The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1896-08-08
BOURKECOCKRAN BOLTS
THINKS THE SITUATION THE GRA-
VEST IN OUR HISTORY.
ga Crusade Against eSty'-SucceSS
of the Chicago Democrats Would b.
Calamity The Whole Free-Sil-
yer Movement Conspiracy
Against Wages.

'itA - N'HI 'l'iltipH VI NV ilTt'SfHl pbillt-
cal situation?"
81 regard it rs the gravcst in the history of
the country exceeding in importance the
crisis of 1860 The secession movement was
but an attempt to divide this country between
two governments. each Of them designed to
protect property within the limits of its iuris-
diction. Th" movement launched mt Chicago
is an attempt to paralyzo industry by using
all the powers Of Government to take pro-
perry from the hands OF those who created it
and place it in the hands ofthosewho cover il,
This Il question Of morals az well rs of poll
ties. No political convention can issue a
valid license to commit offences against NOR
atty. and decline to follow Mr.. Bryan in a
crusade against honesty and the rights of
labor.
''Do you mean that yon will actively OPP
pose the Democratic party or abstain from
active support of it?''
A CONTEST FOR THE EXISTENCE OF CIVILIZATION.
''In Il contest for the existence of r:vili2a-
ton no man can remain neutral. Whoever
does not support the forces of order aids the
forces OF disorder. If can do anything to
thwart II movement the success of which |
would regard as an irrrparabIc calamity, not
only TO this country, but to civilized society
everywhere, | shall certainly do it.
what do you think OF Tummany's action
in endorsing the ticket"
II simply cannot understand it. They
strongly opposed the platform at Chicago on
the ground that it was IN assault on the in
reSrty of the nation. They decline to ratifv
it even now. which shows they have not
changed their opinion OF it. Yet they have
indorsed the candidate who stands upon it,
and who's" election will mean that the plat
form which they have themselves denounced
rs II singular combination of lunacy and viii
lainy should be Incorporated into the statute
law of this country.
ANOTHER TICKET WOULD SERVE NO coon
PURPOSE.
Twill you support Major Mckinley ont
right or do You favor the nomination Of an
Other Democratic tickct?''
II believe that all Democrats who are 80
thoroughly in favor of sound money that
they place the defeat Of Bryan above the
| interests Of any organization or party should
| meet III convention for the purpose of con.
sidcring tn" form aud method by which they
can give the greatest efficiency to their oppc.
sition. For my part do not believe that
the nomination of other candidates for
/ President and Vice President, however r;.lin-
ent and deserving they might be personally
or politically. would serve any useful rur-
! pose. Nobody believes they could bn elected
and any Democrat whose hostility to Popu-
Iism and l;epuhicanism would not allow him
to support either Bryan or Mckinley could
show his opposition to both by remaining at
home on election day quite as well as by vot-
ing for third ticket 1t would be more con
v"nient to himself individually and would
not create Il visible separation between HIM
self and his party organization.
PLATFORM SHOULD ZEE ADOPTED.
Nevertheless it is very important in n
movement of this character that men intend
ing to rupture the party ties Of association
among themselves. That end could hc at
tanned by the adoption of a platform declar-
ing for sound money; against extravaganza APP
| preparations: in favor of economical admins
tration in every department of government:
in favor Of Il tariff for revenue only. am am
| pie for that purpose. against the paternalism
of the Republican and the Populistir Social
ism of both the Chicago and st. Louis Con-
ventions: in favor of that American liberty
which can be maintained only by so limiting
the power of the Government that il can
never Interfere with the daily concerns of law
abiding citizens. The plank of pressing i'm
portance in such Il platform, is. of course.
the currency plank.
THE MCKINLEY ELECTORS SHOULD BE ENDORSED
Now the mere election of Mckinley will be
the defeat of the free silver movement. The
Obvious policy, then, would be to endorse the
Mckinley Electors, and thus secure the i'm
mediate success of the main feature of the
platform. The Democrats, who will have
achieved the success of their financial plank
by the election of Mckinley. will yet consti-
tute IN opposition, based on principles which
are certain to be ultimately adopted by the
American people.
What is needed, therefore, is not a new
ticket, but a new platform which will declare
in unmistakable language the cardinal feature
of the party faith, and which, while endors-
ing the Mckinley Electors, will provide for .
really Democratic opposition to the Mckinley
Administration during the period of its ex-
istence.'
| Adv AGA ~ WA,
What is your opinion Of the ultimate out
look?'
Everything depends on the manner in
which this campaign is waged. To my mind
there is but one test of prosperity which can
be applied to Il country, and that is the rate
of wages paid to labor. There can be no
prosperity where low wages are paid. There
| can be no distress where tina rate of wages is
high. 1t can easily be demonstrated that this
whole free silver movement Is conspiracy
against wages, and if the campaign is fought
on this line | have no doubt that every North
ern State that is to say, every State of the
Union in which it is practicable to hold a
free election will be carried by the intelli-
gence and morality Of the American people
against the monstrous propositions submitted
to them by the Convention which nominated
Mr. Bryan for the Presidency