Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-08-08
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Democrats who love Democracy and who
decline to be counted among its betrayers
will have a ticket in the near future that
will satisfy their desires and aims. This
would be the most desirable result, bnt,
come what may, the Chronicle absolyes
itself from all responsibility for the ut
terances of the alleged Democratic con.
vehtion just closed at Chicago, and
pledges itself to aid in the defeat Of its
nominees. To participate in a campaign
for such a ticket on such a platform
| would be TO be untrue to every patriotic
Democratic principle.-La Crosse (Nis.)
Chronicle.
A bright young man with a s.lvery,
demagOgic tongue is planted on the anti
Democratic platform adopted at Chicago,
and the excited victims of a singular and
illogical craze vie with the sympatlizers
with Anarchy and populism in the long
acclaim 10 William j. Bryan, the elo-
quent and eccentric representative of the
boilers of Nebraska. The plat
form and the candidate threaten 4 par
alySis of business until the day Vt cleo
ton: for n longer period if success could
possibly attend; and they condemn the
Democratic party TO a fate that would
be death 10 my other party. but the
Democratic party is undying.-Utica OBJ
server.
Will Lose Hundreds of Thousands.
Savannah News: All Democrats will
not approve the declarations in respect
to coinage, bonds, the currency, income
tax and railroads. These latter declara-
tons are much more Populistic than
Democratic. 1t looks very much as if
they were put into the platform for the
express purpose Of currying favor with
the populists. In fact, if we are not
mistaken, Senator Tillman SAID in his
speech in the convention that the purpose
of them is to influence the Populists to
come into the lines of the Democracy
and become n part of the Democratic
party. lie did not seem to take into
consideration the fact that the adoption
of Populistic declarations might not
break up the Populist party. but would
pretty certainly drive hundreds of thou
sands of Democrats out Of the Democrat
ic party.
Boss Champions of Disorder.
Trenton IN. j. American (Dem):
But. whatever may be the course of the
politicians and the party leaders, there
will bc thousands of Democrats in New
Jersey who-not in resentment of the
contumely with which the state and its
interests have been treated, but from
personal and public motivcs-will refuse
To give their approval to n convention
and a candidate which have publicly
and vainglOriously threatened the de-
Struction of the nations credit, the dim
mutton Of values, the rctardmcnt of bust
ness, the attack on property, and the tri-
umph of disorder above the law and
those called upon to administer it. And
they will so refuse in the belief that
all other party issues fade into insignili-
canoe in comparison with the issue as it
has been formulated at Chicago.
Danger to Liberty.
r.1..I., Nm. III, c,.. Z, Aha Al,
programme formulated at Chicago mere
~ marks the skirmish line of q great and
final battle for social revolution, indus
trial reconstruction. and constitutional
subyrrsion. Without constitutional safe
guards there can be no assurance of eth
or free government or individual liberty.
An unchecked social Democracy means
no law but the law of brute force, no
rule and no order but the rule and order
of irresponsible tyranny. Intelligent
citizens grounded in wholesome apprc-
citation of the constitutional essentials
of Il stable republic, who Supremacy
cherish the priceless interests of consti-
t%utional liberty and security, who feel
that there can hc no true progress with
out the conservation of these interests,
will not fail to see in present emcrgen-
CicS where their common danger lies.
Realizing also that the problem of de-
Tense Is their common concern, they can
well understand that how they may best
proceed To combat, defeat and disarm
their common enemy is a question of
momcntary eXpcdicncy TO be decided in
the light of current events and modify
ing circumstances.
South Dakota Views.
Sioux Falls Argus-Lcader: The Dem
ocrats have declared for "a policy which
will inevitably establish the single silver
standard; will, in our opinion, wreck the
national credit and reputation; will. for
many years, make commercial confidence
impossible: will spread ruin over the
land; will destroy all hopes of bimetal.
lism in the generation; and will indefi-
nitoly postpone a revival of good times.
Under these circumstances the Argus,
Leader can see its duty only in one chan
mel. Believing. rs this paper does, that
the honor, safety and prosperity of the
United States would be seriously icop-
arlized by the success of the Democratic
party on its presetn platform, the Argus
Leader. with sorrow for the broken asso-
Citations, with regret at parting from a
name 1t has revered and loved, but with
Il consciousness of unavoidable duty,
withdraws from the grand old Demo.
cratic party, which has, in our judgment,
lcft It's ume-honored principles in pursuit
OF strange gods, and will throw what
ever influence it may possess on the
side of the Nations prosperity and honor.
To Attempt the Impossible.
Staunton Va.) News: A law de.
claring that wheat, regardless of the
surplus on the markets or the demand
for it, should sell the year round at 81
per bushel, and that corn and oats,
no matter what their intrinsic value.
should always sell at the same figure
as wheat, would be just as sensible as
Il free coinage of silver law and would
be just as easy TO carry into effect. The
gist UE the whole matter is that TO Mt.
tempt to coin silver in unlimited ouan-
titles and to make il even i'm value Mt n
given fixed ratio with gold is TO attempt
the impossible and to do what i'm the
very nature of things ann be done.
Looking to the New York Convention,
Syracuse News: The Chicago plat
form is a wide departure from the plat.
form adopted by the last Democratic
so wide a departure that the New York
delegation felt compelled TO abstain
from participation in the nomination OF
candidates on that platform. 1t re.
mains for the coming Democratic state
convention TO formulate the policy OF
the New York Democracy. That con.
~vcntion. i'm nominating presidential cleo.
tors, will point the way to Democrats
which shall lead to the preservation of
the party-the preservation OF it's I'm.
sullied honor and integrity. The party
which this year celebrates its Tooth an,