The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1897-01-08
ROANOKE VA, FRIDAY, JANUARY = 1897

voted For the Republican nominees have
Il right to call themselves better Demo
Gratis than the holters who supported the
boiling ticket.
''The right 10 the party organization
belongs to the majority and the right to
the party must also belong TO the major
ity. There should be no difficulty in un-
derstanding the relations which should
exist between the Democrats who re-
manned in the party and those persons
who went out of the party.
"a party is defined rs an association of
persons who agree upon an important
question or questions and who unite to
give effect to their ideas. The money
question became the paramount issue of
the day. The Democrats in convention
took Il position upon the question and
made n gallant fight in defense of the
platform adopted. If the money question
was now considered settled another issue
could be taken up and new alignment
made. But the money question is not
settled. The contest for the restoration
of the money of the Constitution will 20
on with renewed vigor.
The people who advocated free silver
before the election advocate it now The
election has decided the Presidency for
four years and it has determined the com
pleNion OF Congress for two years. but it.
has not jverthrown the convictions of
those who believe that the gold standard
is IL conspiracy against the welfare of the
producing masses, nor has it changed the
convictions OF those who believe that
trusts mus: he abolished ana corporations
made 10 obey the laws.
III any Democrat becomes convinced
that thc t;o,,. STANDARD * necessary or be-
comes a defender of trusts, he can leave
md ini l,n l,Dl N,
Or the Republicans. If any boiling Dem
ocrat sees the error of his way and l.. will
ing 10 endorse the Chicago platform and
labor with those who seek to carry il into
effect, we will welcome such IL Democrat
back into the fold.
1--WE are engaged now in Just such con-
test aS that through which Andrew Jack.
son passed and we do well on this 0cca-
sion to take encouragement from his de-
votion to the cause of the people. He
gained his greatest victory in his fight
against the national banks
We have the same fight on hand to-
day The national bank is seeking to
force a retirement of the greenhaciz@ and
then monopolizc the issue of paper money
The Republicans, during the campaign
Just closed. avoided this subject and re.
fused to declare themselves either for or
against the retirement of the grcenbnclls
But when they come to apply their ideas
to legislation they must disclose their
views.
"Why should those he silent who be
licve that the gold standard is ruinous
to the masses. This club ana similar
clubs can also keep before the people the
progress which is being made by the
trusts. They can secur., such State leg-
islation n is possible and bring what in
iitlpnrQS f..Ir Tn hn
cialS who are charged with the enforce.
mcnt OF the law. Let me call attention
to another work which the clubs can do
They can encourage the Support of those
newspapers which are opposing The gold
standard. No newspaper can long exist
without readers and unless the advocates
of free silver are willing to support news
pnperS which represent their ideas they
must expect to be without newspapers. -