The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-07-18
stand Forth for Democracy.

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The league Of free silver men who went
10 work several months ago 10 capture
the organization OF the Democratic party
have accomplished their purpose. They
have put forth. in ire Democratic name,
q platform which violates almost every
cardinal Democratic tenet. and have NOM
mated as the Democratic leader a young
hot-head who but recently abandoned the
Democratic for the PopulIst party.
Such fooEhaxdy and bastard leadership
and such radical revolution of TIE very
life principles OF Democracy, VIII be dis
owned By those Democrats whose sub
seryisncy 10 party form Is not dictated by
their desire 10 share IN the Official saoiIs
OF party success and whose feaIfy 10 party
organization means fidelity to the views
for the advancement OF which party Is
only the Instrument. Speaking for these
Democrats. the CourIer-Journal. whose
whole existence has been spent In battle
for Democracy. rejects the new faith Of
iiatlsnl. Reputation and anarchy which
the Chicago convention has proclaimed
as the Democratic creed. refuses 10 sup
port the nominees who have been, In an
unpree edented CONFUSION Of frenzy. or
datned the apostles OF that faith, and calls
upon true Democrats everywhere. sick at
heart though they be, bat undaunted sud
resoiute. 10 stand forth for their cause
form that shall enbody alike the undying
purposes and immortal record OF the DEM
3cratic party. and shall, IN these evil days
Of storm and wreck, shine a beacon and
tower q blIwark for the salvation now
and IN The future Of the party which was
born with the sbirih-throes OF the repub-
&c and which must 1--we as long as the
spirit Of the repuhlic shall survive.
Democrats who are Democrats because
uy4A Ifer@x
means cannot vote for the nominees OF the
Chicago convention Some there are who.
confronted by the necessity OF a choice
between Mckinley and Bryan. VII. vote
for Mckinley as the lesser OF two evils.
But others there are who can no more
counteaance Mckinley and the odious
platform on which he stands than they
can indorse Bryan and the platform with
whleh the Chicago convention has shock
ed civilization. What are these Demo-
Gratis 10 do? Is there no land upon which
they can SET foot? Are they 10 be shut
tiecocked between the ScyIia or Popu-
hsm and the Charybiis OF Republican,
ISM Because there IL now no chance for
them 20 elect a president, Is that any rea-
son why they should not vindicate a prin-
cipie and save the partys
lie. Democratic convention be called:
let q Democrats Organization be perfect
ed. let Democratic ticket De nominated
on = Democratic platform; and let Dem
ocratic campaign. thorough. jealous. I'M
iaEglng. be made In every state Of the
union unta the November polls shall have
closed. We shall not neglect that ticket
bat We shall save many q sound money
Democrat 10 congress. We shall prove the
right of the Democratic party to con-
iianea existence. ard with the crash OF
the implo1s fabric which the fever
braIaed insurgents a. Chicago have erect
eli under the Democratic flag. we shall
survive with a compact, intelligent and
vigorous organization. the nucleus the
instrument and the guarantor OF a re-
generated and reinvigo-ate1 Democracy.
chastened. strengthened and IN the end
dominant for the nations good In the cen
tRry 10 come as II has been In the GEN.
fury that is history.