Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1896-08-08
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last issue OF the Democrat:
VOTERS. KEEP THESE DECLARATIONS
GREEN IN YOUR MEMORIES,
Extract from Senator S. B. Elkins
speech before the Republican State
Convention at Parkersburg, Wedues-
day. July p:
q The Socialist, Communist and An
ayzlsfsz 1au all, zgTth squai consistency,
sand on and snbbo,1 the Chicago pat
fo,m adopted By tie Democratic Pa,z,.
The following appeared in the Mar
tinsburg Herald, in its issue OF July
4. as a pleasant salutation to their
Democratic patrons, on the day we
celebrate, which connects the name OF
that patriot and statesman, Thomas
Jefferson, with that nomentous event
the Declaration Of Independence.
.Ptoteafon and Prosperity; Honest
lMoney and National {atsgs1fy sczH sci1l
this contest though confronted b. the
allied hosts Of .4nayrhy. Communion,
DISHONESTY Devastation and Democ-
1acy ''--HvaM, Jnly 4, 1890
The Herald is proud of the fact that
the item credited TO us was published
prior to the utterance by Senator FL
kins, as, had it come after. we might
have been charged with plagiarism.
Such Charge would be unpleasant
as it would put us on level with
candidate Bryan who stole his "crowr
of thorns" and tcross of gold'' from
Representative Mccall, of Massachu-
sets.
There are like utterances. many Of
them, from other distinguished men
men prominent for their attachments
and ability-some of whom are Dem
ocrats-strong, brainy men-mer
whose words are weigaty and whose
declarations will live as long as hon
esty and uprightness are recognized
as cardinal virtues.
Senator Gallery, OF Louisiana, q
Southern Democrat and leader il
his party, says:
81 regard Mr.. Bryau.as the nomi
nee of all the elements of society war
ring against the long established and
legitimate order of things and as the
standard bearer of Populism and radi-
calism. The platform at Chicago
attacks contracts, gold and nearly
everything else. The issue admits Of
no compromise. 4 gold standard
Democrat as I am, believing that the
country would be swept by storm o
destruction should the standard be
changed to an impossible bimetallisn
at 10 to I, ! cannot, without being
criminal, help to bring about that re
Rult. Party lines cannot hold mar
to con]Asit private robbery and spolia-
ton a ublic dishonor
Wei lefnes anarchy" as "ths
state oS " when there is no Law
or supr pwer," therefore, ac
cording tor Gallery who says
he regar Bryan as the nomi,
nee of all elements of society war
ring agai1t the lon a;'-'. 81 ant
strictly c$rfect when we referred tt
the allidd hosts of Anarchy"
Another prominent witness is Hon.
Bourke Cochran, of New York, a
Democrat, whose eloquence can tht
applause of listening senates com
mand." He said no longer ago thar
last Saturday-note his language anG
consider well the gravity of the issue
II regard it as the gravest in the
history of the country, exceeding il
Importance the crisis in 1860. TIL,
secession movement was but an at
tempt to divide this country between
two governments, each of them dc
signed to protect property giffhfTi the
limits of its JURISDICTION. The move.
ment laughed at Chicago is an at
tempt to paralyze industry by using
---fSl+hee powers Of the government tc
take property from the hands of those
who created it and place it in the
hands of those who covet it. This is
question of morals as we'll as of pol.
tiles
No political convention can issue
valid license to commit offenses
against morality, and / decline to fol-
low Mr.. Bryan in crusade against
honesty and the rights OF labor"
In a contest for the existence O
civilization no man can remain neu-
trail. Whoever does not support the
forces of order, aids the forces of dis.
order. If can do anything to thwart
movement the success of which |
should regard as ali irreparable calam
ity not only to this country, but t.
civilized society everywhere. l shall
certainly do it.
We might continue to quote lik,
utterances by the thousand. Amos
every Democratic newspaper in tn,
land, of any prominence, teens with
warnings to the people to halt anC
think ere they plunge the country in
to an abyss OF ruin. There can be NJ
middle ground in the contest. The
declaration in the Popocrat platform
in favor OF the impossible 'free ant
unlimited coinage of silver at the ra
ito of 10 to l., is one of its least OBJ
| jectionable features. The assault up
on the integrity of the Supreme Cour
and the pronouncement in favor O
mob rule strike at the foundation O
law and order. Carried out as on
neighbor suggests, by a large sign OF
the front of his Office, 40 to l. fod
der or no fodder, would mean a rep
etition of the horrors enacted durius
the French Revolution, when I'M
princiPled leaders with loud mouths
stilled the cries of the people with tn
guillotine.
Great Scott!
Tradition has it that the frog is til
funniest thing in all creation. I
may be, but the speech of candidat
Scott at the convention in the court