The commonwealth., 1898-02-03
If there be any who call themselves


democrats, and cannot stand white
supremacy and che white metal linked
together, the one to preserve the liber-
ties, the glory and independence of the
government, and to root out corrup-
ton, fraud, extravaganza and incom-
potency the other to relieve, upllft
and redeem the down trodden and Op-
pressed portion of the human family,
we would advise them to separate from
the democratic organization also from
the populist organization, and go home
where they belong, In the negro party,
and cease calling themselves democrats
or populists.
II any act and vote with the gold
bug party or the republican party,
why call yourselves democrats or pop
ullsts? Why sail under false colors?
Honesty is always the best policy.
There is no room III this State or ma
ton for but two parties. All other
organizations politically are alders and
abettors to either the gold-bug repub-
hcan party or the silver democratic
party, or they are simply swill drinkers
or pie hunters.
No, Mr.. Editor, the silver craze is
not dead nor is Mr. Bryan dead. They
are both living, powerful factors. They
are both stronger by twenty per cent.
to-day than they were on the day Nc
Klnley was elected, and will be ten per
cent. strong one year from now.
Neither Van Wyck, Croker or David
B. Hill need trouble themselves about
who will control the next national
democratic convention. Neither New
York State nor the New England
States combined with Ohio and Penn
sylvania will ever control another
democratic convention. Nor will they
name any other democratic President,
until they repent of their sins OF omis-
sion and commission and are converted
to democratic doctrines.
No man in New York or any Eastern
State can carry the electoral vote in
single Southern State. They must
repudiate Cleveiandism and goIdbugism
and spew them up, before they can
ever hope to get the support of the
South.
No traitor like Hill or Whitney can
ever In this day and generation get the
support in a national democratic con-
vention.
The only hope for the success of the
national democracy is from the South
and West. Neither the Southern nor
the Western democracy desires success
on the national ticket with New York
or New England democrat at the head
of the ticket. Such another victory as
the Cleveland victory would be ever
lasting death to true democracy.
Mr.. Van Wyck just as we'll kill that
bundle bee. buzzing In his silk beaver.
He Is not in it.
We Want no more New York de-
mocracy Tor the next hundred years.
If David B. Hill and company, and
Palmer, Buckner, Carlisle and company
had been true democrats and had used
their power to elect Bryan, he would
to-day be President instead of Nc
Klnley. And their day might have
come, but now, 1t never will until the
grave opens to receive them.
Now, in conclusion I want to say
that any man, gold-bug, populist, or
republican who goes into a democratic
convention and abides the decision of
that convention and supports its nomi-
nees is good enough democrat for me.
We ought not to expect all men to
agree with each other.
All any political party ever required
of its members or its friends. was to
support Its nominees fairly made in
open convention.
All that is required OF any citizen, is
to be reasonable, honest, consistent,
just and patriotic, and seek all the in
formation and light on every available
subject, and then follow the dictates OF
an enlightened conscience and ma
tured judgment.
To be thus governed and controlled
the silver men in the Democratic, Re-
publican and Populist parties, will car
ry this State In defiance OF all opposi-
ton from of6ce-seekers, corruption, and
goIdbuglsm and plutocracy It Is full
time honest white men of all classes
should get together in order to rescue
from ruin all that is worth living for or
dying for. w. HI. K1TcH1N.
A MONUMENT TO CONFEDER-
ATE SOLDIERS.
Correspondence to THE COMMONWEALTH
T.. Sna,