The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-07-31
U T OF DEMOCRATS
Who Arc Honest In Their Convictions
Pointed Out by n Democratic journal.

Pointed Dat by n Democratic journal.
New York Evening Post (Dem.):
Thousands and thousands OF Democrats
who make no conccalment OF their dis
trust Of Bryan and their absolute re-
pudlatIon OF the Chicago platform, yet
declare that they cannot support Nc
Kinley, and say they will have to. think
more than twice before bringing them
selves up 10 n bolt. To such Democrats
1t may be well to point out how extreme
~ easy. how almost absolutely necessa-'
ry, It has been made fot them to bolt
this year.
In the first place. Bryan himself Is n
profesScd bOlter. More than once In the
course of his stumplnS tour In. the
south last year, he gave notice that
there was no power In earth or heaven
to prevent him boiling the Democratic
convention II II refused 10 20 for free
silver. Actually on the very day be-
fore he was nominated for the prcsiden-
cy. he rcaftirmed that position. II tho
gold platform had won. so he said to q
Chicago paper, he would have bolt
ed then and there. II Is n poor rule that
will not work both ways. a man who
In advance ilouts the sanctlty OF his
party regularity is cstoppcd from ap-
pealing to 1t or proiItIng by II atterward.
Democrats who are hesltating about
boiling Bryan may be sure that he
would not have h"Sitatcd IN instant In
boiling them. His threat to do go was
open and bold and often repeated. The
doctrine he has taught them they may
live up 10 In h!s own case with Il clear
party conscience.
Where Bryan would have gone as n
holtcr there IS little doubt. a friend
Of his stood up In the POpulist convcn-
ton and declared that Bryan was as
good Il l'ollilist ia any man there. Ger
ta!nly 4 populist knowcth them that
arc his. Dryan's open alliance with
PonulIst leaders, his u~nconcealcl nnxI-
ETY. for P0pullst endorsement, make the
argument that be must be supported
because he Is thcs"rcGular" Democratic
candidate the verlcst prctcncc. The
brand OF the popuiist Is on him. Tho
POnulIsts ASSERT with truth that the
Democrats took both their platform and
their nominee. They might hive chosen
Bryan for their leader if the Democracy
had refused him. Bryan would have
beer willing enough. In that case he
would have had no trouble In assoclnt-
Ing himself with WntHon-WntsOn, an
other Democratic boiler, Il mnu who has
fought and cursed the Democratic party
In the south without stint or scriplc, II
ought not to DO hard FOR Democrats TO
refuge to support n Populist.
lIut OF Cptlrfe the Democratic plat
form In tn" chief thing that makes bolt
Ing easy this year. Tho lden OF party as
M instrument. not nG an end In Itself.
has not secured a Judgement In rs many
| minds as could be wished. But II the
| end In Itself comGR plainly TO he per-
sonHl dishonesty and national disgrace,
the party must be dropped. The attl-
tudc Of tho mon who say II nm II Demo-
crat first nnd n sound money mar after
wards" need only to be stated to be
condemned. II III equivalent to saying
that they nrc not sOund money me Mt
| all, that they are for cheating and ly-
INK whenever their party IL. Charles
| Sumner declared Indignantly. when
called upon m United States commits
sIoncr 10 hunt fugitive slaves, tina, he
was n man before h: was a COmmia-
B!cncr. II Is n similar appeal to Demo-
cratic manhood which Is made by tho
infamous demands of the Chicago plat
form. The response to II from nil parts
Of tho country IL most gratifying. and
NIL the signs now point 10 n Democratic
bolt OF such MAGNITUDE ms moi only to
lnsuir lirynn's defeat, hut to say the
party good name for the future.