The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-10-21

Loyal Platform Democrats Of Connecticut
Ask Him 10 Declare Himself on Pend
ins Financial Legis ation--Want tOiE>ut
Life Into the Campaign, They Assert.
NEW HAVEN, Dot. 20.-Charles Gay,
chairman Of the Committee Of Fifteen OF
the Loyal Platform Democracy, has pub
lished an open letter to Judge Parker. ask
ing him, In view Of his departure from the
Democratic position Of bimetallism.' what
his attitude will be, II elected President, on
the currency and financial bills now pend
ing in Congress The questions to Judge
Parker number ten and are In substance
what Mr.. Bryan wanted the st. Louis con-
vention to send to Judge Parker In answer
to his gold telegram
Mr.. Gray shows that the Democratic
party is committed still to free silver. the
declarations OF 1895 and 1900 not having
been repudiated or amended. He recalls
to Judge Parker that he voted twice in
favor OF silver and says that not until the
gold telegram was sent was it known that
Judge Parker's views were those OF the
Repub lican party Mr.. Gray tells Judge
Parker that these views may help draw
campaign contributions, but will probably
lose him votes unless he espouses the Bryan
view Of pending financial Legislation. he
wants Judge Parker to say that his gold
telegram means that you will If elected
maintain the parity OF all forms OF our
money, just as any bimet alhst PRESIDENT,
il elected, would do
The letter then goes into the record of
the Democratic party on financial matters,
attributes the panic Of 1893 to MIR. Cleve-
lands action in forcing the repeal OF the the
Silver Coinage Act and says that any similar
act by new Democratic President will
bring about the game disastrous results.
The letter tells how the moneyed interests
secured the adoption of the gold standard
here and abroad, 10 the great injury OF
the laboring man. and says there is wide
spread fear that Judge Parker viii be
another Cleveland in financial legislation,
IL elected Mr.. Guy wants these doubts
put at rest 80 that all Democrats may hustle
around for Parker and infuse vigor into
the campaign and thus secure for him "a
more LOYAL and earnest support.
The questions which Judge Parker is
asked to answer are: Whether he Will
favor melting 100000, 600 silver dollars now
mart OF our currency ito be redeemed in
cold: whether he favoIs Cancelling the sill
yer certificates now in circulation and to
issue instead larger DENOMINATIONS ht only
for banks to Use; whether he is for the re-
tirement of all greenbacks; whether he
favors permitting the banks to issue all
the paper money of the country; whether
he favors the Issue OF clearing house
certificates as emergency circulation
whether he believes in the proposed asset
currency" to lie issued as notes by banks;
whether he fayors the substitution Of gen.
eral bonds instead of Government bonds
as basis for bank note currency; whether
he believes in the branch bank system
ard whether he is in favor Of charging
banks If terest on public funds deposits
The sole object of this proposed legisls-
ton, Mr., Gay saws. is TO benefit the bankers
and the money ed interests at the expense
Of the poor n an. The letter then says that
II judge Parker is with the people on these
oueetions, "let the people know it, that they
NAV rally to yopr support He says that
nothir g but loyalty to Den oooratic principles
questions, The letter closes with lot OF
inforr alton on the gold and silver ques-
ton for Judge Parkers special benefit.