The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-11-13
INTOLERANCE.

tolerant of the HERALD's opinion.
We deny the charge. The HERALD
has been earnest and will be per-
sistent in its advocacy of true BIZ
metallism, but never denying to
others the privilege to think and
vote as they please.
1t is impossible for us to compre-
bend, or understand, or appreciate
how Southern gentleman should
want to vote for any Force bill Re-
publican. Still, if he does, that is
his right; and while we can never
excuse or approve that act, still
there may be other acts in his past
or his future that may atone for
this. Some men who have done
this very thing are better in good
morals, in deeds of charity, and in
right living, than some men who
voted for Bryan; and it would be
ineXcusable MISUNDERSTANDING
the daily lives and general character
Of these men-to attempt to
ostracise them, either in a business
or social way, for exercising their
elective franchise according to their
honest judgment.
If we lived in a community where
any such intolerance had been at
tempted, we would feel disposed to
retort in kind. If any of our bust
ness houses, by word, act or in
timation, had threatened to dis
: cipline their clerks for voting for
Bryan, then the HERALD would
urge the people to boycott that
house. If either of our banks had
made invidious distinction between
their silver. customers and their
gold customers; if they had had
/ money to loan to one and not to the
, other; if they had taken, or had at
tempted to take advantage of the
4 necessities of our people by de-
handing renewal notes payable in
gold; then the HERALD would
: champion the peoples cause and
ask that such banks be boycotted.
But such not being the case here
. there is no reason for any unpleas
ant business or social relations to
. grow out of "the late unpleasant
ness.n
The HERALD confesses to this
e much sensitiveness, however-ol
intolerance, if you choose so tC
e term it. The term Mckinley Dem
y ocrat" is hurtful to our feelings anC
), offensive to our ears. We hope oul
Is friends who went wrong, will choose
in our presence-to call them
selves by some other name. H,
- may have good record in the past
v and there may be shadow of hope
" for him in the future, but at thi
i present writing, no man who bolteC
70 the Democratic platform and votet
% against the Democratic nominee, i
. Democrat. He is no more of ,
Democrat than the man who voteC
r. for Bryan on the Chicago platform
q is a Republican. They have RICH
II not to be Democrats, but they hav
no right to call themselves Demo
d Gratis while they are voting the Re
n publican ticket.
N And this talk of the Palmerites
with their thin shanks and 81 mum
bers, reorganizing the 'pure Democ
lie racy," gives us an appetite tt
re cave. 1t is a species of political
4 hypocrisy, not to say politica
ID cowardice, for which we have n
1t patience; and as we neither wish t.
s lose confidence in the sincerity o
m some of our friends, or respect 70
their intelligence, they will pleas
not attempt to discuss with us tn
~ purity" of their Democracy"
- This article Cor the first part of it
- was suggested by certain rumor'
" more or less current, the first of tn
" week. We hope there will be n
~ more of that. It is neither the RICH
principle nor the right policy. Be
cause our friends have been &C
20 creed and bull-dozed and bribed an
- browbeaten in the East and some G
- the cities of the Middle West, le
;" not the South do wrong. Let ever
man think and vote as he like
But while others are thinking an
so organizing and preparing to vOt
err think We and organize also, that
I'd 1900 the people shall prevail again'
1t, the plutocrats, the combines, tt
Id trusts and the corporations.
. WE invite the attention of OF
~ readers to Major Williamson's car
: published elsewhere. 1t is timel
. prudent and proper, and we con
A. mend it to the bimetallists of Maur
- Now we are together, lets stay t