The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-16
ACCOUNTING DEMOCRATS.
ME LEVY WOULD BEGIy TT ON THE
CHICAGO PLATFORM,

And Gradually Pail Out That Underpin-
ming ~ 81 Educational Process and .sub-
stitats se3ersenian Priuctpiea-Can Tive
walk Together Except They ne AEresai
In his speech Of welcome TO the guests of
George Edward Harding at the dinner given TO
Richard Croker ut the Democratic Club last
Wednesday night Jefferson NJ. Levy, who pre-
sided. said that one Of the pleasantcst features
Of the dinner was tho fact that 1t was served in
what was to be the future national home Of q
united and triumphant party. and that the din
nor was, he hoped, the first of many that would
result In a moro thorough understanding among
all Democrats in all parts Of the country.
A reporter OF THE Sun called upon Mr.. Levy
yesterday afternoon to find out just how no
and his fellow members of the Democratic
Club purpose TO unite the Democratic party. Mr..
Levy was asked upon what platform the Demo
cratic Club intended to invite the Democrats OF
the nation to come together. He was asked IL
It was to BIO the Chicago platform and all that
that declares for, reaflrmed, or II 1t was to DO
a new platform. containing a brand-new doc
~laration OF principles. In reply TO these ques-
tions Mr.. Levy said:
1.-THE plan of the Democratic Club Is SO to
harmoniZe all the elements of the Democratic
party that, at the next national election,
the candidates OF the party shall DO elected. II
the Democrats of the city, State, and nation de.
mand to know upon what platform we purpose
bringing all Democrats together. my answer is
the latest national convention. until a new plat
form is enunciated. A political party can have
"If the Democratic Club shall be successful in
its effort at harmony. we purpose. between now
to carry on, within tho CLUB. a campaign Of cdn:
cation. We hope. by this means, to convince AZ
R tSs psnosrs shst ps shs S enn R Ropd : to so oR BEFORE ws .Se
people with any degree OF success Is n platform
which redec,ares and re firms the teachings of
I'VE hope by this means to convince all Demo
Gratis that some OF the planks OF the Chicago plat
form are as far away from the teachings of JEFF
fcrson as the poles arc far from each other. We
shall hope TO remove from the minds OF all Dem.
ever be- a personal party. By that / moan that
It can be no more the party OF Bryan or Tillman
or AIltgeld than il can DO the party of cloyel lIlsi
wise. wo hope to be able to convince Democrats
that the ideas of any one OF these men, or Of any
man, should not dominate party councils and
In connection with this campaign OF educa-
crats Of the State Of the fact, established over
and over again; that as goes goes 1.-The CITY OF new
we'll established, that as the State Of New York
goes SO goes the nation. Having been success
form at the next national convention that,
while 1t must meet the needs. Of the nation.
tons Of New York Democrats-goid Democrats,
silver Democrats, and NIL other Democrats.
Jefferson believed in the Integrity Of the su.
preme Court of the United States; he did not
believe In the free and unlimited coinage OF sill
yer, because, Just after he became, President,
finding that tho free and coinage OF
silver had driven all the gold out of the coun-
try. he suspended the act which permitted. the
free coinage of silver. and the business of the
country revived. While / do not propose to be-
come involved in a free-silver CONTROVERSY, per-
init me to repeat what l said in the beginning,
that IL the Democratic Club can influence the
wording OF the next national platform 1t will
contain nothing that Is contrary to the teach
ings of the great founder of our party