckner were nominated for presi-
dent and vice president last fall. He
arrived in New York too late to parti
clpate i'll the conference held by the
national democrats at the Reform club
He approved of what the conference
concluded to do viz: Not to aban-
don the Indiana polls platform, and to
fight it out on those lines, no matter
what the resu't might be-
1t Can be- safely said that we shall
not abandon our political principles, -
he remarked. "We cannot 90 with the
silver democrats. because we do not
believe in free silver. There can
scarcely be any compromise on that
line. -
'Do you think there will be com
promise on any other line?' was asked
him.
1.-The national democracy will advo-
cate currency reform, and that may be
an lnducement for the free silver men
to join us By currency reform, of
course, | do not mean free silver or
anything of the kind AS "a party we
shall go ahead and keep our organiza-
tlon intact The idea that we are in
significant IN numbers is preposterous.
OF course, if the number of votes
cast for Palmer and Buckner were cri.
ticism we would be small in numbers.
But think of the thousands of gold
democrats who voted for Mckinley
In Indiana alone 60, 900 gold democrats
voted for Mckinley Why, in nv CITY
-Indianapolis-we had a uniformed
club with 2, 800 members. and vet Pal
mer and Buckner received ONLY 600
votes in the city. The others got
frightened and voted for Mckinley. In
1892 indianapolis gave Cleveland f. 900
majority, and last fall McKinlev's ma
jority was 5000. In Kentucky at least
10000 gold democrats voted for Nc
klnley. 1t must be remembered that
many free silver republicans voted for
Bryan, instead of democrats. When
the lines are clearly drawn we shall re-
celve all the vote that went from the
democratic ranks to Mckinley. Just
to show how strong we are | have ONLY |
to point to the recent state election in |
Michigan. where we polled over 32, 900
votes and carried one county. was
at the state convention there, and the
gold democrats were enthusiastic.
These are splendid straws to indicate
the drift of sentiment -
Some democrats said the national
democracy was in the position of the
[all that wished to wag the dog.
What do you Think"
'Onr vote will be so large it will be
part OF the body of the dog. AsI
sand when the democrats who voted for
Mckinley join us, as they surely will,
hen 1t Will be seen how strong we arc
md whether we are insignificant in
numbers. -
What about the recent democratic
'lctories in Cincinnati and other Ohio
,ities?'
''They are merely local and munich
'al and do not indicate anything in
tate and national politics. And AS to
5reater New York, the election there
. think will hinge upon local issues
therefore, cannot make any predictions
bout the probable result. - ,
viii you call meeting of the ma 5
lonal democracy committee soon?" f
mo, bat I think there will be 6
Meeting OF the national executive com
nlttee soon. There are only nine ,
nembers Of the latter committee. and +
We can get together and transact all i
he business necessary. The entire s
is only called together to '
anne place f.r hol ling the conven r
lon. When the executive committee
leets we shall discuss and probably
zap ont IA programme for the future /
VIII be an important meeting, and p
ne plan of organization Of our party II
ill be fully developed - h