The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-08-25


land, creditor nation. That the
trend of Mr.. Cleveland's followers
Is to gold tasis is apparent from
their speeches. Texas Democracy
knows that our national platform
demands the free coinage of silver.
While conceding that the Sherman
law should be repealed they cannot
understand why the other portion
OF the platform on the silver ques.
ton should at the same time be ig.
nored and the party declaratio ns
thus practically nulliied. For a
man to say that he is for free coin.
age and at the same time resist every
effort to secure il, to say that he is
for bi-metallic standard and at the
same time argue for single gold
standard is something new for
Texas Democrats. We may get
used to it after a while, but we do
not appreciate it now. 1t cannot
be that this apparently paradoxical
position of some of our friends is
born of the idea that we have too
much money. That argument is
refuted by the facts. The clearance
houses are undertaking to supple
ment our deficiency in that respect
on the one hand, and the national
banks are asking on the other the
privilege of increasing the amount
of their circulation. The plain
Democrats who believe that the
platform pledges should be redeemed
cannot appreciate the omission in the
message above noted and its conse-
quent tendency to monometallism.
cit is proper to say in this con.
nection that while l have hi ard
numerous expressions of disapproval
of the presidents message they
have all-or nearly all--been
couched in language to which no
reasonable objection could be made.
They have been respectful to him
and ascribed to him no evil purpose.
1t is needless to say they are
no sc ffigy burners" but they are
Demo Gratis who have been eff ghting
in the trenches all the days OF
their manhood and few if any of
them ever scratched Democratic
tickets"
"What is likely to be the result
upon the Democratic party of the
Sherman act being repealed without
legislation"
81 am no prophet. cannot tell
what a day may bring forth
Indeed, none but a full hedged
Populist orator can do that. The
old Democratic party has lived so
long and under such adverse circum.
stances, that l have lost all fear of
its dying. Its usefulness may be
impaired by the failure of its lead
ers to perform it's platform pledges.
They may ignore their obligations
for time, but the rank and file will
be heard and felt. Their views will
be enforced and the party will again
take on new life and vigor. Of
course the Democracy would be
much embarrassed by such a course
on the part of it's servants. But
the people have too much sense to
visit their sins on the party All
this talk about silver men stamped
ing to the Populists is pure rot.
Why should we leave? Let the
gold standard men 60 if they wish.
Let those go who do not believe the
Democratic platform should be fol-
lowed. Let those hero worshipers
VINO believe that a political
monarchy should be es' ablished in
the Democratic arty in which the
voice of one man should drown the
voices of multiplied millions, fold
their tents and silently steal away.
We are not going. We will never
give up the ship. We will fight
with her till she sinks"
Ianpuor. loss of annette and strength