New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1896-07-01
1T. GOV. FRANK DAY BOLTS,
In thesFairmont Sentinel be Bravely As
serts his Position.
He Says be can no Longer Act with His
Party Because of its Sale to
Wall Street.

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1t. Gov. Day in the Martin County
Sentinel of Thursday withdraws his sup
port from the Republican Party in an
editorial as follows:
Those who have been readers of the
Sentinel for the past few years are fami-
liar with our position upon the m oney
question. We have honestly and con-
scientiously advocated the principle of
bimetallism. We have championed that
cause as best we knew how, believing it
to be one of the cardinal principles of
the Republican party, an integral part
of the fundamental law of our land, vi
tai to the happiness and prosperity of
the people. We have watched with the
deepest anxiety and solicitude the gradu-
al drifting away of the great party of
liberty and equality from it's ancient
moorings. The insiduous influences of
selfish and greedy men-men powerful
only as great wealth gave them power
have accomplished the destruction of
one-half of the primary redemption
money of the government, one of the
sacred metals of the constitution. The
final act in this cruel conspiracy was con-
sumnated at St. Louis last week, and
we are brought face to face with con-
dition which creates in our heart the
profoundest emotions of regret and sor-
row. We have reached the parting of
the ways and must either basely and
wantonly violate our solemn convictions
of right and duty, stultlfy our conscience,
repudiate our past utterances and declare
to the world that we are hypocrite and
time-server, a political prostitute-we
must either thus degrade ourself or Sc
yer, once for all, our relations with
party at whose shrine we lave Loyalty
worshipped from our early manhood.
The same sentiments Of regret come over
us as we pen these words that welled up
in the hearts of the great leaders at St.
Louis Whenpin the committee room they
declared their separation from the party
they had loved, and in biddin their COL
leagues goodbye, broke down in tears.
To sevea, these ties of utilization of al
most a Lifetime is like separating from
home or country. And words cannot
express the reluctance and regret with
which We part political company with
an army of good and true men with
whom We AaHe been on terms of more
than ordinary relationship and intimacy.
Every consideration of policy, financial
welfare and political preferment admon-
ishes US in rlnnllstakable terms to accept
the new creed of the party and support
its nominees. Many true and honest
friends will believe and warn us that we
nave "made the mistake of your (our)
life" and it is. possible they are right
we shall not quarrel with them on that
point, but we believe those who know us
best will fairly give us credit for unself-
ishness and sincerity of purpose.
In spirit of gratitude we can bat ad-
NIT that We owe a great deal to the Re-
publican party but we owe more to the
people and to our conscience. We SHALL
not here attempt to"discuss the questions
involved in this mighty conflict between
the advocates of bimetanism and a sin
gle gold standard. It will be the one
overs Swallowing issue before the Ameri-
can people curing the weeks and months
intervening between now End election.
Voters should give it their thoughtful.
earnest and patriotic consideration, Gun
awed by influence and unnrihedby gain.''
Then let them follow the advice of the
great ipoet and the future will take care
Of Itself: .e
This above all. To thine own self.5e true,
And it must follow as the night the day,
Thou canst not then be false to any man.
Tre machine will get in its work to-
day by reaominatlDg Gov: Clough with
an overwhelming majority. According