The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-13

FQf-uon 70 the republican tendency o. es1-
~ 4iiAat-ont and the square. s-rals 1-i~I
var declaration against tl-rl terms. az
iori ny themselves platform On which
'trit genuine 1emorra- might DE- proIl
ana gia1 20 stand. u -aer- were nothing
else pa tne resolutions adopted yesterday
~ me convention az Chic ago. foTf -I-ate
ihlrrd would b the present lot ana aus
-.lou- the prospects u The historic and
beloved organization
q s 70 the rest. Il would have been din
GUY Tor the silver fanatics, aided ~ the
humans and Altegelds ~ the new revolu-
.ieA' 20 have constructed creed more
dangerous and repulsIve. The da-e hns
is Chlcago. but the spirit IS that ~ Cma-
ma ana pcala- Il o. the mIrmlr or me
assailants OF existing institutions, the
shileh Of the wild-eyed. The tramp OF the
19Xeyite army marching again upon
" asninBton. Consider the propositions Of
Tered ~ populism 90 the democratic Fot-
ers OF the United States as the principles
ot democracy:
We are unalterab,y opposed % mono
M tai-ism. says the platform, and then
u demands silver recommendation through
the unlimited coinage Of silver dollars
worth nfty-three cents
We demand that the standard silver
dollar" says the platform. "shal. Doe
il4 legal tender. equally with goll, Tor
al aeots public and private That IS
the reputation Of foTty-saven cents on ev-
cry dollar Of public or private obligation;
the Wlping out Of f0rts seven per cent
Or every mans accumu.a tons in savings
bank. land and building association, or
liked income Of any sort as established
under the present stanlard. Reputation
on the one hand. robbery on he other.
We are for liberty and the preservation
or personal rights. says The democratic
part OF the platform. We favor such
legislation" says the pOpuAst part,
which shall prevent for he future the
lemonetization Of any kind Of legal ten
aer money by private contract II legls-
AZ ID "a "HHH HHa.
would paralyze business az home and an
initiate commerce with the rest OF the
world, excepting nations with q curren-
cy as debased as our own.
Tariff for revenue is demanded. but not
tarim for revenue only. Thed uties are TO
be so adjusted as to operate equally
throughout the country and not discrim-
mate between class or section But
there Is 10 be no tariff revision. on this
principle or any other. until the money
question is settled The deficit In the
revenue is TO be made up by the imp0si-
tlOn or an income tax. which does dis
eliminate between class or section; and
the discriminating income tax demanded
az Chicago Is to be imposed by evading
% some manner not specified by the de-
clsion OF the supreme court of the Uni
led states; or, failing In that by packing
the bench and thus procuring a reversal
OF the courts decision
Thus far the silverltes and the popu-
lists Now Debs makes his appearance
with al that Debs demands: hrmer
clutch By the federal government On the
throats of the great corporations engaged
ln railway traffic, on the one hand. and
on the other, shackies upon the federal
judiciary TO prevent Interference with
the insrgators Of riot and the actual
dlsturoers Of the peace and destroyers Of
pubic and private property.
Is this the banner under which demo-
Gratis are invited to march TO the polls In
1885, Reputation, robbery. inequitable
taxation, free hand for the forces Of So
cialism, a clear field for the advance Of
the skirmish line Of communism and an
archy 1t seems to us that the issue has
been made plainly at Chicago. not be-
tween democracy and republicanism, but
between democracy and the enemies Of
the institutions and principles which II
has been democracy's mission for a cen
fury to defend