Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-07-17

1rlenus OF all llOutSl anu sI"OiO SO'Ni"
ment.
IDLE TO ARGUE WITH SILvERlTES.
From the New York States Zeitung,
July 10.
1t would be idle to argue with the
party which this convention pretends to
represent upon the basis on which the
Chicago Convention enters into the cam
paign of 1896. Unless the minority de-
feated in Chicago proceed to form
new political organization, there is in
this campaign only one party which an
elector who does not want to support re-
volution cah consistently vote, and this
is the Republican party. II that party
will, for long time to come be once
more enthrened in power, it has no.
body to thank but that same wretched
and infamous crowd.
SOUND MONEY MEN SHOULD COMBINE.
From the Galveston (Texas) News.
The parting Of the ways has been
reached and for the sake Of party homes
ty and electoral integrity it is to be
hoped that the division will be complete.
A paramount issue like that OF the pend
ing coinage question demands speedy
settlement. and a voters convictions
upon it have not been subordinated to
the demands of party expediency. There
can be no honorable compromise or
submission to the free silver faction.
If the Democratic party is to complete
its work of tariff reform, undertaken
many years ago; If the pension out
RACES and other forms Of Republican
abuses are to be corrected, the gold men
must part from the silver monometallists
and hold fast to old-time Democratic
traditions and policies.
SOUND MONEY MEN SHOULD COMBINE.
From the Baltimore News.
The only thing that would justly the
putting up of sound money Democra-
tic candidate is the probability that large
numbers of Democrats who would re-
luctantly vote for the Chicago nominee
if no other Democrat were in the field
would vote for a sound money Democrat
if they had the chance. We do not be-
lieve the number of such Democrats is
very great. There are many who would
stav at home rather than vote for NC
Kinley, but their staying at home would
hurt the Chicago nominee precisely rs
would their voting for sound money
Democrat. The silver men are going to
concentrate their strength on one ticket.
Their opponents we believe would DO
we'll to concentrate their strength like
wise on one ticket,
GOOD DEMOCRATS AWAIT NOVEMBER.
From the Providence (R. y Telegram.
1t is a solemn day for the Democrat
ic party. The POLulistic element has
the upper hand now, but some OF these
people do not seem to realize that when
November comes every solid Democrat
will have chance to make himself
felt. How he will make himself felt we
do not know, but he will. The astound-
ing recklessness of those who ought to
help hold the party together may dis
rupt this fall, but it can by no possibility
result in a victory for the deluded peo-
pie who are in the ascendency at Chi
cage.
DEMOCRATS ABsOLvED FROM ALLEG-
lance.
From the Wilmington DELI Even
ing.
The gathering at Chicago is far from
bei. a representative convention Of the
great Democratic party of the country.
Its majority is simply a bowling mob OF
Populists, free silverites and anarchists.
dominated by Altgcld and by Tillman.
Theleaven of COED sense and honest pur-
poses supplied in the persons Of the gold
standard minority fails to have any APP
probable effect. The convention has
been swung away from trne Demo-
cratic principles, and is moving in
course that promises to absolve all hon.
est Democrats from allegiance to its
declarations or fealty to the candidates
it may place before the people. 1t Ii
idle to expect that honest sincere, self
respecting Democrats throughout the
country will sustain the farce now being
enacted at Chicago in the name Of
Democracy.