The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1898-12-27
COLUMN

EDITORIAL COLUMN
EDITORIAL MISCELLANY.
There seems to be question of YER
acity between certain member of the
recent democratic conference held at
Dies Moines, and the half-dozen news
paper correspondents who were on the
ground to report the proceedings. The
newspaper men report what was said
as to the abandonment of 16 to as an
issue, and who said it. They quote
from Chairman Townsend's remarks
and give figures as to campaign contri.
buttons upon his authority. They tell
that General Weaver spoke against the
abandonment of the silver issue and
give the names of those supporting his
contentious. All this is met by sim
pie denial from the member of the con-
ference. He gives no details of what
did occur but states that the abandon
ment of silver was not discussed. Even
did we not know the parties involved
we would be inclined to give the benefit
of the doubt to the half dozen or so cor.
respondents representing papers having
different political tendencies, and under
the circumstances we have no hesitation
in saying that the statements of the
correspondents are undoubtedly true.
One thing which all agree was ac-
complished by the conference was the
doing away with the tri-partite farce.
1t has certainly been laughable % see
the same delegate sitting as demo-
GRAFT, populist and silver republican
and then coming home and cheering
himself because he was unanimous.
We are glad to get the enemy out into
the open, glad that they are to throw
off their mask of pretended republican
ism. Henceforth they are democrats,
and the next time brother republican
that one of their demagogical leaders
comes round and inSinuates that except
for the silver question he is as good a
republican as you are and that he still
has the interests of the grand old party
at heart. just tell HIM that you know
better, that he has crawled in between
the democratic sheets and must lie in
the democratic bed, and that you would
think more of him if he did not act
so ashamed of his bed-fellow.
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We like to see manhood in politics.
We hate shams and hypocrisies, and in
this we believe the great mass of the
people agree. No man and no news
paper ever gained anything by being
afraid to say his soul is his own. Do
not do it, friends. The questions upon
which the two parties are divided are
certainly great enough to command
your serious attention. Give these
questions the consideration they de.
serve, try to throw off your preJudicies
to lay aside self interest, and to decide
the questions on their merits alone.
At the closing of the year, when par
tisan strife is lulled, it may be we'll tt
review the principles advocated by The
two great parties in an as impartial Z
manner as is possible.
The democratic party believes in the
free and unlimited coinage of silver a.
the ratio of 16 to 1.
The republican party believes in has
ing the value of our coinage on gold
which is the standard of value used by
nearly all the other nations with which
we do business. That is in making ouI
currency and other coinage redeemabIe
in gold.
The democratic party believes in a
tariff for revenue only. This means q
J tariff placed upon necessary articles
such as tea, coffee. etc, without regard
to conditions of manufacture or pro
duction in this country.
The republican party believes in adj
justing the tariff SO that it will provide
the necessary income and at the same
time protect from foreign competition
such manufactures or products as may
need such protection.
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The democratic party, originally be
lieved in as little government as posi-.
BILE, that is that the individual should
be allowed to work out his own life
problem with the least possible govern.
mental interference, Since the popu.
list element has entered so largely into
democracy however. it has become in.
fused with socialistic tendencies-we
do not use the term socialistic in any
deprecatory sense, but in the sense OF
enlarged governmental powers. and the
sinking OF the individual. This ten.