The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1896-08-18
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of their -citizens in all the
States.
"rbe Republican Convention de-
c,sred for foreign supremacy-for
American subserviency. Ii upheld
the British policy of single gold
standard, fraudutently fastened upon
this country, and declared that we are
utterly incapable of maintaining an
Independent policy of our own. Con-
Tossing that the gold standard is
traught with evil to the people, and
that bimetallism is best for this nation
and for the world, it yet declared that
we are helpless-that we must stand
idle while our industries are pros
trated and our people ruined, until
England shall consent for us to lift
our hands in
OUR OWN DEFENSE.
"To tins low state has MammOn
brought the great party of the immor-
tai Lincoln. For years plutocracy has
been winding its shiny and poisonous
coils around the Republican party, and
it will strangle it to death as the sea
serpents of old strangled the Trojan
priest Neptune and his sons. So, also,
it laid its foul, corroding hand on the
Democratic party--the party of Jeffer-
son and Jackson-and used all its gil
ant strength to bend it to its purposes.
Within both parties there was a
mighty struggle for supremacy be-
tween those who believe in the sove-
reignity of the people and those who
believe in the divinity of pelf.
"Upon the Republican party the
hand of, Marcus Aurelius bucklod a
golden mail and sent it forth dedicat-
ed to the service of plutocracy in this
free land of ours. But in the Demo-
cratic party, thank God, the people
were triumphant. There the clutch
of the money power after a tremen-
dous conflict, was broken. The priests
of Mammon were scourged from the
temple, and to-day, under the provi-
deace of high Heaven, the old party,
rejuvenated, stands forth, stronger and
better than ever, the undaunted cham
pion of constitutional liberty, popular
rights and national independence.
'The gage of battle thrown down
at st. Louis was taken up at Chicago.
Against English ideas we place Amer
lean ideas against English policy we
place an American policy; against for
eign domination we place American
independence, and against the selfish
control of privileged classes we place
the sovereignty of the people. The Re-
publican platform is the antihesis of
the Democratic platform. One stands
for gold monometallism, the other for
gold and silver bimetallism.. One pro-
poses that we wait upon other nations,
the other that we
ACT FOR OURSELVES.
'One proposes that the government
shall lean upon the bankers of New
York and London, the other that the
Secretary of the Treasury shall stand
erect, confident and fearless, and assert
his power to protect the rights of the
people and the honor of the nation.
One proposes to continue the policy of
issuing bords, the other to stop it,
One declaree for European alliance.
the other is a declaration for Ameri-
can independence. Upon these all-im-
portant questions issue is joined
between the two great political par
ties of the Republic.
Certainly there arc other things of
moment 10 which the people feel pro-
found concern, but of all questions in
the current political affairs of this day
and generation the financial question
rises to such supreme importance that
all projects are practically exclud-
ed from present consideration. The
Chicago Convention declared in so
many words that until this great par
amount issue was definitely settled,
and settled right, the consideration Of
all other question upon which the
people are seditiously divided should
be postponed, or at least not pressed
upon public or legislative attention
"Aro1nd this one supreme issue the
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