The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1897-01-16
No Compromise.
From the Hartford DISPATCH.

From the Hartford Dispatch.
The Democratic party held its national
convention at Chicago last Jnly and adopted
a platform of principles This platform rep
resented the very essence of Democracy but
it failed to please very small but wealthy
minority. After short season of discomfort
this minority held rump convention at In
dianapolis and nominated another ticket on
platform which declared mainly for the single
gold standard of currency, which it was adj
mitted by both the great parties was totally
insufficient for the needs of our constantly
growing population, and was causing much
misery and trouble in our country. With
their respective candidates standing on their
respective platforms the two parties, or rather
the Democratic party and a small faction, went
before the people. The Democratic party was
defeated, although change OFFS. 600 votes in
certain States which it expected to carry
would have made them Democratic and elect
ed Bryan The regular Democratic ticket
received 6,470,656 votes and the rump ticket
received 1876, 956 votes, two per cent of that
cast for the regular Democratic ticket and less
than one per cent. of the total vote.
After the country recovered from the shock
of the contest there was talk of reconciliation,
but this all, or nearly all, came from mem
bers of the regular party organization. These
were anxious and willing to hold out the olive
branch, even to such an Insignificant faction
as the so-called National Democracy had
proven to be, and were willing to make con-
cessions to reasonable extent to secure that
result But the leaders of the factions (they
are all leaders, paid no heed to any such
propositions and went forward to perfect their
organization, claiming that there could be no
compromise-the would accept no terms
from the Democratic party except Its uncon-
ditional surrender! And they still say so.
The following paragraph from the news re-
ports of meeting OF so-called sound money
Democrats presided over by General Simon
B. Buekner, late rump candidate for the vice
presidency, which was held in Chicago last
Friday shows their temper in regard of this
matter:
'sThe conference declared for continued
opposition to the tenets of the free-silver men
and for continuance of the sound money or
ganization. Reunion with the Bryanites was
declared to be out of the question. A reso-
Luton offered by John P. Irish, of California,
was adopted, calling upon sound money
Democrats throughout the country to perfect
their State and local organizations for the
purpose of putting tickets in the field at the
next election.
After such declarations as that further talk
of compromise is useless and the time so oc-
cupied is simply wasted. The Democratic
party would demean itself by offering any
quarter to such unrepentant rebels and il
would not be accepted were it offered. Only
| one course is open to us and that is as plain
as day light.
That course is for the Democratic party to
simply remain. as it is now, the constant and
fearless champion of the plain people, THEN
rights and their liberties, regardless OF
opposition regardless of defeat, conced-
ing nothing to foes without or foes with
in. and if handful of those who are
more strongly influenced by the Communism
of pelf than they are by love of liberty, jus
tice and equality wish to drop out, let them
go and be thankful that they do not longer
BY their presence within our ranks do harm
by their pernlcous doctrine and example.
Before another presidential election all these
will be found where, by their line of thought
and their self interest they naturally belong
in the Republican party, or that party by
whatsoever name it may then be called which
advocates government by a ruling class com
posed, as Hamilton said, of ''the rich and
we'll born and government in the interest OF
that class. Let them go, there are plenty OF
better men to take their places.
All talk of reorganization is also useless and
| out of place. The Democratic party needs
no reorganization. 1t has an abundance OF
able leaders and an inexhaustible rank and
file from which to draw more, for promotion
from the ranks is the principle of Democracy
In II few weeks we shall be rid of the incubus
of Clevelandism (Which was really the cause
of our defeat and will no longer be subject
to the humiliation of having president of oul
choosing who in nearly all his words and ac.
tons proclaims himself the champion OF the
classes as against the masses His schemes
| for denomination and reelection four years
hence will fall to the ground, for by that time
his one per cent. faction will have been swal-
| lowed up by the Republican party and the
Republicans, while they no doubt value highly
the aid he gave them in the last campaign,
will not have him for president. With Cleve
land and mugwumpery out of the way we will
nail our colors TO the staff and serenely con.
tinue, on the present lines. without concession
or compromise, our fight for what Democracy
has always contended-a government hon
estly and econmically administered in the
interest of the the whole body of the people
and the fullest possible measure Of liberty
to the States and Individuals qual and
exact justice to all men, special favors tc
none.
IF some gentlemen think differently now
they will be convinced before many months
elapse that this is the dignifed, right and only
practicable course.
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