The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-09-23
MACK APPEALS TO DEMOCRATS
OPEN LETTER TO NATIONAL AND
STATE COMMITTEEMEN.
Says Hearst IL q Candidate 70 wrest From
Democracy Its Emblem. It's Party
Flag. and Declares II to BE the Duty
OF the Committeemen to Repel Him.

Says Hearst 10 q Cnndi0ate 10 Wrest fFo"
Democracy Its Emblem. Its Party
Flag, and Declares IL to BE the Duty
OF the Committeemen TO RepeI Him.
BUFFALO, Sept. 22.-National Committee
man Norman +. Mack this morning issued
an open letter addressed individually to
all members Of the Democratic national
committee and the Democratic State COM
mittee OF New York, in which he says;
The national committeeman is not willing
to assist in the building up OF another organ
ization whose aim is to destroy the Demo-
cratic organization OF this State and nation.
individuals may engage In this bus mess II
they see At, but the national committeeman
has no right to do so even II he feels so inclined.
The State committee is the oficial head OF
the party in the State. Upon the members OF
the State COMMITTEES in this State rests now
the absolute duty Of repelling any Invasion Of
the party organization, no matter from what
source that invasion comes. no matter how
eminent may be the man who leads the inva-
sion.
William r. Hearst is not a candidate for the
Democratic nomination for Governor. He
Is a candidate to wrest from Democracy It's
emblem, its party flag and its traditions OF
100 years. He seeks to become greater than
the Democracy in this State, and h&ving
wrenched from the Official ballot the emblem
of Democracy he would set forth. with the
Empire State Democracy in ruins, TO ruin the
party in the nation. Those who feel that the
time for Democracy to die has come. together
| with those whose record In the past indicate
] that they care not what party they aniliate
with 80 long as they individually may survive.
can follow that lead.
For the national committeeman and the
State committeeman and the committeeman in
this city and county, as well a. the committee
men throughout the State. their duty is plain.
They are intrlsted by the voters TO protect
the party. They must either perform that
duty or resign their positions. To resign
would be even a greater betrayal. so that In
this crisis every fair minded man will recog-
nize that the duty Of the Democratic oficials
il 10 stand by their guns to repel any invasion.
Mr.. Hearst. under whose name the raid is
contemplated, has already declared his po-
sition. lie has nominated his full st ate
! ticket. He is on the stump and has been
since his nomination. declaring that the fight
he will make In this State for the Governorship
is under the banner of the Independence
League.
lritwa the mission Of the Democratic party
to pass into oblivion and become the asset OF
another movement. il would long since have
fallen under the attacks Of Republicanism.
That il not its mission. This attempt will not
succeed, because the men intrusted with the
guidance and the preservation OF the party
ORGANIZATION from Ions Island TO Chuatauqua
will stand to fulfil the trust repOsed In them.
Despite whatever personal abuse may be
directed at the national committeeman by
Mr.. COnners or others. Mr.. Mack will insist
upon performance of his duty. fearlessly. per
sistently and with all the energy and ability
Ne possesses, and those who have chosen hin
to be their national Committeeman in the
State will have u say when he turns over thai
trust AT least. he has kept the faith.