Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1896-08-17
MENACE OF
FREE SILVER.
It Is Quite as Dangerous
as That of Secession.
NATIONAL HONOR INVOLVED

Partisansf,ip Sunk In Patriotism-At Dan
ger of National Dishonor All Honest Men
Join Hands to Uphold Our Credible
feat of the Reputation Ticket the Duty
of Every Citizen.
The widespread Democratic repudia-
tion of the doings Of the Jacobin con-
vention in Chicago recalls the outburst
of Union sentiment when secession
raised its threat generation ago.
In all sections of the country Demo-
cratic newspapers, leaders and voters
are swelling a chorus of protest against
the Populistic platform and ticket and
voicing patriotic determination to put
down both at the polls Thousands of
old time Democrats do not hesitate to
proclaim their intention to vote for Nc
Kinley, while others seem disposed to
favor the nomination of third ticket.
The one sentiment of all evidently is
that the country is menaced by dan
ger which must be met and averted.
The difference of opinion is only as to
how tha may be done most surely and
effectively.
It is significant to note that the Re-
publicans also realize that the events of
last week have forced upon the people
single ISSUE which throws all others
into the background and confronts the
nation with a crisis akin to that of 1861
This is shown by the striking declara-
lions of Mr.. Mckinley in the speech
which he delivered Saturday evening.
Long before the Chicago convention
met The Herald sounded the warning
that the menace of silyerisn in 1896 was
like the menace of secession in 1850; that
it involved the credit of the nation and
the honor of the flag as we'll as the pros
perity OF the people, and that if the is
sue was forced upon the country it
would precipitate crisis in which par
tisanship must be sunk in patriotism
and all loyal citizens rally as true
Americans in defense of the nation.
The issue has now been forced and
the crisis precipitated The wild JAG
obins have gone farther and done worse
than was dreamed possible even week
ago. Having succeeded in raiding the
Chicago convention and trampling down
every principle of true democracy, they
not only carried silverism to a reckless
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and communism. They have struck at
the national credit by proclaiming re-
pudiation, at the prosperity of the coun-
try by menacing disaster and panic, at
the sanctity of the judiciary by propos-
ing to pack the supreme court in order
to carry their ends and at the right of
property by calling for a crusade against
wealth by the imposition of sweeping
communistic tax. Finally they have
put forth as a candidate for the seat of
Washington, Jefferson and Lincoln
youthful Nebraskan rhetorician chosen
in spell of camp meeting emotion, but
imbued with tho Jacobin spirit of the
convention and in hearty sympathy with
it's dangerous doctrines.
In this emergency the first and fore
most concern Of every honest Democrat
as we'll as every good citizen should be
the defeat of the Chicago ticket, and all
should unite to do this in the way which
will make that defeat most sure and
crushing. The one supreme necessity is
to deal a deathblow to silverism and
populism and to save the country from
the disastrous consequences which they
menace.-New York Herald.