West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1896-09-10
NATIONAL BANK DEmocnAoE

anu fihtIOrm RANKS OF The Demo
cratic Party on The Use ef Cole
and Silver ~ Money For The Pas
Sixty Years.
Special Contribution for the Argus
And now there Is To be another
Democratic convention of the self
christened "National Democratic
Party" another ticket, and diff
ferent platform. These profess t.
be the true Democrats and / quote
from their address to the DEM
ocrats OF the United States. 1t is
well the address was made in OK.
Plieit terms "To the Democrats
Of the United States" otherwise
it might have been mistaken for an
address to tho Democrats of Great
Britain. Here is the quotation
"The action taken, the irregular
proceedings, and the platform en-
nciated by that body were and are
so utterly and indefeusibly reyolu
tlonary and constitute such radical
departures from the principles OF
the Democracy which should char
acterlzc sound and patriotic nd-
nlInlstrdtlon of our countrys affairs.
that its results are not entitled to
the confidence or support of true
Democrats. For the FIRST time
since national parties were formed
there is not before the American
people a platform declaring the
principles Of lie Democratic party
as recognized and most couragously
and consistently administered by
Jefferson, jackson and Cleveland. "
Tho adoption Of the platform.
and the choice Of candidate by a
two-thlfds vote, was ali regular
enough, and is prima facio evidence
OF the regularity of proceedings of
the Chicago convention. Who de.
MES that great popular conven-
ton has not the right to choose it's
own temporary chairman, if the
selection of their committee be not
acceptable ? Would it be true De-
mocracy for com mittee, n very
small fraction Of the convention
to select a temporary chairman
whose views were at variance with
more than two-thirds Of the con.
Vention whom he was to serve
rather than let the convention Sc.
Ret It's own temporary presiding
eHlcer! Had Senator Daniel been
selected by the committee and Sen.
ator HILL been chosen by the Gilt.
edged Democracy in convention as
their temporary chairman they
would have patiently endured the
1rregularity in their proceedings.
90, also, of the seatings of certain
state delegations.
The Democratic voter is To- he
Accosteo by two parties claiming to
be tie Democratic party. Which
shall he choose? Which address
TO the principles and traditions Of
the historic old party? Let his
tory answer. In 1886. the radical
wing OF the Democracy in New
1ork assembled, named Hugh l..
White Of Tennessee, for President
Among other declarations the plat.
form declared, "Wo declare nm
qualified hostility to bank notes
ana paper money as a circulating
medium, because gold and silver 10
the only safe and constitutional
currency" That was in the DAVIS
OF wildcat banking Van Buren,
was nominated without a platform
and elected. In 1910, Van Buren
was renominated. One resolve Of
the platform, that year, was. Gre.
solved that congress has now mower
20 charter a United States Bank
that We believe such an institution
one Of deadly hostility to the best
interests of the country, dangerous
10 our republican institutions and
the liberties Of the people. and
calculated TO place the business Of
the country within the control Of "A
concentrated money power. and
above the laws and will Of the
people" This is good Bryan De-
mocraey today. This same plank
was reaiiirmed in 1914 in the plat.
form upon which Polk was nom
mated. In 1848, when Lewis Cass
Was The nominee, the platform re-.
cited "1hat the result Of Dem
ocrstIc legislation, in CHS lugid
economy and revenue necessary
only for actual expenses, and ali
other financial measures bon which
Issues have been made between the
Two political parties Of The country.
have demonstrated to careful and
practical men Of all parties, Their
soundness, safety and utility I'm ali
business pursuits" There waa