Birmingham state herald., 1896-07-21
"WE GO WITH OUR PEoPLE. .s


 Because of our venerat ton of demo- cratic principles we refused last week to give endorsement to the ticket nomt- mated at Chicago. Because of our love of the south we now bow to the party's will. We made an earnest appeal in support of our principles. The response was as from one voice: These principles are true, nevertheless we must sustain the party organization. II Is our only defense against republieanism.
 tThe fact is that one condition has overshadowed here the ancient tenets of democracy. We have, strictly speak ing, only the white mans party; and, ever against 1t, the black mans party. Against the party of intelligence is the party of ignoranee against that of economy is the party of plunder-civili- zation opposed by barbarism.
 with us the conflict is always on, and we must meet the opposing force Wher-
 ever and in whatever guise it presents itself; and must seize upon whatever weapons that present themselves to hand. In 1872 we seized upon Greeleyism, and in 1896 we avail ourselves of Altgeld- ism-both directly contrary to democ-
 racy as taught by the fathers and as professed by southern as well as north ern democrats.
 "It is not with us here a question of upholding principles for the guidance Of the general government but such only as will be of use in sustaining the Whlte race in the south against the ever-present and eVer-retrogreSSiVe influence or black and uneivilzed race. We helped to conquer this land from the Indian, and we helped to free it from the control or the mother country. It is ours Dy fIght of conquest, and the title is connrmeo by the intelligent use we have made or it. We must rule 1t or leave it. There is no middle course. Democracy means for us white mans rule. Repupleah- ism means for us the rule of the negro.
 '.We withdraw our opposition to Bryan. We retract nothing that we have said, but we expect to be able to enforce our point and show to the satisfaction or all who have hitherto followed us that there are compelling reasons why the tlcKes should be supported and why II shoulu be elected.
 "The south has accepted the ticker. We go with our people, and we go, we hope, to victory
 In the above editorial the Mobile Reg ister in its issue of the 18th takes up the battle for the democratic ticket. BeileV- ing as 1t does, that the free coinage or silver at.16 to is not safe f1nanclai poi icy. the Register does not and is not re- uuired to surrender it's honest conVlc- tions on that question in order that It may support and do valiant service TOT the democratic party and ticket. Be- cause a sound money advocate now ralls into line and loyalty supports Bryan ana SeWall. as the nominees of the democratic party is no reason for assuming that he has changed in his honest convictions on the money question. It only shows him to be a loyal party man and true be- liever in that true democratic principle' which is "the majority should rule.'
 The question of free coinage vs. the
 a~tU VI policy was fought out in the primaries of the democratic party and the free coinage advocates won. The Register fought on the gold standard slde' ana fought ably. It convinced every reader of the paper that it was in earnest ana honestly believed what it said. Ihe
 course it now takes is still more conVlnc-
 ing that the Register honestly believes
 that it will prove detrimental for the
 country to go to the free coinage or sllVer.
 It's manly course will commend 1t to
 all men. It is willing for the majority to rule and await for time to vindicate US position or prove that in judgment 1t was at fault
 If the democrats carry the country and tl,a principle of free coinage is put into effect and proves detrimental 1t will es- tablish beyond question that the Register was right and that the majority Of the party is wrong. If, on the other hand free coinage proves to be blessing to the country, as it is claimed by its ad- vocates that it will be, then the Regis ter. we are sure. will be as proud of the prosperity it brings to the country as the most ardent advocate of the measure could possibly be. It will also then be Justified in changing its convictions on the question.
 The whole question is really a matter of opinion at best. The sound money or gold standard advocates who are real Iy honest in their convictions do not know that free coinage will prove bad thing They only think so. So 1t is with
 the honest free coinage advocates. They
 do not know that free coinage will prove
 a good thing. They only think so. The Chicago convention developed the fact that very large majority of the democrats of the country are of the opln- | ion that free coinage will be good thing. If it comes and proves to be a bad thing there will be none more ready l to get rid of it. and that promptly, than l the now honest advocates of the meas | ure. On the other hand, if 1t proves a | good thing there will be none more ready l to rejoice at it and acknowledge that they were mistaken in their judgment l than the class of sound money advo- l cates represented by the Register, which | has in such a manly, open way bowed to | the will of the majority of the party and | determined to Ego with its people," 
 WHAT SHOULD BE TAXEDp l The New York World, in its lucid mo- | ments, sometimes strikes the keynote of | sound democratic doctrine. Under the above caption it recently published the | following sound and patriotic editorial: