Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-08-08
pressed in the platform-syrocusc oou-


decline to he counted among its betrnyers
will have ticket in the near future that
will satisfy their desires and aims. This
| would he the most desirable result, bnt,
come what may, the Chronicle absoves
itself from all responsibility for the ut
tcranccs of the alleged Democratic con-
vcntion just closed at Chicago, and
pledges itself to aid in the defeat Of its
nominees. To participate in Il campaign
for such ticket on such n platform
Democratic principIc.-La Crosse (Wis.)
Chronicle.
bright young naNn with n s,lvery,
demagogic tongue is planted on the anti
| Democratic platform adopted at Chicago,
| and the excited victims of a singular and
Illogical craze vie with the sympqthizcrs
| with Anarchy and Populism in the long
acclaim to William ]. Bryan, The clo-
quent and eccentric representative of the
boilers of Nebraska. The plat
form and the candidate threaten = par
alysis of business until the day nf cleo
ton; for n longer period IL success could
possibly attend; and they condemn the
Democratic party to fate that would
be death to any other party, but the
Democratic party is undying.-Utica OBJ
server.
VIII Loso Hundreds of Thousands.
Savannah News: All Democrats will
not approve the declarations in respect
to coinage, bonds, the currency, income
tax and railroads. These latter dcclara-
tions are much more Populistic than
Democratic. 1t looks very much as if
they were put into the platform for the
express purpose of currying favor with
the Populists. In fact, If we are not
mistaken, Senator Tiliman said in his
speech in the convention that the purpose
of them is to influence the Populists to
come into the lines of the Democracy
and become part of the Democratic
party. He did not seem to take into
consideration the fact that the adoption
of Populistic declarations might not
break up the Populist party, but would
pretty certainly drive hundreds of thou
sands of Democrats out of the Democrat
ic party.
Boss Champions of Disorder.
Trenton On. j. American Dem):
But. whatever may be the course of the
politicians and the party leaders, there
will be thousands of Democrats in New
Jersey who-not in resentment of the
contumely with which the state and its
interests have been treated, but from
personal and public motives-will refuse
to give their approval to n convention
and candidate which have publicly
and vaingloriously threatened the de-
struction of the nations credit, the dim
mutton of values, the retardment of bus-
ness. the attack on property, and the tri.
umph of disorder above the law and
| tnuSe upon 10 IL. Anu
they will so refuse in the belief that
all other party issues fade into insignif-
cance in comparison with the issue as it
has been formulated at Chicago.
Danger to Liberty.
Galveston News: The fact is that the
programme formulated at Chicago mere
ly marks the skirmsh line of great and
final battle for social revolution, indus
trial reconstruction, and constitutional
| int fp-
guards there can be no assurance of eth
er free government or individual liberty.
An unchecked social Democracy means
no law but the law of brute force, nc
rule and no order but the rule and order
of irresponsible tyranny. Intelligent
citizens grounded in wholesome appre
citation of the constitutional essentials
of stable republic, who supremely
cherish the priceless interests of consti
tutional liberty and security, who feel
that there can be no true progress with
out the conservation of these interests,
will not fail to see in present emergcn-
cies where their common danger lies
Realizing also that the problem of de-
= fense is their common concern, they can
well understand that how they may best
proceed to combat, defeat and disarm
their common enemy is a question of
; mamentary eSpediency to be decided in
the llght OF current events anu modify.
ing circumstances.
South Dakota Views.
{ Sioux Falls Argus-Leader: The Dem.
ocrats have declared for n policy which
will inevitably establish the single silver
standard; will, i'll our opinion, wreck the
national credit and reputation; will, fol
impossible; will spread ruiz over the
land; will destroy all hopes iof bimetal
lism in the generation; and will indefi
mteiy postpone n revival of good times
Under these circumstances the Argus
Leader can see its duty only in one chan
mel. Believing, as this paper does, that
the honor, safety and prosperity of the
United States would be seriously jeop
ardlZed by the success of the Democratic
: party on its presetn platform, the Argus
Leader, with sorrow for the broken asso
Citations, with regret at parting from 4
name it has revered and loved, but witt
n CONSCIOUSNESS of unavoidable duty
withdraws from the grand old Demo
cratic party, which has, in our judgment
+ left its time-honored principles in pursui
OF strange gods. and will throw what
ever influence it may possess on tn,
side of the Nations prosperity and honor
To Attempt the Impossible.
Staunton Wa) News: A law dc
: ciarlng that wheat, regardless of tho
, surplus on the markets or the demand
{ for it, should sell the year round at s.
/; per bushel, and that corn and oats
no matetr what their intrinsic value
should always sell at the same fgur,
as wheat, would be just as sensible al
free coinage of silver law and woult
c be Just as easy to carry into effect Th,
S gist of the whole matter is that to at
Y tempt to coin silver in unlimited uuan
$ titles and to make it even in value at {
e given fixed ratio with gold is to attemp
{ the impossible and to do what in tn,
S very nature of things cannot be done.
Looking to the New York Convention
y Syracuse News: The Chicago plat
form is wide departure from the plat
form adopted by the last Democratic
q state. convention at Saratoga. 1t wal
! so wide departure that the New Yorl
/ delegation felt compelled to abstain
: from participation in the nomination o
+ candidates on that platform. 1t re
a mains for the coming Democratic stat
. convention to formulate the policy o
! the New York Democracy. That con
i vention, in nominating presidential elec
j tors, will point the way to Democrat