The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-08-08

Democrats who love Democracy and who |
decline TO be counted among its betrayers |
will have a ticket In the near future that |
will satisfy their desires and aims. This
would be the most desirable result. but. |
come what may, the Chronicle nbsolyes |
| itself from all responsibility for she ut
ferances Of the alleged Democratic con-
| vention just closed at Chicago, and
pledges itself to aid in the defeat OF its
| nominees. To participate in n campaign
for such n ticket on such platform
| would be 10 bc untrue 10 every patriotic
Democratic principle.-La Crosse tWis)
| Chronicle.
A bright young man with s.lvery,
demagogic tongue is planted on the anti
| Democratic platform adopted at Chicago.
and the excited victims of singular and
illogical craze vie with the sympatnizers
| with Anarchy and Populism I'm tue long
acclaim 10 William j. Bryan, she elo-
quent and eccentric representative OF the
bolters of Nebraska. The plat
form and the candidate threaten par
alysis of business until the day II cleo
ton: for longer period III success could
possibly attend; and they condemn the
| Democratic party TO a fate that would
be death 10 any other party, but the
Democratic party is undying.-Utica OBJ
server.
VIII Lose Hundreds OF Thousands.
Savannah News: All Democrats will
not approve the declarations In respect
10 coinage, bonds, the currency, income
tax and railroads. These latter declara-
tons are much more Populistic than
Democratic. 1t looks very much as IL
they were put into the platform for the
express purpose of currying favor with
the Populsts In fact, IL we are not
mistaken, Senator Tillman said in his
speech in the convention that the purpose
OF them is TO influence the Populists TO
come into the lines of the Democracy
| h(rnma n DgnOcT0ffC
party. He did not seem to take into
consideration the fact that the adoption
of Populistic declarations might not
break up the Populist party. but would
pretty certainly drive hundreds of thou
sands of Democrats out of the Democrat
&c party.
Boss Champions of Disorder.
Trenton u. j. American Dem):
But. whatever may be the course of the
politicians and the party leaders, there
will be thousands of Democrats in New
Jersey who-not In resentment of the
cOntumely with which the state and its
interests have been treated, but from
personal and public motiyes--will refuse
TO give their approval 10 convention
and n candidate which have publicly
. and yaingloriously threatened the de-
gtruction of the nations credit, the dim
, mutton OF values. the rctardment OF busl-
ness. the attack on property, and the tri-
umph of disorder above the law and
those called upon 10 administer ~ Ana
they will 80 refuse In the belief that
all other party issues fade into insignif-
canoe in comparison with the issue as 1t
has been formulated at Chicago.
Danger to Liberty.
? Galveston News: The fact is that the
programme formulated at Chicago mere
| ly marks the skirmsh line of great and
: final battle for social revolution indus
: trial reconstruction, and constitutional
tfttft iona IA ~
guards there can be no assurance Of eth
, or free government or individual liberty.
An unchecked social Democracy means
no law but the law of brute force, no
> rule and no order but the rule and order
, of irresponsible tyranny. Intelligent
i, citizens grounded in wholesome appre-
!, citation of the constitutional essentials
| of n stable republic, who supremely
cherish the priceless interests Of consti-
tutional liberty and security, who feel
that there can be no true progress with
out the conservation of these interests,
will not fail 10 see in present cnIcrgen-
3 cics where their common danger lies.
: Realizing also that the problem Of de-
) Tense is their common concern, they can
e well understand that how they may best
= proceed 10 combat. defeat and disnrm
4 their common enemy is question of
3 mOmentary expediency TO be decided In
y the light Of current events and modify
+ ing circumstances.
/ South Dakota Views.
4 Sioux Falls Argus Leader: The Dem
) ocrats have declared for n policy which
q will inevitably establish the single silver
q standard; will, in our opinion. wreck the
"a national credit and reputation: will, for
many years, make commercial confidence
impossihlei will spread ruin over the
!, land; will destroy all hopes Of bimetal-
= lism In the generation; and will indcfi-
, nitely postpone a revival Of good times
Under these circumstances the Argus
Leader can see its duty only In one chan.
n mel Believing, as this paper does. that
y the honor. safety and prosperity Of the
=. United States would be seriously jeop-
Il ardized 10y the success of the Democratic
/ party on it's presetn platform, the Argus
4 Leader, with sorrow for the broken asso
Citations. with regret az parting from a
= name ii has revered and loved. but with
- consciousness of unavoidable duty
- withdraws from the grand old Demo.
!. cratic party. which has. in our Judgment
:, left lbs time honored principles In pursui,
= OF strange gods. and will throw what
- ever influence IL may possess on th,
side OF the Nations prosperity and honor
To Attempt the Impossible.
Il Staunton (vaD News: a law de
" claring that wheat, regardless Of tho
!, surplus on the markets or the demand
lt FOR II. should sell the year round at 81
a: per bushel, and that corn and oats
H. no matetr what their intrinsic value
s. should always sell at the same fgur,
as wheat, would be just as sensible n,
O. n free coinage Of silver law and woul,
ic be just as easy Go carry into effect Tn,
as gist Of the whole matter IN that to nj
~ tempt TO coin silver in unlimited guam
is titles and TO make IL even in value nj I
re given fixed ratio with gold Is 20 attcmp
RI the impossible and 60 do what In IN,
~ very nature of things cannot be done.
IN Looking to the New York Convention
40 Syracuse News: The Chicago plat
- form is wide departure from the plat
n. form adopted by the last Democratic
ho state convention at Saratoga. IL wa
H. so wide n departure that the New Yorl
delegation felt compelled to abstain
g. from participation In the nomination o
r., candidates on that platform. IL RI
~ | inning for the rnInintr Dcrnncrniin .1n4