The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1895-11-09

rnsincerity and Indifference to PATRIOTS
Obligations.

xnstnccrity and Indifference 10 EAtftotto
Obligations.
The democratic party is always and
everywhere a party of false pretcnses.
IL mover hesitates to sacrifice a prin-
ciple 20 which ii has pledged itself X
the party interests seem TO demand
such a course. A very conclusive Illus
tration OF this degenerate tendency Is
afforded by the campaign now in prog
ress In Kentucky. In that state the
party adopted at it's state convention
q platform in favor of sound money,
and nominated a candidate for govern
or who has lost no opportunity in adj
vocating unlimited silver coinage. At
first there was vehement cutlery from
many Of the party papers and some in
huential party leaders against this
practical Reputation OF the platform
by the gubernatorial nominee. IL was
denounced as dishonest and disreput-
able. For time Il seemed probable
that majority of the democratic
journals would refuse 10 support the
nominee in his inconsistent attitude.
But, with two exceptions, according to
statement i'm the New York World.
oil the democratic papers In the state
are now urging the voters TO support
the recalcitrnnt candidatc--to condone
what was first denounced as treach-
ery---in order to save the state from
the republicans. And foremost In this
despicable betrayal Of principle and the
sound money cause are the journals
which are regarded as peculiarly the
organs of the Cleveland administration.
The truth is that the democratic
party In kentucky is not, and never has
been, honestly in favor of the sound
money policy of Mr.. Cleveland. The
declaration of the state convention and
the subsequent clamor of the party
press Us 10 Gen. Hardin's course were
mere hollow pretcntions. Really the
party as such believes in the cheap
money doctrine Of the late Senator
Beck and the school TO which he be-
longed. Free trude and cheap money
have been for years the rallying
cries OF the party In that state. Mr..
Carlisle himself once trained with SEN
ntor blackburn, the Breclxinridges and
the rest, under this financial flag; and
IL lac were not member OF the admin
istration he would probably be found
stu in the same company. Most of the
so-called sound-moncy leaders are con-
spicuously "aabby" of purpose, and
care apparently nothing whatever for
consistency. Thus, in one district tho
"gold-bug" president OF national bank
is running as candidate for the legis-
lature to save the election Of Blackburn,
the leader of the silver party, TO the
United States senatel
IL would perhaps be unfair 10 assume
that the president and his Kentucky
secretary of the treasury have advised
or are responsible for the sudden change
OF front on the part of the party news
papers AZ to this general subject. But
certainly IL Is somewhat significant
that SO far they have not entered a
syllable OF protest against this sub
ordination OF principle TO considera-
tions OF craftsmanship. They profess TO
be profoundly anxious that the demo-
cratic party should be held true TO
sound-money traditions. Why is il, IL |
they are honest in this profession, that
in crisis Of the party history that
solicitnde has entirely failed to find ex-
preston? Is Mr.. Cleveland, after all, |
SO much of democrat that hc cannot |
be a patriot? Does he, with all his pre-
tensions OF loyalty 90 conscience. as |
matter of fact place mere party claims
before and above every consideration of
the pnhlic Welfare?
Among all the many pitiablc exhibi-
lions OF party insincerity and indiffcr-
encc to patriotic obligations, there has
been in our recent political history none
iuorc utterly discreditable than thar
which Is afforded by the course OF the
and its followers ia this
kentucky campaign.--Lcslie's Weekly. |