The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-08-13
Oana's View Of the Situation.

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Some personal response seems to
be due to the numerous friends who
have sought from me an expression
of my individual opinion as to the
duty in the present political cam
paign of those who adhere to the
principles which hitherto have char
acterized the Democratic party.
The declaration of notions adopt
ed in the name of the Democracy by
the Chicago Convention is for the
most part so hostile to the doctrines
which have prevailed in the past, as
to demand its rejection by all those
who would not abandon the De-
mocracy's essential ideas and best
traditions.
The Chicago platform invites us
to establish q currency which Will
enable a man to pay his debts with
half as much property as he would
have to use in order to pay them
now. This proposition is dishonest.
I do not say that all the advocates OF
the free coinage of silver are dishon-
est. Thousands of them, millions,
| il there be so many, are doubtless
honest in intention. But am un-
able to reconcile with any ideal OF
Integrity a change in the law which
will permit a man who has borrow
ed hundred dollars, to pay his
debt with hundred dollars each
one of which is worth only half as
much as each dollar he received
from the lender.
The Chicago platform sanctions
the use of the appointing power oil
the President in such way as to
control the Federal judiciary in de.
Gliding questions of constitutional
law. 1t contemplates change In
the personnel of the Supreme Court
of the United States to the end that
the recent decision declaring the in-
come tax unconstitutional may be
reversed. Strange times, indeed,
are these, when man is told that
lin order to be Democrat he must
favor the imposition Of an income
tax. and the destruction of the in
dependence of the judiciary
Still more alarming is the clearly
Implied approval of lawless violence
contained in the denunciation OF
what is denominated in the platform
"eoverument by injunction" Yelled
in the language Of moderation, the
wild light of anarchy shines through
Tn nv opiniou without reviewing
I'd spin around the track aor the
olar became parcly -, and, heS., @ ~,
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rency, the Supreme Court, and the
Income tax, and the repression of
forcible lawlessness by the aid of in
functions, are enough to demand Its
rejection by all good citizens and
the defeat of the candidates who
stand upon it.
Iregret exceedingly to find dis
position quite prevalent to array the
West against the east in the discus
sion OF these matters. / see no oc'
casion for making our differences
sectional. Here there is no political
hostility toward the West. such as
lis expressed toward the East by
some Western newspapers and pub
IGc speakers. Good citizens can per-
haps best aid the cause OF honest
money and law and order by devot-
ing more time to rational argument
and less to inefficient abuse.
= Ali questions relating to the tariff
, have become insignificant for the
time being, in view of the possibili
, ty, however slight, that the abhor
} rent principles of the Chicago plat
form may prevail. The duty and the
) necessity TO compass the final over
throw of that platform by assisting
i'm the defeat of William J. Bryan ar
most imperative and solemn. Thi
may certainly be accomplished b.
voting for the electors pledged t.
5 support of William Mckinley I; but
5 have no quarrel with any Democra
y who adopts any other course whicl
j seems to him equally well adapte,
= or better adapted to the same end
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