Evening journal., 1896-08-25
LETTERS FROM The psooLE.
Let Us Consider.

Editor OF the Evening Journal.
SIR: As former Deiswarssn | desire
10 appeal TO all Delaware Democrats TO
consider well before they bolt the nomi
na'ion Of Bryan and the Chicsgo plat
form for the sake OF the money qnes
ton. The platform Of the Republican
party, as fully ss that OF the Democrats,
confssses the sad plight to which this
country has been reduced Il catalogues
the present evils as an II creasiDg deficit
an Increase of the public debt, by $262.
0O0,0O0. in time Of peace; an adverse
balance Of trade; perpetual menace
hanging over the redemption fui
American credit pswned 70 allen
syndicates; panic; blighted trade
With prolonged depression; closed fac
tories; reduced work; reduced wages
halted enterprise and crippled American
production. With wilful suppression Of
facts; Ignoring the fact that depression
and and adversely had caused the cleo
tion OF Democratic House ia 1890, and
thai 275 600 who had voted for Harrison
Ia SoS so felt the pinch OF poverty be
fore 1892 that they did not vote for him
In that year, wiifully suppreeeinR the
fact that the deficit had begun to &c.
Gu umulate before the second Inauguration
Of Grover Cleveland. the platform mskes
Its hrst essay In explanation and relief by
charging cause TO the Wilson bill passed
IN 1894, ard promising Utopia by g
change In the tariff schedules.
The Democratic platform, true to facts.
declining 60 accept either the tariff bill OF
1894 or that OF 1890, as an explanation OF
phenomena long ante tdtting either, de-
clares that the hard times Of the present
are due to the demonstration OF silver In
the early days of 1878 few months bs
fore the present troublea began with the
panic Of September 1878
Further along In the construction OF
the Republican platform the grim humor
and utter ficlency OF It's tariff
explanation forces into that document
he confession that dsmonotlzation was
an evil and reconciliation q thing to be
desired, even striven for by international
agreement Nevertheless, with the
inconsistency OF those forced TO conesds,
IL breaches the pstiense OF "those who
wanting not walt best" It's terms were
msde TO suit that Apostle OF Patience
Henry Oebot Lodge. who had said Ia the
Senate February 20, 1895. in speaking OF
the failure OF England to protect the
Armenian Christians: "But, Mr.
President, Lord Salisbury obeys
stronger force, mightier
will than bis own. In the
last resort, the power which controls 10
Europe and In England Is the great
power OF money and money-leDder. The
money-lenders do not care how many
ArmeDisna are butchsred; tho Armenlans
are not nominated In the bond but they
care very much thst nothing shall be
done TO disturb or jar anything; that
nothing shall be done to disturb vzluss :
and they fear that II England moved to
reecue the wretched Armenians, vslusa
might be disturbed and Ottoman bonds
Gee inc. and every body knows that
money and the money-lenders have as
little love for the American farmer and
the American workiugman as they have
for the Armenian Christian, and would
be ss slow TO Go arytting which would
disturb OF jAr anJ .hi-s la behalf of one
az the other.
He who deserts the Democratic party
for the Republican party, whether by an
open change OF parties, OF by remaining
Ia the Democratic camp Co furnish aid
| and comfort TO the enemy, is therefore,
forced TO one Of two alternatives He
must confess that efforts TO reform the
tariff Ere the cause Of the financial woea
ol JIoto Oult6u obaibd, huu IN go Confess.
Ing not only give the lie to his whole
past Democratic life, but admit that any
| position he may take four, or nore.
years hence In favor Of tariff reform
Is not only shsm and fraud, but a
means Of prclonelng this distress; or he
must, on the other hand, confess that.
knowing tho dire distress OF his country
he viii not save II at the expense Of his
pocket, bat remember only that 'he IL =
| duancler and sll dnanclers are 'cOsmopoii-
tan that money has NJ c1un'ry, aui the
| pockets OF the capitalist no patriotism
that he does not care a cent from whom
money comes or how It comes so that he
gets II he feels no indignation when
be does the bidding OF the allen
/ syndicstes to whom be wants American
credit to be further pawnsd d he only
asks ls It possible fer me and my clients
to get nioreY VIII itpAyY' And having
answered these questions aflrmatively
rushes his country into the ranks OF
those where wealth increases snd where
men decay"
Either horn Of the dlemma Is open
aud each equally hot to the touch.
Before the dark portal
stand there immortal,
Choose well; your choice Is brief but