The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1899-08-18
NOT THE ONLY ISSUE.
There IL Plenty of Material for the
Democrats to Use In the
Next Campaign.

Isn't IL about time that democratic
newspapers and Democrat, politicians
arrived at some sensible understanding
as 10 the democratic rights and priv
leges of the men who will compose the
next national convention? That issues
cannot be made by politicians has been
Laid by 50 many of them in 50 many
| different Ways that IL would seem idle
| To repeat the assertion were IL not for
the continued nonsense one reads in
| gold standard journals about the cf-
| fort in democratic circles to betray
Bryan and silver.
Nobody ever charged that the demo
cratic convention Of iS96 was disloyal
To the tariff reform idea, That conSen-
ton declared for the free coinage of
silver and for n tariff for revenue at
one and the same time, and the very
men who ware foremost ia insisting
that a strong free coinage plank be
Incorporated in the platform had been
the most conspicuous advocates of the
Wilson law. They were broad enough
10 understand that great party must
stand for something more than a single
idea. and the convention which notEi-
mated Mr.. Bryan so declared. The same
AtgCld who l. now leading faction
In Chicago which has put buttons on
il followers and labeled them Bryan
sixteen to one" had a. much 10 do
with making the platform of i,9G a.
any other one man In tive democratic
party. No oae then charged that Alt
geld was lukewarm Ia his advocacy al
tree. silver coinage. and Vet Altgeld's
sole aght in ,hatconycntiou was 20 have
Incorporated IN the national platform
70 plank drnouncing government 10y in
junction and the Interference Of FED.
eral troops.
As IL was in 1896 so IL viii bc In 1900.
The delegates who Will speak for The
democratic party viii Doe loyal bimctli-
lists. They will be earnest tariff re-
formers and will be ready 10 dsuounce
the cncroachmcnts OF the federal au-
ihoritics on the liberties OF the people
This was democratic doctrine ia 1890
and IL will b. democratic doctrine IN
1900. But IA the developments in the
great Illinois ard other strikes caused
the national convention % $50 10 de-
Glare against federal intAfcrcncc in
local affairs and make that question
on issue. so far a. the democratic parts
was concerned, 80 will the oycrcspi-
ialization and unprecedented formation
Of trusts cause the democratic parry ~
1900 90 demand their regulation by
national legislation. And hccauss the
present administration has plunged us
into an unholy war 81 conquest AMI
threatened the stability Of the republic
with pernicious policy ~ imperialism
the democratic convention will speak
in such language that all .hs people
can understand what the policy 81 the
party will be- II inirustcd with the reins
OF government.
There has not been period approach
ing a national convention since the
war when there was - little friction
among dcmpcra regarding the pro- l
posed main planks In the national plat. |
form. And, just a. the republican con !
veution will drciu-r Tor something else /
beside the gold standard. 40 will the I
democratic party declare FOR ot.".hing /
more than free silver coinage. and the |
viii L. fought q a finish on /
the issues which are % the most con- |
Germ 20 the people. Kansas City Times. |