The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1897-07-31
A MAGNIFICENT ooRMANEsoUs sTRADDLE.

ME political history of Maryand-or indeed of any other
State,-has never recorded artful ~ campaign
dodge than that perpeated upon the patient Democracy
of the State by that prince of partzan politics Mr. Arthur
Pue Gorman in the party platform adopted in Baltimore on
Wednesday.
The history of recent Democratic declarations will best illus
at the nsincery Mr. Germans latest amusing performances
1906 On Tuesday, May 2G, 1896 Mr.. George Il. Ash re-
ported to the Democratic convention of Cecil county
assembled in Elkton this resolution:
"We opposed to the free and unlimited
coinage of silver well as all other schemes or de-
vices calculated to deb,se our CURRENCY, cause
| our country TO lose It's advanced position among.
| the commercial nations of the world.'
This resolution placed the Democrats Of Cecil upon UNEQUAL
flied gold standard PLATFORM for the convention unanimously
adopted it, as their belief upon the currency question.
These my sentiments said the Cecil Democrats
That's the ticket Cecil Democracy in convention
assembled Mr. c. c. CIoers drew that and his head
1906. Fifteen days later-on June TO- l89G-he Demo-
cratic State Convention met in Baltimore over which
Nj Arthur P. German presided.
The senior Senator pleased with the Cecil platform
which every other county had by 81
90! Maryland, under Mr. Gormans direction
like the Democrats Cecil declared in favor of gold standard
| the following language
"Ordinarily, in advance of the assembling of
| the representatives of the party in national con-
| vention, the framing of the declaration of party
principles might well be left to them, but the
OvershadOwing Importance at this time of the
financial question makes it incumbent upon us TO
speak with no uncertain sound upon this subject
After this earnest and emphatic preamble the platform
proceeded ''Beeving that the true interest of the
people requires that the earnings Of agricul-
tIIre and trade and the wages of labor should
be pad in money that is ntrnsicaIIy worth in
all the markets of the world what 1t purports 10
be wOrth,we demand the maintenance of the EXIST
ing gold standard Of value, and, further, that the
government shall. keep all It's obligations at All
times redeemable and payable in money Of the
greatest lntr nsIc value and of the hI standard
adopted by the civilized nations of the world ana
we, therefore. resolutely oppose the free and ,l-
limited coinage of SILVER at the ratio OF I6 to H.,
Here clean and clear declaration opinion NOT
merely in opposition to the free and unlimited coinage silver
at the ratio Of IL ~ but fully stated he deliberate
view Of people in favor existing gold standard of oue
1907. On Wednesday last July %, 1891 the Democracy
-: of Maryland, with the same Mr. German as the master
spirit of the meeting and chairman the Committee on Reso
luons threw the winds the emphatic declaration of 1896 in
favor of 1.-THE maintenance of the existing gold standard" with
equal GOODNESS abandoned the Chicago platform in its declaration
for "a feee and Unlimited coinage of both silver gold at the
present legal ratio of l6 without waiting for the aid or CON-
sent Of other nation and turned r0bo ca in favor of
international bmetallism in the following words
"In common with the Democracy of the Union
we believe now, as we always have believed in
honest money, the gold and silver money of the
constitution and the coinage of both metals with
out discrimination against either into standard
dollars of final payment and redemption.r
The prediction is then ventured that ssbimetallism
will surely Gomez 1t may come tbrouph tbe
instrumentality set in motion by the present
administration, though, i'll truth, inspired by the
intrepid action of the Democratic voters"
more delightful comedy papabe straddle by which
to sal the catching to be by German
the outpoken gold Democrats and the oupoken silver Democrats
Maryland conceived by the cunning of
practiced politician.
WITH the passage of the tariff 1897 the whole country
in better industrial and financial mood has been for
four the Mckinley administration has prosptly
tot its t,lnl