Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-09-25
A Reply TO Mr.. Williams.

We publish in another column com
munication of w. Y. Williams, Esqr., q
gentleman who has always been
stauncn democrat. Mr. W. has under
taken TO show that the National Demo
cratic ticket as nominated at lndianapo-
lis. was put up for the sole purpose OF
electing Mckinley and gives extracts
from various correspondents to prove
the truth Of his position.
Admitting, for the sake OF argu-
meut. that such is the purpose OF
some parties connected with the for
nation of the ticket, does it prove
the ticket unworthy the support OF true
democrats? Are we to Judge the Bryan
party by the assertions made by Tillman
and Altgeld and other leaders or by the
platform which the party adopted: TO
thousands of democrats, the platform OF
the BRYAN party was so repulslve that
many openly went over to their former
enemies and announced their purpose
to vote the Republican ticket; while
many others determined not to vote at al
unless there should be a party which
would adopt platform of democratic
principles.
The indianapolis convention adopted
platform consistent with the democrat
ic principles which have been handed
down the ages. Mr.. Williams does not
attack what the party did, but attacks
their motives for doing it.
Mr.. Williams has publicly declared
himself opposed to the free and unlimited
coinage of silver at l6 to ]. lie
may regard that as an unimpOrtant issue
and vote fora party that is in favor oil
if. while hundreds of thousands OF demo-
Gratis regard it an issue upon which de-
ponds the prosperity and welfare OF our
country. and will not vote for a party in
favor Of it. Both may be equally honest
and both certainly have the right to cast
their ballots as their judgments may de-
eide to be best.
Mr.. w. attempts to show by reference
to Mr.. Ingalls, speech at Richmond tha'
there is a dishonest effort to elect Nc
Kinley by deceiving unsuspecting demo
Gratis Had Mr.. Williams heard Mr..
Ingalls, speech, as did the writer OF this
article, he would hardly charge it as an
effort to deceive unsuspecting democrats
Mr.. Ingalls, speech was delivered before
a mixed audience, estimated at TWO
thousand. He stated that he had always
heretofore voted the Democratic ticket,
but at this election he would vote FOL
Mckinley. because he was in favor OF al
honest dollar. His audience cheerec
the name of Mckinley, they cheered the
name of Cleveland and they cheered the
name Of Bryan His remarks were al
dressed to the laboring classes and I'LL
demonstration Of the effects OF a DE
preciated currency upon that class o
people vas most enthusiastically cheer
ed. TWAS an excellent speech, but al
no time did ne advise his hearers to vote
for Palmer & Buckner, nor did ne
say anything in favor of that ticket
I'VE 90 not think it democratic to dis
rupt the grand old party" but that &C
was done BY the adoption of a platform
at Chicago, antagonistic to democratic
principles. The evil was done there
Mr.. Watson, the populist, WHOM
this party compels its voters to sup
port. I'm a number OF States, say
in A speech delivered at Ar. Bryan
home 'let us remember thatit was oul
party that compelled the Democratic
party to adopt the Chicago platform"
When Mr.. Williams advises the people
to beware Of the leadership OF mer
whose demOcracyis too pure TO vote FOL
BRYAN" ne advises them to beware O
of such men as Cleveland, and Carlisle
and Wilson and Hartman, and Morton
and Bynum, aud CafIerty, and Fellows,
and Lamon, and host Of other demo
Gratis through whose efforts the admins
tration was wrested from the republicans
and placed in the hands Of the Demo
cratic party,
Does he advise them to follow as theiI
leaders, German, and Tillman, and
Al.geld and Tom Watson, and Stewart
and PETER, and Bloody Brides" Wait
aud conglomeration Of others who
have heretofore become notorious BY