The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-22
roSOUND A BRYAN SLOGAN
e,x,o1o 90 PLATFORM D1KocHArs no
CONFER IN sARAToGA TO-DAY

s.,t.-Mr Croker Is After the Assembly.
sApArogA. n. Y, Aug. 2l.-The Hon. Richard
Croker hasn't turned up in this place. Hos as
fond OF the passing show as any Statesman
mr. politician. and certainly the show at Saratoga
mi, ve,r surpasses in the estimation OF COM
,atent authorities nything in many years The
Hon. william C. whitney isn't here. contrary
20 all predictions. The Hon. Arthur Pue Cor
man Ia still! here for his health. and Is not tax
Ing politics. The Hon David Is. Hill
h at Normandie- by-the. Sea. The Hon.
Fd,ard Murphy, Jr.. is at Elberon. and
tbev circulated report tonight that
Mr. Murphy was to be in town. Not 3d. The
Hon. John F. Carroll. Mr. Cookers chief lieu
tenaut and spokesman The is even more silent
and sphinx like than his chief. is here. and so
are othe1 in Tammany ranks
But ahAe and beyond everybody the Hon.
Calvin T.. Reach is hcre. He came this after
noon lie didn't put up at tho United states
or at the Grand Union like Mr.. Croker or Mr..
Everybody else connected with wealthy East
ern Democrats and wealthy folks Of every
sort and description. lie went TO
little hotel Just as Mr. Bryan does
when tho Democratic National chieftan
Waits Chicago Mr. Bryan puts up on these
occasions at the sherman House. He doesn't
patroni2e the Auditorium. or the Wellington.
or the Palmer House. where tho diamonds and
rulies and lace = toll Of the commercial side OF
political lie Mr. Reach in every way follows
his -pcer,css leader" and yet there can be no
harm in repeating that the Hon. William Jen-
oincs BRYAN. 10y his intellectual labors at his
desk ana III "!le forum since lS"'. has acquired
4 snug little fortune OF S2OO.OOO. He has
worked hard though. and all his friends are
pleased at his success in n financial way. But
sn,n everything is considered. what Is Col.
Rryan's po)r little fortune compared to the
millions on millions controlled by the Domo-
Gratis cast Of the Alleghenies?
This is a little departure from the ordinary
political article and it should be announced.
before going any further. that the Hon. Calvin
T. Kcach. chairman OF the Chicago platform
Democrats issued this evening from his
modest hotel the following concerning to-mor-
row conference:
This conference is called by direction OF a
former conference that met in Troy in Septem-
Der last at which representatives. from twenty
two counties were present for the pur-
pose OF organizing and bringing together
those Democrats who believe in the
principles Of the Chicago platform, and
that Mr.. Bryan is the most logical
and available candidate the party can put In
nomination IN 1900. and TO thtt end this organ
i2ation will follow its members into local
Bryan league, in every ward and township in
the State who will work within the party lines
to secure delegates 10 the state and National
Conventions who will stand by these princi-
pies. We feel that the great Empire State
should be properly repres cnted at the next Ma
tional Convention and not misrcpresented or
unrcprcscnteda las at the last on and We are sure
from past experiences that the machinery Of
our party in the Empire State is largely under
the control OF men who prefer personal gain
and local power to national party success.
"A man who Will remain in Europe, tax ing
chances on horse race rather than settling
the issues that mean tho life or death Of his
party. will not be heard in our councils as to
policy or procedure by which our favorite may
score ahead on the home stretch. Nor will the
man who can silently skulk away and fold
his tent about him when his party needs him
most be- relied upoa as stalwart Democrat.
Notwithstanding he keep the labels on the fea-
Their in his hat marked with his favorite
shoboIeth | an q Democrat We anticipate
harmonious and successful session, the OUT
come of which predict will lie to solify and
unite true Democrats and do away with party
factions and boss rule thus giving the people
achance instead OF the politicians. We have
many of the best Democrats in the State in
This movement"
Mr. keach is evidently attempting to be
lomewhat severe on Mr. Croker and Mr. Hill.
The Democrats here recall that Tammany and
hc state Democratic organization ndorsed in
lS1 without stint tn" National Democratic
platform Of that wear. Mr. Croker cabled rom
Europe to John c. Shcehan that he heartily
agreed with Bryan and the national platform.
Dir. Hill wa, in different situation. and for
the first time it should be told why he " skulke ed
away" at that time The lG to l silver issue
didn't bother him bit. His famous Elmira
speech let him out on that. 1t was the income
tax clause in the Chicago national platform OF
1896 which put Mr., Hill in a box and kept him
locked M, and moreover which promises to
KEEP him in rather sedatc political attitude
10" some time to come.
1t was Mr lil who by his legal learning and
arguments d" Gated an alleged constitutionaity
OF the proposed .ncpmetux in the second Cleve-
land administration. Twcnty-four hours be-
fore Bryan was nominated at Chicago in 1896
MIR. Hill pleaded with tho Committee on Reso-
lutions not to make it go hard for the Eastern
Democrats to support the platform" The COM
mittee was controlled by Bryan's friends and
they sisted upon the Incorporation OF the In =
come lax claus" in TN national platform and
they hal their wav. even though Mr. Hill
plea'"d with III" cOmmittos from ) o'clock In
til afternoon uaiil ) o'c'ock the following
morning Mr Hill after his successful efforts
In Na"hlnCto" To defeat the consti,utionality
OF Tue income tax bll cOutd not, 1t is insisted.
do otherwise than sSuik" in 1876
Col. Bryan and all hi friends said at Chicago
amonth ago at the meeting OF the National
Democratic Committee that the Income tax
clause in the Chicago platform OF 1898 unques-
oonably would be resfflrmed Moreover. Col
Bryan then told his frIsnds that unless the 1e
70 silver ratio Issue was reafIirmed. there was
every likelihood Of a split in the Democratic
national pprty.
Al this is PREDATORY to the real attitude Of Mr.
Reach and the Chicago platform Democrats
who are assembling tonight for to-morrow's
discussion Mr.. Reach and his friends are tc
talk and talk. hut at the same time they are
seeking to occupy exactly the right position tc
take In the Democratic National Convention
OF 1890 so as to get the seats Of the seventy
TWO New York delegates. to be elected by Tam.
many and the State Democratic organization
should Mr. Croker or Mr.. Hin or Mr. McLauEh.
lin or MI Murphy balk or shy at any doctrine
Bryan and his friends. who control the Nationa
Democratic Committee. may inaict upon the
convention. In a word Mr. Reach and hi
friends here tonight fondly hope that the!
Will have the chance to be recognized as tn,
regular Democratic organization Of the stGt,
Nav Yprk