The Saint Paul globe., 1896-08-01
! THE FINANCIAL FORUM /
EQUAL RIGHTS FOR ALL.
The Full Meaning of the Demo-
cratic Party.

To the Nditor Of the Globe
The acts OF the majority or the Democratic
members or the last congress showed that the
Democratic party was dissolving, and the
platform of the congress at Chicago proves
that the Southern particularists forced the
rupture II the party would not submit to
their ideas.
The hunger to rule the nation induced these
to favor and work twice for Cleveland'a
election as they knew they would not sue
ceed with any other member Of the party.
The nation knew that Cleveland was the
only national Democrat of the party with
backbone enough to stop the depredations Of
the national treasury by his own party.
His election twice proves that in spite OF
all the kickings of the professional federal
politicians, the idea of national Democracy
roots in the population; that a real Demo-
cratic party can only be established on a ma
tional foundation and that the boiling Demo-
Gratis must put their platform on such a
foundation.
The Democratic faith, equal rights for ALL
the national will is law, no class or district
shall have any prerogative or preference at
the cost of the commonwealth, cannot be
linked to particularism, and the Chicago
platform does not come UP to these prin-
ciples
Democrat be for the national veto,
as this will check the robberies by the par
ticularfsts of the national treasury. He can
be for the abolition of the senate as by the
composition of that institution a minority
may rule the majority. But the Southern par
ticularists, who ruled mainly in Chicago, did
hot IOucn JneS6 questions.
A Democrat is very apt to be for direct
taxation, but If he agrees to the appoint
ment Of United States judges on time. that
is another question, as by that proposition
the law would be made the servant of the
voting power. He may favor legal settle
ment of the differences between labor and
capitalists, but II riots turn to bloodshed or
to the destruction Of public or private prop
erty, he will stand by the nations president
to check disturbance, if the governor of the
state is unwilling unable to do that. Other
wise he would foster secession and legalize
disorder.
The hunger for political power drove thess
particularists in Democratic disguise to look
for help.
They embodied in the platform as test Of
Democratic faith the unlimited coinage of the
Populistic inflated silver dollar. That
brought the silver Republicans and the Pop
ulists into the Democratic camp.
This is a strictly financial question. If
silver shall be coined in limited or unlim-
tied quantity and at what rate, has nothing to
do with the Democratic principle.
The points of the financial question are:
Can we compel Europe, the peo-
pie of the United States, to accept our in
hated silver dollar and unlimited coinage
for 100 cents value? II we cannot, the I'M
porter as well as the manufacturer will fix
his goods at a price which covers at least
the price difference between the dollar here
and abroad Will the rise in wages and
agricultural products be equivalent to the
expected rise in goods?
Will the unlimited coinage Of silver not
drive the gold as fast as 1t is coined abroad,
If one can get there for S. in gold eight
American silver dollars? That would be sill
yer monometallism. II it turns that way the
few overdebted land holders will profit
by the system at the cost of those in city
ABS IIeuIs peleInmnooe oqM 6Ilunoo puv
ings by economy and industry.
believe that everybody should get full mar
ket value in coin for his labor and will moi
stand the accusation OF the financial Jug
glers that those who are for full valued
hn onfc Of porifo foIt
Do those Republican silver mine owners sup
port the new combine out Of principle or for
private gain?
Does not this system, compelling the nation
| to take the whole industrial product of the
! silver mines above market value create fol
the mine-owners a prerogative above other
| industrial branches, which will give these, Il
| 1t lasts, capitalistic power larger than any
| of the United States?
These Populists are willing to take the
| railroads and telegraphs Of the United States
| for the government.
Why not the silver mines? That would give
| substantial basis to the financial scheme
| For the protection of my political friends ]
correct misstatement Mr.. Bryan made In
| his nominating speech at Chicago. Right be-
| fore that golden cross, to make that little
more burdensome, we find the sentence thai
| the producing masses Of the whole world oil
| Europe were in agreement with the unlirn-
| tied coinage of silver dollar at the rate oi
| 16 to l. The Democrats Radicals and Social
| lists OF Central Europe, as well as those o!
| England and the Northern states, who have
| right to claim that they represent the labor
| ing classes, are without exception for gold az
| the basis for sound money. I do not believe
! they are wrong. And II anybody over there
| would express the opinion that these were the
| servants of capitalism he would be considered
| political crank.
| International bimetallism is advocated
| by some members of the party of the large
| estate holders over there, but I doubt If they
! would link unlimited silver coinage with it
hope the bolting Democrats will soon estab-
| lish an Independent Democratic party on q ma
tional foundation. o. M
Delan0 Mimi. July 81.