New-York tribune., 1898-10-17
JOHN NJ. PALMER'S STAND.
GOLD DEMOCRATIC LEADER WILL VOTE
THE REPUBLICAN TICKET.
HE ADVISES MEN OF HIS PARTY TO KEEP on
OPPOSING BRYAN AND THE CHICAGO
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tBr TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBrSEl
Decatur, Ill, oct 16.-During the last week
there has been Misrepresentation in the press Of
the State to the attitude of ex-senator John
M Palmer in reference to the money question.
the free-silver Democratic leaders trying to
make capital Of story emanating from Chicago
that Palmer intended to vote the straight party
ticket. He Is to be In Decatur next Thursday
night to preside at q Republican meeting to be
addressed by w d. Bynum, one of the Demo-
cratic sound-money leaders These letters
pain Mr. Pamer's position:
Springfield, ILL.,, October 13, 1898.
Jchn w. Sanner. Decatur.
Dear Sir: In answer to your letter Of October
Il send you copy of q letter which have
Just written to Mr.. Usher. Of Wisconsin, which
you are at liberty to publish II you think proper.
JOHN NJ. PALMER
~ Springfield ILL.,. October 13 1898
EIls Is. Usher Lacrosse Wis.
lear Sir: have your interesting letter, and
answer 1t at once. / am a Democrat In all Of
NY sympathes and affections and would great
~ prefer TO vote for the representative men Of
% tnat party. AT present the Democratic is the
minority party and cannot. If it would. control
ss sne Ioiicy OF the country. Therefore it accepts
ICI us leaders shallow pretenders who, like Mr.
Bryan and Governor Stone can promise 1t only
i0cai success, and IT'S platforms and principles
IKE .hose Of Chicago adopted in 1896 mere
49, a. eNIStlllS conditions, without presenting
any scheme for political or social improvement
49, Inc chicago platform is the mere echo of the
iH-tenper of those who adhere to 1t, and COM
MUS me Democratic party to the coinage Of sill
Ner at the ratio of ii to ], with enforced legal
tender quality. It's advocates propose 70 reduce
me price OF gold or the gold standard some"
anu 10 advance the price Of silver some" and
me point at which the depreciation of the price
OF sod and the enhancement Of the price Of sill
yer VIII meet will be the standard Of values in
tnls country. forgetful Of the fact that the more
Valuaole metal will disappear from circulation.
the coinage NJ silver the ratio of Ii 10 ]. with
enforced legal tender quality. I adhere to the
indianapolis platform. | am n Cleveland Demo
crat' and believe that If the party had adhered
10 the policy Of the Wilson hill and sound money
IL would have succeeded in the Presidential cleo
tlon or 1916 and would have controlled the Gov
eminent now. Its folly was to commit itself to
the Chicago platform in 1896 in opposition to
sounder opinions. II was dominated by mere
resehtments, and was unconscOusly dishonest
as 1t proposed 10 revOutioniZe and Mexcanize
the standard Of values of the United States.
beg you 70 be assured that no Sound Money
Democrat can under any circumstances in my
judgment vote for any representative man who
is not in favor Of sound honest money | will
vote for Isaac r. Mills. the Republican candidate
for Congress in the XVIIth Illinois District on
the issue Of sound money. have no candi-
date of our own. JOHN NJ PALMER