People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-07-13
TRYING TO DODGE.
TIE DEMOCRATS OF THE
SOUTH MUST TRACE THE
RECORD.
out OF Their Own Mouths Are They
Proven Guilty.

The Endorsement of Cleveland by
democratic convention in Missouri,
his Endorsement in Alabama and in
Georgia, and the probability of his
Endorsement throughout the south,
makes one wonder whether the demo
Gratis have surrendered all pretense TO
manhood aud independence. There
might have been some reason in 1872
for the whole party to swallow with
out sugar coating, Horace Greeley, one
OF the most rampant republicans in
the country. There might be some
very thin. plausible excuse for nomi-
mating Cleveland the third time
when it was known that in mat
5ers of finance ne stood hand
N hand with Wall street. But
after he has beer nominated
and elected, and proven not only
what was suspected and charged
against him by the Populists, but even
worse, it seems to rs piece of folly,
\ blind partisan adherence, that has
no equal in the history of any politi-
eal party that ever existed. If the
people follow the leaders in their
wild worship of this gold bug tool, we
shall lose all confidence in their man
hood, independence and patriotism.
While the bill to repeal the purchas-
ing clause of the Sherman law was
pending, Mr.. Boatner, democratic
congressman from Louisiana, spoke
As follows:
Il see gentlemen around me elected
upon the democratic platform, elected
by democ :atic constituencies, elected
by the people who demand that the
democratic platform shall be executed
10 the letter, who say that they con,
slider they are executing that plat
form by destroying the Legislation
which authorizes the coinage of silver
and BY not substituting any other
legislation to take its place.
''0f course, if this is satisfactory tc
the conscience Of those gentlemen il
IS satisfactory to me, but l want &c
see them face their constituencies.
D Il want to hear from the country
[ want to hear from the southern
states, where we were only able tC
hold the people in line BY pointing tC
this very plank in the platform, and
by pointing to Mr.. Cleveland's letter
OF acceptance and by saying "tht
democratic party IS bound in honor
and conscience to stand BY it, anC
that it never betrayed the people be
fore and will not do so in the future.
We have got to 60 home if this bill
passes and say: Gentlemen, 70,
were correct when you said that tn,
platform of the republican party wa
sounding brass and tinkling Gym
bal You were correct when you sait
that the platform of the democratic
party was mere snare to catch votes
You were right and we were wrong
You understood the situation and ",
did not" Yes, sir, Mr.. Boatner. 70,
are eminently and, from democrati
standpoint, painfully correct. VI
did understand the situation. Ever
Populist speaker warned the peopl
that they were being led Through
slaughter house to an open grave
the grave of their hopes. We did tel
them that the republican platform
was as sounding brass and tInklin,
cymbal," and that the democrat
platform was snare to catch votes.
All, Mr.. Boatner, you may not hav
understood the situation then but yo
understand it now. What are 70
going to do about it? Again 1estan
On the wstchtower of liberty and So