Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-01-08
BRYAN On ANDREW JAcRSOH.,
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Gratis of the nation. That convention hao
right to define Democracy N party
sense and we have a right TO declare that
those who endorsed that platform are
Democrats and that those who refused
to support the platform are not Demo
Gratis. II is strange that there should be
any contest over this point. 1t is strange
that those who secured for their candi-
date less than one per cent. of the po-
puar vote of the United States should in
sist that they are entitled TO be called
the real Democrats and then urge their
claim to responsibility in numbers on the
ground that the majority Of them voted
for the Republican candidates. II mi
nority has a right to give a party defini-
ton of democracy. then there may be as
many definitions as there are individuals.
If those who bolted the Chicago nomi-
nees have a right TO call themselves bet
ter Democrats than those who supported
such nominees. then the boiling Demo-
Gratis who bolted the boiling ticket and
voted for the Republican nominees have
right TO call themselves better Demo-
Gratis than the boilers who supported the
boiling ticket.
The right TO the party organization
BELONGS TO THE MAJORITY,
and the right to the party must also be-
long to the majority There should be no
difficulty in understanding the relations
which should exist between the Demo-
Gratis who remained in the party and those
persons who went out of the party.
A party is defined as 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
position upon the question and made
gallant fight in defense Of the platform
adopted. If the money question was now
considered settled. another issue could be
taken up and a new alignment made. But
the money question is not settled. The
contest for the restoration of the money
of the Constitution will go on with re-
newed vigor. The people who advocated
free silver before the election advocate it
now. The election has decided the Pres
idency for four years and it has deter
mined the complexion of Congress for two
years. but it has not overthrown the con-
viction of those who believe that the gold
standard is a conspiracy against the wei
fare of the producing masses nor has 1t
changed the convictions of those who be-
lieve that trusts must be abolished and
corporations made to obey the law
This campaign has shown the impossi
biity of keeping bimetallists and gold
standard advocates in the
SAME POLITICAL ORGANIZATION.
and it will be a more difficult task in the
future than it has been this year. To use
a common illustration, a hen is always
disturbed if she had in her brood a few
ducks which insist upon padding in the
water while the chickens are content to
scratch upon the sand. The Democratic
party will in like manner be i'll at ease
if it had a few web-footed members who
insist upon crossing the ocean, while the
great majority CT the party are willing
to find their political food upon American
soil. Not only is this separation between
the gold standard Democrats and free sill
yer Democrats a necessity but it ought
10 be desirable TO both sides. If the gold
standard Democrats are as bad. political
~ as we think they are, we ought not TO
care TO affiliate with, and if those who
supported the Chicago platform are half
as bad as the gold bugs say they are.
they are apt TO contaminate all who asso-
ciate with them. In my opinion there
should be no compromise of the issues in
volved in the late campaign, and no terms
short of absolute surrender offered those
who have deserted us. If any Democrat
becomes convinced that the gold stand
ard is necessary or becomes a defender of
trusts, he can leave the party and join
the boiling Democrats or the Republicans.
If any boiling Democrat see the error of
his way and is willing to endorse the
Chicago platform and labor with those
who seek to carry it into effect, we will
welcome such a Democrat back into the
fold.
We are engaged now in just such con-
test as that through which
ANDREW JACKSON PASSED
and we do well on this occasion TO take
encouragement from his devotion to the
cause of the people. He gained his great
est victory in his fight against the Ma
tional banks.
We have the same fight on hand to-day.
The National bank is seeking to force
retirement of the greenbacks and then
monopolize 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 greenbacks.
But when they came to apply their ideas
to legislation. they must declare their
views.
A statement issued by the Treasury De-
partment near the close of December.
showed an available cash balance, in
GLIDING gold reserve" of more than S225,-
100000. OF this about $50 100000 were in
greenbacks and about s3600O.0O0 in treas
ury notes. This money is either good or
bad If it is good it ought TO be in cir
culation among the people. instead of lock-
ed up in the vaults at Washington. To
keep a balance of sos, 100000 in the Treas
ury when the money is needed among the
people is ineXcusable. The only way 10 get
this money out among the people is. first.
to have the taxes less than the expendi-
lures. in which case the amount of the
deficit being saved to the people in taxes.
is virtually paid TO them in the proportion
i'm which they pay taxes; and second. TO
loan II out through banks or other agen-
cies. We have now a surplus of about
49,. 600, 600 above the reserve. For the fis-
cal year ending June 80. 1895. the eXpen-
I ditures exceeded the receipts nearly s43,-
OOO. OO0 for the year 1896. little more than
S25. 600 600.
If the Republicans attempt
TO INCREASE THE REVENUE
they must expect either to increase the
expenditures or the surplus in the Treas
ury. think we are safe in assuming that
they are hostile to the greenback. not be-
l. E.lrn hut