The sun., 1898-10-05
4 DBMooaAr srAKDs M n1s rARrr.
Dsnunoistion Of the Ticket Nominated in
Shame OF the Chicago Platform,


Shame OF the Chicago Platform,
To THp EDITOR OF tbs sUN--Sir. The flrst
aspect OF the campaign leaves In the mind OF
| no Intelligent man doubt OF the election OF
| Mr.. Roosevelt as Governor. The probabilities
are that his majority will reach 10000 TO
100000. In view Of this condition every Dem
ocrat understanding that. however he may
choose TO cast Il. his vote cannot elect his can
didate. is perfectly free to record his convlc-
tions and TO express his dlspleasure at the re-
| bellion Of his party in this State against the
platform OF the national organization. II the
vote for the Chicago platform candidates is an
effective one. the people will win a triumph Of
no small proportions.
| Under existing conditions In tho party the
country Democracy. which cheered so loudly
| for Bryan and the party in the convention. and
which rallied solidly around Senator Hill. will
| be Invested OF all influence in future conven-
tions since 1t will always be in the power Of
two political bosses 10 repeat the experiment Of
| uniting one half OF the convention In the sup
port Of any candidate whom they may choose
| to select. 1t does not seem possible that the
Democracy Of the State will ratlfy an act Of a
convention. composed practically OF two men.
which ignores the vital principles OF Democracy
and works the disfranchisament OF the entire
Democratic constituency outside OF New York
| and Brooklyn.
There 10 but one way In which to administer
| rebuke TO those who have overrldden the
| rights Of the outside Democrats. and that Is to
infllct upon the ticket selected by the bosses an
overwhelming defeat; and in order to do this
IL will not be necessary to vote against the
party, but rather to vote with that section of
the Democracy which represents Its principles,
party possess any @ real interest strong vote Tor
the orRapiEation representing the Chicago plat
form will involve the disruption OF the Tam
many force in this city. permit Of double rep
Convention. and restore to the Democracy out
side the power which II has always exercised In
! the conventions OF the party. To permit the
men who have control to exercise their func
loss of the State TO the Democracy at the
election in 1900. No one can claim that
the national organization. will admit into
its councils 2 section @ ON OF the party which: IN
eyery vote which tends to strengthen their au-
thorty Ia vote against the success OF the party
at the Presidential election. BY reason Of their
sent sent they have rS forfeted ali cisim to national
recognition. and no organization living upon
the integrity OF its principles could for mo-
ment think Of taking viper to its breast The
solidity Of the forces existing In the Dem9co tSo
doom OF any agencies within the party that
prove recreant to Its principles. And 1t rests
upon the. Democracy OF this State to prove
the principles asserted at the National Con-
vention by overwhelming with crushing de-
feat the ticket Of Van Wyck and Danforth in
New York.
The Chicago platform is intensely Demo-
cratic. In my view. and II is difficult to see how
aid and comfort to the faction that would re-
sist It without sharing in the p guilt OF party
NEW YORK. Oct. 2.