The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-07-24
Missouri Gives the ountersign.

The Missouri Democrats see where the
thick and cen tire Of the fight are. and do
not allow themselves to be lured into vast
ing time and ammunition by attacking
stragglers or occupying coigns OF disadvan-
tage. The platform which they adopted Mt
their State Convention last week makes OPP
position to tho Force bill the one signal and
salient issue OF tho campaign:
AVE. tho delegated Representatives Of the Demoe-
racy OF Missouri. in state Convention assembled. do
hereby ra,fy ana endorse the nomination of Crown
and ApL STEVENSON for President and Vice
President of the United States and accept A. our
own the declaration OF Democratic principles placed
before tho country by the Convention recently assem-
bed at Chicago We epeeia'y commend to the attention
Of all those desire free Institutions pre-
served unimpaed the declaration of tho Chicago plat
form regarding bill and the danger with which
It menaces tho country The Democrats Of Missouri
have known what 1t is TO live under a Government
based Federal coercion and Returning Board meth.
DDS and they have learned by bitter experience that
Its legitimate fruits fraud and usurpaton prostu
ton OF the ballot contempt for the peoples will
pressed at tho polls. robbery OF the taxpayers profit
gate expenditure of the public moneys. dishonsred
officials. betrayal of trusts and weakening Of tho re-
for law which Is the basis OF all government"
The Democrats OF Missouri have been
much interested in revenue reform. and
still are SO: but this year they put forward
as the controlling and transcendcnt issue
to be decided by the voters next fall. Shall
the Federal Government become a self
perpetuating Republican corporation? Shall
its creatures become the judges. the poll
clerks. the arbitcrs OF Federal elections?
Shall the bayonets Of Federal soldiers and
the clubs Of bullics like JOHN I. DAVENPORT
become the certificates OF representatives
in Congress?
Missouri speaks the watchword that ev-
cry Southern State. every Democratic
State, every Democratic community. every
Democrat will repeat with fervor and con-
vction. When the guarantees OF freedom
OF elections, the rights of States. the essen
tials Of democratic-repubican self-govern-
ment are threatened. sallies and skirmish-
ing raids and self-willed excursions OF
glory or vanity are sternly to be restrained.
The Democrats cannot afford to scatter
their fire this year.
In the war OF the Revolution. II a CONT
mental had refused to fight because he
thought that the general rights OF the
coonists were Of less account in reckoning
with England than her interference with
their cea-drinkng habits. he would have
heard the Roguo's March played with a
severely personal application and would
| have had tar and feathers appended to his
| cuticle. So a soldier in the army COM
manded by Gen. HoRATIo GATES might DO
| of the opinion that Gen. HoRATIo GATES
was little pompous and not wholly ac-
complished in the art OF war, but that
soldier would be under no less obligation
| to fight for all he was worth. When cause
OF ovcrmastering Importance Is at stake.
there is no time for quarrelling about the
| color OF the Generals hair.
The Democratic party will be united for
| CLEVELAND and STEVENSON because they
| represent death to the Force bill. The Mis-
souri, Democrats have shown wisdom and
| patriotism In postponing all smaller pref
erences and minor issues to tho master
issue. No Force bill No monkeylng with
| elections No Black Empirel