The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1897-06-04

| party VIII give any material dSSlSI-
ance to the representatives of the
other branch while this great con-
test continues. Knowing that they
will fight each other three years
hence, is it reasonable to suppose
that they can be political friends in
the meantime?
When the gallant Democrat,
Col. Watt Hardin, was candidate
for governor of Kentucky, two
years ago, many gold Democrats
would not support him because
they feared that his election would
strengthen the silver cause, and
there is no evidence that the gold
Democrats have lost any of their
sensitiveness on this subject.
Is it probable that the silver
Democrats will exert themselves to
give political position and influence
to men will use their position and
influence against bimetallism in the
next great battle? When l say
that political friendship is impos-
sible between the regular Demo
Gratis and the boilers, do not mean
to say that there is, or ought to be,
any personal hostility between the
members of the two organizations.
CAN BE NO HARMONIOUS POLITICAL
ASSOCIATION.
On the other hand, | affirm that
there should be the broadcast charity
and tolerance. Republicans and
Democrats have in the past mingled
together in society and in business
circles, although they have voted
against each other at the polls. In
like manner, there can be the
friendliest personal relations be-
tween the regular Democrats and
the boilers. but there can be no
harmonious political association
between them.
The regular Democrats and the
boilers now have separate and dis
tinct party organizations. No mat
ter which is regarded as God and
which as Mammon, no one can
serve both. 1t is as impossible for
a person to belong to both Demo-
cratic organizations as it is for a
person to be both a Democrat and a
Republican at the same time. No
Democrat who believes that the
gold standard is conspiracy folm-
ed among the money changers for
the enslavement of the producer of
the wealth can act with the gold
Democrats, and no gold Democrat
who believes that the restoration OF
silver will ruin the country can act
with the regular Democrats.
ANY ATTEMPT AT COMPROMISE
WILL BE FUTILE.
J If any who now believes in free
coinage hereafter becomes convert
ed to the gold standard it will be
) an easy matter for him to transfer
his allegiance to the boiling organ
5 ization; if any who now believes in
the gold standard becomes con.
r WINGED of his error, the way is open
r for his return to the regular organ
ization, but any attempt at compro.
mise will not only be futile, but
will be disastrous to the regular
organization. Bimetallism can only
be restored by affirmative action
, therefore any compromise must be
;, at the expense of the advocates OF
bimetallism.
There can be no permanent peace
not even truce, without cessation
of hostilities, and a cessation of hos,
tilities means the preservation Of
existing conditions. In other
words, harmony between the reg.
= ular Democrats and the boilers
= means the maintenance of the gold
standard as long as that harmony
lasts.
Z HARMONY MEANS POTENCY TO COLI
{ DEMOCRATS.
+. Not only does harmony mean the
4 temporary maintenance of the gold
t standard, but it gives to the gold
t Democrats a party standing which
: will make them more potent fol-
D evil in the next contest. Much OF
S the harm which they did in 1896
S grew out of the fact that they used
D the Democratic name for the Dur.
pose of deception.