The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1896-08-11
ABSOLUTELY PURE

nor Mckinley, and from the loftiness
of his character, do not think ht
will ever give emphasis and dignity
to such attacks. think all such pro.
minent men as the leaders of tbt
Democratic party in Missouri should
be slow in playing into the hands Of
and ''giving aid and comfort to the
enemy" 1t will be wise to remain
quiet for the time being and to ponde,
well the consequences of the step be.
fore rushing pell nell into the Repub.
lican party. 1t would be we'll for our
Democratic friends to ponder the fol-
lowing words from Judge Sam Priest
of St. Louis, in recent letter to his
brother.
"In forming our Judgment we are
entitled to, and ought to take into &C
count, the past actions and declara-
tons of party as well as its present
(Referring to the Republican party
The former affords means of inter-
preting the latter and discerning its
disposition. From this view 1 find
much of hope in the Democracy, but
little in Republicanism the former
has sometimes been extravagant in
speech, but ALWAYS conservative in
action and counsel"
You and 1 owe much to the old
party. Because majority of our
fellow Democrats have given us a
platform which is not to our taste,
that Is no reason why we should play
the coward and flee in the presence of
a common enemy. What harm can
Bryan do the country upon such a
platform if elected ? None! none |!
none! He is not a Cataline; he is
not Boulanger. He is plain, old
fashioned Presbyterian; trained in all
the lessons of conservatism and digni-
~, AoG.A IS too. violate tho ark OF
the covenant as the teachings of the
constitution. Should he be elected
the very chair of State, hallowed by
patriotic association, would cry out
against every movement, every action,
that would be hurtful to the judiciary
and financial system of the fathers.
/ may dislike certain features of the
platform, but not the man and the
President. The nomination of Bryan
has not been without its force and
good results already. In one of our
late dailies there is significant notice
that the banks of New York chad be-
gun to deposit at the sub-Treasury in
large sums for the purpose of protect
ing it from the cowardly raids of
guerillas and coyotes in speculation
on their country's condition" This
shows that the danger signal held out
for months in New York by those
banks had been more to intimidate
than forecast the real facts. Banks,
like the gold within their vaults, are
great towards in time of danger.
The government should never be
slave to any class, victim and play
thing to any band of men, on Wall
Street, New York, or Lombard Street,
London.
| do not apprehend as much danger
silver as the gold extremists indicate.
/ am, it is true, a baby in swaddling
clothes in finance, and may not have
the power of seeing through the mill
stone. II let alone the relations be-
tween gold and silver will sooner or
later adjust themselves. The supply
of gold for the last year has reached,
throughout the world the unpreced-
ented yield of $220,0OO,0OO. This
sum should be able to take care of
itself in the battle with silver. 1t has
been predicted by careful observers
and students of the currency that if
gold goes on being extracted at that
rate the tendency of gold and silver
will be nearer each other, and more
dependent upon each other. Gold
and silver each have had their ups
and downs in the past, and if left
alone by the manipulators may again
become the dual coins of the worlds
counters.
The trial for the financial existence
Of government has to come some
day, as it had to come in blood for its
preservation as union of States, and |
1t might as well come now as in the
future. The longer it is postponed
the greater will be the hold of the
of the gold balances upon