Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-11-25
SOUND Money nemocrats ooneratulatea.


Hon. ", y, Eynum Of Indiana,
chairman Of the National Democratic
committee, has issued tho following
address to the National Democratic
pariy:
The results OF the recent elections
were in no wise discoHraging to the
SUCCESS Of tho principles for which tha
National Democratic party has b6en
battling. The silver organizations lost
tho States Nf Ohio and Maryland, with
| the Legislatures which will chouae
| United States Senators. In kentucky
| the Bllvor ticket had only majority OF
| 1913, with 50, GOO electors, majority Of
| whom were unquestionably for sound
1 money, not voting. The National
Democratic vote of the State was twice
as large as last year, while the loss in
| the free silver vote was 40 600.
| In Iowa the Democratic sound money
vote was doubled, Notwithstanding the
silver candidates abandoned that issue
/ and pleaded for support on State mat
| tiers. The Round money vote in both
kentucky and Iowa would undoubtedly
have been much larger bad it not been
for the fact that the names OF all the
local candidates for county officers an.
peared on the ballots under the free all
YER State Tickets and emblems. thereby
compelling sound money electors TO
scratch their tickets or vote the free
silver State ticket in order to vote for
local officers.
In Massachusetts our vote WAS in
creased % per cent, while that of the
Free Silver candidate was reduced in
the same ratio. In Nebraska the iree
silver majority was reduced, while
South Dakota deserted the cause.
The efforts of the National Demo,
cratic organization last year was to aid
in saving the credit OF the nation from
dishonor. Its mission in tho future
will be, il possiblu, to preserve the true
principles of Democracy, until judgment
and reason shall again dominate the
councils of the party, and it's ancient
creed be restored to its platform. Then.
and not till then, will the work of tho
National Democratic party be accom-
plished and its organization cease to BIO
an independent one.
The iirmer the convictions and tine
holder the courage of National Demo.
Gratis the souner will the country bu
freed from the hlighting influence OF
impending disaster.
No oIbpromise with dIshonnr, no
: surrender of principles to expsdieuny ia
the shibhoeth of tho National Democ
racy, and each and evury member OF
the party should stand by his convic,
lions and redoublp his efforts to up.
hold the principles he heieros TO he
Indispensable to the preservation of this
rights and properties Of tho people.
, There is food for encouragement il
4 this address. The conclusion is ire
sisiible that the tide of free silver coin
| age madness reached its flood at Thu
$ election of 1896, aud is now rapidly
ebbing This years. elections shovel
it TO he more than ever losing Issue
y, those OF next year will probably witness
= its annihiiation. BY the time of th'
next national contest, in 1900, it vii
have entirely disappeared.
With this issue reegated to Oblivion
the Democratic party will once NOR
y become potent factor in administer
ing the affairs of this government
2 Thsre is work ahead for the party. AMI
u with the disturbing element of fre
= silver coinage removed, it can atteni
y to that work and once more appeal witt
u olltime confidence to the voters OF th
y country.