Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-08-12
CORRESPONDENCE
A Word of Inspiration and Hope
to Democracy.

"A WOrU Ol 1uSpiTdtAOh aihu AAoPS
to Democracy.
Mr.. EDITOR: The impulse of all
aroused Democracy has its impress
stamped upon a national platform
worthy the support of a solid South
land and that of all Americans in
sympathy with q democratic form
of government and who would
make effective opposition to Radi-
cal success which is itself but an
other name for money power, force
bill, more debts, and other steps
towards Capitalization and mo-
narchy and enslavement of the
people. Yes, the national Demo
cratic platform recently adopted
at Chicago embodies the senti-
ments of a large majority of the
Democracy in these Unite States
and is true to southern statesman
ship, and Democracy in its past
history previous to the civil wal
as we'll as consistent with Demo-
cratic effort and speechmaking in
congress during the last thirty
years confronting and restraining
Radical legislation and corrup.
ton
This atraight-cut platform de,
manding free and independent
coinage of silver Gil equal terms
with gold, the issuance of paper
money directly by the government
instead of indirectly through ma
tional banks as at present, giving
them power thus to contract the
peoples currency at will; the re.
peal of laws permitting a Cleve'
land or Carlysle issuing interest.
bearing bonds in the time of peace
solely for the benefit of specula.
ting synlicates and money hoard
ers to appreciate the dollar hoard.
ed, the national government OF
trusts, pools, railroads &c. that
the masses be not oppressed by
such and besides other Just and
reas Enable means, demanding "a
return to that simplicity and econ.
omy which BELTS a Democratic
government" This p. .atform adopt
ed by two-thirds Of the whole Dem
ocratlc delegations in nationa.
convention which were fairly cho'
sen after free discussion of the
principles inside of the party
should receive the support surely
of every consistent voter who &C
knowledges that the Radical party
must be whipped The cause Of
the people has been properly for
mulated and charitably if fear.
lessly presented to them during
eight or ten years, till this cause
has won it's present prominence ir
the Democratic platform.
Then let no one OF the party
deem himself worthy to fight long
er with impunity this success with
weapons made foul with envy
prejudice or nonyielding anc
uncharitable opposition; but lei
the forces of Democracy harmo
nize and become a unit in this
fight against the corruption anc
oppression of Radicalism and its
money power.
Let all our people remembel
that it is a duty they owe tht
Southland to cease factional diff
ferencies on questions involved il
this platform, that confidence may
be restored and the merits of De
mocracy be properly proclaimed
All acknowledge that Democrat
have made good fight in con
gress against the Radicals for th'
last thirty years, yet their a-gu
ments not known to the masseI
have not been conclusive to Radi
cal schemes and money forces foI
these we're cognizant of the fac
that the people were not informed
and aroused with the same argp
msnts. It remained for the patriot
ism and the genius Of our South
ern and Western people to adop
new and different methods t
arouse and educate the masseI
against the wrongs and corruption
of the Radical party. Though
many leaders resisted the inova
ton aid men in honorable posi-
tions ridiculed the several organi
cations through which this educa
ton was given, yet the means were
reasonably suited to the enc
sought. That the people shoulc
cling to those who aided in teach
ing them and supplant many I
noble Democrat in honora BILE posi-
Ition with men from the rank ant
file who had shown themselye