Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1896-07-18
AGAINST ANARCHY.
Sentiments of the Molders of
Public Opinion.
NEWSPAPERS REVOLT.
Democratic Publications Repudiate the
Chicago Nominees.
NEWSPAPERS REVOLT.

Democratic newspapers throughout
the country are more forcible in their
utterances against the Chicago ticket
than are their opponents. the Repub-
licans. In New York the revolt is
widespread. The following editorial
expressions culled from newspapers
far and near, shows the temper of the
Democratic press:
New York Times-The Chicago can
d;date fits the platform. He must at
any cost, and by whatever means are
most effective be beaten.
New York Herald-The wild Jacob
ties who have raided the Chicago
convention have repudiated the cardi-
nal principles of Democracy.
New York Stats Zeitung-Circum-
stances have made William Mckinley
the man around whom all those must
rally who desire to defeat determinedly
the candidate of the pseudo Democ-
racy.
New York Sun-Every Democratic
vote cast for William Mckinley as the
representative of honest money and
the nations honor aud the pfeserva-
ton of Democratic institutions against
<he wild horde now preparing to at
tack them will do just twice as much
service for the common cause as can
be done by a Democratic vote for
third candidate standing no chance of
election.
New York Evening Post-If the
party of regulators cannot be put
down, the Republic cannot bepreserved
and is not worth preserving.
New York World-The nomination
oia "boy orator for the White House,
at this junture of the nations affairs,
domestic and foreign, when the ripest
experience, the best tested wisdom,
the broadcast patriotism and the great
est executive ability are required,
comes perilously near taking this one
fatal step from the sublime.
New York Journal-It is bitter
pill for the Democracy of the East,
none the less so by the revelation at
Chicago that even in Maine and
Massachusetts the financial error that
Bryan exalts as truth has made some
Roadway.
Brooklyn N. W Daily Eagle
Every line of the money plank spells
debasement. Every line means war
on value, means hostility to the thrift
which keeps and increases property
and means defiance to the order which
preserves government and enables it
to guarantee the right to labor and
save.
Utica, New York, Observer-All OF
the Observers past marks ont its
future in opposition to the anarchists
and populists who have ruled at Chi
cago.
Yonkers, New York, Gazette-The
Gazette will support the ticket and
platform Endorsed by the gold Demo-
Gratis of New York State. No free sill
yer in ours, thank you.
Buffalo (N " Enquirer-The En-
quirerdeclared for Mckinley weeks be-
fore he was nominated.
Buffalo IN. W Courier-The De-
mocracy of New York should head a
movement for an Independent Demo
cratic national ticket.
Albany N. W Argus-Stand firm
this 10 time which tries men S souls. |
Syracuse IN. w Courier-Declines
to support Bryan on platform so un-
Democratic as that at Chicago.
Mobile (Ala.) Register-Says it will
not support the ticket.
New Haven Conn., Register-The
Register can neither accept for its own
guidance nor recommend to its readers
the hysterical aud unsound platform
Of preudices adopted at Chicago.
New Haven Conn Morning News
Sound Democracy must repudiate
the Populistic Chicago platform as
Democratic.
Bridgeport Conn Farmer-Bolts
boldly.
Minden Comm Journal-Has no
use for Bryan or platiorm.
Hartford Conn. Tim os-The Hart
ford Daily Times was established fifty
FIVE years ago to advocate Democratic
principles and hard money. 1t has
never advocated anything else, and it
will not change its course now that the
control of the Democratic organization
has passed temporarily, by fraud and
violence, into the hands of men who
apparently intend to use it for the
purpose of repudiating public and
private debts.
The {Del.) Wilmington-The con-
vention has been swung away from
the Democratic principles and is NOV
ing in course that promises to absolve
all honest Democrats from allegiance
to its declarations or fealty to its can
didates.
Chicago Qll.) States Zeitung
Stats Zeitung will bolt this ticket.
Chicago qll.) Chronicle-Democ-
racy has been Inundated, but it has
not been destroyed. It still lives, a
prodigious force for good. terror to
evil. Rising again in all the majesty
OF the power of the ever living truth,
| it will smite with mailed hands the
traitors and mercenaries who, in its
honored name. have raised the somber
flag Of financial shame and the blacker
flag of disunion and hate.
Louisville (Ky.) Courier Journal
Such foolhardy and bastard leadership
ard such radical revolution Of the