Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1897-08-13

were honored abroad as well as at
home. They were leaders OF pub
lie sentiment. They esteemed 1t
the highest honor to be right. They
loved Virginia, and her interests
were as dear to them as their own
personal honor. They were Stats
men, not demogogues. The demo-
gogue is a character that IS willing
to advocate any measure that promi'
ses to be popular He Is at all
times ready to follow the whims
and the preiudices of the masses.
He is not a leader of men, but a
sycophantic follower. He always
wants to be with the majority, tor
IN his opinion that is the on lypath
that leads to office. lie is at all
times willing to sacrifice his in
dividual opinions to he in harmony
with those who have the power to
elevate him to Office. His opinions
are worth nothing, for often he
does not believe his own emphatical
lly expressed sentiments. His
whole idea of democracy is to be
with the majority, and however re-
pulsiye may be their sentiments or
however antagonistic to his often
expressed opinions he is ready not
only to swallow hut f. appropriate
to himself AID laea e h. repulSive
doctrine. lie Tres to make the
people believe that to be democrat
ic is to be with the majority. He
practices this iole and writes him
self consistent democrat, while al
others consider HIM only a consistent
demagogue.
Our people in other times point
ed to their leaders with pride, and
adopted their sentiments because
thew were statesmen and they were
honest.
Vhen such statesmen as Jeifcr-
son and Hamilton, Notwithstanding
the fact that they advocated differ
ent theories of government, could
after the most careful examination
and consideration of the subject,
agree upon an honest ratio and de-
termine the relative value OF silver
and gold, their acts met with the
approval ofall the people. They
were known to be honest men.
They wanted no fictitious ratio IN
the interest of a class. They de
termined the ratio by the commercial
value of the metals. When this
was ascertained to be inaccurate,
the correction was promptly made
and we had an honest currency. 1t
was in the interest Of all because 1t
was right. They were patriotic
statesmen. How dlferentit is now.
Jefferson and Hamilton's idea of an
honest dollar was one that contain
ed hundred cents worth of silver
In their effort to be ScrupuIously ex
act they put little more than a
hundred cents worth, an error that
was afterwards corrected. The
effort Of these modern political
inanciers is to make a dollar out Of
forty FIVE cents worth of silver and
then preach to The people that we
will never have prosperity until we
lhave an unlimited number Of these
fraudulent dollars. Some who con
tend for this kind Of money are
honest and believe that it would
benefit the mass of the people
Others are only selfish They know
that it would bring ruin and dlsas
ter. They do not believe in the
doctrine. They preach it only
because they think that it is popu-
lar, and in order to get the position
to which they aspire, they must be
On the popular side. In short they
are demagogues of the worst type
They want to be in the swim. They
will swim, as light substances are
proverbial for their swimming
qualities, but in the end the people
will measure them honestly. Their
littleness will be revealed and they
will occupy their proper place in
the estimation of the public. Dem
agogues may cover themselves with
the robes of statesmen, out the hon
skins will fall off and their repulslvt
4 Determines will be exposed to pub
, lie view.
And Where Is Bryan.
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