The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-09-02

election. None OF US who help to non1in-
ate him can expect tof be .par ticipants IN
any distribution of political savors. We
are here because we love the Democratic
party and because we love our country.
That is an Inspiration which has lrawn
| Us together and encourages our action.
That is the fact which evidences our
sincerity and makes our cause strong
with the people.
! For myself, 1 can say that for over
half century | have been unflinching in
my support of Democratic principles, and
do not propose to give them up now,
even if have to bolt my party plat
form and ticket in order4to maintain those
principles. | have lived and worked for
my party in a town and county where
| Democrats We're so few that it was only
by accident that we could elect even a
/ constable once or twice IN a decade. The
| chief complaint which my political critics
have made against my acts in public life
1 has been that have been too much of
Democratic partisan-too devoted to
| the interests of my party. But in no
| test of partisanship have I been a better
| friend of the Democratic party than
/ L
| would save the party from the abyss to-a
wards which it has thrown itself. Dear
| to me is this Democracy upon whose
principles l was reared and for whose
success I have labored in season and
out. Dear TO me are the teachings of
those great Democrats, Jefferson, jack
son and Tilden, who, if alive today, would
stand with us for party and public hon
or. And because I love my party and my
country I am here to do what / can to
shield them from dangerous attack.
The danger of the Chicago platform
lies net alone nor chiefly in its declara-
tion for a financial policy which would
be ruinous. The danger lies in the revolu-
tionary influences which controlled the
convention and animated its platform.
Men may justly differ as to the best
scheme of national finance and may de-
bate their differences without recrimina-
tion or without questioning the honesty
of motives. But when men, led on by am
bilious politicians, their minds fired not
by the example of American patriots. but
by that of the radicals of the French
revolution overturn party precedents and
pack a convention to secure an effective
majority, then by aid of that majority
raise aloft the incendiary banner of the
poor against the rich, attack the integ-
rity of the Supreme Court, threaten the
subversion of national institutions and
the indirect perversion of constitutional
guarantees, incite disrespect to law and
authority, suggest and in substance re-
commend the reputation Of national and
private debts, and reject by intended inn
plication the Fundamental principle of
Democracy that that government governs
best which governs least-tlaen it is time
not only for Democrats to forsake that
motley and un-American gathering. to re-
ject that un-Democratic and ln-American
enunciation of doctrines, and to join, in
such manner as may seem best, with all
patriots who cherish their conntry's hon
or and wish to protect the welfare of list
people.
mistake the moral sense Of the Amer
lean people if the action of the Populists
at Chicago, reinforced and emphasized by
the action of the Populists at St Louis.
has not rekindled the spirit of American
patriotism and awakened the American
conscience to the national dangers which
Turk in the forces and influences behind
Bryan and Sewall or Bryan and Watson
The real issue in this campaign is an is
sue OF patriotism. In many a Presidential
election has the fight waged fiercely be-
tween the advocates of different political
doctrines and the ruin of the country has
been freely predicted if either set of
doctrines were established as the policy
of the government-such predictions be-
ing merely the extreme expression of
party politics: but in this election the
issues around which the battle is wag-
ing involve the integrity of our institu-
tions and the sacredness of our national
honor, and when men have stirred that
deep Well of sentiment, ordinary party
differences disappear, the moral issue pre-
dominates, and all good citizens stand
shoulder to shoulder against those who
would defile the American name and un-
dermine the walls of her political struc-
ture.
There seems to be no weakening of the
sentiment of favor of the nomination of
Generals Bragg and Buckner. There is
some talk of Watterson% but he has no
united following and his name may not
even be formally presented to the eonven-
tion
The programme calls for a recess until
lour M. ana second session today.
In all probability the convention will
complete it's work at one session to-
morrow 6
Senator Villas has put stop to the talk
of substituting his name for that of
General Bragg, by stating that he will
not accept the nomination under any
circumstances.
The body of delegates has the appear
ance of being one of the most brainy
set of men that have gathered at any
convention this year.
There are fewer professional politicians
and more business men probably than
has attended any national convention in
many years.
The Presidents Private Life.
The following is a fair idea of the many
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