The Holt County sentinel., 1896-10-09
Honesty the Best Policy

Honesty the Best Policy
The event of the past week ia news
paper as we'll as political circles, was the
'bolt" of the Craig Leader, the staunch
and old time Democratic journal OF
Holt county, who takes down the name
of BRYAN and Cochran and hOists the
name of Palmer for president and Geo.
C.. Crowther for congress, and REMOVES
the name Of j. l.. Minton from the
county ticket for representative. 1t has
been known by all those who are init
mate with the editor of the Leader, that
he has been an ardent sound money man,
and the nominations made at Chicago
were not in harmony with his concep-
tions of Democracy. and therefore 10
Justice to himself and to his patrons
and friends he seems compelled to take
the course he has chosen, and no in
telligent, broad minded self respecting
citizen should take exception to his
course. An honest journalist Is an honor
and credit to the profession, and in this
class the editor of the Leader will GER
tainiy be classei. Evidently tie Leader
from its articles feels that it is his first
duty to do what he can to keep his
county together before thinking about
party. There IS more than one Demo-
crat who is following his example in
thus considering his political obliga-
tions. The Leader says:
THE FAITH THAT Is IN Us.
The Leader, for nearly ten years un-
der the present management has been
run as a staunch Democratic organ. Its
editor has been a Democrat since his
maJority-neariy 20 years. He still
claims that he Is a Democrat according
10 the teachings Of Jefferson, Jackson,
Tllden, ard Cleveland. He is right in
| line with the views OF these great Demo
cratic leaders.
For over a year through the columns
of the Leader We have TO ught the free
silver idea. We were against the Per
tie Springs convention-called over a
year ago to take action on the financial
question. When Bryan was nominated
at Chicago We thought at first we could
support him and the platform on which
he stood. A careful study OF that plat
form has certainly disguised US. True,
the free silver element Of the party is
against the Leader, and unless We, on
bended knee under the lash Of the party
whip beg pardon Of them for express
ing our honest thoughts We will not be
taken back into their party. This un-
der no circumstances will We do.
the true Democratic platform made
at Indianapolis is the one upon which
We will stand. 1t contains the very es-
seuce Of patriotism, genuine citizenship
| and correct in our belle. on every plank.
Its standard bearers, Palmer and Buck
ner, are candidates whom We can sup
port with a clear conscience.
We consider it the duty OF every honest
Democrat, and especially every editor OF
a Democratic paper, to work for the
best interests OF his party Ia the fullest
sense of the word. Not only for i'm
mediate party success, but for party
life and usefulness. And, when it comes
to destroying the party and bl,ghting it's
future hopes and prospects ard thereby
injuring the cause Of true Democracy,
the country and the people FOR the sake
Of momentary pride or local ambition
we deem it sacrifice of true patrit,sm,
too dangerous for the sanction Of any
true Democrat. The course Of Grover
Cleveland as President of the United
States has been one Of genuine useful
ness-an bonor to the party that elected
him and pride to the nation at whose
head he stands. He went to defeat
rather than compromise on the tariff
question, as few men in the party would
have done. He stood thoughtless and
irresponsible popular clamor and main
tanned the national honor and good
name, when il he had been demagogue
or time server he would have gone
with the fiatists and silver men and
Eeen like the butter fly popular for a
day and then like them have gone down
forever beneath the wave OF the great
wise after thought of the American peo
pie. When it came time for Altgeld
and anarchy or law and order to prevail
in Chicago, Grover Cleveland was not
found wanting. And to the honor OF
his name be it remembered that mobs
were dispersed and riot subdued by
United States authority, in spite Of the
revolutionary tendencies of the COVER
nor OF Illinois. When the war clouds
have passed away and men are valued
at their true worth Grover Cleveland
and his administration will take proper |
rank with Jackson and jefferson.
We regret the action OF those who call
themselvesDe in condemning the |
best administration this country has |
had since the war OF which the party |
should be justly proud, aud also their |
condemnation OF the supreme court Of
the land for the Chicago riot decision. |
II will be sorry day for our country |
when the highest court in the land is to |
be made the butt OF condemnation and |
criticism OF evsry two by four-paper
every street corner meeting and every |
demagogue that wants to air himself or !
win applause OF some crowd of idle lis
teners. The Leader mas always stood i
for and will stand for true Democracy
true patriotism national and self res.
pect, and therefore cannot stand by the |
un- n-American n-unpatriotic time serving
and demagogic condemnation Of Ameri-
cas- best administration and Amerca's
highest court.
FOR CONGRESS.
Under our form OF government the
power to enact laws for the betterment