The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-07-31

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{. Whitney. in an interview with
representative Of the United Press
yesterday. was asked IL. ia his judg-
ment. there would be third ticket
nominated by the sound money demo
Gratis. lie replied:
Il think events and the course of
the repu blican leaders are making IL
inevitable. The general situation.
he continued. us far worse to-day. IN
nv opinion. than IL was ten days ago
The republican managers and candi-
dates have shown no realizing sense
Of the situation They have failed
To avail themselves Of great
opportunity for benefiiting the
country. IL the present condi-
ton of affairs continues for any length
of time. sound money democrats are
bound 10 organize. and IL cannot be
prevented. Tie truth i, there does
not seem in the east a realizing sense
of the seriousness and sincerity Of the
free silver movement lOu may call
it craze. but il has captured the i'm
aginations OF the great mass of people
throughout the entire west and south.
and it has a much stronger following
in some portions of the cas-. not
closely allied to large commercial cen
tiers. than Is generally supposed. 1t 10
the resalt OF reading and agitation
1t has become a fixed opinion and an
unreasOning one. 1 think il may be
accepted a. a fact that tAe vast ma or-
ity of free silver believers at this time
are open TO conviction Their minds
are not made up. aud they are quite al
little inclined 10 reason upon the sub
ject as were the delegates whom they
sent 10 Chicago.
Il was satisfied before we went to
Chicago that nothing could he accom-
plished in the direction OF changing
Or modifying the free silver idea, and
| said so Nevertheless. il was our
duty 10 60 there and emphasize the
strength OF the convictions of the
EASTERN democrats. aud. further, To
afford the country an object lesson.
showing. SO plainly that IL could not
Toe misunderstood. the undenocratic
and revolutionary spirit which domi-
mated the movement In this we were
successful The democratic mask was
pretty efecinally removed from the
face OF the populisIn which had forced
Itself for the time being into posi-
ton of control That was all the
sound money democrats could hope TO
accomplish. and that they did effectu-
ally and unselhshly.
There never has been in any party
convention such a vigorous declara-
ton OF independence as was exhibited
AT Chicago when s5i delegates refused
to participate in the selection Of can
iidateS
What should have been the next
step in the fight for the preservation
of the national honor and sound
finance? We had suddenly come upon
a new aud very great crisis. one that
called for the sinking OF partisanshiP
a nd the union of sound money men To
rescue the country from disaster
Hundreds of thousands Of democrats
stood ready 10 declare themselves npo=
that issue. and were ready ~ subOr-
dinate everything. even TO voting for
the republican candidate What was
the duty of the hour? Clearly il was
one that deyolved upon the republiez-=
party and its candidates There
should have been an immediate recog-
milton Of new situation. and the r.
publicans should have been the first
to welcome sound-money democrats -
non-partisan union. suboriinating
all other things 10 this question ..
honor. 1t was q national issue IL
dwarfed all others An opportunity
was offered TO fight for the e.
tablished ins, itutions Of the cOun-
try, the fundamental things tina
underlie party diiferences-law ans.
order. national honor. common hon
esty. the integrity Of the cyurts-4ll
such things without which We do not
exist as a nation at all A single
glimpse at the Chicago platform and
al the spectacle VI one tAird IF the
democratic party ia open revolt should
have been enough 10 nave Shown them
instantly the necessity vi a new align
inent 81 the parties On nom parti>a "A
lines No greater opportunity Tor pa-
triotic action was ever offercu party
and il has ali been thrown away.
--M hat mas been the course Of the re.
publican leaders and the republican
press? They have insisted upon put
ting the free silver enthusiasts
anu the sound money democrats into
one class aud denouncing all together
under the name of the national dem
ocracy. Mr. Mckinley continues to
discuss the tariff. which has ceased To
be an actual issue in this campaign a.
completely as slavery. and the repub h.
lican press and leaders persist in de-
riding all democrats en- masse They
jeer at democracy aud yet admit that
the doubtful states are those where
republicanism has been dominant for
20 years such a policy persisted in
can have but one effect IL will
arouse the innate party loyalty
of patriotic democrats Ii will
make them angry and will re-
suit in drawing sharp party lines IL
Is difficult enough for democrats to
contemplate the possibility Of voting
for Mckinley. or 20 look upon him a.
the leader Of any great cause. and the
present course Of the republicans IL
tending 90 make il impossible Ifthev
continue i'm this line one thing will
certainly happen-the sound money
democrats will nominate a third ticlxe,
and thus divide the sound money vote
in the great battle ground OF the mid.