New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-07-16
AN APPEAL TO PATRIOTISM.
..nprw D. WHITE ADDRESSES CON
SENTATIVE DEMOCRATS.

, THE PRESENT SITUATION To THE
WHEN THE WAR DEMOCRATS HELD UP
u.xps OF LINCOLN AND SPEAKS
FOR yoN-rARrIsAN SUPPORT
OF MKINLEy
.. d White. ex-president OF Corhe"
,,v and ex-Minister to Germany anu W
, has written an open letter 10 SEVERE" "
leaders Of the conservative so"nu-n'o".'
W ~ the Democracy. calling their a..e"''o. W
No,,onal crisis brought about by '"e a''o'
the <,x,o.go Convention and asking them 10
" 0.nort Mckinley just as the war Den'o''"'S
fara,ed with the Republican party W 90"
~. .-rion Mr. White draws v'Viu po'u'e "
NV s,s,ress TO which he believes the eiec''on u
Wv and Sewall would lead and closes wiz"
-.-orc appeal to the patriotism OF inc '''e"
=. addresses His letter follows:
~ Sterling Morton. Of Neorash"' W.n'
!" ,',,,r. u Dreher OF Virginia. Wilram H. W."
.or ~ West Virginia. Colonel "ill'ai" i''''o
so"' ~ Louisiana; Josiah Patterson OIL
Johhs'o"' rsr,r = IN, of Michigan: William
c,.,hv NJ Michigan: George v n Lo'h'op
H. .uah,gar. Wayne MacNeaeh, OF fehhsy'-
,,a. simeon f. Baldwin OF Cohhe'mou''
49, A Richmond. of Bunaio' ~ l., ineo
In Racon of Rochester n u oalhue' ~ 49,
core D"s I,,aca \ Y: St Clair McKelway. OF
y Y q,
80, c,,v. Charles 3 Fairchid. OF New io'N
- poswen T. Flower Of New-forK Ni'S'
49, r. Hendrix Of New-York CITY; Aorh''
= hewitt OF New-York city; Os"aio ouo
go, ~ New-York city Carl Sohnrz. OF Ne"
vnrv CITY: Oscar S. Straus' OF New. io,N ,,,,,.
-, willard Of New-York Cty' Jon" De W.
Warner OF New ioin ivy
- New-York City:
A. ore who feels honored by a per-
Oen,.o,ce with vou and who respects You
so' character abilities and pubic services
io' ~ IN address you regarding the PreS'"'
',,.,o.l crisis 7 believe that many vi w" ~
49,. though lifelong Republican, ha'e '""'
..n,ted 10 do justice TO the motives ''eo''es az"
80 =, oil honest men In your party someu"es
49, ,srins in consequence the goodwin vi my
owl" hou now say will not be at all the utter
"" r,enpblican as such to Democrats oot VI
,,,,.r 70 his fellow-citizens. who'h lie h.
- .xnerienced thougntful ana patrio''.' 80
", ,ba fact that from the days OF Jefferson "'''
I,aronton two parties. representing TWO s''". w
o,osses of potcal thought, have been neors
urai GRO q necessity now. and will long
s''' NO a ,hat tho destruction. debasemen' OF
remain 20 :. ,thor g an injury the other and 10
rerversion OF either - an ''
the whole country 49,, rh If
Tho majority masquerading uiiuei ~ o.. hs
rocracy at Chicago, has done us "o''' -.
..ae nlatform which is diametrloaNy oppo'.u "
Danocracv MS developed d! 'ct'''' ,aors
r.o. seymour. Tilden and all the great leaders
OF the party.
FORFRUNNFR OF ANARCH1' a..
.h,s I, &c a platform leading loglcaiiy
,,.or,cauv AS I shall presently snow u
e"1 -, .h,cb 10 the very opposite or all De''0
go ard in which all Democracy anu NJ
ten, worthy Of the name would ne eN'i'e ,ar
On tho details Of this platform neeu "' 49,, 40
Wv rnow &c we'll as I, that IT is the heE"uo" -
.s,v and honor You know how contempt uou'., 80.
-. =. ro,.,gota us most deadly FEATURES "o''
,.,sn.a Rut bad as this is, It Is not ''ie w"
- ,,or must know too that it is but the MS.
,n.,alment OF Anarchist doctrine II "o' ..
,r6 overwhelmed now t' Is ahsouteiy cei'"' W
10 followed by other parts OF the programme CO
n.c,slIv the absorption Of the bonds ana s'ocAs VI
railroads teegraphs and various productive VIZ
- tho country with payment for them, II AT
al IN q paper currency Of nominal value, ana t'ei
,,anapement by the central government, uhder VIC
,rv that all such things have been built up LOT '
peope belong the people. and shouio I've mon
AGED by the people Nor will confscation STOP even
there other extreme measures are already vague
~ toreshadowed and will be pushed. and some
Witch even the boldest have hardly dared hint al
u,l vel be put In platforms TO attract new votes
OF cranks and dupes. and In the hope tha' perhaps
some new folly may ohviate. modify or OBSCURE 'he
consequences Of the old.
The platform indicates THIS by It's uenui'ia''o'i
O, anv adjustment no matter how equitable. OF the
Pacific Railroad question. by its proposed treatment
~ tho Sunreme Court OF the United States. and by
ira demand practically for free riots in every
State.
The candidate himself gives no uncertain warning
~ this more highly developed policy OF spoiiaton
You will have noticed that he declares that tine
right TO coin money and issue money Is a runcuoh
Of the Government" Taking this in connection
md apfe
Tor a further step in this development OF spolation
under his guidance: that is. the unlimited issue OF
irredeemable paper not only to cover existing ooh-
cations of the Government. but TO pay for all pri-
vate property which Anarchists and Socialists may
think 1t best for the central Government TO ABSORB
and administer.
CONFIsCATlON IN VIEW
The arguments for the present Chicago PLATFORM
lead with rornorseless logic to this extension OF
Governmental mowers involving widespread con-
fsca,ion and a centralzing despotism The same
demagogues who have pushed their doctrines mus
far will in the name of the farmers OF the west
declare that having secured transportation Oh uieir
products ID far lower rate than Is known IN any
other countr.. IN the world-the lowest rate con-
sistent with any return those who nave paced
their capital IN transportation enterprises-ths is
not yet sufficient; that the people must nave the
services Of railways. telegraph? ana the IKE "' d
rate still lower for nothing; and that thiS can
only be done when the people sha1 resume uie
ownership" and assume the management OF 'hese
enterprises through the Government-the managers
a. the centre Of power to be, Of course 'he sor'
Of who took control Of your recent convention
The coal and other mines can. by arguments
equally logical. be absorbed. payment being mace
at first In dcbased coin. and finally IN unlimited
paper Coniiscation having thus taken place uhuc'
the forms Of lax, the confiscated property must
he managed for the people. and this can only be
done by q concentration of powers in the central
Government and consequently by central oes-
potism, cxcelled II indeed II Is equnlIed III
Russia. You think this picture overdrawn IL Is
but the logical outcome Of the present situation.
Let me ask you canddly. Is this future PLATFORM
any more improbable 10 YOU now than the present
Chicago platform and candidate would have peeh
10 you four years ago? Suppose that any one had
prOphesicd O then that at tie next COnventlOn