The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1897-05-21
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ahs Harmony 4ease'
Our gold-bug friends are on D new
tack. In order d keep tie siiser defa-
oerats from reapiag the full traits of
the victory of last year they are setting
up the cry of harmony They want
nothing done to disturb what they call
the "harmony of the party II q man
standing firmly on the Chicago plat
form, is elected TO the United States
senate he must not mention free sill
yer, government by injunction, or the
income tax decision, for fear he viii
disturb the harmony Of the party"
So we are told by the Citizen that Mr.,
Mallory's speech at Tallahassee was in
the line of "harmon . Again ut his
home in penssc,it We agc told that he
"preachsd lhe doetiieeol harmony.
Every other Issue must nos be sa0or-
dinated, and in order uot 10 ruff the
feelings of these little Indianapolis or
phans, HARMONY alone must be
preached,
Being invited to address the Bryan
and Sewall Central silver club IL
Jacksonville. an organization e-,arly
ia line with every priueiple Of tie
democratic party as cpgueia'ed at
Chicago, and in strict harmony Witd
Sir. Alailory's own views. tae Ciagcn
sarGs Eim nos 10 avcelt zee ipysta
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eer Her .h-re Is eaat.AQ1 saIiovie
a4p n4o~reti oasleta ae $50
late W-lii3g on special TO IT,
Asuta Constitution st>s ihat thos
ho have beer cry nE ''hprnopv" ia
he hope that the cry would nlisl,a nd
he democrats into forsaking the prin-
riples of their party will have oeca-
sion, if developments continue, 90
put themselves IN the hands of some
With fatuousuess " hich these gem
tlemen do not seem able to uuder-
stand, the six and "a half million sup
popters of the Bryan ticket refuse to
give up their principles ia return for
the privilege of communing with the
one hundred and thirty shonsand pa.
triots who were traitors &c s!teir party
IL the last campaign. They ery ''har-
mony;n they declare that lGey are
really willing to Lei the Bryan mon
flock with them for a t.ae It least
providing, OF course, that the terms Of
the harmonY-ta!kers are acoeic1 10;
and when there is no evidence Of a
rush TO their arms, they wonier.
They are receiving maay rude
shocks. The declaration that the Cbi-
cago platform is and is going 70 be the
pledge of democratic faith, tue test Of
democratic fealty, seems to meet the
approval of the democratic masses so
thoroughly that their Efforts must
count for nothing. They no1s realize
that they must either swear fealty 10
democratic principles or so openly iu-
TO the republicanparty and they real
ize, too, that " haiever he leaders may
do their followers Will lie fooled no
longer.
Virginia has been oae 81 The states
on which they eouuleo for Support.
Some men holding prominent pisces
in that state went oil with the AEckin-
ley sideshow, and these men have
been counted on to swing things in
that state.
The conditions there, however,
show that there is absolutely no
ground for their hopes. During the
past few days there has been much
discussion of the democratic policies
aud the result of a renewed de3non-
s'ratioa of the fact that the democracy
OF virginia is worthy 81 is ross.e.
The anti-iemaeratic dement's in
Virginia have been pl yiag q abf Wa
game. Il Is game which involves
the couiral of the ssa,e. and ssaisA
might have succeeded hssi il uot teen
FOR the loyalty Of the resi- Democratic
leaders.
We advise the democrats Of Florida
to l'e alike alert aud loyal. psn'F he
alarmed by This ia .ry of "bsyio-
NY The democratic arfv Dt liorils
Is harmonious and it c.n o.liy reoatiu
harmonious by being ise al 70 the priu-
eipIes Of the party and en'irely ob.iv-
Ious to a few re-htada like the editor
Of the Cilizsn, who is trying by the
most shameful methods, as he did in
this county. tc sow strife and discord
in the democratic ranks.
Democrats of the Citizen stripe must
and will he turned DOWN.
Biographical! Sketch q Zen. Stephen ).