The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-07-10
Leading Democratic Paper
Heads Bolt.
New York Sun Strikes Out
From Shoulder.
Without Hesitation, Evasion OF
Prejudice, for Mckinley.

The following editorial, double loaded
and heading the editorial page appears
In the leading Democratic newspaper OF
the country, The New York Sun, OF this
date:
"Thc agony is over. The Democratic
party, assembled regularly in National
tony,ntion, pledges itself TO revive the
II coinage Of silver at the old ratio OF
10 TO /, and to accomplish the imposi-
tion OF an income tax. rhe Democracy
OF jefferson, from which have been drawn
invariably the ideas which have given
political stability and Republican en-
fhusiasm 10 this country has passed into
the control OF Jefferson's dismetric OPP
posite, the Socialist, or Communist, or,
as he is now known here, the populist.
ssThe process which eliminated yester-
day at Chicago has been going on for
much longer than the last ten years, Ia
which 1t has been manifest to all.
"Since the war, while the Democratic
party was being built up again in the
North, the South, where lay the Demo
cracy's main strength, made no sign of
desire for new departure Ii accepted
willingly as its candidates that pure dis
cpie OF the Democratic faith, Samuel j.
Tilden OF New York, Winfield scott Han-
cock OF Pennsylvania, pretending TO
nothing but party orthodoxy, and Grover
Cleveland, an.unknown quantity, but,
like Iilden, coming from tse conservative
State of New YORK. But the seeds OF
socialistio.. revoiut ol were In the South
all the time, and 10y a singular fatality
the first mum TO obtain possession OF the
Presidents Office in the Democratic name
both weakened Democratic sentiment
and famed populism's destructive flame.
A political freak, OF alien instincts, with
out conception OF party government and
aiming at personal government only he
destroyed the idea OF party coherency
and ailegianc 10 tradition, headed and
inspired In the mad crusade OF 1892
against capitals "iron heel, F" and against
the rich as robbers Of the poor, the
great est eocialistic demonstration yet re-
coraed, made by his financial blundering
and faisifying, the national monetary
standard hateful in the eyes of every
waverer, and actually proposed the Popu-
-list.e iaeeme-tsx now openly made n
plank in the Democratic platform.
Southern poverty. engendered by the
war, and the.common discomfort, stirred
mp TO recklessness by the agitation OF
the past twelve years, have at last blazed
into a demand for debased coinage and
q tax on wealth, and have carried the
National Democratic convention.
"The Chicago platform cannot be ac-
cepted. The United States was made
Democratic ann II must remain so.
"Free silver coinage would be national
dfshonor and monumental anachronism
Silver has had its day as money stand
ard. The commerce OF civilization,
which has used as a medium OF exchange
pretty much everything from shells to
the higher metals has progressed beyond
silver. Ii has adapted itself TO gold. and
TO gold II will stick lntil 1t finds some
thing still more convenient. The silver
campaign is based on decisions which
have no justification and on statements
which are not 80. II cannot prevail, and
every sincere believer in fair dealing and
In business honor as the foundation OF
commercial prosperity, must put aside
all other purposes ana unite for Its defeat.
"ln the different States the State candi-
candidates for the mortified ard disheart-
eoed memb bers OF the Democracy TO follow
are yet TO be determined. in them, and
especially in New York. where David
Bennett Hill has struggled for his party
against overwhelming odds, the nucleus
OF Democratic regeneration must be
found. But from now until the night OF
election dav in November, 1896, the Presi-
Dental candidate OF every Democrat who
favors honest money and who still hopes
TO crush the enemies of the fundamental
principles he was bred In. should be,
without hesitation, evasion, or sop to
prejudice, William Mckinley"