New-York tribune., 1900-07-19
THIRD TICKET FAVORED.
ITS SUPPORTERS TO BE ASKED TO
MEET AT INDIANAPOLIS.
RESULT OF THE MEETING OF ANTI-Iu-
PERIALIsTS AND GOLD DEMOCRATS
THE PLATFORM PROPOSED

About thirty ant-imperialists and Gold Dem
ocrats met at The Plaza Hotel last night fercely
debated the phraseology of a pronunciamento
which they afterWard promulgated and then
adjourned, after authorizing the chairman To
appoint committee to issue an invitation TO
~il supporters Of the third party movement 10
meet at indianapolis July % when the Ma
uonal Democratic party's National Committee
is to meet.
The prevailing sentiment last night was in
favor of a third ticket, but at the same time
tLa7e We're several present who deprecated IL
and predicted that the third ticket project would
fall through before the middle of August
THE STATEMENT ISSUED.
AS result of the deliberations last night the
following statement was issued:
We met devise means TO place in noni-
aat!on a lhird Presidential ticket. We take tEis
Necessity OF choosing between two candidates Tor
neither OF whom can we conscientUusy vote.
and Vacillating conduct has involved this country
IN war OF conquest in distant lands against d
i niaIuIaHy Ii.Iend.y people. ms poAcy OF .Deney-
olent assimilation proclaimed months before the
ate, was only brutal but unconstitutional
We nave seen the principles upon wnicn the
kind disresarded We have seen Inc form Of The
commercial syndicate arise behind the Executive
and control his acts and utterances
which show the debauching of the Civil Service
ana the lowering of the standard of the Federal
rectly responsible.
Al McKiney's side stands Roosevelt the frank
embodiment Of militaTism, eager for the country
to shoulder more burdens by foreign conquest
If sDe"iaI nriydjeat@ S1aTS3s fSI ia 4iri ~ Tip Ji @
which the trusts doqrish qESonuQned. II stands
loud 9Gtdo any previous raid upon the United ed
counted a vote for imperialism.
BRYAN A DANGEROUS MAN
on the other SIDE IS Bry an, the man who at the
Pans Treaty, anu tnus 1urcuered the impersaAsm
wGieh he now den9unces. brEan is man Of
dangerous man, lacking the qualities of states
m4nsnip necessary 10 cope successfully with the
a vote for the Democratic ticket means a vote
Of the civil Service; a packing of the Supreme
Court by men 10 Le governed Dy the Will OF
The Republican party has fallen under control
been used 10 make its controllers rich. Tie Dem
@ocratc @ parry appeais 70 tne & iap9rer Py the same
are now frankly sel-sh-run in the interests OF
81 BrvaDsIn t tSSg sef HI is i'u m tnn f FORTY Years o
Republican rule; for dtsorsanized fanatcism j:
always the ou,come OF intelligent, protracted. or
Meanwhile every election mutipIes the number
They are offended by injustice and dishonesty in
ever that such rebuke does not effect a reform
opponent from the need of reform. BY this process
the political power of right minded men has been
been perpetuaIy negative. By this process our
Interested voter has become a mere onlooker at a
degraded game His chief thought is how cast his
country
AS TO THE INDEPENDENTS.
The Independents among Us have been powerless |
because they nave not been independent. 10 De
enectlVe they must vote for independent candi-
dates representing positive principles and not
We cannot therefore give honest support to
either candidate OF the great parties. We reject |
the plan ordinarily suggested of making choice |
a & I'M le nal
We believe that political action based on ordinary
principles Of right and wrong IS neither useless |
with US in the support of candidates upon some |
such platform follows
First-A return 10 the political doctrines Of the
of Independence and the Constitution |
Second-The recognition that not only Cuba and |
the Philippines but Porto Rico and Hawaii are en- |
titled to independence
Third Genuine monetary reform.
Fourth-Civil Service reform.
Fifth-The abolition of special privilege whether |
Of tariff or any other origin.
We are not concerned solely with this election but |
with the future Of American political life we are |
ready and anxious TO join with others in forming
a party which shall adopt platform presenting
these issues.
SOME OF THOSE PRESENT.
The following were some of those present
when the meeting was called TO order
Edward =. Kaufman. J. p Van Buren,. New
William Ii, Riley. J. Franz Mch emma Guaya-
Joseph N Price Henry I4eaJz Hraokiyn
William Potts T.. a Widenman. Manuel.
Isaac II. Klein George c. Ripley. Mime
Oswald G Willard simeon Holroyd Albany.
Myer D. Rothsr hid td%aJa ,caTroll jr., Nyack.
John NJ. Guerman. New %;f. Cirrus. New-Jersey.
Dr. ao'A william Everett ''la iyasa aase E"''sN. 9'"'
Massachusetts
DR.. William Everett. Of Quincy, Mass. J.
Continued ON sixth DaGea