Birmingham state herald., 1897-06-13
HE IS RIGHT.
Mountain Eag1e: , -.

Mountain Eagle.
 There has been niconsiderable discussion recently as to, the meaps of democratic success. Hon, John WI sTomlinson, who is at the head of the denpcratic bimetal- Ii, organization of thisastate, gives the following tinterwiew rtonthe State Herald on the qusStiofis at
 ''The way, for fhisg denl9cratic party to succeed in the nation, and in this state, is to stand firmly by it's principles as set forth in our last state platform and in the Chicago platform That the party intends to do this everywhere except probably in those states whose delegates sat silent at the Chicagyl convention, is very evident. Thaqts is fAothing to indi- cate the ncontrary. All sthe talk about abandoning silver and a reunited party comes from these outside of the party. or from those who, iwhiis~nomfnally sup porting thernoininees, fought our p.atorm of principleS during the last campaign.
 "Of course 1t is the desire of every democrat to strengthen his party as much as possibbs, not to unnecessarily drive away anyone or keep anyone from r5- turning or joining the party in good faith, yet there must be no Wea kenirg On our position, no temporizing with the opposi- tion, in order to hold ny afnsady in or get any outsiders to Join. Better far let them be out. The only way to streng the n the party is to a dhere to the principles of the party The slightest appearance of the shadow of turf'dIgHr would cause us to lose all bhe ground we gained last sum- mer and fall. --..
 1.-The masses of the people were never more in earnest than TOW on the cur rency question. They ieeksupon the gr at democratic party not as an end unto itself. a mere maehiBee for putting cer- tain men sinto, offces but as a means through which ibyS organized fighting, they may restore. government by the whole people in the ihterfst of all, and get reenalted the law authorizing the coinage uf both gold and silver, as for merly, into primary money, at the legal ratio of 16, to 1, instead of the unsuccsss- ful experiment of fcoining, gold alone.
 +The currency question is, and will be, the overshadUwfng Issue until settled, and settled right The enactment, however, of the Mckinley tariff. under the tariff issde tafso in the politics of the day, but even that question is more or less intsrwoven with the currency ques- ton, because one purpose of the Dingley bill, is to collect and hold in the treasury an immense surplus and, to that extent. further contract the currency of the na- tior, which is already constantly con- tracting, as gold coinage alone is not keeping pace with increasing population.
 Currency and tariff reform-currencv refcrm first, along with it tariff reform will be the battle cry of democracy in the next campaigns, Bational and state, ard all that is necessary is to stand our ground against all attacks. open or coy ert. not allow pretended friends to mis- lead us, put only men of conviction on our executive commfttees and democratic success. under the leadership of Bryan in the nation, and Johnston in the state. Is assured; for the loe1ic of events is f]emon strating the rightfulness of our<cause. to which ncre voters than needed will be attracted's 7s