The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-08-08
THE NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC
PARTY.

We bid a glad and hearty welcome to
the new National Democratic party;
new as to a portion of it's name, old in
its principles as the foundation of our
/ government itself. The name and ira
ditions of Democracy are to be per-
petuated. The men who believe not in
Populism, nor in free silver or any
other form of fiat money, nor in high
tariff Republicanism, are to have
candidate whom they can support
without hesitation and a platform that
they can exhibit with pride to all the
world. This was the decision reached
at Indianapolis yesterday, by a confer
ence in which representatives from
thirty-two states participated. A con-
vention was called to meet on the sec
ond day Of September, to nominate
candidates for president and vice pres
ident, and to place the new party or
ganization fairly before the people. 1t
is the work of that outburst of Demo-
cratic Indignation and demand for
other leaders and adhesion to old prin-
Chicago convention.
For the first time since national
parties were formed" says the address
issued to the Democrats of the nation
yesterday, there is not before the
American people platform declaring
the principles of the Democratic party
as recognized and most conscientiously
and consistently administered by JEFF
ferson, Jackson and Cleveland" 1t was
to bring such a party into being that
this conference was called, and it's
agreement upon the policy to be pur-
sued was unanimous. Day after day
the conclusion has forced itself upon
the most thoughtful men Of the party
that there was no other way The old
organization, the old principles, must
not be surrendered to oblivion; must
not be left unrescued in the hands of
strange allies, to whom they bring no
thought Of reverence. Place must be
made for the Democrats who will not
vote for Bryan and feel that they can
not vote for Mckinley. BY these men.
the men who led the way to the great
victories Of 1884 and 1892, action
must be taken The moment that the
Chicago convention had parted from
the ancient ways of Democracy, the
ganization that should fifty represent
the views of sound money Democrats.
The response was from the whole peo-
pie; from widely sundered states; from
men whose names alone are an unan-
swerable guarantee of their Democ-
racy; from those to whom principle is
everything, and the prospect of pres
ent success nothing. The indomitable
spirit of Democracy is not dead, and
today it speaks to the people in the
familiar voice which they will follow
because they have learned to love and
trust 1t.
With the results of the work that
was begun the day that the Chicago
convention cast aside party precedent
and made its strange bargain with
Populism. we and those who believe
with us have nothing to do. The right
thing, the true thing, the thing that
BELTS the patriotic citizen is all that we
have to consider now. This is a world
wherein man needs but to do the
duty that lies Immediately before him
in order to find new paths open. beau
tiful in their prospect, rich in the com
forts that fidelity to principle always
brings. Therefore have this little band
of Democrats made the first stand
manfully for their ideal, without a
thought of consequences. Yet again
it is the weak and not the mighty with
whom lie the issues of the future And
we believe beyond doubt that the