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Named For Governor by the New
York Democrats.
WILLIAM J. BRYAN INDORSED
The Platform Indorses the Chicago Plat-
form and the Candidates Named In
’ July—Speech of Chairman Rock-
well at the Buffalo Convention.
BUFFALO, Sept. 18.—‘At 11:04 Chain.
man Grady called the convention to order
and announced that the first work of the
convention would be the reception of the
reports of the committees. This report was
adopted. and H. H. Rockwell of Chemung '
was presented for permanent chairman.
When the applause which greeted him
had subsided, he said:
Ma. CHAIRMAN AND Grumman or me
CONVENTION—For the high honor of being
chosen to preside over the further delibera-
tions of this most representative convention
of the great mass of Democratic voters of New
lYprk I return you my heartfelt thanks.
i After the adjournment of the national Dem-
ocratic convention at Chicago, a distinguished
«ex-governor of this state who participated in
its proceedings, but who has since fled to
the cave of Adullam at Indianapolis, is report-
ed 0 have said that “the platform was just
sui d to the candidates. and the candidates to
the platform.” And although the remark was
made by way of disparagemeut, yet, from the
expressions of sentiment which we have al-
ready had here, and from the instructions
which we have received from our constituents,
I believe that the platform pnd candidates are
not only suited to each other, but are suited
to the needs and requirements of the whole
American people, that they meet the approval
of the party, and that in November they will
receive the approval of the majority of the
,voters of the nation. For many years our
people have had to struggle with adverse con-
ditions rather than with political theories.
Senator Hill Quoted.
Early in 1693 conditions which had” been
slowly but surely ripening under a false and
mischievous financial system resulted, as had
3136811 foreseen and foretold, in great business
adversity and a general prostration of our
commerce and industries. The congress was
convened in special session for the purpose of
devising means to relieve the situation. Dur-
ing the debates which ensued the senior sena-
tor from this state said in his place in the sen-
ate, “The permanent remedy for all our finan-
cial evils is a return to the system of bimetal-
-1ism which existed prior to 1873.”
Gentlemen, we are Democrats, andwe are
not revolutionists. The financial evils from
which we then suffered still exist. Business
still languishes. The army of the unemployed
still stands with folded arms and wistfully
waiting to see the wheels of industry again in
motion. Our opponents offer us no remedy or
relief. If the policy of steadfast adherence to
gold monometallism enunciated by them for
JOHN BOYD TEACHER. .
the first time in the national platform of any
political party shall be made efiective, then
we are without hope. And what is our reme-
dy? What was the system of bimetallism
which prevailed prior to 1873? It was the free
and unlimited coinage of both gold and silver
on equal terms and without discrimination at
a ratio of pradtically 16 to 1, exactly what is
demanded by the Chicago platform.
It is the bimetallic system of the constitution
which reserves to the federal government the
exclusive right to coin money and forbids the
I stages from making anything other than gold
an‘
silver'coins of the United States a legal
tender in the payment of debts. It is the sys-
tem founded by that great, conservative states-
man and financier, Alexander Hamilton, by
and with the advice, consent and co-operation
of the father of Democracy, Thomas Jefierson,
and the other early statesmen. In June last
the Republican party assembled in national
convention at St. Louis, nominated its candi-
date for president and vice president and
adopted a platform of principles. It is the first
square declaration in any platform in favor of
the single standard and in opposition to the
use of silver as lawful money. Silver is not
standard money now, but is measured by gold.
We have the gold standard alone, and the Re-
publican party in its platform demands its
maintenance in violation of all the past teach-
ings and policy and in violation of the consti-
tution.
Again I say we are Democrats, and we are
not revolutionists. Revolutionistsl Rather apo
ply the term to those engaged in the attempt
to destroy one-half of the money of the world,
thereby, as Baron Rothschild said, accomplish-
ing a destruction of values without any com-
pensation, than to us, who are trying to return
to the monetary system which prevailed in
our country for more than 80 years, a. system
founded and approved by Hamilton, Jefferson
and all the early statesmen’ of the republic.
But it is also charged that we are repudia-
tionists. They say that we are in favor of a 53
cent dollarto be used in the payment of debts.
Our answer is that a return to the system of
bimetallism which existed prior to 1873 means
that gold and silver shall be kept at a parity
of value according to the legal ratio. Why
was it that the bullion value remained stable
before 1873 and began to vary after that date?
Not because of the increased relative position
of silver. There were much wider variations
in the relative production of the metals be-
fore 1873 than there have been since.
Changes In Coinage.
At one period the production of gold was 75
per cent less than of silver. At another period
it was morethan 200 per cent greater. At one
time silver coinage almost ceased. At another
timegold coinage almost ceased. Neither sil-
ver nor gold has great intrinsic value. Their
'value is artificial—caused by human desire.
That desire is caused by their monetary use,
and that alone. The value of gold rests in the
confidence that men have in a government
that will recognize its monetary use and stamp
it as money. While men had that same confi-
dence in silver it was as valuable when melt-
ed as when coined, just as gold has continued
to be. It was because the- government with-
drew that recognition,discriminated against
silver and refused to coin or recoin it, that
people lost faith in' silver, and its value as
compared with gold depreciated.
The value of a gold dollar rests alone on the
faith and credit of the government, and under
restored bimetallism the value of a silver dol-
lar would rest on the same basis. “But,” say
’our opponents, “the production of silver has
been so great, owing to new discoveries and
improved mining methods, that its value has
been destroyed, and we shall have a flood of
silver if‘we open our mints to its free coinage
at the ratio_of 18 to 1.” -
Sixteen to One.
The ratio of 16 to 1 war established more
than 60 years ago, after a careful estimate,
which showed that there was 'in weight just
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about 16 times as much silver as gold in the
world.
The proportions of values have not material-
ly changed. The director of the mint has is-
sued a table showing that the amount in
ounces of production of silver in weight since
that time has beeen a little more than 16 times
that of gold. Demonetizatiou by France and
Germany and the United States caused silver
to fall in value. The repeal of the Shaman
law and the closing of the Indian mints caused
so great and sudden a decline as to clearly
show the relation of cause and effect. It was
not increased production, but destruction of
demand for free silver, that caused its fall in
value. Now, we claim that what legislation
destroyed it can restore. We entered on the
road to gold monometallism by legislation.
Finding that we made a mistake, let us get
back to our starting point. That is' the true
meaning of our platform. The consequences
of our mistake have been most disastro . Ever
since 1878 prices of everything have fal on pro-
portionately with silver.
Appreciation of Gold.
A dollar in gold today will buy twice as
many common commodities as it would rior
to 1878. It will buy twice as much land. arms
have shrunk nearly one-half. But the mort-
gages have not shrunk, nor the taxes, nor the
notes, nor other evidences of indebtedness.
Silver has not depreciated, but has remained
stable as compared with other property. Gold
has appreciated; its purchasing power has
doubled. Talk of an honest dollar! An ap-
preciated dollar is just as dishonest as a de-
preciated one. Our opponents even appeal to
the laboring man engaged in other avocations
and tell him that the remonetization of silver
is a scheme to raise values in the interest of
the farmer alone—that it will result in rais-
ing the cost of living without a corresponding
increase in wages.
But let us consider who they are who make
this appeal? Every monopolist, everyoppress-
or of honor, is engaged with Mark Hanna in
forwarding your interests by keeping dowu
values and prices for your benefit. Who is
Mark Hanna? Go ask the‘sailors on the great
lakes—the men whom his organized thugs in
Cleveland shot and beat and starved into sub-
mission. Go ask the miners of Ohio, Michigan
and West Virginia. Every dollar of the mil-
lions which he has accumulated is tainted
with the sweat and blood of oppressed and
downtrodden labor. He glories in the fact
that his money and his work secured McKin-
ley's nomination and expects them to secure
his election. With him are engaged the great
trusts and monopolies and railroad corpora-
tions. It is their boast that their money and
their power cannot be beaten. These are the
men who are so zealous of the interests of labor.
The Cry of Revolution.
No, my friends, our interests are all bound
together. For 20 years we have had constant-
ly falling prices. But let prices begin to rise,
and capital will come from its hiding place
and seek investment in profitable enterprises.
When Jesus of Nazareth scourged the money
changers from the temple; when he denounced
the Jewish hierarchy, charging them with
binding heavy burdens, too grievous to. be
borne—he was denounced as a revolutionist
and anarchist. When the people of the Amer-
ican colonies protested against the unjust tax-
ation of Great Britain, they were denounced
as revolutionists. When Richard Cobden led
his crusade against the' unjust and oppressive
corn laws of Great Britain, he was denounced
as a revolutionist. When William H. Seward
pronounced that this nation could not endure
one-half slave and one-half free, he was de-
nounced as a revolutionist. When Abraham
Lincoln issued the proclamation which struck
the fetters from the limbs of these millions of
slaves,he was denounced as a revolutionist. The
cry of revolutionist and anarchist has always
been raised whenever man has protested
against existing abuses in government and so-
cial order.
But reforms have succeeded in spite of the
intolerance and persecution of men high in
power and social positions. If we will be true
to our principles, true to our convictions and
go manfully forward to the battle, we shall
succeed in making this a government of the
people, bythe people and for thepeople, in-
stead of agovernment of trusts and monopo-
lies, by trusts and monopolies and for the ben-
efit of trusts and monopolies.
The Platform Adopted.
The platform was then read.
follows: ' . ‘
The Democratic party of the state of New
York, in convention assembled, unreservedly
indorses the platform adopted by the Demo-
cratic party at the natioual convention held in
Chicago on July 7, 1896, cordially approves the
nominations there made, pledges to William J.
Bryan and Arthur Sewall its hearty and active
support and declares as its deliberate judg-
ment that nev in the history of the Demo-
It isas
‘cratic party has a platform been written
which embodied more completely the interests
of the whole people as distinguished“ from
those who seek legislation for private benefit
than that given to the country by the national
Democratic convention of 1896.
We denounce those provisions of the Raines
liquor law which deprive muncipalities of the
- right to re'strict and regulate the liquor traffic
within reasonable limits prescribed by law;
which divert excise moneys from local treas-
uries, where they properly belong, into the
state treasury in order to make good defi-
ciencies in state revenues caused by the ex-
travagance of Republican legislatures that
otherwise would need to be supplied by addi-
tional direct taxation; which fastens upon the
people a gigantic state political machine, breed-
ing corruption and intimidation, and which
compels the granting of licenses to persons or
places of notoriously bad character. If in-
trusted with power, we pledge our representa-
tives to enact a just and reasonable excise
law, restoring the principle of local supervi-
sion and regulation, conferring upon each 10-
cality the control and use of its own excise
revenue with which to reduce its local taxa-
tion and guaranteeing to each municipality
the determination of its own excise regula-
tions within proper limitations prescribed by
general law.
Governor Morton Assaiied.
We arraign the administration of Governor
Morton and recent Republican legislatures for
their extravagant legislation, whereby the
state taxes have been largely increased and
the burdens of the people augmented. Instead
of reforms, which were promised, there have
been flagrant corruption and misrnle; instead
of economy, there has been prodigality; in-
stead of retrenchment, there has been increas-
ed expenditur'e; instead of legislation for the
people, there have been protection and favor-
itism for trusts and monopolies.
We charge that the oflice of superintendent
of public works by the present incumbent has
been notoriously extravagant, corrupt, re-
gardless of law and defiant of public decency.
The Republican legislature has multiplied
state commissions, increased salaries, permit-
ted unnecessary and ruinous special legisla-
tion almost without limit, suppressed freedom
of legislative debate, held secret sessions in
volation of the constitution and exhibited the
grossest partisanship, even to the extent of
legislating out office the nonpartisan man-
agers of the state hospitals and of other char-
itable institutions of the state.
We reamrm our adherence to the principle
of home rule for municipalities. We especial-
ly denounce the Republican policy which sanc-
tioned one kind of legislation for Democratic
cities and another kind for Republican cities,
and we insist upon substantially uniform leg-
islation for all cities regardless of partisan
considerations.
We protest against the repeated violation by
Republican state officials of the constitution
and laws which guarantee preference in the
public service to honorably discharged soldiers
and sailors of the Union army and navy,
whereby, under various pretenses and excuses,
veterans have been removed from positions
without cause in order to make room for po-
litical favorites. We demand the strict and
honestlenforcement of the laws in their behalf.
A. Good Reads Plank.
We recommend the building and mainte-
nance of a uniform system of good roads
throughout the state. the expense thereof to
be equitably divided between the state and
- respective localities. 1
We recommend such a modification and re-
vision of the employer’s liability and anticon-
spiracy laws as .will offer equal opportunity
and secure exact justice to employees and em-
ployers; ' .
Upon these principles and policies applicable
Advertise in the Gazarra.
has been agreed upon.
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to state afiairs we invite the co-operation of
all good citizens, to the end that a better ad-
ministration of the affairs of our state mgy be
obtained; that local self government may be
re-established; that the principle of home rule
for cities may be enforced; that fair and hon-
est legislation may be enacted; that lower tax
rates may be secured and the true welfare,
prosperity and happiness of the people may be‘
promoted. , s
The adoption of the report was moved.
Henry D. Purroy of New York demanded
a roll call. The chairman refused to recog-
nize Mr. Purroy and ' told 'him to be
seated.’ Mr. Purroy refused and insisted
upon speaking. There was a grea uproar.
Mr. Purroy said: “ You can't sti 6 me. I
.won’t be trodden upon. I shall give my
views upon this platform. ” He said that
every delegate present who was truly loyal
to the national organization, however
humble his position in the party, ought to
Openly proclaim his full and unqualified.
acceptance of both the platform and can-
didates of the “most free, honest and fair.
ly conducted convention” which had been
held within the recollection of the present
generation and ought at the same time'to
declare his willingness and determination,
according to the best of his ability, to help
fill up the wide gaps which, on the'very
eve battle, had been deliberately made
by t ' “deserters from our ranks. ” When
Mr. Purroy finished, he paid, “Mr. Chair-
man, I withdraw .my' nest and vote
aye. ” There was a roar applause, and
the convention began to see that a joke
had been perpetrated. Mr. Purroy said he
simply did not like gag law.
The five painted black star was chosen
as the party emblem. -
Nominations were called for, and when
Albany was called Louis W. Pratt present.
ed the name of John Boyd Thacher for
governor.
Judge Downs of Broome county, speak-
ing on behalf of Alleghan county, pre-
sented illiam Sulzer’s na e.
John . Carlisle of Jefferson county
placed in nomination Judge Wilbur F.
Porter of Watertown and claimed that Mr.
Porter was a logical candidate because
he was a silver advocate. -He scored John
Boyd Thacher and said that he had “only
a few months ago declared for gold and
has never since said anything different. "
When New York was called, Senator
Thomas F. Grady seconded the nomina-
tion of John Boyd Thacher. He said: “I
regret to hear an attack upon the sincerity
of the Democracy and the purpose of John
Boyd Thacher, who stood last June where
every Democrat in the state of New, York
stood and who stands today where every
honest Democrat in New York ought to
stand.” _
When the'candidates were all presented, .
balloting began, and the vote of Niagara
gave John Boyd Thacher enough votes to
secure for him the nomination for gov-
ernor . '
Thacher received 333 votes, Sulzer 90,
Porter 20; total, 443.
Elliot Danforth nominated Wilbur F.
Porter for lieutenant governor. He was
immediately indorsed by several others
and nominated by acclimation.
Candidate Thacher-’3 Career.
The Hon. John Boyd Thacher was born
at Ballston Springs, N. Y., Sept. 11, 1847.
He is the oldest son of the late George H.
Thacher, who was for many years mayor
of Albany, and his mother was Ursula J.
Boyd, daughter of David Boyd 'of Sche-
nectady. His first American ancestor was
the EM. Thomas Thacher, who Was the
first pastor of the‘ ,Old South church of
Boston. After the usual preparatory course
John Loyd Thacher entered Williams col-
lege, from whichinstitution he graduated
in 1869. He then entered his father’s‘car
wheel works, where he was taught the
trade of molder, in which he became pro-
ficient. His evenings he passed in taking
a thorough course of bookkeeping and ac-
counts, and, having finally mastered his
father’s business‘in every detail, he became
a member of his father’s firm. The busi-
ness is now conducted by Mr. Thacher and
his'brother, George H. Thacher. ‘
In 1882 he was elected to the state sen-
ate. In 1885 he was conspicuous because
of his efforts to procure a proper pension
for General Grant.
In the spring of 1886 Mr. Thacher was
elected mayor of Albany. In 1888 he was
president of the State League of Democratic
Clubs. Mr. Thacher has always been a
stench Democrat. In 1872 he married
Miss Emma Treadwell of Albany.
Moses Shirar of Erie nominated Robert
E. Titus for judge of the court of appeals,
and the nomination was made unanimous.
The convention then adjourned
Steel Workers at Canton.
Bnannocx, Pa... Sept. 18.—Three thou-
sand employees of the Edgar Thomson
Steel works of the Carnegie Steel company
and 1,500 workmen of other mills, with
merchants and professional men, left here
for Canton to see Major McKinley. About
300 Democrats were in the delegation.
Business houses here are all closed to al-
low merchants and clerks leave of absence.
The delegation Was in charge of Captain
John Little, superintendent of Carnegie’s
Edgar Thomson rail mills. The 15 depart-
ments from the Carnegie works and all
the political clubs had their own captains.
General Alger’s Orators.
DETROIT, Sept. 18.—The route of Gen-
eral Alger’s party, composed of ex-ofiicers
of the Union army who are to make
speeches in various western states for the
purpose of influencing the votes of veter-
ans in the interest of the gold standard,
They will travel
in his private car, and the guests will be
General 0. 0. Howard, General Daniel E.
Sickles, General Frank Sigel, Adjutant
General Thomas J. Stewart and Corporal
Tanner. The first stop will be made at
Chicago.
Sheehan Resigns as Committeeman.
NEW YORK, Sept. 19.—E_x-Lieutenant
Governor William F. Sheehan has re-
signed his place on the Democratic na-
tional committee because the Bufialo con-
vention indorsed the Chicago platform and
candidates
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IN OPENING OUR 8TH FALL SEASON
We shall give the people
, we can sell them first-class,
of Fairiield Bounty facts in WH Y ? goods lower than they can
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WHY? Because we buy for cash and sell for cash.
WHY? Because we are members of a Dry Goods Syndicate lhatbuyin large-
quantities.
WHY? Because we know its markets of ihe world.
WHY? Because we import; and buy direct from manufaciurers.
WHY? Because we buy of the same people
from.
that its New York houses buy
WHY? Because their expense lo sell lhe same goods is $20. to $l com-
pared with ours.
WHY? Because the people that make lheir Jackets and tapes, make ours.
WHY? Because, we will put our buyer’s iasie and knowledge oillress Goods
against theirs.
WHY? Because all manufacturers and importers, that sell any house, have
but one price lo all houses.
WHY? Because the above feel; are lrue,'and lo prove ii we shall quote items
for comparison.
WHY?
. Because we will sell you a Black Ker-
sey Cape for $5 that N. Y. people ask
$6.50 for.
WHY ?
See if this isn’t so.
Because we will sell a. large all Linen
WHY ?
Towel for 100; N. Y. price is 150.
,Because we will sell new Fall Dress
Goods at 390, that they will ask you 50c
per yard for anywhere in N. Y.
WHY?
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‘ Because we "will sell Apron Ginghams
for 3 1-20; N. Y. price, 50.
WHY? ,
Because we will sell Black Henrietta
at 500 per yard, that you will pay 7 5c for
in N. Y. L001?" at it.
‘.WHY?
Because we will sell a Fall Jacket for
$3.50, that you will pay $5 for in any
store in N. Y.
WHY ?
Because we will sell 58 in. all linen,
full bleached Damask for 500, that you
will pay 690 for anywhere in N. Y.
WHY? .
Because we sell Hosiery from 5 to 100
perpair lower than they ask,
WHY ?
Because we sell ladies’ Embroidered
Handkerchiefs for 12 1-20 apiece,
asked 190 for.
hatthey
WHY :9
Because we sell ladies’ Underwear,
fleeced. for 250, that they ask 390 fOr.
WHY ?
.Because we can sell 112 pc. sell; of
D1shes,,w_arranted not to craze, for $11.98
that they ask $14. for.
WHY ? ,
Because we sell the best $1 Kid Glove
on the market and warrant every pair.
WHY ?
Because we sell a. fish net Lace Curtain
for $1 per pair, that they ask $1.25 per
pair for. Look at them. ' .
WHY ?
”Because we will sell you Ladies’ Heavy
Ribbed Combination suits for 50c, that
they ask 690 for.
WHY. ?
Because We sell Men’s Heavy Flannel
Working Shirts for 50¢, that they ask 7 50
for.
_» WHY?
Because we sell you Coque Boas for 25c,
that you will have to pay 50c for in N. Y.
. ' WHY?
Because we will sell Men’s Woo’l Hose at
12 1-2c, that they asked 190 for.
WHY ?
Because we 'will sell you 'an Ostrich Feather
Boa for $7.98,, that you will pay $10 for in
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WHY ? '_ Because-We sell first-class goods cheaper
than any 'house in the country.
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