The advocate., 1896-10-21
WHO ARE THE REVOLUTIONIsTSg :

In the assortment of Claptrap and
political gush which constitutes the
principal stock in trade of the gold
standard adherents, their fsVorite ar
gument, If such it may be called, Is
that the followers of Bryan are an
srchists, revolutioniSts; that their love
of country and Its institutions amounts
to little. This sort of thing has been
stated and restated, iterated and relt-
Grated by every gold paper, big and
little, ever since the campaign begun.
Yet when pressed for direct proof of
foundation for the charge none can be
produced. There Is no such evidence.
Bryan followers are fighting for the
homes of the land, and their preservs-
tion means the perpetuity of free gov
ernmept.
The gold adherents have been pro.
fuse in their proteststions of concern
for the welfare Of the country, It's
credit, It's honor and It's integrity. It
is usually safe to carefully watch that
man who deems it necessary to pro-
claim his virtue and patriotism from
the housetops on all occasions. A man
whose acts are such that he must con-
tinuslly prste about his patriotism is
a good man for the people to watch.
AS Is usual In such cases, the good
features of such mems make. ups are
exhibited to the public, but occasion.
ally through csrelessnesS the true man
Is seen by the people.
Edward Lsuterbsch, who was one Of
the four delegates-Bt-lsrge from New
York to the Republican National con.
vention, and who now occupies q prom.
inent official position In the party
Organization of that State, said Ia 8
speech October 10 that If Mr.. Bryan
and the Chicago platform obtained q
majority Of the votes in the coming
election 1--WE will not abide by that de-.
cislon." Later he asserted that he was
misquoted, and that he said "m8y"
instead of "Will." In a speech before
the Senate Railroads committee Of that
State, the 23d of last April, this same
gentleman opposed a plan to permit
the people to decide by vote whether
cities should own street railways, and
In the course of his remarks said:
"The people cannot always be allowed
to have their own way"
Senator John M. Palmer, who Is the
Presidential candidate Of one Of the
gold factions, whose candidacy Is In
dorsed by Cleveland and who is pointed
to by gold men as an honest Democrat,
said In Detroit October IL: "For my
self, l would prefer to live under right.
eous monarchy rather than submit to
such principles as those declared by
the Chicago platform.
In effect, these men say that IL this
government is not run by the people as
they want it run, they will attempt by
force to prevent the people running it
at all. Their solicitude for the cOun-
try's honor, credit and integrity Is a
mere sham. They will have the gold
standard even If it is necessary to
thwart the peoples will to retain 1t.
They are ready, as the slave owners
were In 1860, to attempt to force their
ideas on the people if they will not sub
NIT to their dictstion in all material
things. If such uttersnces came from
Bryan adherent every gold paper In
the land would be filed with cries of
"Put down the snarchistsp' This Is
the sort of people who are attempting
to fssten on this country a ruinous
financial policy. This is the class of
people which the Republican orgsniza-
tion In Kansas is attempting to main.
tain and to whom the leaders sympR.
thy goes. The Republican party was