The San Francisco call., 1899-06-11
BELMONT AS a STRIKER.

TERRY BELMONT, the gold Democrat must
- stir his energies to action or hire an adverts-
ing. agent if he desire to hold any longer the
Belmont headshp in New York politics. The other
Belmont O. H. P is forcing his way to the front
with ceaseless activity and shouting Democratic war
cries with voice whose uproar sounds like the bel
lowing of the bull OF Bashan
Ever since he deserted the gold banquet of Tam
many to dine at the dollar dinner with Bryan o. II,
+. Belmont has been assuming more and more the
manner and the method OF a leader who asplres to
play the part of political Moses and lead his fol-
lowers out OF the Egyptian darkness in which they
are dwelling Being unable to stump the country like
Bryan or to utter with his tongue words enough to
promulgae his principles satisfy his desires, he
has established in New York journal called the Yer
dict to assist him in his aspirations.
The avowed object of O. H. P. and his paper is to
harmonic the warning factions OF Democracy. To
that end he proposes general acceptance OF the
Chicago platform and an agreement to store it away
with the party treasures OF the past. He urges his
followers aggressive fight for nearly everything
demagogues can dream Of except free silver. In a
recent issue of Verdict the appeal went forth:
Draw your politics you might sword and
throw away the scabbard Strike for an income taxi
Strike for inheritance taxi Strike for levy on
churches Strike for the public ownership OF fran
Chses Strike for the death OF the trust Strike for
the destruction of the national bank! Strike for
live and-letve system of honest currency and bank
ing in its stead. Strike for the overthrow of Presi
dental patronage-he bribe OF legisation-and strike
to fill all Offices, wherever possible, from the ballot
boxw
The appeal did not end there We have cut it at
that point merely give the reader chance to take
breath between strikes. 1t went on to say: Strike
Tor oF
an increase OF the army to the end that lib
erty multiply and aourish Strike to swell the navy
that you thereby win the respect OF nations and be
cause battleship is your best Embassadorl Strike
to cut down the tariff the wall behind which pro-
lection crOuches bushwhack the best welfare OF the
people! Tariff is protection and the latter the seed
OF trusts-thOse combed and curried monsters OF
Protection is against commerce and
commerce is the very life OF reason and prosperity!
Strike against protection, then, as against original
SIM"
Once more take breath and then resume The ap-
peal continues: Strike for an sthman canal!
Raleigh once said to Queen Elizabeth 'Darien is the
key OF the world On Raleigh's word with all the
rest then strike for canal Strike for the initiative
and referendum Strike for it first and strike for
last. 1t is the blow royal, to bring down all the
rcstr
hat IS the campaign policy OF the new Moses It
will be noticed that in its general striking to right
and lett strikes free silver down and out 1t will
be noted also that while the leader has planned well
to get his party to move out of that Egypt OF the
past he carries them farther than the wilderness.
He involves them in jungle where the widest ideas
ct Democracy, Populism, socialism and anarchy are
tangled together in confusion. 1t would be lucky
stroke indeed if in the course OF the general striking
any member of the party involved in such wilder
ness should strike path that leads out Of it