Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1892-01-30
Worcester County and the Ma
tiOnal Democratic Con-
ventiOn.


Messrs EditorS Chicago which was a
few days ago, chosen as the place for
holding the next National Democratic
Convention bids fair To be the scene of Il
battle. royal, crucial contest. between
the people OF these United States and
those machne-made politicians usually
called delegates.
The success and policy of the campaign
will depend in great measure upon the
conventions nominee for President. and
i, is not too early for old Worccster's I'M
terrified Democracy, to decide upon
which side she shall array herself in Sc
Letting the men for the convention, and
to make known with no uncertain voice
whom she wishes 10 he the standard
bearer OF our party.
Ii we are content with the present con
diiion of things; if we think we are liv.
ing AT very small cost; if we regard the
vast increase in the price of the nccessa
ries of life, as brought about by the Me
Knlcy tariff, as a joke; il we have had
to mortgage our estates for the mere pur-
pose of paying the interest accrued.
say. If we are satisfied with the pres
ent pieRtsoUs prosperous times; then
we can afford To keep quiet ant
leave ii to our .friemds across the Chcsa
peake tn represent the ehole of Maryland
aS they so often assume 10 do and 10 ex
press Our desires at the nominating con
vention but If we desire To establish an
administration which will give the farmer
and wage-earner "A chance To lire. ant
which will rescue him from the present
threatened dependence and inevitable in.
solyency; then. we should not he back
ward but ought to take the initiative il
declaring. as a unit, first, last and all III,
time. for the nomination of that apostle
OF The Free Democracy, Grover Clcyc
land.
The politicians are raising the alarm
"Clcveland is crooked upon the silver
question" Nonsense. What does The
farmer care about the amount of silver
in IA dollar when he cannot hold onto il
long enough 10 feel lis weight. So soon
does he have to pay il out for goods taxed
nj doW6ie and trejie their value?
Does he want the party 10 split and
haggle about the medium of currency
when his only medium is corn and Other
products which. thanks To the high tariff
now existing, he has 10 sell ut one hall
and one third their value:
Wherein consists the extra advantage
of the one hundred cent dollar, or Ill,
eighty cent dollar To the farmer, when Ii,
has To sell =. bushels of corn to purchase
a pair of shoes or "a Sunday hat for hi,
boy: II bushels of corn To buy IA suit oil
clothes; 100 bushels OF corn To obtain Il
So 0O carnage:
The people of the country will soon
call halt upon the Hill, Crisp, Springer
politicians, they will say we have beer
told that our national salvation lies il
tariff reform, we have learned this ans
believe il: tariff reform is the only issue
by which we can Dust the present cNtrav-
agant, and inconSideralc and iniuuitaus
administration. aud we will blacklist cv
cry politician in New York State. VII,
tries to have the party adopt free silver
as lis leading plank, aud thereby rclegatt
tariff reform To the rear"
Tariff reform is the essence aud hear
Of Democracy. upon il. We believe de
ponds in "a large measure our nation,
welfare; the voice of the people ii
must he oheyed and it demands with ac
cents firm and decisive, that the standard
bearer OF the Democratic party in - b,
the original exponent of tariff reform. tn,
ever tried and true, Grover Cleveland
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