The age-herald., 1899-06-01


 course to It's enemies. believe that the question of platform in 1900 is practically settled and agree with George Fred W.T. Hams of Massachusetts when he says, in speaking of those who sought to destroy us in 1896. The question is, not how to get them back. but how to keep them out
 Your only hope of success in 1900 lies in the inherent right and justice of your cause, and in tho awakening of the people of this country to a knowledge of the eN- istng conditions. Tho5 who call them selves republicans ought to understand the difference between Lincoln and Hanna. Those who call themselves republicans ought to understand that that which helps a democrat helps a republican, and that which hurts republican hurts demo- crat that there is mo issue between re publcanism and democracy; that the stu alton is, that tho organized wealth Of the country has obtained control of the repu- lican organization; that 1t would rob a re- publican of the fruits of his labOrs just as readily as it would rob a democrat of the fruits of his labor; that organized wealth has no politics and no convictions; that it seeks only the control of the presi- dent, the congress, and of the courts, and that it makes no difference to it whether it controls them by means of the republi- can organization or the democratic organ izaion. It would like to own them both. It made little difference to the organized wealth of this country in 1892 whether MT. Cleveland was elected or MT. Harrison was elected and if MT. Cleveland could be the democratic nominee in 1900 the money power of this country would just as soon have him elected as to have MT. McKin- ley.
 Diverting Public Attention
 ''The organized wealth of the land, realizing the danger impending over it in 1896, and fearing the result of a con- test in that year on the lines as laid down in 1896, is seeking to save itself by divertang the attention of the people from the real issue, and by securing a departure by the democracy from the lines laid down in 1896, and to that end you have mon calling themselves dem- ocrats, going about today, declaring for platform broad enough for all demo crats to stand upon; and you have men calling themselves democrats, declaring that we should omit the plank favorsnss Independent bimeta1lSm at 16 to 1, in the platform of 1900; and you find the political boss of New York city under taking to dictate to the same end, tho platform of 1900 and offering to supporu the democratic party if it will surrender the democracy, and offering to support
 MT Bryan if he will only give up that for which he contanded in 1S96
 Tn my judgment the democracy of this nation should enter into no alliance with tHoso III SoilIoi ol lHo uoiHOcrdll0 organ ization in New York city. You can get the aid of those people by purchase, and by purchase only, and the consideration that you would have to pay would be- in the event of success at the polls, to carry on an administration hostile to all for which you contended in 1896, and hostile to all for which you expect to contend in 19OO In my judgment 1t would be better to go to defeat in 1900 without an alliance with those in control of the democratic organi- zation in New York than to go to victory with such an alliance. New York may not be the enemys country, but it is a country in possession of the enemy The loyal and honest democrats of New York state and New York city, who are in sympathy with the organization in New York, are now justified in a political revolution, and they ought to declare their independence of that state organization, form one of their own, and sepd their accredited delegates