The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-09-14
That Is What the Election of
Bryan Would Bring.
LT-Gcv. SHEEHAN AGAINST HIM
Radlcallsm, Not Patriotism, Ruled
the Chicago Convention.
New Hork's Democratic National
tez mitteeman Anaiyxrz aad De-
nounces the Pixtform-Its Adop-
non Would Mean Widespread
Distress and sacrifice of the
to1Htry's Honorable Cannot Fol-
low His Party.

Soe8trys Honorable Cannot Fol-
low His Party.
/ New York, Sept 2-Ia reply /, -
ceH1 letter o inquiry from Joseph 3.
I Mayer. Of Buffalo, as % me astItuae os
eA-L}r~L Gov W lIian r Sleehaa. tl1e
/ .4-lsF makes as position plalE. - l2s FOL
4o"1ng statement;
- proceedings os the ens Caicago
c2--Ve A~Aoa ~ere llHaralls cd g Demo-
tFatlc 44sror5. GEs3ic4lls ls1a- anu rot p4-rT-
o-1siii- dominated rs co1-Se. TIE sGid-
l-s ana. u 4 large measure, TIE con-
sro-4-ng spirits os taA- boa.- were Re
pao4lcSn United States sen..crs-ygaean
"lAcse votes made It possible % enter up
OF t1@ statutes Of ihe country 1Ae o.
9e1--o--@1s-s aa1 disastrous Mckinley l4w.
?" 1rh ovtoFe Hsre rock-Iecs8 Aepubll-
( eAA pro-eesioEssts given u a Democratic
convention seats oe honor and permitted
10 aEi tate the shape AID poiicy o. cur
party The patriotic advice % mea VINO
nad grown gray II Democrats services
were s2frnsd aad the j9dgmenr Il these
rev found apostles Of ua-renlocrs TIC
Cree1 vas eltA 4.s.asLicalix accepted.
Chicago Platform Revolutionary.
A platform w-as adopted under he
gli@e sz Democracy from which al the
rshtfuI Democrats should recoil There
never has been a moment since its s4op-
t0o that | coG}d support Il except by =
31ss o. my seif--eSpect- What IS this
Platform There * not line in 4 that
: = Democrats that is not good Taere s
r8z a word R Is ghs@ Is bad and therefore
uil-DeE1so-c-st5c that has not been stolen
+ oT taken from tbs Popglist PA form
I Base Is EepunlicaniSn is. suhversEye as
( u 4as generally beea Of the bAs. inter
es1s ~ I ne country i IS infinitely prefera-
Die - Poputsm. which Is next Of kin -
socialism We should examine our past
stforTsss n connection with the teach
hss o. tina founders and patriotism OF
every Tarry TO ascertain what is the tes-
ot party tatth. Democrats principles took
root with tbs birth Of th- republic. they
sre a. sound and lofty today as they were
sshen frs exp0unded By jefferson All
Democrats should give their hearty sup
( part 10 candidates who stand upon a plat-
form which ssaffirms and upho!8s these
principles.
+'SNaon was 4 ever a tenet OF Deuocracv
I tl2t by the lat Of government - ccnts'
wora a or silver should be made s4ual -
! lQe cents worth of gold IN payment Of
/ Yln3+S or private acDts2 What Demo-
/ cratic convention has falsed in recent
I ,-esTs 10 Justly c'snGsmn Republican pa
I ternalis-nr Where - t1ers a more wicked
/ form of paternalism than Ear thr GOV
crnmeni - stamp ter tGr benefit oS the
| mlrss owner 53 cents worth ot silver bul-
| lion as orc dollar in co.GF Where - Dem
o.--aey In 4 proposition that alsons the
silver of the word % he coined A. our
I minis free cf charge al ratio fa~ beyond
its Intrinsic a. commercial value. and
conpsls our citizels % accept this faAse
and dishonest coin al - face value in Ok
/ t.nsrs.sanert Of their debss and in pay
/ man- Tor their l2lSore
The advocates OF this platform hsztri
{ everything on the single proposition that
/ the actwent OF u law FOR she free coin
age ~ silver a. the ratio of Is 20 I. with
cat the AID or assistance ~ 0ther nations
VII h~sng gold and silver - a parity We
| consider our silver dollar to3ay as good
I as god because r has back of 8. tbs credit
ard fa.th of the nation pledged . main
/ tain It's parity with gold Under free
| coinaee th.s credit and fa.th lI he with
| drawn from the rev coin TEe govern
I Tent wiA have 10 interest u or resPon-
These men propose. however. that the
! power ~ congress be exercised 10 compel
/ our citizens - accept IN pavment OF their
debts "A dollar thai Is intYl1sically worth
oat 53 cents. without be..s sole 20 com
{ vel co-res0orSfmg refief - the American
( debtors whose foreign creditors demand os
/ hem payment q Eul2- No law has yet
/ Aesn able % make al men honest hus no
I law should compel them "a De- dishonest
sacrifice of National Honor.
"Eat more sacreel to eEs~v clt5zcn ;han
/ thc houo~ ana business interests os in,ii-
T,fuas- iS the honor of fae nation II rne
/ United states = e debtor hv virtue az the
/ bosts IL has issued, Il f9r ths@e bonds gold
was paid. jGs-iee. morals and na .l0rsl
/ Aoaor ~3l ah cry out f9r thelT redamn-
/ g4on, principal and interest IN the same
/ coiu Eut K - claimed that on tae face
/ of faase 5onfs rne govern rnent 50 given
/ -h@ .egsi rigat - resleern tnsr1 In 'coin,