The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-09-28
Democrats Still Have Some.
thing to Be Proud OF.
BUT NOT OF Mr.. CLEVELAND.
He Is Gale d a Stranded Magwump
aud l. Denounced a. an Migrate.
Bryan Spends a Quiet sunday nt
sevaiKs Home-s rowds Are .fiIi
IforkinG 10 Visit Mckinley. Who,
Palmer Says. VIII he Elected
ParIharst and Tnimagc Touch ON
Politics.

Troy, y. r, Sept 27,-senasor Morgan
spoke here last nlghr in the interest
q Bryan and Sevail. saying, IN conc.I-
sion.
There are stall some things to fe
proud Of Democrats We can aFr-4I
to the Official records OF George Washing
ton. Thomas jefferson ard Andrew Jack
son. three presidents who approved the
coinage OF gold and silver On equal terms
as f1il legal tender money We can ap-
peal 10 the fact thaf the pemocrs a..
creed never contained an expression q
hostility to either metal We can appeal
70 the fact that TO Democrat In congress
or out or congress can be named who ever
antagonized silver before iS7s, when John
sherman took the lead of a few peWo-
Gratis from states whose people held large
amounts OF government bonds We can
appeal 10 the fact that ma joFiFy in the
house and senate has always supported
the restoration Of silver 10 free coinage.
" can appeal to the fact that the Demo-
Gratis IL congress have won for silver a
larger coinage by 80 Ter cent. than il
ever had IN the history OF oar country.
We can appeal 10 the fact that a conyen-
ton honestly chosen b. honest peno-
Gratis. and consisting OF so delegates-aII
n their placeS-as houorahie and as en-
hghtened body as any OF equal numbers
tnat ever met In national convention.
voted By more than t@a-thirds of their
numbers fer or platform and our no-ai-
nees.
We can appeal 20 the fact that the
Democratic party plaeed Oh ths statute
BOOKS the best. the most equal and ieas.
oppressive tariff that ne ever have had:
aud have driven from CUR code ef laN
tae denominations OF the election laws aid
the force bills and haya forbidden the en-
pioyment Of the standing army as a posse
coEslgatGs- We can appeal - tbe fact that
Ne have voted for Seymour. Tilden. Han
cock and three times for Cleveland ali
New Workers; and once for Horace Gree
ley, a New Yorker, for the sake OF peace,
harmony ard unity In the party. and some
tkmes. al the sacrifice OF our personal
judgment: and that We never deserted
Democracy.
If ali this d!sproves car Democracy
then we are not Democrats: we are fools
IL does not disturb my sense OF duty or
wound my pride that / am shut of from
tho privilege OF appeal to the sage of
Wolfert's Roosf FOR a justification os my
vote on the Income TAX. or 70 the fountain
Of light al Buzzara's 5 Bay for the lamp OF
Dlogenes. while searching TO find honest
men in the boad syadI-ates. who disGain
dishonest dollars. Neither am distressed
that I have not the faculty OF Palmer 70
palm Of a spurious preteDse Of Democracy
for the true creed og cur party, and 70
take possession OF the organization IN
virtue of alleged credentials that have
served as passport 10 every Republican
convention aud officc IN reach OF The jour
neynan politician who was recently barred
IN his sh!rd party baptism in Indianapolis.
4 do regret that Mr.. Cleveland mistook
the party u which he devoted himself
with sach seif-sacTlGce during the three
elections. two II thea successful. az be-
Ing his sort Of a Democrats party. X is
a sad thing 20 contemplate thas a man
should ikus oe bs,-aye5 into the p-eSi-
dency for two terms by she votes % rnen
wh0 turned out 70 be lanatics and psr-
adious aetrayers of their supposed chief
and master. After proving his devotion
- his IDEAS af true Democracy iQ the a y
pointmsnt OF Gresham as secretary n
sta,e. as reward for bis lifelong service
. the Republican party. and his devotion
% pure Democracy In the EFFORT 10 fasten
the noble faNoukalanl upon the throne.
ard his Jevotjnn - the safety o the s8Un-
try By putting The treasury under the
guardianship % the RosAsehildS sy ndi-
cate. re Democratic party abandoned him
as A stranded mugwump- Il Is 10. our
fsait tbaJ he made the mistake of sup
posing that be was ever a Democrat.
1T Is sad he is g nan of nozzle .nae-
ncn8enre. Thai Is rnoie traic when Il
leads ore . refuse Offices and hou1rs. hut
when these have exhausted she generosity
% fha people who confer them IS IS r3t
honest independence thai Turns nnan fhe1a
ard seeks 20 hand them over f0 their eua-
mics for destruction TaGcyraua vas IN
dependent when he helped 80 t3-n Ma
poitcn over tn tAe allied powers. hat hlz
Independence WAS that of aa Migrate. ans
ISIS fame IS srii wouul upon the honor
% France. / am glad NJ Cleveland has
sought h.s own. ard thas his own have r.
ceivei hlm