Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-08-01
pressed in the platform.-syracuse cou-

will have ticket in the near future that |
will satisfy their desires and aims. This |
would be the most desirable result, but, |
come what may, the Chronicle absolves
itself from all responsibility for the ut |
terances of the alleged Democratic con-
vention just closed at Chicago, and |
pledges itself to aid in the defeat of its |
nominees To participate in a campaign
for such ticket on such a pla tform
would be to be untrue to every patriotic
Democratic principle--La Crosse (Wls)
Chronicle.
A bright young with a s.lvery,
demagog tongue is planted on the anti
Democratic platform adopted at Chicago,
and the excited victims of a singular and
illogical craze vie with the sympatinzers
acclaim to William J. Bryan, the elo-
quent and eccentric representative of the
boilers of Nebraska The plat
form and the candidate threaten 4 pir-
alysis of business until the day of cleo
ton; for a longer period if success could
possibly attend: and they condemn the
be death to any 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 a part of the Democratic
party. He did not seem to take into
considera ton 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 On. j. American Oem):
politicians and the party leaders, there
will be thousands of Democrats in New
Jersey who.not in resentment of the
interests have been treated, but from
personal and public motives-will refuse
to give thelF approybaii to bv eonH rhlcn
and vaingloriously threatened the de-
struction of the nations credit, the dim
| 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 insignifi-
| canoe in comparison with the issue as it
has been formulated at Chicago.
| Danger to Liberty.
| Galveston News: The fact is that the
programme formulated at Chicago mere
| ~ marks the skirmish line of great and
| final battle for social revolution, indus
| trial reconstruction, and constitutional
| subversion. Without constitutional safe
| guards there can be no assurance of eth
| er free government or individual liberty
An unchecked social Democracy means
| no law but the law of brute force, no
rule and order but the rule and order
| of irresponsible tyranny. Intelligent
| citizens grounded in wholesome appre-
| citation of the constitutional essentials
| of stable republic, who supremely
| cherish the priceless interests of consti-
| tutional liberty and security, who feel
| that there can be no true progress with
out the conservation of these interests,
| will not fail to see in present emeraen-
| cies where their common danger lies.
| Realizing also that the problem of de-
| well understand that how they may best
proceed to combat, defeat and disarm
momentary expediency to be decided in
the light of current events and modify
| ing circumstances.
| South Dakota Views.
Sioux Falls Argus-Leader: The Dem
ocrats have declared for policy which
standard; viii. in our . opinion . Wreck the he
national credit and reputation; will, for
| many years, make commercial confidence
land; viii destroy all hopes s.. of bimetai-
lism in the generation; and will indef-
nltely postpone revival of good times.
| Under these circumstances the Argus
Leader can see its duty only in one chan
mel. Believing, as this paper does, that
the honor. safety and prosperity of the
United States would be seriously jeop-
ardized by the success of the Democratic
party on its presetn platform, the Argus
Leader, with sorrow for the broken asso-
ciations, with regret at parting from a
name it has revered and loved but with
consciousness of unavoidable duty,
withdraws from the grand old Demo
cratic party, which has, in our judgment
left its time-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 Oa.) 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
: tree coinage of silver law and would
be just as easy to carry into effect The
J glSt of the whole matter is that to at
tempt to coin silver in unlimited GUAM
) titles and to make it even in value at a
= | given fixed ratio with gold is to attempt
| the impossible and to do what in the
$ | very nature of things cannot be DONE
Looking to the New York Convention
, Syracuse News: The Chicago Mat
! form is a wide departure from the plat
form adopted by the last Democrati,
n | state convention at Saratoga 1t wa:
! | so wide a departure that the New Yorl
: from participation in the nomination o.
+ candidates on that platform. 1t re
q mains for the coming Democratic stat,
| convention to formulate the policy o.
: | the New York Democracy That con
Il vention. in nominating presidential cleo