The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-23
MIR. CARLIsLE's SPEECH.
A Defense of the Action of Sound.
Money Democrats.

Mr. Carlisles speech was a plea for the
maintenance of true Democratic principles
and also an argument against the free coin~
age of silver. He said. i'm part:
Il have come here to speak in benalf OF
democratic candidates, pledged to the prin-
cipies of n Democratic platform, and my
purpose is to discuss some of the pending
political questions from purely Demos
cratic standpoint.
I'VE are not Republicans, or Populsts or
fusionists; we are simply plain, old-fash-
Toned Democrats without any modern adul-
terations in our doctrines. or any of the
Popuhsuc or communistic appendages to
our organization. 1t may be that the home
~ doctrines OF the old-time Democracy will
CRATE harshly upon the of many who
are here this evening, but they are true
now, my friends, as they We're in the past
when we all stood together i'm their Defense
prepared to go down in defeat year after
year rather than abandon single honest
conviction. None of US stopped then to in
quire whether our candidate could be-
elected; but we asked only whether the
NrlncipfeS they represented were Democrats
ic and whether the policies they advocated
would promote the welfare of the country.
We made no alliances with our political
opponents; erased no Democratic names
from our ballots to make room for aliens
10 our 1aith ana, whether victorious or de-
feated, we kept the old Democratic banner
rendered
Here in this county when less than
twenty years old, 1 began to address the
people In public in opposition to new and
dangerous political party secretly organized
of our fellow citizens on account of their
nativity and their religion, and from that
time to.the present, although more or less
actively participating In nearly every politi-
cal contest that has occurred in this coun-
try. l. may safely challenge my severest
critics to show that / have ever uttered an
undemocratic sentiment or cast an undemo-
cratic vote. claim the right. therefore, toi
be heard in the councils of my Old associ-
ates, to discuss the questions upon which
differences of opinion have arisen. to vindi-
cate the conservatism and patriotism of our
common faith and to appeal for IA fair and
impartial judgment upon the great issues
which have been precipitated upon the
country
I'VE have reached a period of great dis-
content and great danger: party lines have
organizations have been partially ignored,
and the Counseis OF old and experienced
party leaders disregarded. The issues in
volved are of such tremendous Importance
to the country that. for tho time being, Or
dinary party obligations sink into utter in
significance, and every patriotic citizen fs
imperatively called upon to obey the hon.
est dictates of his own conscience, without
caucuses or conventions, and that IL what
many thousands of our people are now do
ing,
Strange and alarming doctrines have
been promulgated under the name OF De-
mocracy. and the party discipline has becn
invoked and party loyalty has been ap-
pealed to for the purpose of coercing or
persuadihg the people TO cast their votes
the potency OF those appeals to party
fealty. for / party and always
have been; but my allegiance Is duo pri-
marily TO the principles OF my party. and
sumes 10 control IL and dictate its plat
forms and certainly not 10 any organiza-
ton which divides it's authority and ita
ticket with my political opponents. and in- Z