The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1895-04-27
The Democratic Advocate.
:. WESTMINSTER, MD.
SATURDAY, APRIL y. 1895,
The Sentinel as an Organ.

Our neighbor, the Sentinel, thinks that the
Republican party is Tor geld mononstallism,
aud consequently believes that is its position
also. When the next National Republican
Con~ention declares for bimetalism, the use
Of both silver and gold as money. JUST as many
Republican state conventions have. it will
then take its stand for bmctallism.
The ApvocArE's position is worrying to it,
but that is only because the Sentinel knows
little of the Democratic position. Ii has seen
in some Republican. paper in which it believes
that the restoration Of silver 10 its former
place as money would mean rum and disaster
and ii accepts it as fact. just as it accepted
similar declarations that reduction of tariff
taxes would RUS, the manufacturing interests.
1t even sees the ruin now. when everybody
knows that the manufactures Of this country
are more prosperous than they have been for
some years. and that American goods are
being sold in Europe in competition with the
products Of the much dreaded pauper labor.
Everybody. except the Sentinel, knows that
there have been voluntary increases in wages
since the new tariff law Went into effect, and
thai under the Mckinley aet manufactures
languished. wages of labor were reduced. and
strikes we're almost continuous on account Of
these reductions. Why it does not believe
that large wooden mills have been built and
put in operation IN Carroll in the past year.
and that so great has been the success Of the
enterprise that it is soon to be enlarged. Il
does not believe that the old plant was sold
under a foreclosure of a mortgage under
high. tariff. and today has its capacity in.
creased many times and is employing about
90 persons. II would not believe that these
mills can manufacture woolen goods and sell
them ia Europe, in competition with pauper
labor goods, at irproGt. No; it has said
there would be ruin under tariff for revenue.
because the Republican party Is fof protcc-
non. and the building and successful opera
lion ola hundred factories ia Westminster
would not convince il that the manufacturing
interests had ~, gone TO the demnition bow
vows
Sa with the financial question. The Nsati-
ael thinks that the restoration Of silver 10 its
rightfaI place as money would mean financial
disaster. because some Republican paper it
follows has said 50. 1t thinks Il Is in hne
with rs party ia 50 declaring. aud il viii 60
on 50 declaring until bimetallism is promul-
gated then it will be for himetallisn Did ii
not endorse the purchase of silver bRliou
under the Republican legislation commonly
called the sherman act Did it not think
that legislation wise OF course. hut even
the free silver advocates would net have al
yised such measure Up 90 date the Neaii
1lei believes thai bimeislism mesns tuaaeial
ruin. Ii don't know why. except Il believes
flat i the Republican, position. Next year IL
viii he for bimeiallism. Il wont know why,
bun j; viii be advocating bimetaliism because
she Republican National Convention will saw
that bimetallisn is right.
Aud nos only will the Republican National
Convention declare for himetallism inn the
Democratic ~ well. The Republican cn-
yention viii so declare. ia order 10 hold is
vote. particularly Ia the West. The Demo
cratic party viii % declare. because i has al
ways favored tie l,se Of gold and silver, aud
provided Tor the use Of both when Il slssped
The dRancial policy Of the country, from def
ferS.ln 70 Buchanan