The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1897-01-12

minority has u right to give part.
definition Of Democracy then ther,
may be as many definitions q
there are individuals.
"Ie those who bolted the Chicag,
nominees have right to call them
selves better Democrats than thos
who supported such nominees, thel
the boiling Democrats who boltet
the bolting ticket and voted for thu
Republican nominees have q righ
to call themselves better Demo
Gratis than the boilers who support
ed the boiling ticket. The righ
to party organization belongs t
the majority and the right to tht
party name mustalso belong to the
majority. HI -"
"There should be no difficulty il
standing the relations hicl
should exist between the Demo
Gratis who remained in the party
and those persons who went out ol
the party. a party Is defined rs
an association of persons who agree
upon an important questions 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 u position upon
the question aud made a gallant
fight in defense OF the platform
adopted. If the money question was
now considered settled another
issue could be, taken up and IL new
alignment made, but the money
question is not settled. The con-
test for the restoration of the mon
ey Of the constitution will go on
with renewed vigor. The people
who advocated free silver before
the election advocate itnow. The
election has decided the Presiden-
cy for four years and it has deter
mined lhe complexion Of Congress
for two years, but it has not over
thrown the convictions Of those
who believe that the gold standard
is a conspiracy against the welfare
Of the producing masses nor has II
changed the convictions of those
who believe thata trusts must be
abolished and corporations made
to obey the law.
"This campaign has. shown the
of keeping bimetal-
lists and gold standard advocates
in the same political organizations
and ii will be more difficult task
In the future than it has been this
year. To use common iliustra-
ton, a hen is always disturbed If
she has in her. brood few ducks
which insist. on padding in the
water while thu chickens are con-
tent to scratch upon the land. Tie
Democratic party will in like man
ner be III at eace if it has a few
web-fOoted members who insist
lpon crossing the ocean for their
political food upon American soil.
Not only is :his separation between
he gold standard Democrats a
necessity, but it ought to be desir-
able to both sides. If the gold
Standard Democrats are as bad,
politically, as we. think they are,
We ought not to care to affiliate
with them, and il those who sup
ported the Chicago platform are
lalf rs bad as the. goldbugs say
hey are they are apt to contamin-
,te all who associate with them.
IN my opinion there should he no
compromise Of the issues involved
n the late campaign, and no Terms
short Of absolute surrender offered
hose who have deserted us. II
my Democrat becomes convinced
hat the gold standard is necessary,
" becomes.a "a defender of trusts, he
IAN leave the party and join the
Democrats or the Rcpubli-
'ans. If any boiling Democrat
ices the error OF his ways, and is
Wiling to indorse the Chicago plat
orm and labor with, those who
eek to carry it into effect, wa will
Welcome such Democrat back in-
o the fold.
ave are engaged. now In just |
uch contest as that through |
which Andrew Jackson passed,
nd we do well on this occasion to
axe encouragement from his de-
'o,ion to the cause of the people.
lie gained his greatest silver VIC
ory in his fight against the nation.
! banks. We have the same tight
m hand to-day. The national bank
8 seeking to force retirement OF
he greenback, and then monop0
lie the issue of paper money. The
republicans during the campaign
lst closed, avoided this subject
nd refused To declare, themselves