St. Paul daily globe., 1896-03-26
THE PATH BLAzED OUT.

Tie pathway of the Democratic
party is being blazed out so distinctly
that no man is so blind as not to
see it. The Chicago convention can
not go astray from the plain path of
policy unless it yield to the towards
and trimmers who cannot see that the
path of safety this year is the path
of courage. and who will try to cajole
the convention into treading the path
of a temporary and dangerous eXpedi-
ency. Our opponents are doing this
service fer US. They are pre-empt-
ing the ground so rapidly that there
Is but one course left open. 1t is the
only one which leads to a possible vic
tory; and it is the only one that will
rob defeat, should it come, of the bad
after-taste of the humiliation that fol-
lows unaVailing deceit. 1t is the only
one that will leave the great army
where the overthrow of 1888 left it,
full OF courage and confidence, rising
from the dust eager for another con-
flict
Nothing is more probable now than
the nomination of Mckinley. Moth
ing is more certain than that the ST.
Louis convention will make a declara-
tion for protection as ultra as was that
of. 1888. 1t is equally certain that,
despite the efforts OF an element, the
convention will execute another strad-
die on the money question more elab-
crate than was that of 1892, adopting
some cutter device to hold now the
gold and silver standard men. Should
the Barker movement gain strength
among the manufacturers, it is alto
gether probable a declaration for some
form of free coinage may be adopted.
That class, of men have dictated the
policy heretofore in consideration of
their furnishing the campaign funds,
and there is no reason to believe that
money will be any less powerful now
than hitherto.
On the other hand, the junction of
the POpulists and the silverites at st.
Louis on July % will present the issue
tinctly and frankly, dropping into the
background for the present the sub
treasury and land loan schemes. Thus
will the two great questions, tariff and
money, be championed. What is the
plain policy, to put it on no higher
ground, of the Democrats? What pros
poets of success appear in any DALI
ance with either Of these questions ?
Should they approve of the German
act, will they win or hold any pro-
tectionist? Such a one would be fool
ish, indeed, to go with namby-
pamby policy when the Republicans
offer him protection, full width, no
shoddy and warranted not to shrink
In washing. Would they deal again
In plautudes on the money question,
avowinG meaningless intention to be
as kind to silver as they can be con-
sistently with the maintenance of
parity? Whom will they catch by
that? VIII not the man who believes
In free siXteen-to-one coinage, or,
what is the same, affects to believe in
1t, go to the party that proposes to
give it to him undiluted and un-
masked? Wherein will they have the
better of the Populists?
What then, is there left? What but
frank. honest, courageous declara-
ton of policies at once sound and
Democratic. On the moneY question
an adherence to the gold standard
erected by Jackson's administration.
and never yet deviated from, except
during the war. No free Coin
age of silver. The remission of
the supply Of credit money ia
the people under governmental SUI
pervision to insure its absolute SOL
vency. with a retirement OF govern
mental credit money commensurate
with the increase of bank issues, until
all is Cancelled. On the tariff a dec
laration that the German act is not a
finality, not redemption of pledges,
nor anything but the best then attain
able; and that it is the invincible pur-