Smyrna times., 1896-10-28
STILL A DEMOCRAT.
But Cannot Support the Chicago Platform.
LETTER OF R. LOBER TEMPLE. SON OF
GOV. wM. TEMPLE OF SMYRNA, DEL.
Especial to the Public Ledger. !

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PALMYRA, N. j., Oct. 1S.-The fol-
lowing letter, which is self-explana-
tory is from R. Lober Temple, a we'll
known citizen of this place, and promi-
nent in Democratic circles of South
Jersey, who is also the nominee of the
Sound Money Democrats of the Second
Congressional District:
PA1MYNA, Oct 16, 1896. - Edward
Livingston Price, Esq, Chairman of
the Democratic State Committee, No.
10 West Park street, Newark, N. J.,
Dear Sir: 1 am to-day in receipt of
your circular letter of the 18th inst. re-
questing me to meet in conference with
your committee at Newark on Monday,
the 18th inst. In reply I beg to state
that, while still holding to the prin-
clples and tenets of the Democratic
party (having accepted the nomination
of the Sound Money Democratic Con-
vention for Congress in the Second
Congressional DISTRICT. 1 must de-
cline your invitation, as I am not in
sympathy with the Chicago platform,
nor with the utterances of its candi-
dates. 1 do not believe in the attempt
that is being made to arraign the
masses as against the so-called classes,
for the same reason that I do not be-
lieve in raising sectional antagonisms.
L have never been in favor of iatmoney,
or voted for any man to my knowledge
who was. have the greatest respect
for the Supreme Court of the United
States, and although 1 might not al
ways agree with its decis ions 1 would
not attempt to pack it for any purpose.
1 firmly believe in the policy of sup
pressing violence and mob rule,
whether it meets with the approval of
an Anarchist Governor or not. 1t is
for the purpose of warning young
voters that these words are spoken. !
Young men frequently err from want |
of experience, and old men from for
getting the teachings of past experience.
The aim of the Chicago platform being
the free and unlimited coinage of both
silver and gold at a ratio of ''16 to 1"
without waiting for the aid of any i
nation, is preposterous and danger
GUS threat. Putting aside this prepos-
ferrous and dangerous threat in this
platform to prohibit the Treasury from
from keeping a gold reserve for the
payment of public debts, the question
is whether this country can maintain
in circulation gold and silver coinage
in unlimited qualities at any fixed
legal ratio. Innumerable attempts
of this kind have been made by various
and they have all proved fail
ures. Not one authentic example of
the success of such an experiment can
be adduced. But the Populists vainly
that they can overthrow the
natural law to which the nations have
rendered obedience.
Again, they assume that what free
coinage could not accomplish in the
preceding ages it can accomplish in
,nipeteenth century. They assert
thel \ people of this country can
Aorm TThat all other nations have at
I ,ted i p vain. This is the egOtism
nceit of ignorance and folly.
If te SilveArites should propose to de-
basshe golcl eagle with so per cent. of
coppr alloy, and to compel every
creditor to .spt such half eagle for
$40 ingpaymenY of a debt, the young
voter WOULD oei' pee their proposition