The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-08-19
PRESSED in the platform.-syracuse Cou-

E:So IN TIC PiatAorm.-S Oou-
1t is altogether probable that the
democrats who love Democracy and who
oecline to be counted among its betrayers
Will have ticket in the near future that
VIII 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 it's
nominees. To participate in a campaign
Tor such a ticket on such a platform
would be to be untrue to every patriotic
democratic principle.-La Crosse (Wis.)
Chronicle.
A bright young man with s;lvery,
| Gemagogic tongue is planted on the anti
and the excited victims of singular and
| Illogical craze vie with the sympathizers
with Anarchy and Populism in the long
| acclaim to William J. Bryan, the elo-
quent and eccentric representative of the
Dolters of Nebraska. The plat
form and the candidate threaten par
aiysls of business until the day IF cleo
ton; for longer period if success could
| possibly attend; and they condemn the
| democratic party to a fate that would
De 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 iTillman 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
party. He 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 On. j. American Oem):
But, whatever may be the course of the
politicians and the party leaders, there
will be thousands of Democrats in New
Jersey who-not in resentment of the
contumely with which the state and it's
| interests have been treated, but from
personal and public motives-will refuse
to give their approval to convention
and a candidate which have publicly
and vaingloriously threatened the de-
mutton of values, the retardment 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 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
| ly marks the skirmish line of a 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
of irresponsible tyranny. Intelligent
citizens grounded in wholesome appre-
| citation of the constitutional essentials
of stable republic, who supremacy
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 emergen-
cies 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
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
will inevitably establish the single silver
standard; will, in our opinion, wreck the
national credit and regulations; will, for
many years, make commercial confidence
| impossible; will spread ruin over the
land; will destroy all hopes of bimetal-
llsm in the generation; and will indefi-
nltely postpone a revival of good times.
| Under these circumstances the Argus,
Leader can see its duty only in one chan
mel nel. renewing, as this paper does, that
the hon0r, safety and prosperity Of the
| United States would be seriously ieop-
ardized by the success of the Democratic
! party on its presetn platform. the Argus-
| Leader, with sorrow for the broken assoc
| cauons, with regret at parting from a
| name II mas revered and loved, but with
| CONSCIOUSNESS of unavoidable duty,
| wlthdraws from the grand old Demo,
cratic party, which has, in our Judgment
LETT 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 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 ST
per bushel, and that corn and oats.
no mater what their intrinsic value
should always sell at the same figure
as wheat, would be just as sensible as
a free coinage of silver law and would
be just as easy to carry into effect. The
gist OF the whole matter is that to at
tempt to coin silver in unlimited ouan-
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 plat
form is wide departure from the plat
form adopted by the last Democratic
state convention at Saratoga. 1t was
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