Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-03-24
GEORGE CRAWFORD, EDITOR.
THURSDAY. MARCH "a, 1898.
BIRD AND WALL.

of uniting the party to secure four or
five Democratic members Of congress,
and the reelection OF John Mitchell
to the u. S. Senate and other party
triumphs.
Col. Bird has much OF that human
kindness that makes all akin. l}lanco
would give autonomy to Cuba. lie
is forgivng, but not diplomatic. lie
should promise besides five congress-
men, % governor and senator, some
good to the people. He Is too dicta-
torial with his concessions. He IL AN
optomist by hcrcdlty. Oh yes. He
has made sacrifices for his country,
and worked hard for the Democratic
party, and under the present dark
cloud of Republcanism he sees u
silver lining OF l6 to |.
would be pleased to see the party
united on the platform of Jefferson,
Silas Wright, TiIden, and Cleveland;
not with the grccnback feature which
has been so often condemned. ] would
eliminate the threat that would bring
the federal judiciary under the duress
OF popular caprice.
appreciate the spirit In which
Col. Bird tenders the olive branch,
but must decline the invitation to be
penitent.' Like his friends John
Mitchell and Wall, he has made u
great sacrifice in abandoning his ear
ly taught views of government. |
realize that it IL party fcalty alone
that causes him to approve the Chicn-
20 platform, and, like Mr.. Wall, re-
CARDS 1t M only II bond TO hold
together the Democratic organization.
feel that the people ut this time
should have II clear understanding OF
what we regard as fundamental In
government.
There should be no misundcrstand-
ing W. to the exercise of power by
congress in coming money and rcgu-
lating the value thereof
From tho time when Jefferson MI
tempted to establish ratio between
the metals, providing that onc-half of
u grains difference should be nc
counted for In the quantity that
should go into n coin, until 1902, the
Democratic party has maintained that
every dollar put into the hands OF the
people should be of equal value to NIL
other representatives Of dollars.
Tho converse of this principle Is not
the contention Of Col. Bird, nor of
Mr.. Wall In his letter to Mr., Maggie,
Their whole argument Ia In support
of arbitration by conventions, MIR,
Wall says:
The differences Of opinion among
Democrats had boon submitted to the
convention for arbitration, aud was
not the verdict binding upon all those
who participated In the convention"
There was no submission to arbitn-
tion. The simile is not we'll put, M
TIL re were not two parties in the con-
vcntion claiming rights that were
withhold, and II DISTINGUISHED arbitra-
tor TO determine the ISSUE Joined.
Mr., Wall says:
Differences Of opinion should he
fought out within the party ranks,
and every man has right to retain
his opinions and views aud to strive
some day to have them prevail not
withstanding he submits, after being
overrulod by his party associates,
and loyalty support their verdict,
There are precodcnts for this submits
sion In church, social and labor or
ganiHation, and every organization
that successfully combats FOR high
ideas and against wrong ones, can
only do SO ON these lines,
Admitted that church differences
furnish prccedcuts of submission,
Yet the fact that there are four hum
dred organizations growing out of
diverse opinions, since the sixteenth
century, is evidence that independent
Thought has ruled instead of subscr-
viency to convention dictation
The arrangement of the altar IN II
church, or u change in the ritaal
would he n non-cssential, but the de-
NAL of the Trinity would he nnda-
mental: the rate of II taritf would be
different from II debascment OF the
coin.
All the optimists who believe the
Democratic party badly rent asundcr
by the Chicago platform, can bc united
by some kind of II compromise ON the
ratio of silver to gold, are much ut
fault In their conclusions.
The ratio HAT fetish Is not the only
obstacle TO perfect union. The hcri-
sizes contained in the platform of the
silver party beside the money question
arc insurmountahlc.
The National Democrats will never
consent to the plan often times de-
l..