Birmingham state herald., 1896-07-26
WILLIAMS WAII,

The Hon. William c. Whitney, who went to Chicago to save the country and the democratic party from themselves, has emerged from his late retirement long enough to write an interview for the press associations, giving his views as to the expediency of a third ticket. This interview partakes very much of the na- ture of shrieking jeremiad, and is most imploring call from this goldbug Caesar to his republican Cassius to save him and his gang from sinking beneath
 the tidal wave of patriotism and true democracy that is sweeping over the
 country.
 This ex-democrat, who went to the na-
 tional democratic convention to repre- sent the money gamblers and interna- tional gold conspirators. and dishonora-
 bly refuses to abide the overwhelming judgment of the democracy as deliberate ly expressed by a more than two-thirds majority of its representatives, in whose proceedings he participated, now under takes to stab it In the back by allying himself with and attempting to make himself the leader of it's erSf1ies. Had there been any recent doubt concerning
 the triumph of democracy in the national
 election MT. Whitney's latest deliver
 ances would have removed it entirely. Among other things he says:
 "The general situation is far worse to-
 day, in my opinion, than 1t was ten days ago. The republican managers and can didateS have shown no realizing sense of the situation. They have failed to avail themselves of the great opportunity for benefiting the country"
 Of course, from the gold standardre- publican standpoint, "the general situa-
 tion is far worse today than it was ten
 days ago." because the democracy and
 patriotism of the nation has asserted it.
 self and won the affections and support
 of the great mass of the American peo- pie, and aroused such enthusiasm among them that it is even now only question as to the size of the popular and electoral majority for Bryan and Sewall. They" the republicans, "have failed" says MT. Whitney "to avail themselves of great opportunity for benefiting the people," The gentleman should have, by all means, gone bit further and informed the public since when failing to benefit
 the country became new thing with the g. o. p.
 The great ex-democrat further says:
 "The truth is. there does not seem to
 be in the east a realizing sense of the se-
 rousness and extent of the free silver
 movement. 1t is the result of reading and agitation, I think it may be ac- cepted as a fact that the vast majority of free silver believers at this time are not open to conviction"
 All of which is true, because the gold bug organs in the east have been lying oracles and in their desperate efforts | to mislead the people by contemptuous | silence on the financial question have | deceived those whom they have been | paid to serve, but while they were thus | engaged the people have been reading | for themselves and seeking trustworthy l information from reliable sources-not | from the denizens of Wall street nor | from the Reform club of William street. "The republicans will need all the aid | they can obtain from sound money | democrats. If they think they can hold | their natural strength through the mid dle west, or even in some parts of the east, by the single tendency of party al | legiance they are mistaken"
 That's the truth and nothing but the truth. The republicans will need all the aid they can possibly obtain from the sound money democrats, and a great deal more besides. No sound money man who is a democrat will vote for McKin- ley, nor in any way aid jsim. There are | many in the democratic party who hon. | estly believe the gold standard is the
 right thing for the country. but they are | none the less loyal tc their party and their people. and for euerS traitor who deserts the peoples cause and espouses l McKinleyism and Hannaism and be- | comes the ally of the shylooks, trusts,
 combines and monopolles, fifty and more | of true and honest men will remain and
 support the doctrines of JeffsSson and l Jackson.
 Tt ought to be plain to all thoughtful