The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-07-27
DEMOCRACYS MISTAKE.
Some Plain Language by a Free silver
Newspaper.

We believe that the principles OF tne
Democratic party to-day snould '0' "'
viate one hairs breadth from the dOC-
trines on which Thomas Jefferson lou"u-
ed the party in the infancy OF the ~
public. II is unworthy or 'ie
history and traditions OF Demuc
racy TO change an esseh'''
principle or TO enter into any kind -oi
compromise for the mere purpose Oh WI,
ming party success. III our undei s''
ing OF the consolidation or the D-.iD
cratic Populist and Republican pa.
Is correct the Democratic party ap9o' -
ed the other two and was no1 aDsol -
bv them. That the campaign was ious"'
out on the financial issue Jas ho-
cause the Democratic party had yleIvgu
I'm one iota its advanced position on .n0
questions of tariG, pensions, local bDF
eminent and Angl0-SaNon uomlhalO' '.'
tho south but because OF ihe hha"e -,
and political conditions or lhs ~.
demanded that the currency t"e'e''N
.-t,,,fl to tta chief issue of that particu-
f,. ,.rDnafsn Rv reason OF thls l'a"
stewart Teller and Altgcid became -.
.bo bfretallfc coalition and supppileu ''-
Democratic candidates Ine7e -,
and silver Republicans however -
their v!ows are changed. are ho1 %
Gratis. nor wlIl thcir views tf.t .',..
cepted as Democratic Inc -. ms
party IS the same tnat ]. ,s dis
ana .rrs the currency quesboA p"
.l ., win r.+urn % che active auN"-
l..,. of those great principles ih w..
tt.- +o which h has never i'iiet'N'
.,, mistaken ln what Democracy q -
strf mot committed To the
ea lov-farin. nud if 30 will not p, anu ~
e.rea and m-D0mocrlllc ih, -,t.,t
',t.~-ti,, made in tho silver >Nl-'-
,,,,.hn,an. a paper edited - 9,',,'
,t, A. stewart. m Washing. ~ -
,.-I,., IN no the national organ "a ~
,.,,,etsiilo Marty The writer d'
Dirplov bill and says as ioiioN' ,...,l d,
..i9 otbar words. DO o. less sel.o
,.- ~t,rootar than the wilson oi'
botb Democrats and kepn"il.'-'
,o,,e +bat n protective tariff is niece
.Eo nfnr,ey Im ON che whole Us lI'''',
VS. GOOD las any tariff biIi wien ms
PASSED by either party. s,..,,.or
The l0ug-whiskered, free siiFei .,..,
from oregon is much mistaken i- POI, ,.i,,
that both tho Democratic anu ~. .t,.,
can PARTIES arc agreed that oJ,,'.-',,
tarln Is necessary and tnat no l..-. ~
SIN Is as good as the wilson p.' -.,,
.s.e,varf believes that the Dem1'I'Ll'
rises ana rr'a iA lt"" -'t' fa
a++omnt 90 norge every other DeHi'-i % az
~r.nri9ie into the free silver principe.
Ma Democratic party should rememoeI
,t,+ senator stewart and Senators Teller
and Rufler are nothing more than ne" zee
orrits lp fho service 0f Democracy anu
mat in may respects they are NOT
rrps 10 Democratic teaching. TO mann
tain Cos integrity. the Democratic parry Us
~ look 90 tn. principles laid down py
Thomas Jefferson as The guide.
The party was OLD and great In me
country's service long before the days OH
senator stewart and does not need 10 go
10 FREQ silver extremists to learn Wnat
as Democratic. Better lose The en.re
populls. and silver Republican following
4han 10 yield one sacred principle or
load the party with an incubus th1- VIII
finally crush DC down.-Pase News.