Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-08-01
RAMPANT DEMOCRACY.
Democratic Press Burst All Bonds
in Their Indignation

they have been overwhelmingly beaten
What evidence have we that there - 70
be change in 30 -MohlsoAeis NNA1
Advertiser.
When a great party has reached that
stage of moral depravity that such Great
ures as Tillman, Altgeld d Co are per
rnitted to speak to it, much less take an
important part in moulding it's pontIcs,
its course is, indeed, about run-N a
bash Und.) Times.
Americans will never give this crowd
control of the country until they shaii
have fallen to the level of the old world
communists. That will not happen TINS
year at least. The people must be de-
graded in their own esteem before they
will vote for war of class against
class.-Memphis Scimitar-
The financial plank in the platform
adopted by the Democratic national CON
yention at Chicago is distinctly a declara-
ton for such reputation of existing
debts, public and private, as can pc
secured by the enforcement upon the
country as legal tender money OF Of De De
graded standard of money.-NeW Ut
leans -Picayune-
Scratch a silver man and you come to
a Populist. In the heart of each burns
the desire to get as much as possible and
give as little. If either of them hap
pen to be debtor. this desire takes the
form of Republication: As most OF them
are debtors reputation is the thing they
are for, and in the Chicago platform
they go for it straight.-New York
Times.
It is but proper to say in fairness and
Justice to the grand old Democratic
party of Hamilton. Jefferson and Jack
son that cannot depart from the
ways of the fathers upon the financial
question, and, therefore,, cannot, much
to our regret, follow the Democratic
banner as it trails into a foreign camp;
and must, as matter of self-respect,
refuse to support Mr.. Bryan upon the
financial platform upon which he has
been placed and stands.-Dayton (OD
Times.
Till the contest is decided our voice
shall be raised and our influence given
for the election of Mr.. Mckinley to the
presidency. The security of the cur
rency is the paramount question of the
hour. 1t eclipses issues. Believing that
the success of the Republican party,
we promise it our sincere and hearty
support for its presidential ticket in the
impending campaign. We have never
believed that the Republican party made
the best selection possible to it. but it
is difficult to see how any candid man
can deny that the selection OF the Repub-
Ecan party was eminently more fitting
and appropriate. There is absence
of dignity in the Democratic selection
which is both in the candidate
himself and in the circumstances that at
tended his nomination.-BostOn Herald.
The true interests of the people ask
for the election of Mr.. Mckinley, not
for himself but for the absolute ne
ed States and of the greater world of
which they are after all but part. In
any event let us be reasonable. DON'T
talk of 'sectionalism' of anarchy"
or of revolution Remember always
that compared with the unity of country
the gold standard is not worth fighting
for; one country, one hag--Springheld
Republican Qnd.-Dem)
No reasonable man can ask the Times
to stultify and dishonor itself and long
timed Democratic principles While sup
porting to the best of our ability the
state nominations for executive offices
and legislative nominees, we feel assured
Chat all true Democrats will justify us
I'm deciding that we cannot give the sup
port of the Times to the Chicago con
'vention and its politically diseased candi-
ttate. We shall do all we can to sustain
the good name and the organization of
the Democratic party, but we cannot sup
port principles nor candidates of the
Bland. Teller and Altgeld stripe. We
cannot conscientiously ask honest men
to vote for them--Hartford Times.
We repudiate the 16 to 1 plank in
Bryan's Chicago platform and will not
supp support, any n eandidate on such plat
-Machias G1e) Union
Our worst fears have not only been
realized but new and horrible doctrines
have been added to the Chicago platform
: which cannot possibly bind a Democrat
who is unwilling to abandon the funda-
mental principles of his party-Rich.
mond Na) Times
What Harry Bingham feared only as 8
bare possibility has come to be a stern
reality The 'tmadmen' of whom he
spoke have controlled the national con
yention and declared for free silver al
16 to l. The Democrats of New Hamp
shire cannot 90 with them.-Manchastc
IN. I'D Union
Circumstances have made William Nc
kinley the man around whom all mus
rally who. desire to defeat determined,
the candidate for the pseudo-Democracy
William j. Bryan, who stands for fla
money under the guiSe of bimetallism
for notification of lawfully-contracte d Ii
ness
Mckinley and the party he repre
SentS have until now induced Democrati
and indepndent voters 10 took for mean
by which they could avoid the necessit,
of supporting the Republican ticket Thi
has been shown to be hopeless and Their
is no other way but to offer our supper
to our old opponents.-New York Staat
Zeitung. the leading Eastern German
Democratic daily.
We have no fear that the sound-mone
Democracy will acquiesce in a free silve
platform. ticket of Reputation, of an
archy and the trampling out of tn
rights OF the sound money delegates i
the convention A bolt is inevitable
Democratic ticket for which Democrat
can vote is becoming necessity
will be supplied The Anarchists. til
PopUlists. the Communists and the Mini
lists who are controlling this conventio
will never control this country: they wi
never control the Democratic party
Brooklyn Eagle.
The parting of the ways has bee
reached. and for the sake of party hor
esty and electoral integrity it is to b