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MOST SIGNIFICANT.
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Atlanta Constitution.
Those interesting specimens, who call
themselves democrats. but who continue tc
favor tho gold standard. as well as the few
who supported the party in 1896. but who
have put themselves on record by declar-
| ing that they will not again support the
principles set forth In the Chicago plat
form, are arranging for themselves period
OF great loneliness.
| We are moved to these reflections by the
significant action. taken by some of the
most prominent LEADERS, Of the party at the
reorganization OF the congressional cam
paign committee. This committee is one Of
the most necessary and most important or
ganzations supplementary to the party.
In recognizing the other day the con-
gressional campaign committee selected
Senator White of California as its chair
man, and the very first action taken was
unanimous Endorsement and reaffirmntion
of the Chicago platform. The Significance
OF this lies In the fact that many OF the
members oil the committee come from
States that were hopelessly republican in
1S96-from States where the leading demo-
Gratis were induced to bolt the party candi-
dates. Indeed some Of the members OF The
congressional campaign committee refused
in 1896 TO indorse the Chicago platform, and
yet, so completely have events Justified the
wisdom and justice OF that declaration, they
now join with other democrats in indorsing
and affirming II.
The Significance Of this can not be over
estimated. While few gold organs and
Mckinley democrats here and there are
protesting against the Chicago platform.
the leaders of the party, including these
who thought the declaration went too far
in 1896, are unanimously indorsing II. and
preparing to make its principles the Issues
of the campaigns that are to take place In
the congressional districts this year.
The action OF the congressional cam
paign ecu mittee is but a foretaete of what
the Mckinley democrats win have to stand
this year. In every State where a governor
is to be elected, in every district where a
congressional convention meets. the Chi |
cago platform viii be Reimbursed and reat- |
firmed.
1t is easy TO understand why this should |
be so--why. politically speaking. ii should |
DO inevitable. In the first place, custom
and precedent make it necessary.
In the second place. the conditions against
which the Chicago platform was protest |
have become more highly accentuated. The
evils of the gold standard and of laws made
in the interest of plutocracy have grown
to such huge and threatening proportions
that all eyes may behold them.
In the third place, the remedies pro-
posed by the republicans have been shown
10 be futile--one in its effect and the other
in It's inception. The tariff has been futile
m its effect, as Mr.. Dingley himself ad-
mits. Currency reform, such as the repub-
ican leaders propose, will never reach the
senate, The republicans are hopelessly d.
'ided on any schemes that may be pre-
,ented
Thus it /, that the situation makes the
lineage platform, the embodiment of the
'emedies proposed by the party Of the peo-
lie, more important than ever No genuine
democrat IN any State or district has the
highest idea of taking backward step {
o far as democratic doctrine is concerned
The situation is such as to demand that the
'arty assume the aggressive from the open
ng OF the campaign this year to the close
u the National campaign In 1900 I
me republican party Is on The defensive (
Is remedies and its schemes for restoring |
prosperity have proved to be abortive. Al |
eady Mr.. Dingley is explaining why his ]
arm law viii not raise wages In New Eng G
ana, already he has admitted that it is n t
urely sectional law. I
To take advantage of the situation the q
emocratic party will have TO assume tho s
aggressive. The preliminary TO this is the h
nuorsement of the Chicago platform by a
everywhere I