Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-10-06
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the principles promulgated in the Chi
caeo platform of '96. have not abated?
Ia reply I must say, not an item.
Living truths, like the immortal,
never die. They may apparently be
defeated even crushed to the earth,
but like their sire, will arise again.
Thus have an abiding faith in the
axioms as set forth by that wise and
patriotic ssembiage of national repre-
sentation Of intelligence, as the vital
iife-glving powers of republic. Not
only the principle of finance, but OF
many others of near Importance were
duly elucidated and pointed out TO
the liberty-lover of a representative
government. Thus we see that IN
comparing the formulation of prin.
ciples at Omaha and Chicago that the
latter includes all that is essential of
| the former, less much of it's ideas im.
practicable. or not applyable to this
age. Thus AS 1 now see the political
situation, the Chicago platform has
simply supplanted the Omaha. Popn
lism has fulfilled its mission. The
sloughing off of that fraction OF the
National Republican party known as
free silverites, has become an acknowl
edged fact. The present Democracy
under the regen GRAFTON of the Chicago
platform and leadership of its .presi
Dental candidate. VIM j. Bryan, forms
! the integral whole, of which the other
parties are factors.
Thus to make short work of the.mat-
ter, let us not be ambiguous. Did you
not meet and agree upon the Oracles,
and leadership of the Chicago platform?
You said you were right then. and
still proclaim your innocense in wrong
doing, by your further support of the
same principles. II right then and
right now why not proclaim to the
world that you are undivided; that
you are whole. Give yourself full
name AS you all agreed upon the
principles of the Chicago platform,
why not agree upon one name? Re
generated Democracy is good enough
for NE. Why certainly SO, did [ not
accept the terms when l voted for
VIM j. Bryan and all the principles,
| in connection with his candidacy?
Would not all Popuilst Democrats and
Free Silverites have gloried in his
election? Then are you not giving
active consolation to your political ad.
versaries by giving them TO under
stand that you are yet in a fractional
condition.
In my opinion the only way to sue
cess in anything, is to treat it as a
whole. When you become one politi-
cally, the party details can be the better
managed. But as long as we are
recognized as under different manage
ments, just that long we will find con-
fiicting interest, to be met; Office jeal
ousies to palliate, only to end in cease
less strife. aud final doom of disin
teation.
No, the inevitable and fnal must
come. In principle we are the same,
and the same will doubtless be in
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Silver Republicans and Democrats, 1
am simply serving citation on you to
get ready for the change. In fact,
however, it is no change; because you
all have agreed TO be in opposition to
the politics of the National Republican
i party. Or, in other words, it is simply
the principles of the Chicago platform
against those as promulgated by the
Republicans at St. Louis, known as
the st. Louis platform.
We Populist, Free Silver RepublI-
cans, and Democrats, formed a nation.
ell party, the dividing line, or question
at issue was finance. A metallic basis
of the two coins or metals of gold and
silver. The Republican national party
on the same question. said. no. we car,
have but one standard and the unit
of value must be measured by gold.
While that was the question talked
mostly about, there were many other
questions of vital Importance. The
assemblage of representatives at Chi
cago gave you your political gospel,
now known as the Chicago Democratic
party platform.
Therefore as a recapilulation we
have just two parties nationally speak
ing in this country. or the Republic OF
U. S. A. One the deliberation or
thoughts as delineated at Chicago: tae
other as promulgated at st. Louis.