The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1896-09-25

value OF the other half which is in their
hands. The money changers are pol
luting the temple of our liberties. To
yonr tents, oh Isreslv" (Applause.)
"He foresaw the struggle in which
we are now engaged. He realized its
magnitude when many others did not.
Those words came from him as words
of command. TO your tents, o, Is
rael.' And the command was needed
by the Democratic party, and they en-
gagged first in warfare within the
party to rescue that party and the party
name from the hands OF those who
were using it to advance the interest
not of Democracy, but of plutocracy.
(Applause.) 1t was a great contest. I
venture the assertion that never before
in the history of this country did any
party have such contest within it's
ranks as that which ended at Chicago.
| venture tho assertion that never be-
fore in the history of this country
have the voters themselves had
80 much to do with conten-
ton rs did tho voters of the
Democratic party with tho conven-
ton at Chicago. This question was
submitted to tho voters. The Demo
ocratic idea has been that the party is
but the instrument of chose who COM
pose it. and derives its power from the
will of tho voters who number them
selves members of that party. Yet it
is often the case that the party machin-
cry or bosses have more to do with
shaping the policy and making the
n iminntion than the voters themselves.
Il - H., r
convention which represented no
machine. no bosses, but the unpur-
chased suffrage of the voters of this
country Great Applause.) A few
months ago the most sanguine Demo-
crat did not believe that success this
fall was more thnn possible. The most
sanguinc Democrat felt that four years
of gold standard administration had
destroyed almost the possibility Of sue
cess. But the voters of the Democratic
party determined to make one final
| fight and determined that If die the
party must, it should ut least maintain
the honor OF those who believed in the
right OF the people to govern them
selves. (Applause.) The result is just
what it always is if people lay aside
uhSi sSCh ~ wv tuClk outJ
and accept consequences. In trying
to right the Democratic party won a
possibility of success which it never
could have hoped for if it had consult
ed expedience. (Applause.)
[, for one, said, whenever our oppo-
nents would bring pledge that the
gold standard Democrats would take,
it would be time enough to ask free
silver Democrats to make pledges.
1 stated III answer to an inquiry that
[ would net support for President q
man who would in the Presidential
chair continue the present financial
policy and mortgage the United States
to English bondholders. (Applause.)
~ said it because I meant it. may
be- wrong in my judgment, because
none of us are infalli5le, but my judg-
ment is the only judgment that can
control my conduct. (Applause.) Now
when the Secre tary of the Treasury de-
nounced me as populist and said I
said wouldn't support the nominee.
1 replied that 1 did not expect him to
support the nominee if he were free
silver man. The time came when he
was pat to the test, and the only diff.
ference between him and me was that
| WAS candid enough to tell the people
l would follow my conscience, and he
tried to control II convention and then
boited when he failed TO do it. Great
Gpplause.) l have sent him no letter
begging his support. Great laughter.
The highest compliment he can pay is
to oppose me. because then the world
will know the Secretary of the Treas
urer whom | appoint, if | am elected,
will be as different from him as l can
find. Great applausc.)
81 DO not dispute the right of any
Democrat to vote against the Chicago
ticket, If he thinks its success will i'm
peril the country, but what / ask is
that these men who have been pretend
ing to Dc Democrats shall now, when
the Democratic party has been rescued
from the peoples spoilers, Leave the
rnmo and not attempt to take that
name with them into disgrace. Cries
o; "right") They call themselves
true Democrats. No true Democrat
ever nominated one ticket for the pur-
pose Of voting FOR another Great
npplause.J"
The speaker continued in a sarcastic
vein to poke fun at the Indianapolis
crowd, calling them assistant Repub-
leans" He made his previous argu-
mcnt that the Republican party was
really in favor Of silver and bi.metal-
lism because it hal declared for inter
national bi-metaiism.
"Thcn vou will hear thnt under free
coina~N We wouli ," 200 led with sill
rrr uuhi money w0ul;i hc So cheap We
""&.d not M';v" any Use for IL, and
when GOA have been frightened as bad.
y aS you can be that way, they will