New-York tribune., 1898-10-30
tradctions In the Bible must be clear to every un-
prejudced reader, and It is mere waste OK time
to argue otherwise. '"
New-York. Oct. l5 1898.
TICKET OF BRYANTTEs
WHY is NOT SAUCE FOR THE MASSACHUSETTS
GOOSE ALSO SAUCE FOR THE NEW

GOOSE ALSO SAUCE FOR THE NEW
YORK GANDER'
To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: Whether the Democratic party OF the
State OF NewYork as at present constituted
is or is not in favor OF sound money Is In my
opinion the burning question OF the hour Wh"h
Mr.. Croker's convention met at Syracuse LIE
Bryanites insisted that the Chicago platform
should be Indorsed in its entirety. Mr.. croker
wise in his generation. said no: that would
drive all gold Democrats out OF the party
Finally Mr.. Croker. compromised with the
Bryanites. ignored Cplain people say he dodgep
the money question. and. to pacate the silver
ties placed Bryanite al the head OF his tick'''
a Bryante who Is also tarred with M 'tdish'
in the second place and Organism Snout
the whole ticket. and Tammanyism over oil.
Here in Greater New-York. we have Tammany
ad nauseam; how will it suit country DEMOCRATS
to have the State Tammanyzed? Besides. II
Crokers ticket wins at the coming election some
people who vote for it will be cheated; who VIII
IT be, the sound-money Democrats or the si-
verites? This seems to he conundrum which
can he solved only after the fact.
Under these conditions, can any sound money
man vote the Tammany ticket? You may count
the writer and / think. many others who VIII
not risk voting a ticket that reeks with Bryan
ism when another ticket is offered at the mead or
which is Colonel Roosevelt. man well known
In civil as we'll as military affairs ana ad-
mired by all parties. and who stands fairly ana
squarely n sound-money PLATFORM
Apropos OF the foregoing quote from an edi-
torial in The Brooklyn Eagle Of the 9TH inst
on Free Silver in Massachusetts" think the
article should be printed and sent all over the
State as a campaign doucument. The editor
says
The Massachusetts Democrats have adopted a
platform demanding the free coinage or silver
and indorsing the Chicago platform as
declaration of Democratic principles Therefore.
the Massachusetts, Democracy should be defeated
1t matters not who are its candidates for or
fee All sourd-money Democrats stculd vote
against them. . A sound inarcial system
for this country is Of greater Importance than
the success OF any party. A party is useiui
only as ii becomes ali agent in securing thls ue-
sira bic result. etc. etc.
His reasoning on the situation In Massachu-
setts is logical and sound to the core and one
naturally asks why sauce for the Massachu-
setts silver goose is not equally good foc the
New-York silver gander?
And yet to the amazement. mingled with re-
gret, Of a great number Of friends and readers
OF The Eagle" the editor Is advocating WIN
all the great power of persuasion at his COM
| mand the election OF the Democratic State ticket
which stands for Organism from Its head TO It's
| tail. The silver Democrats get the whole ticket
while the gold Democrats pet-rermission 10
| dodge the money question In a column parallel
| to the one on Free Silver in Massachusetts,
| the editor writes as follows:
| True every man the Democratic state
| ticket voted for William J. Bryan, whom The
| Eagle" opposed. The party compromised It's
| differences by conceding to the Bryan forces
| the names on the ticket and to the gold Demo
| Gratis the retirement OF the silver question from
| the platform.
In plain terms, for plain people. the silverite'
| have the substance and the gold Democrats
| the-snadow And The Eagle" advocates the
| election OF the Democratic State ticket al
| though every man" on that ticket voted foi
| William J. Bryan. whom The Eagle opposed.
| fall to see any difference between the Massa
| chusetts Bryanite and the New-Yorker or the
| same breed. although The Eagle Inconsistent
| ly 1t seems to me. paints the two in quite DIFF
| ferent colors.
! In conclusion. perm. me to ask how any gold
| Democrat who voted for Palmer can vote
| ticket which. It's friends concede. is based on q
| compromise" with repudationists?
| Brooklyn, oct H. 1898. H. w. MEAD.