New-York tribune., 1906-09-06

Dis lAter anA-l be rvpTsee1thtsvs
He spcks OF ne Importance OF tho oooasion re-
serrsns ne oszaocrarso party - An oreanisa-
don having "a srea; par . u.ouDsntous present,
and pcsxse God q snor.d be one with a xT~st
suture" The purpose 81 the conference. he SAID.
wAs no; 20 dictate 20 TIE Democratic State Con-
veudon or 10 cLspsrsse any candidate. but TO
sAi sor a FUN ana rree expression 90 that when
the convention NESTS Il VIII be Representative
o. the people"
Edward II. Titchener. Of B,nShauton. was
chosen secretary. snd Henry A Richmond of
E-iei william Church Osborne. Of Putnam ana
Edvsrd p. Lynch. OF St Lawrence were sp-
Pointed committee resolutions.
Mr.. Shepard then called for William Tr~vsrs
JsrornA
CHEERS FOR rIE DISTRICT ATTORNEY.
The band struck up The Grand ola Rss,"
sud the crowd eheered. stamped and elapped for
Jsrcu.e Mr. Jerome said he ould prefer 20
speak sxtsmrorsneouEly. his heart was full.
but he said thsre were times When a speaker
needed 10 keep 10 text. For that reason he
would nes6 his remarks His address follows;
AS understand it. we sls gathered togstheF 81, IS
speak with no authority, nor % We assume TO- We
Sis. snd least Of ali have We come together
dictate 70 or 20 threaten the convention OF our
On all hands Il is conceded that our political lifs
n Is Increasingly dificult for one 70 say why he
belongs 70 one political party rather than 10 an
Hssl ssfsSsssP RSSnsTs in fsh aEds pnS ysis
dsnuncaton OF eAisting eonoltlons ana me al
rsne,ns % Sals schemes ., EoCiSS ~ shg 9 cbsr
We are not "on the threshold ~ the greatest
political awakening this nation has ever known
marking ''ths beginning OF age but we are,
sss2e, sepss % SIssTss Ts 10 10 Se solution OF the
d.f1cplt problems confronting us by TIE methods
% meet the greatest emergencies - ..
vosre and On the whole, has done a 5000 work
But IN mere exposure ana denuncistion English
me 1ocfopedic.6s" ana trust buster is vocifer-
upon which political parties can divide
That lSsge sssrsssuons OF & capital & whether IN
have great Incidental evils is conceded by ALL To
!. % yss eS Ta9 e. s1t GSSxS 10 work hl @
fully sooislistio scheme their eva appears great
20 60 fsr 70 dsbauch our public lie both At cleo
% @ s n sS soes aaa aG p9S tSS oceT T
That the eorporenons ana trusts 6e sternly
TrRaiuonslly the Democratic party is committed
20 tsr1a ior revenue only, ihSJ ,, pIoteS'fe s t
few as against the many, that & prevents he high
shown o 20 20 every man Wiling TO
give the subject A candid examination ana pos,
sesssd OF the ability 20 understand the facts and
The subtle incidence OF indirect taxation through
.ured 10 vehement protest IN the Same way that
upon a locality 81 protective tarin brings It into
line with party advocating suGh = lat4H
on TARIFF REVISION.
Il would be Impossible 70 make Pei.asyl ANA ana
ts1 ssiSse Size undou6ediy IS but at te expense Of
SSe Sss states siss which % saer nom protective tsr %
not realize II and Their lear OF disturb eAsIrs h
prosperous conditions makes i difficult 10 raise the
tarif issue into OF vital interest
ssns t,ie hope for subs}anal revision from the
causes hhsTS oPs5nEb TbS IN s 5ast s sgo6Ft sbo,
from te present popular antakonisin 10 'SI
SsnSs Haired Generated bv Injustice and cor
Iupti0n may effect what the soundest economic
Much as our monetary system may need Teyi.
sion, this, like tar1n revision, = a hard ullss S
rs in periods of financial and industrial depres-
Meanwhile our elections. where national political
parties are involved have become iittle more man
ienOble Eoranbles Tor Once, m ~thch eaGh cahol-
date declares how Rood he viii he n elected 10
Ss5ins si1 a1a oorporation flues not forgetting
10 emphasize how warm his heart beats for or
In the midst of al this The plain people. go
trious and prosperous. honest and patriotic, they
nor greatly mised by tie loud outcT1es of the
Seeing 40 real suSs % S Pesfgl s interest a's9s % sss
ready and free choose when an issue arises that
TO the older men, traditionaIy associated with
OF the great national parties this IS not diri-
cult, but with the younger men, and that large
GLASS which az esch election is casting its first
Each yeaT. seems 20 bring more and more sen:
ersl conviction of public DUTY 10 be asceTtained
The younger tnsn are sskng themselves why
n,t{onai rsrties and he .i-sr voters@ are eager
20 learn 70 which of the parties their duty directs
In tho absence OF issues. or of some paramount
issue, upon which tie people can divide into two
tendency 70 develop ulrd parties,
,his SO far Az least no third party has existed
With any considerable power for any considerable
The very theory Of Democratic institutions pre-
supposos a majority, a real numerical majority
eSestions. ana not a hcttioUs majority created by
soInpronlise within the limits OF fundamental
attitude toward p7SGe1isr question is essential
wherever strong third parties have developed 50
that no one psrty had a numerical majority, that
eroset about oy comp oialse IN anE PIpei sense
o the EoFe but ey ne sssefihos o. PT1nc'ple for
THIRD PARTY OF SINISTER RELATION.
IN fhis country few things could be 80 sinister n
tsir relation 20 our public life IS The Development
of strong third parry; party not hak lnS pu.
numbers sVoisnt 20 make 81 trading asset 10 It's
However ~irtuous thev might he IN their proses
sions. ano really upright 81 the beginning e their
tsrTfsff,onS sT.tsrs - fToIa susb eonsitions
II there were nothing else than the foregoing -
sz z 7 pso ps Es ls 5 re rs s1sqis as g . 3s rs,
z ssy4Eg = Tae pEop9s1ons "a, sdys5ssd ,si3s a s, si
there is e political parties. Indeed, they are Only
sssE2 S5s enc ss s9. e Bot osssst s Th''
We hav. sought 20 work nsnocrarie irstltutions
sss sss sesh 81 SsN sd ss esSe M gf s %Roe @ people
there las been 20 grsst eitheulyy IN NoEk.ng suca
power but w:th stability snd Satisfaction 70 ths
Study ef our po.tlesl h.story shows tha, q.
csuss cf this twotoi6 division les deep Ia me
There ere thoss who are h character ana habit
n tAe dimes are sood they opro-. chsns. ana
innoVatea lest harm result - sloh happy cono!-