Evening journal., 1896-07-15
The putY OF pemoorats.

The EVENING JOURNAL has al ways
been an advocate OF sound money and Of
the maintenance Of our country's credit
both at home and abroad. 1t stands to
day where 1t has always stood, and where
we believe that nine.tenths OF the people
Of Delaware stAnd, irrespective of party.
Oar State Democracy has declared for
Il In most emphatic terms Our national
delegater, with one exception, voted
against the recklessness OF the Chicago
Convention 10 adopting a platform which
splits the party on the national Issues,
and we have sufEiclent conhdencs In the
sound sense and Judgment OF the Demo.
cratic voters Of our state to believe that
they will do their best to repair the ma
tionRl wrong done the party, by meeting
In State Convention, resffirming their
sound money declaration Of last month
aud nominating a sound.money man for
Congress. After having done that and
nominated a legislative ticket which will
elect q sound money man for United
States Senator, 1t will have done its full
duty and all that It is possible for 1t to
do. The three electors placed In nom
inatlon must necessarily be pledged TO
the support Of the national nominees,
and what their fate may be We do not
know. We leave them to the tender
men cies Of that conservative class Of
voters which usually knows how to cor
rect a public or party wrong without
saying much about 1t In public, but by
doing wonderfully effective work in the
privacy OF the election booth.
We disagree with the platform In sew
erAl essential particulars. It's financial
plank Is unsound; It's nrraignmsnt Of our
Supreme Court Is an uncalled-for blow at
the fountain head OF justice It's declara-
tlon regarding the national banking
system Is opposed to the business inter
ests of the country, while the
refusal to recognizes aud commend the
able and efficient administration Of Pres.
ident Cleveland is worthy of the condem-
nation OF every Democrat and lover OF
government honestly and efficiently
administered
In Delaware the true silver sentiment
Is lacking. There are thousands Of Dem
ocrats who will follow the party to any
length and upon any platform. These
We must expect TO 500 swing In TO tbs
support of the national ticket Bat ther,
arc hundreds Of Democratic voters In
Delaware who will not b swung, and
therein lies The danger to the national
part OF the ticket, so far as the thre,
electors from this state are concerned
They may not vote for Mckinley because
they are not In accord with his extrem,
Views on the tariff question, but the Of
feet Of their non-aotiOn will be just a
disastrous to tho free silver electors non
mated. unless perchsnce, the fnancia
heresy should 6nd lodgmsnt In the Re
publican ranks Of the state and lead &
dissffectIon which will countsrbalAno
that for sound money which exists In th
Democratic party.
While the currency question Is one O
prime Importance, we have In our littl
State Issues which much more closely 81
peal to our party feslty. This is the mos
important State election which has beer
held for many years Itinvolves. In ad
dition to the election Of a governor
United States senator, congressman,
General Assembly and the election al
appointment of multitude Of state an
county officers the making and charact,
OF the new constitution under which "
must live possibly for the next quarts
OF century Farther than this. it shoul
mean the elimination from our politics
that uuscrupulous and dangerous ms
who aspires to q seat Ia the Uaits
States Senate and the redemption Of ol
electorate from the debauching iIhl
ences introduced by the Rupublica
party backed by the pampered and pr
tected manufacturers. and subseq 1entl
carried to such high degree OF donors
llzlng perfection by J. Edward Addict
and the 90 nsclenceless men whom he b
gathered about him to carry out his pol
ticsl designs
Delaware and Delaware issues are pl
amount to everything else this Fa
Force them to the front and keep the
there. 1t Is nc fault Of ours that {
Chicago Convention has not left
standing-rocm on Its platform We hs
one Of our own aud big one upon Will
every Delaware Democrat can stand q
mako most vigorous fight Let {
Republicans howl for tariff aud sou
money. They cannot ring the chang
half so swestly or seductively upon thl
themes as the Democrats can upon sta
affairs
There Is not true Delaware DemOci
who would not cheerfully exchange thi
electors who figure quite small In I