The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1896-04-24
WHY NOT TAKE CAMERON.
EDITOR.

1t has been animated from various
sections that if the Democratic Nation
al Convention shall be controlled by
the free silver freaks, as now seems
possible, it may nominate Cameron as
its candidate for President. says the
Philadelphia Times, as such 4 nomina
ton would assure his acceptance by the
Populists and thus make fusion be-
tween Democrats and Populists on the
most vital issue of the contest Sew
eral prominent Democrats, notably
Senator German. in discussing the sit
uation declare it impossible for Cam
eron to he the nominee of the Demo
cratic National Convention.
If the Democratic National Conven-
ton shall he controlled by the cheap
money element, why should not Cam
eron he taken us its candidate! He is
the strongest cheap money man in the
country. He is Democrat by birth
and long cherished convictions. and he
has absolutely severed his relations
with the Republican party. He is the
most prominent representative of the
free silver craze to be found in the
country, and is one Of the few who,
outside of his cheap money demi-semi-
quavers, has character. courage and
sense.
There is but one absorbing issue in
the national contest. and that is sound
or unsound money. On the question
of the tariff it matters little who shall
succeed, there would be no violent var
iations from the present tariff law. The
money issue is the prominent before
the people, and if the Democratic Ma
tional Convention shall degenerate
into free silver conclave there would
he eminent fitness in nominating Cam
eron for President.
A free silver national convention
would he the last Of the kind ever to
be held by the Democr party as a
national organization. and if the De-
mocracy shall chose to die without
hope Of resurrection by adopting the
cheap money craze, they can dono bet
ter than to die in the embrace of Cam
eron. He would give some measure of
responsibility to the funeral ceremony.
If the Democrsts of the nation mean
to be honest on the money question as
taught by every one of the great apos-
ties of Democracy, they could not en-
terrain the question ofnominating Cam
eron Jefferson and Jackson. who are
ever pointed to as the eNemplars of
Democratic conviction and action. were
resOlute and tireless in their efforts
against cheap money, and if the Chica-
90 Convention shall fall into the hands
of an organization that has degraded
currency at one end and Anarchists at
the other, it mast be accepted as de-
parture from the fundamental princi-
pies of Democratic faith and the end OF
Democratic effort.
The Democrats can well afford to be
defeated in 1896 with an honest money
candsdate. Even if they did not com
mand the respect of the country and OF
the world and be hopeful party fol
the future. but ifthe cheap mony freaks
are to dominate the convention it would
add shade of responsibility to Demo
cratic degeneracy by nominating Cam.
eron for president, and he would com
mand more electoral votes than any
other man who could be nominated on
the free silver platform. If Democra
CIV is to cease to be Democracy, Cam
eron is the logical Democratic candid
ate for President.