The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-27
PROUD OF HIS DEMOCRACY.
Senator Morgan Speaks in the Inter-
est of Bryan and SewaII.

VI III GIL SAh0 cS"S&EE.
TROY. N. Y. Sept. 26.-United States SEN
ator Morgan spoke here this afternoon in
the interest of Bryan and Sewall. saying in
conclusion
There are still some things to be proud
of as Democrats. We can appeal to that
OFFICIAL record of George Washington, Thos.
Jefferson and Andrew Jackson, three Presi-
dents who approved the coinage of gold
ana silver on equal terms as full legal-ten-
ger ger money. We can appeal to the fact that
the democratic creed never contained an
expression OF hostility to either metal We
can appeal to the fact that no Democrat in
named, who ever antagonized silver before
1878, when John Sherman leading the bank
ers, TOOK box the lead. also, of a few Demo
Gratis from states whose people held large
amounts of government bonds. We can
appeal to the fact that a majority in the
House and Senate have always firmly sup
ported the restora ton of silver to free coin
age We can appeal to the fact that the
Democrats in Congress- have won for silver
a larger coinage. by 400 per cent, than it
ever had in the history of our country and
fully restored the standard silver dollars
stored that coin to its full legal-tender
power. We can appeal to the fact that a
ocrats and consisting of $50 delegates all in
their places-as honorable and as enlight-
ened a body as any of equal numbers, that
ever met IN national convention, voted by
more than tWo-thirdS of their numbers for
our platform and our nominee. We can ap-
peal to the fact that the Democratic party
placed upon the statue book the best, most
equal and least oppressive tariff that we
nave ever had: and have driven from our
code OF laws the denominations OF the cleo
tlon laws and the force bills. and have for
bid the employment of the standing army
as posse comitatuS. We can appeal to the
tact that we have voted for Seymour. Til
den. Hancock, and three times for Cleve-
land, all New Workers, and once for Horace
Greeley, a New Yorker. for the sake of
peace, harmony and unity in the party, and
sometimes at the sacrifice of our personal
judgment; and that we never deserted De-
mocracy.
II al this disproves our Democracy then
we are not Democrats and We fools.
wound of my pride that | am shut off from
me me privileges OF appealing to the sage of
vote on the income tax or to the foun-
tam OF light at Buzzard's Bay for the lamp
of Dicgenes while searching to ind honest
men IN the bond syndicates. who disdain
dishonest dollars. Neither am | distressed
that | have not the faculty of Palmer to
palm off spurious pretense of Democracy
TOR the true creed of cur party and to take
possession of the organiza ton in virtue
a passport to every Republican convention
and office in reach of the journeyman poll
tbird n W1o MAS recently buried in this
I do regret that Mr.. Cleveland mistook
the party to which he devoted himself with
tons, two OF them successful, as being his
sort of a Democratic party. 1t is a sad
t thng to 6e cont @ that great man
for two terms by the votes of men who
turned out to be lunatics and perfdious
bet-ayers of their supposed chief and mas
ter. After proving his devotion to his
ideas of true Democracy. in the appoint
ment of Gresham as Secretary of State, IS
a reward for his life-long service to the
Republican, party; and his devotion to pure
Democracy in the effort to.fasten the, noble
Queen Liliuokalani on her island throne,
and his devotion to the safety of the coun-
try by putting the treasury under the
guardianship of the Rothschild syndicate
the Democratic party abandons him a
stranded mugwump. 1t is not our fault
that he made the mistake of supposing
that he was ever Democrat. 1t is said
that he is a man of noble independence.
That is a noble trait when it leads one to
refuse offices and honors, but when these
have exhausted the generosity of the peo-
pie who confer them it is not honest indie
pendence that turns upon them and seeks
to hand them over to their enemies for de-
struction. Taleyrand independent
when he helped to turn Napoleon over to
the alleged powers, bllt his independence
was that of an migrate and his fame is still
Il wound upon the honor of France. ] am
glad that Mr.. Cleveland sought his own,
and that his own have received him.