Evening journal., 1896-09-10


consideration Of public interest and public
honor domands that this proposition shonld be
rejected by the American people.
"AIust Hold Fast Its Integrity
This country cannot afford 60 give its sane
hon to wholesale spoliation. II must hold fast
70 its integrity. 1t must still encourage thrift
IN all proper ways. II must not only educate
its children to honor and respect the flag. but
it should inculcate fidelity TO tho obligations
of personal and national honor as well. Both
these great principles should hereafter be
taught in the common schools Of the land, and
the lesson impressed upon those who are the
voters OF today and those who are to become
the inheritors Of sovereign power in this re-
public that It is neither wisc patriotic nor
safe TO make political platforms tho mediums
Of assault upon property, the peace Of society
and upon civilization itself.
Until these lessons have been learned by
our children and by those wlo have reached
the voting age IL can only be surmised what
enlightened statesmen and political ccono-
msts viii record as 70 the action OF a party
convention which offers an inducement to ma.
tional dishonesty by premium Of AZ cents fof~
every 53 cents worth Of silver that can be ex.
tracted from the bowels Of the whole earth.
with cordial invitation 10 all TO produce II
at our mints and accept for IL a full silver le.
gal tender dollar of 100 cents rated vnlue to
be coined free Of charge and unlimited il,
But vastly more than mere assertion Of a
purpose TO reconstruct the national currency
is suggested by the Chicago platform II "a
sumes IN fact the form Of a revolutionary
propaganda. It embodies a menace Of national
disintegration and destruction. This spirit
manifested iself in deliberate proposition 30
repudiate the plighted public faith, to impair
the sanctity Of the obligation Of private con
tracts, to cripple the credit Of the nation by
stripping the government of the power to bor-
row money as the urgent cxigenoies Of the
treasury may require and, in q word. TO over
throw all the foundations OF financial and in
dustrial stability.
Nor is this ALL Not content with proposi-
tion to thus debauch the currency and 60 nm
settle all conditions os trade and commerce.
the party responsible for this platform denies
the competency Of the government to protect
the lives and property Of its citizens against
internal disorder and violence.
II assails tho judicial muniments reared by
the constitution for the defense OF individual
rights and the public welfare, and IL even
threatens to destroy tho integrity and indie
pendence OF the supreme court, which has
been considered the last refuge Of the citizen
against every form Of outrage and injustice
In the face of the serious peril which these
propositions embody IL would seem that there
could he but one sentiment among right think
ing citizens as TO the duty Of the hour. All
men Of whatever party who believe IN law
and have some regard for the sacredness OF
individual and institutional rights must unto
in defense Of the endangered interests of the
nation.
Mr. Hobart discusses the tariff at some
length, favors protection and reciprocity
and declares himself to be fully in accord
with the official utterances OF the Repub-
lican party as expressed in the platform
adopted by the st. Louis convention.