Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-06-11


bleton & Co., the baltimore bankers
contained another interesting allusion
TO tho money question last week. II
says:
II appears now almost certain that
the leaders and managers OF the
Democratic party arc about to cast
their lot in with the Populists, who
are, at heart, and indeed in practice,
not only regulators but communists,
If not anarchists. Tho indications are
that the free silver mon will control
the Chicago Convention.
While we deeply regret tho probable
action of the Convention, which will,
if it takes such action as is antici-
pated, optrageously misrepresent the
true principles Of Democracy, we
recognize that it is much better to
bring tho currency issue to crisis,
and settle the question, at once and
for all time, whether we are to main
tain our currency upon gold basis or
adopt u silver standard There Is no
middle ground. 1t means either gold
or silver MS a standard and measure of
value. The thoughtful business men
of the country, who represent its
wealth, commerce, TRACE, manufac-
turing and other interests, have been
or are being forced to the conclusion
that, as at present constituted, the
mon who control the Democratic party
are not fit TO govern the country. We
say this with the most sincere regret,
as we Of the South have been
nourished and reared to revere and
respect the true principles Of
Democracy. Tho men who now domi-
natc our great party represent an
element whose hand is against any
man who possesses anything. They
arc in opposition to the national
banks, arc down on all corporations,
condemn capital and, in fact, arc
against any one who owns a dollar in
money or in value. This is com.
munistic. On tho contrary, the mon
who control tho Republican party
represent the financial and commercial
interests Of the nation. They are en-
gagged in banking, commerce., trade,
merchandising. manufacturing, and all
that goes to make up tho trade and
business Of the nation. With all Its
| faults, and in our eyes their namo il
legion, the Republican party as q
| party has never vet deliberately con
sorted and conspired with Populists
and would be dishonorcrs of our credit
and debasers Of the currency of thu
| nation.
1t is blessing that before il ia too
! late the country should know exactly
how tho two great political partiel
stand on the ono vital question Of thu
day-the currency.
There can be no such thing al
politics upon this question. 1t matter
not by what name parties may b.
known, hut only which party repre-
sents sound money and which re
! pudiation and a debased currency.
There is a large degree of truth il
the above royiew OF the situation, blu
tho assumption that the Republican
National Convention will declare I'm
equivocally for honest money, is hardl
justified. 1t is yet uncertain what III
Republican declaration win be. ]
ought to be for sound money, but
must be remembered that it will i
dominated by McKinleyism and thf
Mckinley is a rank straddler of til
money question, In tho past he ht
been friend to the silver mon, an
me financial platform adopted ly II
recent Republican Convention of Ohit
which is credited to McKinley's pei
is deliberate pRndering TO the FRI
silver coinage advocates. Certainl
tho nomination Of Mckinley upon sue
platform would not prove assuring
the business interests of the country.
In that event, it looks as though Il
advocates Of sound money, without r
gard to previous party difference
may yet have 10 come together al
nominate their own ticket upon the
own platform. With duplicity al
juggling at st, Louis, and silver il
flation rampant at Chicago, there wi
be no middle ground for them
) stand upon.