Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1898-09-01
THE DEMOCRACY DEMOCRACY SSOOl|D. SSOOl|D.
All the States Fav0ring Free Coinage
Endorse Chicago Currency Plank.

All tho States FavorIng Free Coinage
Endorse Chicago Currency Plank.
One after another Democratic
State and district conventions in all
parts Of the connsry arc endorsing
the last national Democratic plat
form, and in almost every instance,
special stress is laid upon the cur
rency plank of that platform.
The Ohio Democratic convention
has, after reaffirming tho Chicago
platform, thus particularized in ref
erence to the currency question
"We particularly endorse tho
financial plank therein declaring for
the free and unlimited coinage of
silver and gold at The ratio of 16 to
l., Independent Of any and all other
nations" .... -.
Not single State which declared
in favor of the free coinage of both
gold and silver two years ago, has
failed to take similar action this
year, and it is especially noticeable
that several States whose conven-
ticns declared against silver two
years ago, will endorse the national
platform of the party this year.
AS with the State, so it is with
the district conventions. Democrats
throughout the country arc being
renominatod on platforms specifically
indorsing the currency plank of the
national platform. Over in Alabama
Hon. Henry d. Clayton has been
nominated by the Third Senatorial
District Convention on platform
"affirming our faith and devotion to
the platform of '96," apd calling
attention to the fact that "two ses-
sions of Congress have been held
since the Inauguration of William
Mckinley as President, and yet the
Republicans have failed to enact any
wise or good legislation looking TO
the reform of our financial system,
which is confessedly bad, and which
has been condemned by all the great
political parties. We believe that
the only settlement of this great
question, consistent with the pros
perity of all, is on the line laid down
in the Democratic platform adopted
at Chicago in '96."
= And so it goes. Yet there arc
those who insist that the currency
question is no longer an issue, that
the gold standard is fixture, and
that we will hear nothing moro of
free silver as political issue.
If any one thing is more certain
than another it is that the Demo-
cratic National Convention, to be
held two years hence, will reafiirm
the currency declaration of the plat
form of 1896. If there was a reason
for the demand for free coinage TWO
years ago, there is none the less for
it to-day, and events have fully
justified the wisdom of tho position
taken by the Democratic National
Convention at Chicago.
Democrats may divide on compare
lively unimportant issues, but they
are getting together on the money
question, and many of those who left
the party two years ago are now
admitting the error of their
course by accepting the platform
and supporting the organization.
The Republicans may have q
temporary triumph in tho fall cleo.
tlons this year as the result of the
war, but the Democrats will ente,
the Congressional campaign of 1906
with better prospects of success thar
they have had in the past eight
years, and whatever may be the
result of the approaching elections
the Democratic demand for the
reform of the currency will redeem
Congress two years honco.~--Atlantf
Constitution.
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