The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-10-19
The Democracy Continues in 1893 the
Battle of tho Standards.

hO III IVY AA NV S-N
Battle of tho Standards.
The Democratic Campaign Book for 1893
is now In circulation. 1t is stamped with
the approval and authority OF the Demo-
cratic Congressional Committee. Of which
STEPHEN NJ. WHITE OF California Is Chair
man and 1t Is countersigned by the Demo
cratic National Committee, Of which JAMES
X. JONES Of Arkansas is Chairman. TIL
names Of all the members Of the Demo-
cratic National Committee and the names
Of all the members OF the Democratic Con
gressional Committee are attached to this
statement OF the issues Of the campaign Of
1898, as understood by one Of the two
great political organizations appealing this
year for the votes OF Americans.
Here, then, We have something definite,
official, and authoritative concerning the
issues to be determined by the voting two
weeks from next Tuesday.
This publication supersedes ever Mr..
WILLIAM +. HoRNBLowER's announcement
OF Democratic doctrine for the present
contest. It replaces even Mr.. ONWARD NJ.
SHEPARD's version Of Democratic belief
and purposes. 1t renders superf1uous all
the tongue jugglery OF all the lodging,
trimming, evading, palavering sophists
and sea lawyers on the Democratic ship /;
the men who, for the sake Of personal COM
fort or immediate political convenience,
have been trying to befog the minds Of the
voters with false ideas, and to obscure the
real issues and the true significance OF the
election Of 1898.
Let US ascertain from the Democratic
Campaign Book for 1898 what the people
are to vote about, IN this State and else
where, on the eighth of November.
In tho first place, they are to vote directly
either for or against the Chicago platform
OF 1996-the Bryan platform and the au-
thoritative formulation Of Bryanism-when-
ever and wherever they cast a ballot either
for a Representative in Congress or for a
State legislator who in his turn is to cast q
ballot for q United States Senator. The
odious, dangerous Chicago platform holds
the place of honor inthe Campaign Book for
1898, precisely as it did in the Campaign
Book for 1895. Not a line or q word
or a letter Of the creed has been changed.
1t is all there in its cold ~effrontery.
1t is the same menace to the country
as it was two years ago, when patriotic
Democrats by hundreds OF thousands
turned to and helped tho Republicans
to vote it dow into temporary harmless
ness. 1t will have to DO voted down again
in the same way, and with the same
emphasis, or all that was gained for the
country then will be lost now. Read from
the, Democratic Campaign Book the para
mount issue on which you are to vote less
than three weeks hence:
Recognizing that tho money question is para,
mount TO all others at this time. We invite attention
to the fact that the Federal Constitution named sill.
yer and gold together as the money metals of the
United States. %" We demand the free and
unlimited coinage of both silver and gold at the
present legal ratio of 1o to 1 without waiting for
the aid or consent OF any other nation. We do
mand that the standard silver dollar shall be a
full legal tender. equally with gold. for all debts
public and private. and We favor such legislation as
will prevent for the future the demonetizaton OF any
kind OF legaltender money by private contract. We
are opposed to the policy and practice of surrender
ing to the holders OF the obligations OF tho United
States the option reserved by law to the Government
of reducing such obligations in either silver coin oil
gold coin"
This Is not 1896. It is 1893. The De.
mocracy of 1898 goes to the polls to vote
again for free silver at 10 to 1. That issue
the Democracy holds TO as the paramount
issue OF the present election, the HORN.
BLOWERS and the SHEPARDS TO the contrary
Notwithstanding.
Following the Chicago platform there are
in the Democratic Campaign Book two
hundred and forty-six pages OF arguments
and statistics intended to guide the utter
ances OF Democratic campaign speak
ers in every State OF the Union. One
hundred and t~wenty-nine pages, constitut
ing more than one-half Of the book, are de
voted especially to material relative to the
question Of free silver at 10 to 1, In its
various aspects. Tho important question,
says the Democratic Congressional Com
mittee to Democratic voters in New Yorl
and elsewhere. far more important 10 III,
American people at this time than Il has bee,
in the past, must not be lost sight OF in thu
present war. The battle Of the standard,
must 90 on, and while we are overthrowlnf
tyranny in Cuba We must not forget K
give q singing blow to gold plutocracy a
home"
Such arc the Instructions to the cam
paign speakers OF the Democracy. and sucl
is the battle call to the Democratic ranI
and hle. The material contained in tn,
book is tho old familiar ammunition, tn,
logic of BRYAN and A. J. WARNER and HATCI
Of Missouri and others, and tho Statistical
masterpieces Of Com HARVEY. Hero it all Il
again. the dcnune!ntlon OF the Crime OF 1879
the silver .pnd wheat argument. chlppe