The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1897-05-21
The Democrats Lining Up.
Philadelphia Times.

Philadelphia Times.
The Republican leaders should look
the political conditions fully and fair.
ly in the face. They should carefully
study the returns OF the recent local
elections exhibiting astounding pOlltI-
cal revolutions, and certainly not Ell
fected even chiefly 10y local issues.
They should note the fact also, that
the Democrats are lining up on Il basis
that promises Democratic unity for
the fall elections.
Senator German has sounded the
keynote Of Democratic action when he
recently declared that ''it is OF far
greater consequence that the Demo-
cratic party should win at the cleo
tiOns Of next fall than that it should
lndOrse the Chicago platform" lhiS
advice coming from q of the most
sagaciOuS leaders OF the party who fol-
lowed its fortunes under the flag OF
Bryan, will be well considered by
Democrats throughout the nation,
and il is o well understood that
the New York Democracy under the
lead OF Tammauy in shaping its ac-
ton for the control Of Greater New
York City, will discard national issues
and cryStalize the party on the old
Democratic lines OF hostility to mo
nopoly taxes and monopoly rule with
such local issues as are vital.
The Mckinley administration hav-
ing subordinated the money issue and
exhibited earneStnesS only in the re-
establishment Of high protective du-
I inc Inc niynn fha hnn,nnrntc auorv
chance to line up on other issues than
free silver, the only question that
seriously divided the Democratic ele-
ments. When the administration thus
diScards the money issue and gives
special prominence to high tariff
taxes, against which not only the
whole Democratic vote of the country
but many conservative Republicans
are united, the Democrats would be
guilty Of midsummer madness not to
meet the administration on it's own
ground and accept the gage Of battle.
The one thing that stands in the
way OF Democratic reorganization,
and possible and even probable Demo-
cratic victories in the near future, is
the hereSy Of free silver that nobody
really wants except a very few thou
sand Of the 10000, 900 Of people CT the
country who are interested 10 the pro-
duction Of silver. The people want a
more flexible monetary policy, but
they a obtain that in a much better
and safer way than by the free and
unlimited coinage OF silver. As the
silver issue a In no way be an issue
before the people at the next election,
everything now points to Democrats
lining up on the live issues which con
front them, and thus arrayed, with
the disappointment resulting from
the new administration, they would
be very formidable in "A majority OF
the States of the Union at the next
November election.
If the Republican leaders are wise
they will eliminate from the tariff bill
the offensive monopoly features, such
as the wild concessions to the Sugar
Trust, the tax upon hides and the Op
presSiye taxes upon wool that we dc
not grow, all of which are taxes solely
in the interest Of monopoly and Op
pressive to the people. If they fail It
do this they cannot hope to escape tn,
reversal Of the Judgment of last yea.
10 probably One-halt the States out
side OF New England which voted 70
Mckinley, and that would mean tn,
utter overthrow Of Republican powe
in the nation. The Democrats ar,
lining up on "A basis that ~certainl,
looks most formidable, and the Re
publican leaders at Washington shoult
see and we'll understand the fact tina
they done more to revive and rehabili
tate the Democratic party than al
the Democratic leaders Of the country