The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-08-01
DISCORD

The lines of the great political
battle grounds of 1891 and 1892 arc
already drawn. The Republican party,
respondent with the decorations of
the innumerablc historic victories of
the past, in which great principles
have been vindicated and patriotic
policies justified, will step into the
arena as the champion of the funda-
mental doctrine of protection to
American industries, and of that
equally important and essential on
diiion of natural prosperity and
progress-an honest and sound cur
rency.
The Democratic party will enter
the field ms against this invinciblc
champion of American interests and
good government clothed in a
Joscph's coat of various coIors, rep
%resenting as many shades of political
belief and policy, but standing upon
the two rotten planks of free trade
and free and unlimited coinage of
silver"
In a fair fight this Democratic
monstcr-with the hands of ESsu and
the voice of Jacob-must inevitably
be lald in the dust Of ali ignominious
defeat.
II must not be overlooked, however.
that the Democratic party enters the
approaching State and national con
tests hopclcssly divided upon the two
principal issues which they represent.
Upon the tariff the Democrats are
divided both in the North and in the
South, and as TO the doctrine of the
free and unlimited coinage of silver"
which only means free and unlimited
ruin, there exists even a more serious
division of feeling and sentiment in
all sections of the country.
In the four recently formulated and
published State platforms of the
Democrats in Kentucky, Iowa, Ohio
and Mississippi We have the following
declarations as to the silver question.
The Kentucky Democrats led off
with tins declaration: +,
We tender our gratitude TO the .
Democrats in the last Congress for
heir almost unanimous vote in both c
houses in favor of the free coinage of j
silver and demand its restoration TO '
the position of equality before the !
law given 10 il by our fathers" t
Then came the demand of the +
Democrats, terse, frank and 5
emphatic: d
We rciterate our demand of one 4
year ago for the free coinage of silver. a
and that it be made full legal tender /.
all debts, public and private L
The Ohio Democrats took up the S
free silver chorus in this manner: a
I'VE dcnounce the decentralization \
Of silver in 1873 by the party then in 4
power and we demand the i,
reinstatement of the constitutional X
standard of both gold and silver, with e
he equal right of each To free and a:
Unlimited coinage" {
On the saline day the Mississippi ca
Democrat, echoed the free silver IT, $,
rain thus: l..
we believe that goH and silccy Of
tould be coined upon The sane cOndi-
'onS, and that when the government
nall cease 10 discriminate between On
hem they will freely circulate. side n,
Y side, and be equally useful and ny
cceptable TO the people. We also III In
elievc that there should lie an adj i
ilonal issue of treasury notes, inter mp
1angcsble with coin. sufficient to
ansact the business of the country. soDD
I'D to relieve the present financial :.
erresSiou." ear
The Democratic press of the North is e
I'd East openly and emphatically m M
Pudiate this whole principle and ,hs
and about three-sevcnths of Con
vi ury
C Democratic conventions adoptiugt i,
1T {
ese ptatioTinS equally resisted this kno
oyement. Out of this party discord &
1st inevitably come an overwheim- az,
z Democratic defeat. w;