The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-12-25

Views.
The newspapers advocating the
gold standard are taking at the pres
ent time a very lively interest in the
sentiment of the prominent demo-
Gratis of the country as to what their
attitude will be toward the boilers.
The Chicago Times Herald contains
nearly 100 interviews with demo-
Gratis from different states upon the|
following questions:
"What will he the probable basis
for reorganization Of the democratic|
party?"
"is the silver issue likely to be
labandoned?"
"Will the gold and silver wings
come together?"
Governor Claude Matthews reply
-"The question, What is the prob
able basis for a reorganization Of
the democratic party?' is based on al
false presumption. 1t implies al
condition Of necessity that does not
exist. The democratic party does
not stand in need Of reorganization.
1t is already organized, ready for the
battle Of 1898, and it is stronger
than it was six months ago, as our
Opponents will soon learn.
i "There is but one democratic
party, and that was the one that
stood on the Chicago platform and
Unsupported Bryan for president.
tlThere will be but one democratic
| party in 1900, and it will be COM
posed of the same kind OF men as
those who have been loyal to demo
cracy and democratic principles this
year. Mr.. Cleveland and boiling
democrats may organize new par.
: ty, and march under the single gold
: standard, but they cannot re-organ'
: ize the democratic party on the
indianapolis platform, or any other
n The democratic party will be true
q to its traditions and principles, no
n as Mr.. Cleveland would interpre
t these, but as it has ever been, th'
party of bimetallism and the party
II Of the people.
"The silver issue will not b,
! any means be abandoned. 1t viii
e be the main and leading issue, bot
IS two years and four years from now
dIThe advocates Of the free coinage Q
silver did not, nor do they now, be
,rIlieve that there can be permaner
5 restoration of prosperity under tn
olsingle gold standard. They believ
that this attempt to strike down sil
YER is dangerous, wicked and un
|patriotic, inimical to the happines
Land the welfare Of the vast maiorit
= of the American people. They ais
believe that both gold and silver ar
u the money Of the constitution an
J must be maintained. 1t is true tn
silver cause met with temporar.
eIcheck, but its friends are neithe
eldisheartened nor discouraged.
J Conferences may be held b
bodies of men who assume to them
. selves all financial wisdom and 20
! litical virtue, not taking the peopl
into their confidence, but the peopl
: will not be hoodwinked or deceive'
: the second time, and bimetallism
: the free coinage Of both gold and sill
YER, is bound to win. The cant
hypocrisy and false presentation o
$ the last campaign will not again foo
: the people.
: "rhe democratic party will keel
e e|open its doors and receive back it
n boiling members when they hav'
n seen the error of their way. Nearly
; all will return save the self-consti
diluted leaders of the boiling move
ment, who for selfish purposes mis-
led and deceived others. Th'
: democratic pirty will be stronger be
{ cause Of the desertion OF these, ant
e we cheerfully commend them to tn
tender mercies Of their republican
e |allies. They will probably NEE
h|the same consideration from the re
e|publicans that Arnold received from
1.-THE English"
On December 7ih, Matthew Nc
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