The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1897-06-04

the Democratic party. The mem
bers of the party were never more
united in purpose nor more Jealous
than at the present time. Neither
is there lack of harmony among the
boiling Democrats. They seem just
as determined to carry out Republi-
can policies as they were during the
campaign. If, however, you mean
by your question to ask whether
there is any common ground upon
which the two Democratic organiza-
tons can meet, | answer no.
Webster defines a party as a
number of persons united in opinion
and aiming to influence or control
the action of the community.
Agreement in opinion is the essen
tial thing in a party. No lexi-
cographer has yet defined party
to be union of two hostile factions,
each determined by the question
which is paramount in the minds
of the people.
WHERE THE PARTY IS SPLIT.
The regular Democrats in their
last national convention declared
the money question to be the para
mount issue. The boiling Demo
Gratis, both in their minority report
at Chicago and in their platform at
Indianapolis, recognized the money
question to be the paramount issues.
The regular Democrats announced
their unalterable opposition to mon,
ometallism, describing it as an I'M
American and anti American fnan-
cial policy. They demanded the
restoration of the free and unlimit-
ed coinage of both silver and gold
at the present legal ratio of Is to 1,
without waiting for the aid or con-
sent of any other nation. They
declared that the silver dollar
should be legal tender equally
with gold for all debts, public and
private, and insisted that the gov
eminent should retain the right to
redeem coin obligations in either
gold OF silver. They also expressed
themselves as emphatically opposed
to national bank currency.
The gold Democrats Endorsed the
gold standard, declared against the
restoration of bimetallism by the
Independent action of this nation
and demanded the retirement of the
greenbacks and treasury notes.
The Democrats who supported
the Chicago platform are now as
firmly in favor of the position
taken upon the money question as
they were during the campaign. I.
any change has taken place theil
devotion has been increased rather
than diminished.
NOTHING TO INDICATE RECONCILE
ALTON.
The adoption of the gold stan
dard by Japan and Peru has in
creased the strain upon gold an(
emphasized the warnings uttered
by the advocates of free silvel
during the campaign. There il
nothing to indicate that the leaders
among the gold Democrats feel any
more kindly toward the regula
organization than they did si'
months ago. In fact, it is only /;
few days since the most conspic
uous boilers met at the Waldor
dinner, and not only paid homage
to the golden calf which image the!
have. set up, but breathed on
threatenings and slaughter agains
the greenbacks and treasury notes
An attempt has been made il
some quarters to push the tariff
question to the front, but | do no
think that this effort can be sue
cessful. The tariff question is n,
more important now than it wa
during the campaign, and it wa
not important enough then to keel
the gold Democrats within the fold
To be sure, some of the gold Dem
ocrats are criticising the Dingle!
bill, but the moment the Republi
Gems turn their attention to tn,
money question all complainin!
will cease, and the gold Democrat
will be found in the front rank
fighting shoulder to shoulder will
the Republican leaders. If tn
Republicans attempt any furthe
degradation of silver the gold Dem