Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-08-24
The Logic Of the Situation.

| '"e logic Of inc situation.
There is much discussion just now as
to what the sound money Democrats
| VIII DO in national convention. Re-
| ports come from different parts of Tn.
country to the effect that the conven.
'loh VIII frame sound money plat
| form but win not nominate a ticket.
other reports are to the effect that Nc
| kinley and Hobart will be endorsed
ana sun others that an entirely separ-
ate ticket viii be put in the field. If fl
| Is possible to form any reliable con-
ciuSioh from these conflicting reports.
on rather rumors, it is that the most
likely step to be taken is the framing
Of sound money Democratic plat
form in order to maintain organiza-
ton without nominating any ticket.
This, however, would be an unprece-
dented step.
From logical point Of view there
seems to be but on thing that should
sound money Democratic platform, in
Guiding if desired a tariff for revenue.
anything to render it undoubtedly
Democratic, which the Chicago plat
form is not, and then TO endorse Nc
kinley and Hobart There are il
seems TO US many good reasons for so
doing. In the first place anything that
sound money Democrats NAV do other
than vote for Bryan and Sewan and
the Popocratic principles, which are
more unDemocratic than are the
straightOut Republican principles will
inure to the benefit Of the Republican
ticket. However great the desire to
prevent the Democracy Of history
from being lost sight of in the whirl-
pool OF Populism the great issue at
stake is that Of the currency. The
only sound money ticket that can win
is the Republican ticket Are the
to give it direct and full support or in
direct and half hearted support? Their
odium will be equal in the eyes Of the
Tillmans and Altgelds in either case.
The boiling Democrats are not dis
appointed place seekers or political
soreheads in any sense of the word.
They are taking this stand for prin-
ciple and are making no slight poiiti-
cal sacrifice in so doing, although they
probably believe that the Democratic
organization stampeded at Chicago
will even eventually return to first
The sound money Democrats are do
ing no more than Candidate Bryan has
said on several occasions that he
would do We're gold candidate nomi-
Feb. Is, 1896. to Hon. George A. Car
den of Dallas. Mr.. Bryan said: Il
deny the right of a convention to de-
part from the principles as taught by
the party in the past. and then at
tempt to bind those who shall partici-
pate in the hope of holding the party
to its ancient position" Surely, if the
Democrats care to look to
Mr.. Bryan for confirmation of their
position. they have it. And while they
are about it, the courageous, straight
forward thing to do at Indianapolis is
to assume the position taken by ex-
Phelps, who has recently
said.
of course l am for Mckinley and
Hobart and no one else during these
critical times. 1t is my patriotic duty.
and should be the duty of all loyal and
patriotic citizens. to support the sound
money candidates in this campaign.
You may quote me as saying that in
this campaign 1 am first. last and al
ways in favor of Mckinley and Ho-
bart. and shall do everything to fur
Their their election. | am utterly OPP
posed to everything and anything that
tends to reputation and anarchy"