Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1896-09-12
Spirit Of tl)c Aec,
20 d.iOcs. VI. Sept IL, 1896
BY EDWARD G. DANA.

1t is now said that Col. Joseph
Battcll, populist candidate tor gov
esuor, will work and vote for Nc
Kinlcy. This is Il somewhat sudden
change of base for free silver
champion, but nothing is startling in
this campaign.
The third ticket already finds
stAunch, outspoken support from the
leaders of the real Democracy both
north and south. and there is now
very little question as to the wisdom
of the action of the Indianapolis con-
vsntion. The candidates are strong
IN their respective sections, popular,
and ably represent the principles
enumerated in the platform.
Andrew Carnegie does not agree
with the New York Tribune. He
says in 4 communication to that pa
per: "1'hsea is only one reason for
tats pAsAivsis IN business, and that
10 the threat of reckless, ignorant
men to lower the standard Of
money" lie says not Il word about
the tariff. to which the Trihue and
othor protertionist papers ascrioc
about every evil under the sun, but
attributes the nations present woes
entirely to the silver agitation.
Men who refuse to vote for the
candidates of the party, either State
or national, arc not Democrats
Argus.
A man, be he Il Democrat, Rep,b-
can, Populist or what not, absolutely
bound by party ties, who slavishly
sacrifices his principles and follows
the lead of Il corrupt, selfish, ire
sponsible, set of politicians who oc-
casionally gain possession. of the
rcins, may he pleased to receive the
plaudits of his "partv," but he is
about as useless citizen as walks
the earth.
The Democrats of Arkansas won
the state election ON Monday by Il
majority of 10000, Il vote as fully
as emphatic us was Nernont's.
The result in neither state is very
surprising or unexpected, but shows
that the silver cause is as strong in
one as it is weak in the other.
Doubtful states are yet to be heard
from, and until then the strength of
the free coinage movement cannot be
correctly measured. 1t is too early
vet for either the silver or gold
forces to claim victory.
DR.. Otto A,enat, the German
bimetallist, who is being widely
quoted by the silver press as approx
ing the policy of free coinage in the
United States without international
agreement, that we should take the
plunge alone, was not favoring so
radical Il monetary change Il month
or two ago. He then said that if the
Democratic party won it might prac-
tically force the world to accept an
international bimetallic standard at
the ratio of sixteen to one, but he
added:
"But if the silver party when
flushed with victory proceed to coin
unlimited quantities of silver at the
old ratio, without any kind Of inter-
national arrangement, it will, 1t is
tAe, bring about temporary rise in
~. ptice of SILVER, but that will he
Relieved by depression severcr than
any yet known. The economic con-
dltions in America would he dis
turbed, gold would be withdrawn
and would 20 to strengthen the gold
party in Europe, while the cause of
silver would be seriously discrcdit-
ed"
What little there was of the demo-
cratic party in Vermont was practi-
cally wiped out by Tuesdays cleo.
ton. 1t is the hardest blow that
ever hit it, and unless 1t has more
lives than any quantity of cats its
usefulness is about over, a party
cannot be SO thoroughly extingulshed
and ever regain good health Har-
ris Weekly.
SO the Weekly gives the Demo.
erats who helped swell the sound
money majority no credit for their in
dependence and honesty of purpose
The Weekly knows that if it We're
not Il presidential year, if it had been
simply Grout against Jackson, and
nothing but state issues IN sight, the
Republican candidate would have
been cut and slashed right and left.
The Landmark shows thorough
Of the situation when it
SAYS: