The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-08-14
EDITOR CHAs. A. DANA


or the New York sun Makes "a General
! Response to Personal aud Political
.rien.is Who DESIRE 10 Know Ills In.
/ dividusi Opinion in Regard 4" the Duty
OF Democrats In the Present Campaign
NEW York, Aug. T. The sun prints
the following editorial, signed by e.
A. Dana:
"Somc personal response seems TO bi due "a
the numerous friends who have sought froy
me an expression Of my individual cpiaion a'
! 90 the duty In the present political campaign
~ those who adhere 10 the principles wh'cl
hitherto have characterized the democratic
party
The declaration OF notions adopted IN tnt
name OF the democracy by the Chicago con
,cniion Is for the most part hostile - the
doctrines which have prevailed Ia the demo.
cratic party la the past as % demand itS re'
/ lection By All those who would not abandon
the democraoys essential ideas ana best ira
Gitions
''Thc Chicago platform invites rs 70 cstab.
fish currency which Will enable man e
! pay his debts with half as much property ~
nc would nave To use in order 20 pay then
now This proposition Is dishonest J do no
say that all the advocates OF the free coinag,
az silver are dishonest. Thousands ~ them
millions II there be 50 many. are doubtless
honest in intention But | am unable 10 rec.
oncile with any idea OF integrity change IL
the law which will permit man who has hor-
rowed hundred dollars 10 pay his debts viii
u hundred dollars, each one OF which IS wortl
only halt as much as each dollar lac rcceiyec
from the lender.
"The Chicago platform sanctions the use o
the appointing power OF the president IN sncl
a way as 10 control the federal Judiciary In de.
Gliding questions constitutional law IL con
templates change in the personnel OF the SUI
prcme court % the United States % the enc
that the recent decision declaring the incom,
tax unconstitutional may he reversed Strange
times indeed are these. when "A man IS told
that IN order o. Toe democrat he must favor
the imposition OF an Income tax and The de.
struction OF the Independence Of the iu.
dietary
"Stin more alarming is the clearly implied
approval OF luwless violence contained in the
dcnunciatiou Of what Is dcnominated in the
platform government by injunction. yelled
IN the language OF moderation, the wild ligni
81 anarchy shines through.
I'm my opinion wthou. reviewing tho Chi
cago platform further, the declarations ia re-
gard to the currency. the supreme court and
the income tax ana the repression ~ forciDlc
lawlessncs by the aid OF inlunctions are enough
10 demand It's rejection by an good citizens
ana the defeat OF the candidates who stand
upon H.
II regret exceedingly to find disposition
quite prevalent 10 array the west against the
east In the discussion OF these matters. see
no occasion for making our differences sec
tional Here there Is no political hostility to-
ward the west, such as Is expressed toward the
east by some western newspapers and public
speakers Good citizens can perhaps best aid
the cause OF honest money and law and order
By deyoting more time TO rational argument
and less TO inefficient abuse.
"All questions relating TO the tariff have be.
come insignificant FOR the time being. in view
OF the possibility. however slight, that the
aDhorrent principles OF the Chicago platform
may prevail. The duty and necessity 70 com
pass the final overthrow OF that platform by
assisting I'm the defeat Of VIM J Bryan
are most imperative and solemn. This may
most certainly be accomplished bv voting fof
the electors Pledged TO the support 81 VIM
Mckinley. but | have no quarrel with any
democrat who adopts any other course which
seems 70 him equally well adapted or better
adapted to the same END
lSlgnedl 20. \. DANA"