The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-09-25

1 VIEWS as against his party , atCldIdi1OAo,
or abandon his party. But when that time
| comes he is no longer Identified with that
| party, and as he has no right to claim
recognition as party man, nor IN the
name of that party seek to secure Its
| favors or to destroy its autonomy. The
strength of a party organization lies IN It's
members submitting to the will OF the
majority in regularly constituted ma
/ tional convention, and complying with the
| declarations thereof. And if the minority
| are dissatisfied let them stand boldly in
| support of their party and its declarations
| until the proper time comes when by ar
| gument and solicitation their views may
1 be adopted, and the declarations re-
! formed; but in nowise can GOOD party
man go out of his party and aid its
| enemies in bringing about dts defeat, that
| he might thereby bring about reform OF
his party to his views.
The representatives of the Democracy
of New Jersey, constituting its State
Committee have but recently detied the
| loyal Democrats of the State by refusing
| to receive into such committee true
Democrat, chosen by his party to repre-
sent them upon that committee and they
did appoint one who is not accepted py
his country as type OF conslstenl
Democrat. That same committee olo
seek by questionable means to set IN mo-
ton machinery to control the selection OF
delegates to the next national conventlon
Of the party. who openly opposed ppe3a, me fne
of Democratic faith. That committee
did antagonize, through an obedient
chairman, the opinions of Democrats who
represent ninety per cent OF the voters
of the party, and who, even the lighting
was hardest stood In the breach to pre-
vent the party's annihilation. That com
mittee acted for and IN the interest o1
certain alleged Democrats, who are not
accredited leaders of the party, Ignoring
the protest of those who now have and
who have consistently had, the interest
of the whole people at heart And we
declare that the Democratic Committee,
as represented at Asbury Park, by it's
active and open hostility to the repre-
sentatives of loyal Democracy there as
sembled. and by its Indifference TO the
evils of the present administration, has
offended the great mass of the Demo-
cratic voters OF New Jersey.
We recognize the fact that our party
cannot be Democratic in form and Re-
publican in spirit. No political party can
serve two masters; and as loyal Demo-
honorable compromise. We support only
those whose Democracy is above re-
proach In 1896 Democratic convention
nominated William j.. Bryan for the
Office of President of the United States,
and he received the greatest Democratic
vote ever cast. And we recognize in nim
and public service no breath of suspic-
ion rests. We recognize in him the undis-
puted leader of Democracy, by virtue oI
his services to the party and his manly
fight for the masses. We admire his cour-
age. and "love him for the enemies he
has made And while we support the,
candidate which the next 0SniVGidlic So4i-
vention shall name, we VIII use every
honorable means to secure the nomination
of the leader of 1885.
Recognizing that success Of the Demo-
cratic party can only be attained by per-
feet loyalty and united action: we eoun-
sci uns werving support OF the canal-
dates nominated by party fQr the
pending elections. We trust and believe
that the Democracy of the State will need
neither warning nor admonition to see
to it that no man shall receive a nomin-
ticket who is not in thorough and hearty
accord with the principles OF this aa-
dress and the platform Of 1898; And we
easily foresee that the foreshadowing re-
citizens of the State to the voice OF
truth honesty and principle will sweep
the party back, into the high place IT mas
SO long and honorably defended, ana
principles of Jeffersonianism. and the
reinstatement of the Democratic party IN
the hearts and confidence of the people.
We seek no dfsaffection in the party.
ON the contrary, we desire to promote
union and soiidity, but union only upon
the lines of the party platform. and re-
presented by only in whom the Demo-
their trust, as upholders of the faith and
not as backsliders or worse in the hour
of Democratic trial. What we especial
iy condemn at this time is that the men
who turned their backs, upon party plat
form and principles in the day of bat
tie, and hid themselves behind closed
doors or openly knitted their whilom COM
rades, shall not step forth as models Of
Democracy and representatives or Demo-
cratic faith, and relegate to the rear the
men who braved all to uphold the ban
ner OF Democracy. Men who were false
in 1896 cannot be trusted today as leaders.
Your. committee feel warranted In know
ing them only by their record and judg
ing them by their acts. ~
In pursuance to the spirit of the con-
ference which appointed this committee,
and in order to prevent future treason
to the principles of Democracy, we, the
undersigned committee, representing the
Democracy of the State of New Jersey,
call upon the loyal supporters of the
party in 1895 to meet in conference at
Trenton, N j., on the 18th day of Novem-
Der, 1889. for the purpose of taking action
looking to the organization of the party
along the lines of true Democratic prin-
ciples. And in this action we anticipate
the loyal and united support of the De-
mocracy of New Jersey to the purposes
of the foregoing.
WILLIAM D. DAILY.
Chairman.
ALLYN BREWER
CLARENCE T. ATKINSON,
JOHN J. CRANDALL,
JOHN r. HALL,
JOHN T. WRIGHT,
THOMAS J. PRTCKETT,
CHARLES STOKES,
w e. HIRES,
JAMES F. MINTURN,
ANTHONY GILGORE,
SAMUEL WITHERILL
ALBERT S. DULIN.
Further information will be furnished
by Edgar Conrow, chairman of the Ex-
ecutive Committee, Moorestown, Burlng-
ton county, N. ].