The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-06-10
More Sound Than Substance.

The following is from u rcccut interview with Governor Taylorof Tennessee.
published few days ago in a New York paper
"Thec ommon ground for The democrats to stand on low is for democrats to
quit acting the fool and fighting oach other and turn their faces to the 70"
There is only ono comnon ground for the democrats, and that is eternal
war upon the high protective tariff, the combines the civil service fraud; the
republican party in general and the devil in particular
" The common ground for democrats to stand on is to agree upon democratic
measure and fight for them M n unit
"The common ground for the democrats to stand on is good government
honest men in high places protection to the weak and justice to the strong.
These things have been said millions of times ovcr and overagain hut they
cannot be too often said ~
little more than n year ago Gov Taylor vas induced to center politics
and canvass for democracy and the governorhp of Tennessee 1t need hardly
be said that he then sung n very different tune. Indeed no mc was more intol
Grant lin Undertaking the democracy with The Chicago platform He was lit
orally lnd lin his roast of dissenting democrats He had nc breath for com
mon ground for democrats to stand on" Why this attack of conhiatory and
conservatism 1t has been announced that the governor would resign from Office
and retire from poHticsin the fall Whether this Isl cause or a coincidence of the
change us left to sumhs. At all events the Herald wishes him wei, for he is a
good fellow and n fine fiddler, But heis going ito live to see that no is evr 40
much easier to destroy than to restore party unity Vcksbug Herald.
It is little surprising that II grave and dgnihed contemporary should
have taken Gov Taylor brilliant announcement SO seriously, Iii il very evident
that the governor is more Interested in he sound than the substance of his plat
form But tit matters not what Gov TAYLOR mays y or think, or what his for
mer position or opinion may have been with reference to democratic policies and
principles the national democratic party will stand or fall upon the platform
made at Chicago last summer, the principles then cnunciated wrc right they
ire sound now and it will be the acme of cowarrc the Towering of Internal fool
ishne~s for the democratic party to abandon them for any purpose As The Com.
monwen,h has 80 often stated before W cdcsm the return of the bolocrnts but
our desire is not great enough to induce us to abandon democratic principles and
elnuse the cause OF gold recommendation, We shall never consent for Palmer and
Buckner to write our political creed wen though 1t might effect absolute recon
citation. And all this high sounding pretty talk which Gov, Taylor and other
distinguished gentlemen are pleased to indulge in will not affect anything The
people the great silent thinking people, have made up their minds about this
natter and they alone will determine lit
1t lisa matter If conscience II great problem in which is involved the life If
the American republic the right to live and enjoy the fruits of honest labor
Of manhood, Of pure politics and Just laws and it matters not what Tennessee
gifted Sol may think or others say the people will settle this question and settle
It right, We beieye. that the platform adopted at Chicago by the democrats last
summer blazed out the only true and correct way 1t in or Judgment the
only way under heaven and among men whereby this republic is to be saved
Truly iii the only sensible and prudent course for the democrats to pursue We
believe they will pursue it