Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-07-09

auout ny Bucn legislation, who would
falsify our money that debtors might
scale their debts and hold out to agri-
culture, depressed by worldwide econ
omic changes, the hope of higher prices
IN q choapened money. With such
architects OF ruin we can have no sym
| pathy. Sound democracy can have no
tolerance for their teaching, and must
denounce their departure from the
Democratic faith.
The party Of tariff spoliation may
indorse such doctrine, because it lives
1 by favor of protected and privileged
classes, but the Democratic party
| never.
| INVITING BUSINESS PARALYSIS.
"The party which would paraIyze
many industries to subsidize few
| might do this, but not the Democratic
party. What a startling proposition it
is, to be sure, to present to Demo-
cratic conyention--the proposition that
legislation is needed to raise the price
of food and the necessaries of life.
What hell's broth we are invited to
brew!
If We can raise by legislation the
price of food, and it ia right to do so,
why, when hungry multitudes shall
| sometime clamor for and demand, shall
we not by Legislation lower the price of
food which the wages Of toll must buy?
Why not tell the truth and say that a
stable measure of value and a currency
as nearly unfluctuating as the civiliza-
tion of the world can command. are
the conditions for the greatest indus
trial activity and the most widely diff
fused national prosperity
There is not Il silver standard coun !.
try in the world to-day where the la
boring man receives fair pay for day g
work. Is it true that the Democratic
agitate this complex and vexed ques-
tion of silver standard the Dom
ocratic party can see nothing SO un-
worthy of its high endeavor as to turn
us over to the tender mercies of the
gold gamblers and money changers Of
Wall street and Chicago, and to impose
upon the labor and industry of the
country the paralysis of panic?
Is the battle for local self govern
ment fought and won, and are there no
more enemies of equal rights for all
and special privileges for none to be
encountered? Has the cause of tariff
reform been so successful that there
are no more battles to be waged in its
behalf?
Have monopolies and trusts
grounded their arms and su-rendered
in the interests of all the psople that
the Democratic party should go out of
service and follow this will the wisp
of free silver coinage advocated by
socialists and monetary cranks as the
only sovereign remedy for all the ills of
life?
w" Is there no platform sound enough
upon which all Democrats who love
their party and its principles, its glori-
GUS past and it's hopeful future, can
stand? III there is not, God save the
country and save somewhere the Ark
of the Covenant of the Democratic
faith that we or our children may some
day rally round it and revive for the
blessing of mankind the great party
which held out so much hope to the
struggling and toiling masses of our
countrymen?
"You cannot destroy the party. You
may jeopardize its success, and turn
into sadness the hope and courage that
should animate it now. Madness and
folly cannot always rule the councils
of such party Good sense and feel
ing will reassert themselves, and it's
mission will yet be carried out by the
strong hands and brave hearts that
awakened American conscience will
bring to it's support. -
Chicago. ILL.,, July THE Delaware
delegation held an important meeting
last night. Richard r. Kenney OF
Dover was selected as the member of
the National Democratic Committee,
to succeed L. g. Vandegrift.
.Iphn H Gonlohnpu ,.np ,bappnJ fro.,,
the committee on permanent organiza-
tion to the committee on rules. DIR.
B. Il. Lewis was placed on the per-
manent organization committee.
John Il. salisbury Is emphatically
opposed TO the abrogation of two thirds
rule, which is spoken of, and his in
tiuence with the silverites led the dele
cation to make this change. He will
tight to the last to gain his point.
The question of choice of candi-
dates was considered, but no action
was taken.
An effort is being made and will
probably succeed, to effect com
promise by casting the vote of entire
delegation for some conservative silver
man, and thus prevent the nomination
of rabid silverite like Bland II.
Senator Turpie of Indiana and Vice
PRESIDENT Stevenson are spoken of as
being agreeable to the delegation.
w. O. G.
JOHN +. is FOR EVERYTHING.
Chicago, ILL.,, July 6.-Delegate John
T.. Salisbury denied to-day, with con-
siderable energetic emphasis. that he
was, wavering on the silver question.
- never waver on anything" he de-
clared. 90 am for free silver, no taxes,
50 day, roast beef, $40 and mule for
every man, That's my sentiment, and
l mean to stick to it,
"Did you hear that New Jersey is
talking OF organizing bolt?" was
asked.
mo, he replied, in his deep, bass
voice. But you can say that Della
ware is not of the boiling kind. The |
only badges we are wearing are these"
and he showed one button bearing |
Thomas lefferson's vignette, and an
other bearing the simple inscription: |
"Dou't kick" Then he said s'There
is not much difference between crazy |
people and d. fools.
The Jersey people," interposed |
Willard Salisbury, ''are the d. fools,
and We are the crazy ones, eh?''
"No. mean that the Jersey people
are both il they bolt.'
The Blue Hens chickens. aocking
all to themselves, without any fuss or
feathers in room 1870 in the Audi
torium annex, discussed the situation
over various bottles of 20.year-old peach