Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1896-07-23
The Outlook Not a BoIter
Against Democracy.

The only way to uphold Democ-
racy is for those who believe in the
principles of Democracy to battle
for those principles, even if they
are compelled to oppose an organi-
cation that has usurped the name
of the former Democratic party and
revolutionized its principles. The
real boilers against Democracy are
that majority at the Chicago con-
vention who substituted for the
time-honored principles Of Jefier-
son. jackson, Tilden and Cleveland
the psternalistic, communistic and
socIalistic principles of Populism
and the anarehistic principles of
Altgeld.
The Democratic party has al
WAYS been a means TO the end that
good government on Democratic
principles should prevail. No real
Democrat is bound in honor. ale
glance or any other way to support
nominees and plStform that are
not in accordance with the essen
tial principles Of historic Democ-
racy.
Now the questions arise, Is the
Chicago platform declaration of
real Democratic principles? and
are Bryan and Sewell real Demo-
Gratis Of the standard of Jefferson.
jackson, Tilden and Cleveland?
We answer: They are not.
The silverites eXultantly pro-
claim they have revolutionized the
Democratic party. To REVOLUTION
IzE means TO CHANGE COMPLETELY.
Therefore THE sILvERITEs HAVE CON-
PLETELY CHANGED THE DEMOCRATIC
PARTY, and consequently the organ
ization effected at Chicago is no
longer the Democratic party as we
have known and loved, as you have
known and loved, and neither of
us who are Democrats on profound
principle are bound to give either
the Chicago platform or ticket any
support.
The right of a majority to rule
in political party is limited strict
ly within the bounds of the prin-
ciples of that party. Else it could
be claimed that Democrat should
support Republican platform and
Republican nominees simply be-
cause a majority of those who had
formerly acted with the Democrat
ic party had changed their princi-
plies and revolutionized the Demo-
cratic party to Republican decla-
ration OF principles and nominated
candidates in accordance Herewith.
While the silverite majority has not
done that il has done worse from a
real Democratic standpoint, for it
has adopted q platform that, in re-
gard to most Of the great issues of
the day, declares for Populistic 16
to l free-coinage Of silver, Populis-
tic prohibition Of the right to make
contracts payable in gold, Populis-
tic opposition to the maintenance
of specie payments, Populistic is
suance of all paper currency by the
Federal Government, Populistic
control of the railroads, anarchistic
opposition to Federal interference
within the domain of the Constitu-
ton and Federal statutes TO put
down mobs like the Debs insurrec-
ton, and un-Democratic wasteful
extravaganza in ''improving"water-
ways.
The greatest of all issues at the
present time is that of the money
of the people. The free, unlimited
and independent coinage of silver
at the ratio of l6 TO for making a
silver dollar weigh 16 times as
much as a gold dollar is not
Democratic doctrine. Jefferson
taught that the only right, just
and honest ratio OF coinage of gold
and silver was the commercial ratio.
In his day a dollars worth of
silver weighed I5t times as much
as a dollars worth Of gold. Were
jefferson alive today he would
strenuously insist that if silver is TO
be admitted to free, unlimited and
independent coinage it shall be
coined at the commercial ratio of
labout 81 to l. But Jefferson was
me of the most progressive Amer
Ans n his day. From the history
experiences of the past be
eSo kd principles and policies for