The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1896-06-19
SPIRIT OF THE PRESS.
THE. MARYLAND PLATFORM.

and Senator German himself has been
somewhat uncertain i'll his attitude.
There Is however, II" trace OF Straddle
to be found in the financial declaration nf
the Baltimore Convention.
The tidal wave for free coinage, which
has had such disastrous sweep in the
Southern and Western conventions has
not in the least awaited with the Mary land
Democrats to weaken their grasp of sound
financial principles They show no incli-
nation to compromise these principles by
timorouS concessions to the Silverites of
| their party.
The Hartford Times says: The platform
of the Connecticut Democrats is the strong
| est sound-moncy declaration made this
year. But no advocate of the gold stand
ard can find any fault with the financial
plank of the Maryland platform, and no
free silver Democrat can gain the slightest
| comfort from it.
The Boston Herald says: The Democrats
of Connecticut took up Il position fully
abreast of their Maryland brethren in sup
port of the gold standard. They declared
| that the preservation of the public faith
and credit requires that this standard shall
| be maintained as IA measure of value, and
they branded the free coinage of silver as
| device for the dcbasement of the currency
What is even more acceptable from a
practical point of view. they announced
| that they are unalterably opposed to the
| compulsory purchase of silver by the Coy
ernment Well done, Connecticut.
Buffalo Courier says: The Democracy
| of MARYLAND and Connecticut are to be
congratulated upon their adherence to the
genuine Democratic honest money faith.
Louisville Post says Maryland and
Connecticut, two States that helped to elect
Tilden and Cleveland, announced That
they waited 100 cents in every dollar they
received in payments of debts due them,
| but as Utah and Nevada are opposed t"
paving more than 30 cents on the dollar
MARYLAND and Connecticut had Just rs well
take a seat III the gallery.
Rochester On. " Herald: The Mary
land Democracy is all right.
Worcester Spy says; The Democratic
State Convention of Connecticut and Mary
land have each given straighout indorse-
ments of the gold standard of currency,
and condemned with emphasis the 16-to 1
free coinage of silver. The delegates from
both States will fight for sound money.
THE BATTLE NOT LOST.
New York World says: The splendid
courage of the Minnesota, Maryland and
Connecticut Democrats in declaring for
sound money without IA shadow of equivo-
cation or ambiguity of phrase ought to
be an inspiration to sound money Demo-
Gratis everywhere. 1t ought to stir such
Democrats to special activity i'll those
States that have not yet held their Cnnven-
tons. 1t ought to 90 far to add the greater
part of the 124 delegates from Ohio Indiana
and Illinois to the soundmoney column.
New York - are secure, Wisconsin "a
are almost equally so, and Dclaware's &
are certain
The battle is not lost. The silver craze
cannot command strength enough to nom
mate at Chicago under the two thirds rule
If a proper fight is made for the delegates
yet to be elected their majority will be so
slender that they will not attempt the
abrogation of the two-thirds rule which
has governed every Democratic Conven-
ton that ever assembled
The Sound-m0ney men can save their
party from disgrace and disaster if they
will. They have power to forbid the nomi-
nation of Populist or an Anarchist of
any other type in its name.
But if this is to be accomplished the
great sound money Democratic leaders
must instantly and earnestly set to work
Mr. Carlisle has let his own State slip
through his fingers but he might yet do
much to save Ohio if he would go thither
and present the truth with his splendid
lucidity of statement. Mr.. Hill might find
profitable employment for his earnestness
in Indiana and Illinois. Mr.. Cleveland
might do much by few simple words
spoken or written in timely defense Of a
cause which he has often courageously
II ,in,r1.. ntfn fran,
him that once before saved the party at a
crisis from threatened lapse into tinan-
aial dishonesty.
Nearly il month remains before the Con
vcntion. Every hour of the time should
he diligently employed in saving the Dem
"cratic party from the peril of fatu"us
suicide
AN IMPORTANT PLANK.
The st Louis Republic says: One plank
will be presented to the Republican Con-
vention upon which North, East, South
and West can unite without compromise.
That is good road" plank.
The cyclists of the League of American
Wheclmen, who are fairly earning the title
of The Road Makers of America" have
provided for the presentation to the Con-
vention Of good roads resolution to be
embodied i'll the platform. committee
of wheelmen will take charge of the work.
The good roads movement is nonparti-
san. The whcclmen will try to have the
resolution adopted by both the Republican
and Democratic Conventions. The reso-
lutions are, of course, designed for moral
effect The idea is that the Endorsement
of the movement for good roads by the
national party conventions will ctfcctuallv
draw nnhlIf. attention a the SIllDJrlt and
impress upon the people the Importance
of wise and efficient measures for securn .
them.
1t would be Interestingly to have if ii were
possible, an accurate estimate of the losses
caused by bad roads If one could gather
the figures of the losses of the farmers by
reason of inability to get to market at OPP
perfume times and through wear and tcal
on cattle and rolling stock and the losses
of the country in general on account OF
bad roads. it is probable that the results
would show the question of roads to be
little less important from practical stand
point than the question Of the tariff or Of
the finances.
SENATOR TELLER ON HIS METTIE.
The Baltimore sun of yesterday says
| Senator Teller yesterday served notice
upon the committee on resolutions OF the
| st. Louis convention that he would bolt
| if IA gold standard platform were adopted
| The committee evidently was not very
| deeply impressed by the threat of the Colo
| RADIO Senator, for by Il vote of fl to 10 il
| lndor>cd the substitute reported by sub
| committee providing for the maintenance
of the gold standard in explicit terms. Sen
| ator Teller and his associates NAV conse-
| qucntly be expected To walk out of the con
vcntion today when the platform l. adopt
ed, unless they have determined to tax,
II" further part in its proceedings. At tn,
mcctin" of the committee MIR. Teller We
are informed. made a most earnest and. in
| deed, vehement speech in behalf of free
| silver coinage, hut Chairman Foraker aptl,
| replied that the currency plank agreed up
| on represented the best thought of the re-
publican party, while it was quite plain
| that the extreme views held hy Senator
| Teller were entertained only lay the rcpuh
| licans of few mining States. The Colo
RADIO Senator and those who are fnllowin.
his lead may be perfectly sincere i'll thcil
convictions, but they constitute so small {;
proportion of the party which they hav,
| now abandoned that their loss will hardi,
be felt, and will. no doubt, be more thar
offset by the votes which the republican