The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1896-08-28

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nich rs Rcplete With Facts and
'all- Delivered Wednesday, Jul,
etary system should mot apply to ex.
isting contracts"
The Democratic platform demands
larger control Of railroads by me gov.
eminent. This means IN the end con.
troll and management OF the railroads
OF the country by the government, ane
of course telegraph lines would fol.
low. This would increase the Officers
and employees OF the government aboua
one million, an army in itself. This
increase, together with the other EN-.
ployes Of. the government In the vari.
GUS departments and the army and
navy, would enable so ambitious
graspfng and absorbing a party as the
new Democracy at Chicago to perpetu.
ate itself in power. This demand for
larger control Of railroads
becomes alarming when II It Is CON
sidered along with its open assault ON
the Supreme and Federal Courts. To
make any revolution successful in the
Republic, the courts must first be 81
fenced.
II this platform had simply chopped
at declaration for tartn for revenue,
free silver. the Monroe doctrine. etc.
and honest Old DICK Bland OF some
other old-tashioned Democrat had been
nominated, this would not have been 80
PAD. sucn action could have been
charged 10 honest danerence OF opinion
ana want OF knowledge on the money
question. But when the platform ia
vors restriction upon the freedom of
contracts, attacks the supreme and Fed
Ieral Courts, opposes the protection Of
'vMted States property ~ 'ederal pow
er, malice, vtciosisness and anarchy be-
come 9 TOO visible and tlie purposes OF
the new Democracy are uncovered.
Many Democratic leaders and Jour
nails an over the country denounce the
platform as favoring repudlation, rev.
dictionary and anarchistic in its ten
denotes, and advocate opposition to 1t
and the candidates in the interest of
good government, the preservation Of
the national credit and the national
honor.
Dissolution OF the Democratic Party.
It Is matter Of deep regret to every
patriot that the Democratic party took
the position 1t did at Chicago.
It Is not encouraging in Republic
to see great party abandon its prin-
ctples, give up its traditions, and form
an alliance with the dangerous ele-
menss OF society. The Democratic par
~ at Chicago, in its despair and utter
hopelessness Of gaining the confidence
OF the people in the coming campaign,
assembled all its strength under the
flag OF free silver and paper money and
made common cause with Communists
and Anarchists.
The action of the Chicago convention
marks the beginning of the decay and
dismemberment Of the old and once
powerful Democratic party. In days
long gone by 1t made great record in
the history Of the Republic. For a long
time It stood for liberty. sound money
the rights of persons and property; Il
added to the territory Of the Republic
and to the honor and luster Of the flag
But the party Of Jefferson and jackson
has become the party Of Altgeh and
TSllman. They were the dominatine
spirits at Chicago, and they and their
associates chapel the policy of the CON
vention.
The surrender Of the Democratic par.
ty to free silver and joining forces with
co nisM and anarc1h,
amounts to almost a revolution. and d
la revolution only extremistsflead guide
i and control. This is alyayl 4ba case
The spirit Of Aitgeld. the friend Of An
archists, the defender Of the lawless and
disorderly, dominated this new move
ment Of the convention. Above the
storm OF the new revolution the voices
OF Altgeld and Tillman are heard, while
those OF the old-time conservative lead
ers, such as German. Cleveland, Whit.
ney, Hill. Palmer, Villas, Carlisle and
others are hushed and as silent as The