Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-09-18

ancient pO>ll'N' IL, -
..NIon who honestly differ upon the par
amount public question cannot anoru
70 he barmomzed by Il National Col'Veh-
tion.-W. J. BRYAN.
MANY psrsons who have been strong
Dar.onal and political friends, IN tne
mat and who. we believe, are strong
personal friends now, have ASKED Us
why we do not support the Ohicaso
ticket or il we cannot do so why we 10
nat keen still. asa vote for the Indian
- oils ricketts, half vote for Mckinney
10 these we propose to reply in the same
ILL spirit in which their questions
have been asked.
W. have been endeavoring to con-
d,,t an ndepensent paper. In this pa
Der we propose to express our Views up
ON all subjects of interest to our reaueis'
;odependently. We refused to permit
the policy OF the paper to be eon'roI'eu
bv local political aspirants for Office anu
forthis refusal have been most Dl'terl!
prosecuted. ou
Our personal political views are well
known by our subscribers OF all parue''
W. hay. ALWAYS been democrat OF the
,trictest school. We have always ana
donow believe in the doctrines OF the
democratic party and have never sup
married. anv other. To-day we arc de-
nounced. yillifed, abused, and called
renublican because we are true to the
faith of our democratic fathers.
We do not believe in the doctrines Oh
the republican party upon many issues
but upon the main ISSUE now Ue
fore the people, we do most hear'-
iv .rdor,. their position. We do not
nronose 70 vote fer Mckinley, because
in doing 90 we would endorse othsr
principles of that party in which We 10
not believe.
Rryanism.-it would be Il foul sipers-
ion upon the grsndest party thSt HIS
aver existed in America, to call II dslhoc-
rscv.-which. whils claiming to be the
r.gulsr democracy, deserted its principles
and formed coalition with popuilstf
and has seized upon the machinery OF
the democratic party and lie now mas
ouerading in the garments OF democracy
while proclaiming principles as hostile
a. have ever been those OF herOppOheh"'
il. in our opinion, unworthy the support
Of anv true democrat. We believe tine
free unlimited coinage OF silver vain
1slus;on and e snare" we believe it to
be the first step towards fat money winch
would bring to the happy people oil TINS
liberty loving republic want misery ana
destruction.
Believing this to be absolutely true we
can not endorse Organism or ask our
readers to support it. We regard
Brvanism as worse than Mckinley
ism and we do not propose to support
either.
The idea that vote for Palmer and
Ruckner : half vote for Mckinley is
40 cbaffy that it hardly deserves notice
The Bryan party having deserted the
principles Of the democratic party and
having adopted the principles OF the
populists. and having entered into co
alition with the populists so as, in many
states, to compel its followers who woui'
desire to vote for Bryan and Sewall, Il
cast a part of each vote for Bryan Sn'
Watson. has no claim upon democrats
Let the men who bolted the principles o
democracy for the "populistic theory
bear the responsibility which properl.
belongs to them.
The indianapolis Convention, com
posed Of representative democrats iron
every section has put up a ticket which
is purely democratic, and has adopte'
a platform which can properly b'
described as a nugget OF pure
democracy. This ticket, in our opinion
is worthy Of the support Of all democrats
We will refuse to advocate what W
honestly believe will bring want and di'
titution to our people. We will refuse I
be a party TO the debasement OF the cul
rency. We have no political associatio
with parties who denOunce the wise an
patriotic administration Of Grover Clev'
land. a man whose reputation will be
brilliant as the evening star, when thu
Of Bryan, and the men who now de
nounce Cleveland shall have fade
forever.
There are other features in the pla
form which, as a democrat, We cann'
support. For these reasons we can NJ
support the Bryan ticket, and are iirml
OF the opinion that the American Poop
after informing themselves as to the HI
tory of fat monev in other countri'
will not willingly de5ase our curren'
and place it ON par with that Of MSxic
and other free coinage countries.
We hope that our friends will recei'
the answer to their questions as we ha'
given them and we feel confident IN
none will say that Their do not unde
stand our position.
The greatest error Of the CieVeiS'
administration was that Mr.. Clevelah
did not get his Secretary of the Treasur,