Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-08-24
scofing at the Platform.

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We called attention the other day t.
the fact that those Democrats who arr
i now favoring the demonetization o
i silver by substituting the Sherman
laws of 1873 for the Sherman law o
1890 cannot possibly stand on the Dem
ocratic platform; that if the gold mon
ometalists are right, the party Is wrong
] and has been wrong throughout its
history; that if the party is wong,
! John Sherman and his Republican CO
/ parceners are right-were right in
/ 1873 when they surreptitiously demon.
etized silver, and are right to-day when
they are trying to compel Democrat.
| ic congress to endorse the crime oi
| 1878 by readopting it in lieu OF the
law of 1890. s
This fact already sticks out conspicu-
ously in the debate that is only just be-
gun in the house OF representatives.
Listen to Mr.. Raynor. of Maryland:
As far as am concerned, desire to
say that at this critical hour of the
country's need am not in the slightest
degree disturbed or intimidated by the
glittering catch-words of political con-
ventions.
These sentiments were uttered on the
floor of the house and were greeted with
applause by men calling themselves
Democrats. Mr.. Raynor's remarks at
tracted the attention Of the New York
Times, professed Democratic newspa-
per, which regards with more favor
the interests of the eastern money lend
ers than it does the demand of the
people embodied in the platform. Re-
producing Mr.. Raynor's utterances the
York Times accompanies them with
this boisterous comment:
There are still on earth some pOliti-
cal simpletons who believe or profess
to believe that because at last years
convention some pestiferous idiot or
misunderstanding tool of faction suc-
ceeded in writing lot of dangerous
nonsense into its platform the Demo-
cratic party must, therefore, ''stick to
its pledges though it beat its brains
out in the effort. The right
way to treat and unsound platform is
to kick out the objectional planks as
the Democratic candidate and the DEM
ocratic leaders in 1892 kicked out OF
the national platform the tariff plank
which Mr.. Neal had put there for the
purpose of injuring Mr.. Cleveland.
Mr.. Raynor is right No platform ut
terances should constrain a man to be-
come publ, enemy or to labor for
the ruin of his party.
This is the measure and gauge of the
eastern Democracy. It is not measured
by the solemn pledges on which the
people have been asked to endorse the
party and to aid in placing it in power;
it is not measured by the interests OF
the country; it is measured by the in
terests of the eastern money power.
with its European connections and
The representatives
and organs of this eastern faction |
which is dominated by the money pow
er, declare that they are not bound by |
The ssglittering catch words Of polite
IL conventions. They declare that
1.-THE right way to treat an unsound
platform is to kick out the objection
able planks," and the New York Times
announces that this kicking process
should be put in operation as it was in
1892, when .sthe Democratic candidate
ina Democratic leaders kicked out of
he national platform the tariff plank.
This is lively information for the
Democrats of the south and west, and
or the people who voted for the Dom
,cratic candidate under the impression
hat the. Democratic pledges meant
omething. They are now told not
My that the two most vital pledges
+ the platform are mere s'glitering
atch Words" but that the financial
lank and the tariff plank have be1a 1
kicked out Of that
Instrument.
1t would be interesting to learn from
hose representatives and organs of
ne eastern money power just how
luch vitality is left in tho platform
'ith these fundamental pledges left
ut. Is any promise made by the Il
'emocrats at Chicago binding and valid I
i their eyes.
We need not ask these question:.
II that the Representatives and organs
the eastern money power can do 10
!, embarass the Democratic party
'mporarily. They cannot destroy !
le platform, They cannot stay the if
rogress of financial relief and tariff 9
sform. They will be unable 70 stem
le tide Of popular indignation.
We regard 1t rs extremely fortunate
lat these eastern platform breakers