The Caucasian., 1896-03-12
New York Democracy makes ma
tional Democratic platforms.
New York Democracy is the toss
Of the Democratic machine.

years.
The New York Democrats recently
declared "no free and unlimited
coinage of silver"
Confirming the foregoing, the
Democrats Of Massachusetts, have
spoken out in most emphatic terms.
An exchange referring TO the atti-
tude of the Democracy of the Bay
State, has this to say:
| 1.-THE most unequivocal declara-
tion in favor OF q gold standard and
la bank currency that has yet been
made is found in the platform adop
ted by the Massachusetts, Democrats
at their State convention last week.
The monetary plank of their plat
form reads as follows:
"We demand the maintenance of
the existing gold standard Of values,
and that the government shall keep
all its obligations at all times re-
deemable in gold. We oppose the
free coinage of silver and any fur
ther purchase of silver bullion on
| government account"
The Democratic platform of the
State of New York, upon which Sey-
mour was placed for President in
1868, declared for "the payment of
the public obligations in gold, only
when gold is nominated in the bond,
and in the lawful currency of the
country when gold is not specified"
Senator Brice, if no more honest
than his co-laborers, is certainly
more candid, for in his address to
the Democrats of Ohio, he said:
"a declaration in favor of free
and unlimited coinage of silver-16
to made by this convention would
have no practical effect, and it
would mean an abandonment and
disclaimer of the splendid results of
your Democratic administration"
"Splendid results" is new name
for the panic of 1878, brought about
by the administration and the Roths-
child syndicate making a joint raid
upon the treasury to carry out the
, American deal, whereby twenty -foul
hundred millions of silver bonds
were converted into twenty-eigh'
hundred millions of gold bonds, ant
the treasury OF the United States
G raided for gold to make a sinking
t fund to pay interest on the new
Q bonds. 1t is notable fact in thi
l deal that somebody made about tw'
: hundred millions. This was the frs
splendid achievement"
d Now, to whom are the people t
t look for reliefi The Demecrati
/ party has failed to fulfill its promise
It to the people on the money question
}, and can never come into powe
l. again. Consequently, there can b
It no relief from that source. The ne
y publicans have never promised tn
# relief the Populists demand, and
IL course nothing can be expected fror
that source.
Is To whom shall the people look fo
relief There is but one course
oi pursue, and that is the course con
err menced by the Populists-to 60 TO
VI ward, looking neither to the rlgl
nor to the left, but pressing forwa,
" u, to the end.
"a The Plaindealer in an elabora
10 article reviews the action of Coz
+ gress from the 4Sth Congress to tt
y present time, showing that the Der
IT, ocratic party had a number Of o
% portunities to pass a free colnat
y bill, or in other words rehabilita
~ silver, and failed to do so eve
le time the opportunity was presente
w. The article is too long to quote e
tire.
~ 1t seems to this writer that t
- foregoing views, expressed by sol
o . of the leading minds in the count
bo ought to be sufficient to convin
~ any reasonable citizen that there
~ no hope for silver legislation fre
w the Democratic party. They ha
> had ample opportunity on me
he than one occasion, and have fall
at to meet the expectations of the pt
ov % pie. The existence of the Popul
he party is largely attributable to
on shortcomings of the Democracy.
Ia M The breach is now too wide to
ar M closed the bridges have been bul
" ed behind the Populists, and there
o but one thing for them to do. a
tor M that is to look forward and lis
,Sa ahead.
ed Secretary Morton, of Mr.. Gle
lands cabinet, and one of its m
the influential members, declares Il
its the next national Democratic G.
md vention must declare for the G
tai standards currency depend
his upon gold for its ultimate reder
the ton, and that he is in favor OF
gan claration squarely committing
ers. party to gold monomentallism.
ney silver Democrats may prepare to
to their dish of crow.
l close with the following qu'
the ton from the speech of dis
: in guished orator:
ouri "Hon. T. P. Gore, the ablest
tor in Mississippi, in one OF
con- speeches used the following eloqr
de- language: "Was Judas frien
not Christ; was Brutus friend to Ca
the was Cromwell a friend of Charlie
ltrol was Booth friend to Lincoln;
Ictly Guiteau friend of Garfield;
ions Money a friend to Elan; was
ular shall a friend of Dinkinsi If
ones then is the Democratic part
friend to silver and, like the L
emo whom it Ioveth it chasteneth'"
5 all Respectfully yours,
MED1Cl
ence
ofes- 1t Is DOubled-barrei'ea Iof "0 -
q the Exchange.J
, the Henry Clews, Wall street bal