Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-11-11

tuted democratic party. 1t boldly de-
clares that unless the state executive
committee and Gov.-Elect Johnston hast
en- to retract. make amends and deny
the authority of majority of the dem
ocrats Of Alabama and of the United
States to make and promulgate party
platforms the boilers, supplemented by
the republicans in Alabama, will form an
opposing party and proceed to wage war
upon the party in power.
Unwilling to await results, the Regis
ter insists that the democrats of Ala
bama, because of the fact that their cam
didate and platform met with defeat at
the polls, though by a small majority, is
conclusive that the gold standard is the
best thing for the Countrywide solution
of all our Ills, and that the election of
Mckinley forever establishes the fact
that the democratic party erred in it's
judgment when 1t reached the conclusion
that the real remedy for the existing
Ills of bimetallism? Who in the past ever
heard Of such haste? Who ever saw
such utter unwillingness to await devel-
opments? Was such Impotence ever be-
fore exhibited? Does the Register for
get the fact that in 1888 the democratic
party, with Mr.. Cleveland as its leader,
went down in defeat? DID the Register
threaten to join the republicans in No
vember 1883, and attempt to thrust from
power in Alabama the democratic party
if it's executive committee and governor
elect hesitated to proclaim TO the world
that tariff for revenue only" to which
the party in this state stood committed,
and upon which issue the party had just
gone down in defeat in the national con-
test, was a monstrous crime, fall
lacy, undemocratic and unworthy the
support of the voters of the country?
If the defeat OF Mr. Cleveland in 1888
when he at the time occupied the white
house and had behind him the power of
the administration and a united party
did not establish the fact that tariff for
revenue only" was undemocratic and
suicidal how far does the defeat of Mr..
Bryan fall short of establishing the fact
that bimetallism is undemocratic, sui
cidal and fallacious? Does the Register
forget that in 1890, only two years after
the people spoke against tariff reform"
and for protection and elected Benjamin
Harrison to the presidency they reversed
their verdict and sent to Washington
congress that Endorsed the paramount
issue in the campaign of 1883? There Is
something wrong somewhere. The Dick
Clarke nucleus about which the Regis
ter speaks is entirely too previous in its
demands. If the Register and those of
it's way of thinking had any faith in the
proposition that developments will es-
tablish the fact that the democratic par
ty made a mistake in declaring for BIZ
metallism they would not be SO eager to
have the leaders of the party as it now
stands in this state concede that the
Dick Clarke nucleus" were right and
the great majority of the party are
wrong. Besides, it is two years now until
the Register and its new party, to be
composed of the Dick Clarke "nucleuses"
and the republicans, can expect to Gust
the party now in power. Then why press
the question now and threaten dire de-
struction to the organized democracy as
the Register does two years before the
time for an election rolls around? Why
not wait and see what the verdict of the
people will be on the republican theory
that is going to be put into operation?
1t is too plain, entirely too plain. The
money power fears the results and it is
scheme is to Keep up the fight for the
gold standard, and If possible, overawe
the advocates of bimetallism. We serve
notice on the Register now that its con-
duct in the past leaves it without any in
1uence or standing with the democratic
party, and while it runs no risk in threat
ening to join with the republicans in an
effort to Dust the democratic party from
the control of affairs in this state, all of
it's threats will not brighten the de-
mocracy nor make the party tremble in
it's boots.
The democracy of Alabama can and
will take care of itself and shape it's poll
cy in the future regardless of that portion
OF the Dick Clarke nucleus" which, like
the Register appears to be unwilling to
await a trial of the republican remedy
before pronouncng it a success