The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-05-07
OBJECT LESSON OF THE MICHI-
GAN CONVENTION.

The object lesson conveyed by the
result in Michigan is that when the
silver delegates of Ohio choose dele
gates to the county conventions they
must be careful to vote only for men
who are sound on the silver question
and who cannot be changed after they
get to the county convention. Then
the silver delegates in the county con-
ventions must vote for no State dele
gates who are wanting in backbone
or in common sense.
Our energetic Democratic Senator
(Brice) has boldly announced that the
Ohio State Convention of the Democ-
racy will be bound to the chariot
wheels Of the gold standard money
brokers of New York. He has not
used that language, but that is what
man means when he says he is for
sound money! He means that he
wants the greenbacks redeemed in
gold only. and he wants the green
backs retired because they are re-
deemable in gold, and he wants some
other paper that will not be redeem
able in gold, so that the gold standard
may be maintained without any gold.
That is the sound money pro-
gramme. The great masses of the
Democratic party in Ohio believe in
the greenbacks, and will not consent
to have them retired. They believe in
gold and silver, to be freely coined at
the minis, and used for the Legitimate
purposes of redemption, without any
preference of one over the other; and
they do not believe in any kind Of new
tangled irredeemable paper currency,
nor of any issue of any description of
paper currency by banking corpora
tions. They are invited by Senator
Brice to trial of strength with him
and those who follow him. The issue
is a plain one. Free coinage is the only
sign BY which the Democratic party
can conquer in 1896. Every Southern
State is keeping step to this music.
All of the far West is doing the same.
All the States in which there is hope
of Democratic success 'this year will
go TO the Chicago Convention with
solid silver delegations. Their poiiti-
cal brethren in New England, New
York, Pennsylvania, Maryland and
| Delaware Will favor a gold standard
platform. To adopt such a financial
plank would be to tie a milestone
around the neck of the party and
throw it into the sea. Ib is for the
Northern central States to prevent
this suicidal policy. Ohio, Indiana
and Illinois should stand together
with their friends in the West and
| South Under such a policy every
| Democratic Populist Will return to the
! Democratic fold. Under such policy
Republican silver men, driven from
their own party by the hide-bound
! gold policy sure to be adopted at St.
/ Louis, viii follow Senator Teller in his
refusal TO support q gold-bug candi-
| date, and will decide whether they will
vote in the air, Or vote with the Demo
cratic party. The prospects Of the
! Democratic party have never looked
/ better in May OF a presidential year
| than they do to-day The gold power
is fully aware that if the National
Convention can be captured by the
| agents and representatives of Wall
I street, Republican success win be as
sured. Every Democratic gold stand
ard man prefers Republican success
| this year, because he knows that Dem
ocratic success can only come through
| the silver policy. For these reasons
| the silver Democrats of Ohio have
only to find out what the gold-bugs
| desire and go against it. Never advise
with your enemy as to how you can
| best whip him. Such is the object
| lesson Of the Michigan State Conyen-
| ton Cincinnati Enquirer.