The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-07-20
CROPS IN THE COTTON BELT NEW YORK SILVER DEMOCRATS
ISSUED AN ADDRESS TO THE DEMO.
CRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE.
States, Setting Forth the Stu
alton in that state.

Chicago, July misrepresentation of
! State of New York tonight issued an ad-
dress to the members OF the democratic
| National committee and to the voters of
the United States as follows: I'VE, acting
as COMMITTEES, created and authorized by
the Chicago platform democracy of New
York, desire to make public the following
fact concerning the situation In the State
of New York believing that everything
affecting the political situation in that
State is National rather than of mere local
Importance. We assert, without fear of
successful contradiction, two propositions:
First an overwhelming majority of the
voters in the democratic party in New
York State are enthusiastic for the prin-
oipes laid down by the Chicago platform
of 1896 and demand without qualification
the nomination of that man who shall in
his record and in his personal qualities
most thoroughly stand for and incarnate
these principles.
Second, we declare that the small
group OF men who have seized upon the
machinery OF the democratic party in the
openly or covertly to all that the Chicago
platform stands for and to the nomination
of any man who sincerely holds those prin-
ciples which we believe dominate the DEM
ocratic org;slization in the Nation.
and we further declare that the cleo
toral machinery in the State of New York
is such that to attempt to Gust the men
now in control of the Tammany organl-
zation by work within in that body would
be fruitless.
In support OF the first proposition laid
down we have only to point to two recent
illuminating instances in New York poll
tics. First, the marked contrast between
the attendance, the enthusiasm and the
high spirit of devotion shown at the dinner
OF the Chicago platform democrats, more
widely known as the dollar dinner" and
the purely perfunctory tone of the dinner
held on Jeffersons birthday by the So
called regular. or Tammany, organization
and, second. the magnificent popular ova-
ton given within the hostile walls of
Tammany hall when one speaker, who In
the last three years, has dared to cast
aside the gag imposed by Tammay rulers.
and proclaimed the gospel OF the Chicago
platform and put forward the name OF
William j. Bryan.
DIn support OF the second proposition we
point to this record: After the election
OF 1896 the first opportunity which the
democratic organization in New York had
to put itself on record before the people
was the nomination before the State con-
vention in 1897 OF Judge Alton b. Parker
for chief justice OF the court OF appeals.
A committee appeared before the State
committee asking the reaffirmation OF the
Chicago platform. II was refused. the
representatives OF the New York city or
ganization voting against reaftirmation.
Second, the next opportunity for Tam
many hall TO prove its loyalty to demo-
cratic principles came when the demo-
cratic organization in New York was
called on to nominate q candidate for
mayor and formulate declaration OF
principles upon which the candidate
should stand. Again re-affirmation OF the
Chicago platform was asked and refused
and a man was selected as candidate for
mayor whose loyalty in 1896 was OF that
perfunctory kind which confined itself to
the casting OF secret ballot and avoid.
ing public expression OF opinion.
Third, in 1S9s the democrats OF ,ha
state OF New York had to put State
ticket In nomination. The man who con-
trolls the so-called democratic organiza-
ton In the city OF New York, who IL
himself that organization, Richard Gro.
ker, said to a member OF this committee
that he would sec that the convention