New-York tribune., 1900-11-04
TRUE DEMOCRATS, THEY SAY.
REASONS GIVEN By WELL KNOWN MEM
BERS OF THE PARTY FOR SUP
PORTING M'KINLEY.

+. Ellery Anderson who has been active among
his fellow Democrats in the cause OF sound money
has prepared the following statement OF principles
and the for the support OF the Republican
ticket by the subscribers this year:
We have been Democrats are Democrats to-day
anu expect 10 remain Democrats Tor ali time 10
MchlLey ELECTORS anu We appeal 20 ali Democrats
VINO Geslfe the ultimate triumph Uf true Democratic
we refuse to submit to the hansas City and Chi
cage platforms, because We believe IN sound money.
IN the supreme court anu In the enforcement of
We refuse to accept the excuse that the candidate
who stanus on these platforms wnl ue LnapIe TO
make mis- aVoweo financial policy effective, and; Is
therefore Incapable OF mischief
Without referring 10 the unanswera5le arguments
when esIaDnsheu beyond question tnat the free
Sonage OF silver at the ratio OF 16 TO by the Onited
states alone would reduce the value OF the dolar
one-hal1, II may be well to recall the number and
this result would follow.
me practice and opinions of all the great civil
ized nations of the world so declare. ,
III Ihe & heaos Of ali our great financial institutions
ana industrial enterprises declare.
G, ne convention OF the Democratic party OF the
state of New-Iork when convened before the Kan
saS City Convention declared.
CITY a1oTy Of the TO - the & sn
Gtad tive declaration in the resolutions there
pas1, by their careful avoidance of the subject an
self when ADDRESSING "h his N MeW"York followers.
he that they have no faith in his financial
bt against ain this array Of witnesses we have nothing
whose prophecies Of disaster and calamity made in
last four years
It is NOT to be believed that thereat and intelli
gent people Of these United States will intrust their
fnancial prosperity. the fruits toll and the
welfare OF their citizens to the care Of financial
theorist whose views have been thus discredited.
me democratic party has great duties to perform
upon all the questions at home and abroad that
grow in Importance with the growth the coun-
try, and with these duties responsibilities
imposed. and it is part of the nilsson of the Dem
ocratc party TO TO II that such duties faith
fully discharged.
The Democratic party. however, is powerless to
assert its influence upon any these great issues
so long as it carries the badge of dishonor. en-
bodied In the doctrine of the free coinage of silver
at the ratio of is to ]: will il comma nd
the approval of the people of this country until II
shall formally reject the false and un-Democratic
principles which were adopted in 1896 aud again
confirmed In 1900 and until it shall dismiss from its
ranks the false leaders who have lead the party so
far astray
Believing. then. that the Democratic party can
never carry a popular election for the Presidency
until the pesteDtial theory of free coinage Of sill
Yer at the ratio of 6 to ! shall have been abjured
and until Mr.. William J. Bryan and his immedia te
followers shall have been permanently dismissed
from the position OF party leaders. intend To
cast our votes at the coming election for the Nc
Kinley electors in the belief and with the hope that
the signal defeat of the present leaders of the Dem
ocratic party will insure its reorganiza ton upon
basis which will able 1t in the future to assert
itself IN the councils of the Nation, make Its
voice heard and to the triumph of its just
and true principles.
p EII.ERY ANDERSON JOHN @. AGAR.
WHEELER II. PECK ". SAIOMoN
HAM JOHN D. CRIMMINs.
franklin BARTLETT AsHREI. r FITCH
GEORGE HOADLY. HUGH r GARDEN
CHARLES s FAIR SIMON STERNE
CHILD F. X. PENDLETON.
". J. CTRTIs. ABRAM s HEWITT.
CHARLES r. FLINT. c. T. BARNEY