The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-10-23
Says He Is Still a Democrat
But For Palmer.
GOLD is HIS GOD.
Deplores the Situation In His
Native State.
Predicts Untold Suffering If
Bryan Is Victorious.

Covington. Ky. oct. 23.-secretary ].
G. Carlisle addressed the gold stand
ara Democrats here last night. Mr.
Carlisle spoke in part as follows:
II have come here to speak in behalf
Of Democratic candidates pledged to
the principles of a Democratic plat
form. and my purpose is to discuss
some Of the pending political questions
from a purely Democratic standpoint
we are not Republicans, or POpu-
lists, OF fusiOnists; we are simply plain,
old fashioned Democrats without any
modern adulteratt0n in our doctrines.
or any of the POpulstfc or cOnmunlstlc
APPENDICES to our organization. 1t
may be that the hOmely doctrines OF
the old time Democracy will crate
harshly upon the ears Of many who
are here this evening. but they are as
true now. my friends as they were in
the past when we all stood together IN
their defense, prepared to go down I'm
defeat year after year rather than
abandon a single honest conviction
None of us stopped then to inquire
whether our candidates could be elect
ed. but we asked only whether the
principles they represented were Demo
cratic and whether the policies they
advocated would promote the welfare
of the country We made no alliances
with our political opponents; We erased
no Democratic names from our ballots
to make room for aliens to our faith;
kept the old Democratic banner at the
head OF our column and never surren-
dered.
eHere in this county when less than
20 years cid. / began to address the
people in public in opposition to new
and dangerous political party. secretly
organized to prescribe large and mer-
lt1rlolls elias sOf our fellow citizens on
account of their nativity and their re-
1igion. and from that time to the pres
enr. although more or less actively par
ticipating in nearly every political con-
test that has occurred i'm this country
may safely challenge my severest
aritics to snow that I have ever Ut
tered an un-DemOcratic sentiment or
cast an un-DemOcratic vote claim
the right, therefore to be heard in the
councils of my old associates. to dis
cuss the questions upon which differ
euceS Of opinion have arisen to FindI-
cate the conservatism and patriotism
Of our common faith and TO appeal for
2 fair ana impartial Judgment uDon
the great issues which have been pre-
ciptated upon the country.
We have reached q period Of great
discomfort and great danger; party
lines have been to great extent oblit-
been partially and the counsels of old
and experienced party leaders disre-
garded The issues involved are of
such tremendous importance to the
country that for the time being, or
binary party Obliga lions sink into Ut
ter insignihcance. and every patriotic
citizen is imperatively called upon to
obey the honest dictates of his own con
science. without regard to the approval
or disapprOVal of caucuses or cOnVen-
tons. and that is what many thous-
ands Of our people are now doing
Strange and alarming doctrines have
been prOEulEa under the name of
Democracy, and the party discipline
has been invoked and party loyalty
has been appealed to for the purpose
Of coercing or persuading the people to
cast their votes contrary to their hon
est judgment. I know the potency of
these appeals to party fealty, for I am
a party man and always have been go,
but my allegiance is due principally to
the principles of my party. and not
simply to the organization that as
sumes to control it and dictate Its plat
forms. and certainly not to any organ
ization which divides its authority and
It's ticket with my political opponents
and Incorporates un-DemOcratic fea-
lures into its creed In order to secure
their support
In ordinary times and in the pres
ence of ordinary questions OF policy
and expediency. no citizen can be prop
cry cenSured III he conforms his action
TO the judgment Of a majority Of his
political friends but no man OF set Of
men can rightfully have authority to
dictate how you shall vote on questions
which in your opinion involve the honor
and the peace and prosperity of the
country. There were Democratic prin-
ciples long before there was any Dem
been a time in the history Of this c0un-
try when there was not a strong and
aggressive Democratic sentiment
among our people. Tt was the vital
force behind the revolution which re
suited in the achievement OF our indie
pendences 1t Was embodied in that
great declaration which startled the
crowned heads and electrified the Op-
pressed people OF the world in 1776
What are the principles OF this
American Democracy. for do not re-
fer to that Wild. turbulent and destruct-
i've form OF Democracy which has been
imported from abroad and which is so
nearly allied to anarchy that it is al
most impossible to distinguish one
and protected by law. local self govern
ment and strict construction of the
powers delegated by the states and
people to their agents No interior
ence with the private business Of the
citizen except SO far as may be neces-
sary for the preserva ton of the public
peace, the public health, the enforce 1
mant Of honest contracts and the main
1enance of the just authority of
the state and federal governments:
no prescription on account of
religious belief. freedom Of speech. ha- /
be6S corpus. the subprdinatiOn of the
military To the civil authority, no tax
alton beyond the necessities of the gov
eminent honestly and economically ad-
preach to the absolute freedom OF com
merciaI intercourse at home and
broad and sound money for the use
of the people in order that their trade {
might be profitable and that they may
not be cheated out Of their earnings by
the use of spurious or deprecated cofls /
or irredeemabla paper; these are some
of the familiar and essential articles ia
the creed of the old Democracy which /
during the last hundred years have been /
illustrated and consecrated by the ]
genius Of Thomas Jefferson. the hero
ism of Andrew Jackson and the cour-
aEu. fidelity and patriotism Of Grover /
Cleveland
During all that time Democracy has /
constituted the great conservative force
oE the country. 1t is opposed 10 patsr- /