Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-09-03

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grounds that it is proposed to abandon the
old cool-headed financial principles that
have been established by the experience
of all civilized countries, by which all
considerable nations firmly abide, and UNI
der which this country has attained its
,inexampled growth and prosperity, and
10 substitute in their place these newly
discovered theories that have conducted
the few small countries that have expert
| mented with them into hopeless embar-
rassment Of finance and business.
/ do not believe there is any man whose
experience is large enough or whose imagi-
| nation is vivid enough to predict the ex-
tent Of the evil consequences which. If
adopted, they will entail upon us. There
| are those. strange as ii may seem. who.
| concurring in the views | have tried 10
present. are still considering whether adj
hesion to the existing organizations of the
| Democratic party is not more important
A than the salvation of public interests.
1 With man who is content TO place his
\ party, right or wrong. above his country
| cannot reason. for we have no ideas in
| common. But the question still remains,
1 will the sacrifice preserve the party that
4 makes in Shall we get after all the mess
4 of pottage for which we exchange our
birthright2
The party is already hopeiessly dis
rupted on the issue presented. We cannot
4 follow both its divisions at the same time,
4 however desirable il might be, since they
Il are moving in opposite directions. On the
one side are the old time-honored princi-
pies of the party, under which all its
great traditions have been generated, and
which all its industrious leaders have adj
rocated. Chief and foremost among those
principles always in times past has been
i the maintenance of sound and honest
money, of dollars that are dollars, of a
national stamp upon them that does not
lie. III this is now abandoned the party
has no principles on the most vital ques
, tiOn of the time. On the same side are
its most trusted present statesmen and
leaders, and a very large proportion at the
least of its better and most instructed
: element.
Il Which way shall we go then, since W,
cannot go both ways? With its states
! men, or with its camp followers? Witt
its principles, or with its organization
stampeded and degraded by its enemies
q In which direction lies the future of til,
2 party, If it is to have any future? An,
4 who are they who will control it hereafter
Z when this tyranny shall be oyerpassed?
Let no man be afraid to be right on thi
$ question, for it is the right that will tri
+ iimph In the end, whether it reforms tn
G party or destroys it, / shall therefore vot
for Mckinley.
9 I am not Republican, and / neve
! shall be. / do not believe in protectio
and shall never be converted to it. Blu
in the throes of a deadly malady canno
= afford to reject the only physician who
in situation to help me because his polit
y cal opinions are different from mine, G
y even because think there are better ply
u sieians than he if they could only be ha
2 in time.
Y | shall go further, and shall vote at tn
September election for the Republica
y candidate for Governor. / could not yot
. for any Democratic candidate, howevt
estimable his character. and howevt
" sound his personal views, who permit
~ himself to be run on the Chicago platforl
v of fraudulent money. More especial
~ when those who have placed him in nom
I'D nation have, at the dictation of the me
er who obtained control at Chicago, ignom
n niously hauled down the flag they fir
81 hoisted for sound and honest money, an
IS, raised one directly TO the contrary, whit
es they have thus publicly admitted the
re know to be wrong on the vital and on
is question Of the day.
Ill The amount of the majority at Il
n September election in Vermont may he
" much significance. 1t may inspirit or m,
ho discourage those who, in other fields, a
Nv bearing the burden and heat of the fig
w for the right. l wish my vote, since
AT can contribute nothing else, to be so ca
~, as to count for the most it can wherev
'et 1t is counted.
'.e And if my voice, which does not troub
VI them often, and will not trouble the
~. long, should reach any of those with who
l have stood for so many years in exc
80 tions that we have right to claim we
lre disinterested because in our own Sta
~ they wereAnlways hopeless, 1 should S;
!" to them: .Stand, as you have alwa
stood, for what you believe to be rig
=. nv and for the best interests of your countr
~ Let no man cajole you out of that pro-
~ consciousness or lead you to blot a reco
w that is your children's best inheritance
ia Excuse, my dear sir this long lett,
WI which / have not time TO make short,
's and believe me, very sincerely yours,
90 L. j. Phelps.