The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1896-10-31
BE a Man or a mouse.

the Republican parties. There is no
middle ground that any intelligent
man can take to satisfy his duty to
his party and to his country.
The convention which assembled
at Chicago and nominated a ticket
and declared platform was the
Democratic convention, and that is
the only ticket and the only plat
form that can be regarded as Demo
cratic in this campaign. The con
yention which met at st. Louis and
made ticket and platform was the
Republican convention and just so.
that is the only Republican ticket
and platform in this campaign.
The convention which met at In
dianapolis and called itself Demo
cratic. was convention of boilers,
who first went into the regular Dem
ocratic convention and then refused
to abide by its action. They have
no more right to call themselves
Democrats than any other organiza-
ton that is trying to defeat the. reg
uIar Democratic ticket.
The issue, as every reasonable vo-
ter knows, is between the represen-
tatiyes OF the Chicago convention
and the st. Louis convection. \ 20
ter must be Democrat OF Republi
can or throw away his vote.
Therefore we say, be men, and
don't dodge the issue. If you can't
vote the regular Democratic ticket,
then, in all conscience, he square and
manly, and vote the Republican
ticket. Doa't act the mongreI and
throw your vote away because you
are either not a Democrat or not a
Republican
In the second place, be men, and
don't be scared by the popy-cock
and fustian that are being used as
the principal capital in tliis cam
paign about panics, and Reputation
and dishonesty, and anarchy. and
the general wreck Of matter and
crush OF worlds that is to follow a
Democratic victory.
The scare is the desperate resort
of men who are without argument to
meet their opponents
The men who believe in free sill
yer policy are just as honest, and
just as patriotic. and just as intelli-
.gaat ana i GOOD deal more reasona-
hlo thaA the men who are opposing
!
} Fhe financial plank that tie Dem
ocratic party is contending for is
neither radical nor revolutionary
Neither is it an experiment 1t is
simply reaflirming what has ALWAYS
been the policy of the country since
the constitution was framed, and
reclaiming what the country was de-
frauded Of by trick of legislation
the right to use both gold and silver
as money.
1t is simply restoring silver to it's
rightful and constitutional place in
our currency, and there is no occa-
sion for any disaster, dishonesty, or
Reputation in so doing. If any fl
nancial panic should follow, it will
not be because of any debasement OF
our currency, but because of the
scare-crow which the Republican
party for partisan purposes, has set
up during this campaign to Brighten
voters out of their honest convic-
tions.
The contention which the Demo-
cratic party is making in this cam
paigp in behalf of silver has been
endorsed and advocated and upheld
by all the leading Republican states
men, for the last 25 years, including
the Republican presidential candi-
date himself. 1t is no wild cat
scheme, but on the contrary promis-
es more to the prosperity and de-
yelopment of the country than any
issue since the war. 1t is a policy
that is as certain to win as that this
country shall continue to exist. If
defeated by the buggaboos that have
been hoisted in this campaig, it will
rise up four years hence with a
might that will sweep the country
like prairie fire. It's bound to
come. We believe it has come.
After the third of November,
when the votes have been counted,
showing that this country has de-
termined to return to the money of
the constitution, every industry, ev-
cry capitalist, every gold bug and
every silverite, will proceed peaceful