The Coconino weekly sun. [volume] (Flagstaff, Ariz.) 1891-1896, 1895-11-07
PRETENsEs or DEMOCRATS.
Insincerity and Indifference to Patriotic
OhlinAfiOna.

Insincerity and Indifference to Patriotic
Obligations.
The democratic party is always and
everywhere party of false pretcnses.
1t never hesitates to sacrifice prin-
ciple to which it has pledged itself il
the porty interests seem to demand
such u course. A very conclusive illus
tration of this degenerate tendency is
afforded by the campaign now in prog
ress in Kentucky. In that state tho
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
vocatiSg unlimited silver coinage. At
first there was vehepent cutlery from
many of the party papers and some in.
fluential party leaders against this
practical reputation of the platform
by the gubernatorial nominee. 1t was
denounced as dishonest and disreput-
able. For time it seemed probable
that majority of the democratic
journals would refuse to support the
nominee in his inconsistent attitude.
But, with two exceptions, according to
q statement in the New York World,
all the democratic papers in the state
are now urging the voters to support
the recalcitrant candidate-to condonc
what was first denounced as treach.
ery-in order to save the state from
the republicans. And foremost in this
despicah!e betrayal of principle and the
sound money cauce arc 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 as to Gen. Hardin's course were
mere hollow pretentions. Really the
party as such believes in the cheap
money doctrine of the late Senator
Hecls and the school to which he be-
longcd. Free trade and cheap money
have been for years the rallying
cries of the party in that state. Mr..
Carlisle himself once trained with Sem
ator blackburn, the Breckinridges and
the rest, under this financial flag; and
if he were not a member of the admin
istrntion he would probably be found
still in the same company. Most OF the
so-calIed sound-money leaders are con-
spicuously "fabby" Of purpose, and
care apparently nothing whatever for
tSfn l,,t ,,,ts Al,
"gold-bug" president of a national bank
is running as n candidate for the legis.
iature to save the election of Blackburn.
the leader of the silver party, to the
United States senate!
: 1t would perhaps be unfair to 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 as to this general subject. But
certainly it is somewhat significant
that SO far they have not entered
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
aound-money traditions. Why is it, if
thay are honest in this profession, that
in crisis of the party history that
solicitude has entirely failed to find eX-
preston? Is Mr.. Cleveland, after all,
SO much of democrat that he cannot
be patriot? Does he, with all his pre-
tensions of loyalty to conscience, as n
matter of fact place mere party claims
before and above every consideration Of
the public welfare? -
Among all the many pitiable exhibi.
tons of party insincerity and indiffcr-
encc to patriotic obligations, there has
been in our recent political history none
luore utterly discreditable than that
which is afforded by the course of the
administration and its followers in this
kentucky campaign.-Leslies Weekly.