Middletown transcript., 1896-08-15
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In many respects this is excellent ad
vice. We believe there is no better ad
vice than this to the honest American
citizen who is considering the financia
question from a political standpoint
Ordinarily this would be ridiculous
advice to the Delaware partisan fol
there are in fact too few political con.
versions or changes in Delaware, the
party man here endures great wrongs
in his party. wrongs against his best
Judgment, sooner than vote even once
against his party. But the free coinage
of silver has struck tbe Democratic
Party in Delaware amid ships as ii
were. The party has always been for
s)und money and so declared at its last
State Convention. The masses were
with their leaders on this subject and
apparently we're with them from honest
convictions. Those leaders were
against the Chicago platform and its
nominees and the most Of them are
still opposed. Senator Gray has stated
this week that he will accept the result
of the State Convention on State af-
fairs to be held next week, but in Ma
tional matters ne shall follow his own
judgment, intimating as plainly as he
can that he will not support Mr.. Bryan
on the Chicago platform. Ex-Governor
Stockley spoke his opposition promptly.
Now Edward Ridgley who received
the Democratic vote so often at the
last session Of the General Assembly
for u. S. Senator, states that he cannot
support Mr.. Bry an. There is no bet
ter Democrat and no more conscien-
tious man than Mr.. Ridgley. 1t is sal d
that there are hundreds of Democrats
in Wilmington, some say thousands,
who will not support Mr.. Bryan. Why
is thisp There is tendency we find
among the masses to "follow the party,
right or wrong" This is a great mis-
take. If our government ever fails it
will be because Of extreme PARTISAN
ship. 1t is not patriotic to take such
risks. A voter for Bryan and free sill
yer may be a patriot but he is the man
who believes they are right. The man
who votes with his party against his
convictions cannot be SO classed. In
view Of this plain statement is it not
wise to go slow2
81 vot ed for Grover Cleveland three
lines but have wished in the travail
Of my soul many times the past two
years that l had not done SO the last
Time" said Democrat in town this
week. He voiced The sentiments of
many of his party friends. Four years
ago they were honest and enthusiastic
in their support of Mr.. Cleveland.
They believed that he represented a |
policy that would bring prosperity.
Mr.. Cleveland undoubtedly thought so
1ut there has been mistake. Mr..
first administration was
prosperous but it was entirely Under
Republican legislation and policy. The
,nly change was that Mr.. Cleveland
ind his party got the offices. There |
vas no business depression during Mr.. |
Harrison's administration; there was
in abundance of work for everybody. |
believe that the present |
commercial and financial condition of |
lffairs is due largely to 1.-THE change in
,olicy of the government the past four
1ears. Thousands of Democrats have
made up their minds to the same effect
md have proposed to remedy the mat
er by their votes. Now comes the
rec coinage of silver theory as a pam
lcea for all ills. Its promises are ex-
raordinary but there is no guarantee
With them. To try the free coinage Of
liver is an experiment with present
aud with the commercial
nd manufacturing interests appealing
o strongly to The voters that it would
uin chem and paralize business, does
not beeome the duty of every voter
o stop and consider the result OF his
'allotp win it not pay t, go slow?
There is to be another Democratic |
icket. National Democrats in con-
erence at Indianapolis have decided to
meet in convention in that city early
ext month and to nominate ticket
With platform along the lines of Dem
cracy as ii has been. Certainly the
Bryan kind Is not the Democracy Of
Delaware. The Chicago platform is
he platform Of Populists, and those
( the extreme class. Does 1t suit the
yerage Democrstp Our advice is
rstuitous and unselfsh. Moreover it
] honest and can do no harm. If fol-
owed It may save future regrets and
apinings. however. This i . time tor
DING slow.