The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-08-19
RAMPANT DEMOCRACY.
Democratic Press Burst All Bonds
in Their Indignation.

In lnolr lnOiS1dliOIs
In every contest in Ohio, Iowa, Illinois
and Michigan when the Democrats were
On a free islver or cheap money platform
they have been overwhelmingly beaten.
What evidence have we that there Is to
be a change in '96?-Montgomery (Ala.)
Advertiser.
When a great party has reached that
ytage of moral depravity that such Great
ures as Tillman, Altgeld q Co. are per-
mitted to speak to it, much less take an
important part in moulding its poiines'
bash Qnd.) Times.
Americans will never give this crowd
control of the country until they shall
have fallen to the level of the old world
communists. That will not happen this
year, at least. The people must be de-
graded in their own esteem before they
will vote for war of class against
class.-Memphis Scimitar.
The financial plank in the platform
adopted by the Democratic national con-
vention at Chicago is distinctly declara-
ton for such reputation of existing
secured by the enforcement upon the
country as legal tender money of de-
based silver coinage conformed to a de-
graded standard of money.-New Or
leans Picayune.
Scratch silver man and you come to
a Populist. In the heart of each burns
the desire to get as much as possible and
give as little. If either of them hap
pen to be debtor, this desire takes the
form of reputation. AS most of them
are debtors reputation is the thing they
they go for it straight.-New York
Times.
1t is but proper to say in fairness and
justice to the grand old Democratic
party of Hamilton, Jefferson and Jack
son that we cannot depart from the
ways of the fathers upon the financial
question, and, therefore, cannot, much
to our regret, follow the Democratic
banner as it trails into foreign camp;
and must, as matter of self-respect,
refuse to support Mr.. Bryan upon the
financial platform upon which he has
been placed and stands.-Dayton co.
Times.
Till the contest is decided our voice
shall be raised, and our influence given
for the election of Mr.. Mckinley to the
presidency. The security of the cur
rency is the paramount question of the
hour. 1t eclipses issues. Believing that
this security can best be attained by
the success of the Republican party,
~
support for its presidential ticket in the
impending campaign. We have never
believed that the Republican party made
the best selection possible to it, but it
Is difficult to see how any candid man
IAN deny that the selection of the Repub-
lican party was eminently more fitting
and appropriate. There is an absence
which is seen both in the candidate
himself and in the circumstances that at
tended his nomination.-Boston Herald.
The true interests of the people ask
for the election of Mr.. Mckinley, not
for himself but for the absolute ne
cessity of the whole people of the Unit
ed States and of the greater world of
which they are after all but a part. In
any event let us be reasonable. Don't
talk of "sectionalism" or of anarchy"
or of revolution" Remember always
that compared with the unity of country
the gold standard is not worth fighting
for; one country, one fag.-Springfeld
Republican Qnd.-Dem.)
No reasonable man can ask the Times
to stultify and dishonor itself and long
timed Democratic principles. While sup
porting to the best of our ability the
state nominations for executive offices
that all true Democrats will justify us
In deciding that we cannot give the sup
port of the Times to the Chicago con-
vention and its politically diseased candi-
date We shall do all we can to sustain
the good name and the organization of
the Democratic party, but we cannot sup
port principles nor candidates of the
cannot conscientiously ask honest men
to vote for them.-Hartford Times.
We repudiate the 16 to 1 plank in
Bryan's Chicago platform and will not
support any candidate on such a plat
form. 1t is too Populistic and Nihilistic.
-Machias Me.) Union.
Our worst fears have not only been
realized but new and horrible doctrines
have been added to the Chicago platform,
which cannot possibly bind a Democrat
who is unwilling to abandon the funda-
mental principles of his party.-Rich-
mond (Va) Times.
What Harry Bingham feared only as
bare possibility has come to be a Stern
reality; The "madmen" of whom he
spoke have controlled the national con-
yention and declared for free silver at
~ to 1. The Democrats of New Hamp-
shire cannot 90 with them.-Manchaste
IN. H0 Union.
circumstances have made William Nc
kinney the man around whom all must
rally who desire to defeat determinedlv
sne cahulQate Tor the pSeudo-Democracy
William j. Bryan, who stands for fat
money under the guise of bimetallism.
for notification of lawfully-contract Ii,
abilities; for communism and Iawless.
ness.
Mckinley and the party he renre-
sents have until now induced Democratic
and INDEPENDENT voters TO took for means
by which they could avoid the necessity
of supporting the Republican ticket. This
has been shown to be hopeless. and there
is no other way but to offer our sunnort
TO our old opponents.-New York Stats
Zeitung. the leading Eastern German
Democratic daily.
We have no fear that the sound-monev
democracy will acquiesce in free silver
platform, ticket of reputation. of an.
archy and the trampling out of the
rights of the sound money delegates in
the convention. A bolt is inevitable. A
Democratic ticket for which Democrats
can vote is becoming a necessity. II
Will be supplied. The Anarchists. the
Populists, the Communists and the Mill
lists who are controlling this convention
Will never control this country; they will
never control the Democratic party
Brooklyn Eagle.