The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-01-08

test over this point. II Is strange that
those who secured for their candidate
less than per cent. OF the POPULAR vote |
OF the United States should Insist that
they are entitled to be called the real
Democrats. and then urge their claim to
responsibility In numbers on the ground
that the majority of them voted for the
kepup uplican candidate. If minority
mas right to give party definition of
Democracy then there may he as many
definitions as there are individuals.
SILVER DEMOCRATS RULE.
There should be no difficulty in un-
derstanding the relations which should
exist between the Democrats who reAl
manned IN the party and those personsa
who went out of the party. \ party is
uenned as an association of persons
VINO agree upon an important question
or questions and who unite 10 give er-
feet to their IDEAS. The money question
became the paramount Issue OF the day:
the Democrats in convention took n po-
siUon upon the question and made a gall
liant fight in defense Of the Platform
adopted. If the money question was
now considered settled another issue
could bc taken up and new alignment
made. but the money question Ia not
settled. The contest for the restoration
oil the money of the constitution will go
on with renewed vigor. The people who
advocated free silver silver before tho
election advocate 1t now. The election
has decided the Presidency for four
/ years and ii has determined the COM
| pleNion OF Congress for Two years. but
| IL has not ovcrthrown the convictions
OF those who believe that the gold
| standard is a conspiracy against the
welfare OF the producing masses nor
/ has IL changed the convictions of those
| who believe that trusts must be ahol-
/ iShed and corporations made to obey
the law.
This campaign has shown the i'm
| possibility of keeping bimctallists ana
gold standard advocates in the same
/ political organizations, and IL will be a
more difficult task In the future than it
has been this year To use a common
illustration, Il hen is always disturbed
If she has in her brood n few ducks
which insist upon padding in the water
| while the chickens are content 10
/ scratch upon the land The Democratic
! party will in like manner be III at ease
| If ii has few web-footcd members who
| insist upon crossing the ocean for their
| IDEAS while the great majority of the
| party are willing To find their political
| food upon American soil. Not only is
| this separation between the gold stand
ard Democrats and free silver Demo-
Gratis necessltH, bI.t It ought TO be de-
sirahe to both sides. If the gold stand
| ard Democrats are as bad, politically. as
| we think they are. we ought not to care
I to affiliate with them. ana If those who
supported the Chicago platform are half
/ as bad as the go,dhugS say they are.
! they are. apt to cOntaminatc all who as
| sociaie with them. In my opinion there
| should be no compromise of The issues
/ involved IN the late campaign. ana no
/ terms short of absolute surrender Of
! fcrsd those who have deserted us. If
| any Democrat becomes convinced that
| the gold standard is necessary. or be-
comes Il defender of trusts. he can leave
! the party and join the boiling Demo-
Gratis or the Republicans. If any bolt
/ ing Democrat sees the error of his way
and is willing to indorse the Chicago
platform and labor with those who seek
+ to carry 1t into effect. we will welcome
such Democrat back into the fo,d.
LEARN or JACKSON.
I'VE are engaged now in just such a
contest as that through; which Andrew
jackson passed, and we do well on this
! occasion 10 take enc0ura cement from
/ his devotion to the cause OF the people.
/ He gained his greatest silver victory in
Z his fight against the national bank. We
/ have the same fight ON hand to-day.
! The national bank is seeking to force
4 retirement of the greenhackS. and then
monopolize the issue of paper money.
/ The Republicans. during the campaign
! Just closed. avoided this subject ana re-
! fused 10 declare themselves either for or
against the retirement of the green
| backs. But when they come to apply
| their IDEAS to legislation they must dis
/ close their views.
! - statement issued by the Treasury
! Department near the close Of December
showed an available cash ba ,ance in
Guiding gold reserve Of more than
| $225.Q00, 600. OF This sum about $50 600
! VJp was in greenhacks and about $685.
oOOO00 in Treasury notes. This money
! IS either good or bad. II IL is good IL
ought to be in circulation among the
/ people instead Of locked up in the vaults
At Washington. TO keep a balance OF
H225. .OOO,Cd0 in the Treasury when the
money Is needed among the people is in
eNcusablc. The only ways To get this
/ money out among the people are. first
i to have the Government receipts less
I than the Expenditures, In which case the
J amount Of the deficit being paid from
this surplus and saved to the people II
taxes. is virtually paid 20 them in the
proportion In which they pay taxes: and
second, to loan IL out through banks or
other agencies. We have now surplus
Of about Sl25 900 GG1 above the reserve.
For the hsca! year ending June 20. 1889.
the expenditures exceed q the receipts
nearly $i3 $50. .0G0: for the year 1886 a
little more than $2j.q00,uy0. If the Re
puDiicans attempt To increase the reve-
une they must expect either to increa 81.
the expenditures or the surplus in the
Treasury. think We are safe in as
Sumng that they are hostile 10 the
greenback. not because It is inferior to
the bank note, but because the nationa!
banks desire To retire the grecnbacks
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