The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-09-28
SOME HONEST FACTS
The Things That Democrats Should
Be Proud OF,
SENATOR MORGAN's SPEECH
How Cleveland Has Been Aban-
doned and Stranded As a Mug
wump-A Summing Up OF Poll
tlcal " alters AS They Are.

Troy. ". Y. Sept. Ex-senator Nor
gan spoke here last night in the inter-
est of Bryan and Sewall, saying In
conclusion: There are still some
things To be proud of as democrats.
We can appeal to the officail records
OF George Washington. Thomas JEFF
ferson and Andrew Jackson, the presi-
dents who approved the coinage OF
gold and silver on equal terms as full
legal tender money. We can appeal to
the fact that the democratic creed
never contained an expression OF hos
tillty to either metal. We can appeal
To the fact that no democrat in con-
gress or out OF congress can be named
who ever antagonized silver before
1878, when John Sherman took the lead.
also OF q few democrats from states
whose people had large amounts OF
government bonds. We can appeal to
the fact that a majority in the house
and senate have always supported the
restoration Of silver 10 free coinage.
I'VE can appeal 10 the fact that
democrats in congress have won for
silver a larger coinage by 400 per cent.
than It ever had In the history Of our
country. We can appeal to the fact
that a convention honestly chosen by
honest democrats and consisting OF $50
delegates-all in their places-as hon
orable and as enlightened body as
any OF equal numbers that ever met In
national convention. voted by more
than two-th thirds of their number for
our platform and our ngrhinee. We
can appeal TO the fact that the DEM
ocratlc party placed On the statute
book the best. most equal and least
oppressive tariff that we have ever
had: and that II drove from our code
Of laws the abominabIe election laws
and the force bills, and f1bid The
employment Of the standing army as
a posse comitatus. We can appeal 10
the fact that we have voted for Sey-
mour, Tilden. Hancock and three times
for Cleveand-all New Yorkers-and
once for Horace Greeley. a New York
er. for the sake Of peace, harmony ana
unity in the party and sometimes at
the sacrifice OF our personal judgment;
and that We never deserted DEM
ocracy.
IF all this disproves our democracy.
then we are not democrats and we are
fools. Ii does not disturb my sense OF
duty or wound my pride that i am
shut OFF from the privilege of appeal
| to the sage Of Wolferts Roost. for
| justification of my vote on the income
| tax, or to the fountain of light at Bug
yards Bay for the lamp OF Diogenes
while searching to find an honest man
| in the bond syndicates who disdains
| dishonest dollars. Neither am ! dis
| tressed that have not the faculty OF
Palmer to palm OFF a spurious pretense
| Of democracy for the true creed OF our
party and to take possession OF the
| organization In virtue OF alleged cre-
| dentials that have served as pass
| port TO every republican convention
| and Office In reach OF the Journeyman
| politician who was recently buried In
| his third party baptism In Indianapo-
lis. I do regret that Mr.. Cleveland
| mistook the party to which he devoted
himself with such self-sacrifice during
| the three elections. two OF them sue
cessful. as being his sort OF demo-
| cratic party. II is a sad thing 10 con-
template that a great man should thus
be betrayed into the presidency for two
i terms by the votes Cf men who turned
out TO be lunatics and perndlous be-
trayers of their supposed chief and
master.
After proving his devotion 10 his
ideas OF true democracy in the ap-
polntment OF Gresham as secretary OF
state as a reward OF his lifelong serv-
ice 10 the republican rarty, and his
devotion to pure democracy i2 the ef-
fort to fasten the noble Lfllhokalant
on her throne. and his devotion to the
safety Of the country by putting the
treasury under the guardianship OF
the Rothschilds' syndicate, the demo-
cratic party abandoned him as a
stranded mugwump. IL is not our
fault that he n ade the mistake OF sup
posing that he was ever G democrat
1t Is said that he Is man OF noble IN
dependence. That Is a noble trait
when II leads one to refuse offices ana
honors, but when these have exhaust
ed the generosity of the people who
confer them. then II Is not honest in
dependence that turns upon them ana
seeks to hand them over to their enc
niles for destruction. Talleyrand was
independent when he helped to turn
Napoleon over TO the allied powers.
but his Independence was that OF an
migrate and his fame Is still wound
upon the honor of France. i am glad
that Mr.. Cleveland sought his own
and that his own have received him..