The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-07-04

ocrats declares against any compromise
with Popuiisrn or surrender of Demo-
cratic principles to the Republican party
policies. 1t may be taken to mean that
this branch of the Democracy intends to
warn the Free silver Democrats that .
free silver platform will keep up the
breach, aud to intimate that IL free sill
yer is made a part Of the Democratic
platform the Sound Money Democrats
will vote for Swallow or an independent
candidate.
This last idea is suggested by the dec
Iaration that the issue in this common
wealth Is administrative" In its formal
declaration Of belief. with which the
address concludes. this branch of the
Democracy says: The administration
Of the state in every department. should
be promptly reorganized on a basis Of
prohity, capacity and efficiency" The
other planks in its platform are as fol-
lows:
That a strict adherence TO the ccns.Itu-
ton Of the United States as the supreme
law OF the land. particularly in che de-
Tense Of The obligation OF contracts. is the
nrst esse ntial Of political morals: and. n
conformity herewith,
Tha, gold alone is the safe standard of
value for foreign and domestic trade and
for the coinage Of money.
That all paper currency OF the national
government; should be retired when re-
dE,4r in, .Str1 nd in -oiz al
That the national bank system should be
revised 10 enable It 10 provide an adequate
currency for interstate commerce, and the
tax upon the note issues OF state banks
should be repealed to enable them to pro-
vide necessary local currency for local
trade within the lawful scope of their
charters.
That all taxation, state and national
should be for revenue only and that for
eign trade should no longer be hampered
by the vexatious exactions Of retaliatory
tariff legislation at home and abroad, pre-
venting the active interchange of COM
modities upon which prosperity depends
That beyond the constitutional limits Ia
Its authority the national government
should not NEEDLE with the financial and
commercial affairs Of the people.
The Philadelphia Times warns the
warning factions that the Sound Money
Democratic element OF Pennsylvania
should not be underestimated. 1t re-
duced the Democratic vote for president
In 1896 fully 100000. of which probably
one-half or more went directly to Nc
Kinley: but the 100000 Democrats who
did not vote for Bryan fall very far
short Of representing the full Sound
Money Democratic force of the state.
Of the nearly 100000 Democrats
who voted for Bryan. quite one
half did not believe in the Chi
cago platform, and they remained with
in the Democratic lines solely because
they hoped that by remaining in the or
ganization. they might lead it back to
its old honest Democratic moorings of
nearly century.
The Sound Money Democrats have
been soldified by the tactics Of the ad
herents of William J. Bryan in forcing
the dismissal of Mr.. Harrity from the
Democratic national committee. al
though he voted the Democratic ticket.
solely because he was unwilling to give
up his lifetime convictions and the long
established policy of the Democracy in
favor OF honest money They have also
prescribed every Democrat who will not
avow himself in favor OF the cheap
money heresy Of the Populists.
If the Democratic convention should
decide to ignore the national platform
and confine the state platform TO state
issues, the Sound Money Democrats
might be induced to ratify the ticket In
order to defeat the Republicans With
the Democrats united and Independent
Republicans drawn to the support of a
ticket whose election carried with it no
Endorsement of the Chicago platform IL
might become very close fight II the
Bryanites prevail. and the Democrats
are divided and the Independent Repub-
iicans repealed Republican victory is
absolutely sure