Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-07-26
Entered at the Post Office at Laporte, a
second-class mail matter.
A SOUND MONEY DEMOCRAT.


situation an anti-Bryan-Guffey Demo-
crat said: mo selfish pursuit of per-
sonal comfort called the gold Demo-
Gratis to Indianapolis in September,
1896, and there moved them to nomi-
nate Palmer and Buckner. That third
ticket was nominated at a sacrifice. 1t
cost time and labor and money. They
were not cranks and visionaries, the
men Of that convention. They were
practical men, and they had sound
political and moral reasons for their
action. Among the chiefs of the Re-
publicans and the gold Democrats the
opinion prevailed that the nomination
of a third ticket was advisable and nee
essary as a means to make sure the
defeat Of w. J. Bryan. 1t was thought
that in certain doubtful states sound
money Democratic ticket would get
votes that would otherwise go to Bryan
and might elect him. In the panic Of
fear that seized upon the managers in
the month of August this consideration
was held to be important. But that
wave Of apprehension had an unfore-
seen effect. It swept so many gold
Democrats straight into the Republic
can camp that the election Of Mckinley
and Hobart was assured without the
assistance of the third ticket. But that
fortunate condition became evident
much later.
1T was only deemed a necessity that
somewhere in the United States flag
be raised in the sight of all the people
bearing the word gold. Bryan's plat
form was an unspeakable abomination.
The Indianapolis Democrats ran the
gold standard flag to the masthead and
nailed 1t there. They have never re-
gretted 1t. The people, misled by
years of preaching about the double
standard, had to be set right. They
are now familiar with the facts and
they recognize that there is but one
thing to do this year, and that is to
support the Mckinley ticket in the
presidential contest and to elect Re-
publicans in every district, so as to
emphasize the feeling Of disgust with
the present management of the Demo-
cratic party.
"Guffey working Bryanism in the
national campaign and fusion in the
state contest is not deceiving anybody.
The sound money Democrats propose
to make the net result for the Demo-
cratic party In Pennsylvania this fall
so small that Guffeyism and Bryanism
will be rebuked and the 16 to radicals
will be driven from control Of the
Democratic organization in the Key
stone state.
BRYANISM IS NOT DEMOCRACY.
Congressman James Rankin Young,
of Philadelphia. the we'll known
Washington correspondent, appreci-
ates the fact that the Republican
party is going to get the benefit of the
support of many former Democrats,
but in this campaign sound money Nc
Kinley men.
"The Republican party is opposed in
the pending campaign, not by the
old time Democratic party, as 1t used
to be in former campaigns" he says,
but by all the rag-tag and bobtail of
discontented and dissatisfied human
ity. These masquerade under the var
ious names of Silverites, Populists and
Socialists.
The old Democratic party has passed
from existence for the time being and
the worst element has become affiliated
with the various parties enumerated
above. They are all summed up under
the one name of Bryan or Bryanism.
When the latter is mentioned every
voter understands that 1t represents
the forces of discomfort in all parts OF
the Union.
"The sound money Democrats of four
years ago are now for Mckinley.
"In 1886 these forces made their ex-
istence felt in a most unmistakable
manner But the attempt of the un-
holy combination to lower the stand
ard of honesty In governmental af-
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returned to the fight with vigor worthy
OF better cause. Whether or not the
nation should adopt so cent dollars in
payment of its obligations or retain
its reputation for paying 100 cents for
every dollar due. was the burning is
sue four years ago, and the same CO.
horts which assembled under the ban
ner of 16 to l have once again re-
sponded to the call for a deprecated
currency.
This time large numbers of the
Bryan aggregation seek to becloud the
issue and to make another topic the
paramount subject for discussion, but
there is no voter in the land, however
ignorant, nor however willing he may
be to be blinded, who can recognize
In Bryan or Organism anything but
l6 to 1.
"In the discussion of all questions
the press and the public may we'll drop
the terms Populists, Silverites and
Democrats and combine them all under
the one comprehensive name Of Bryan.
Henceforth during the campaign which
is just opening the forces Of Republi-
canism are opposed to and are fight
ing, not against Democracy, but
against Organism, the synonym Of all
that stands for debased currency and
retrogression In the affairs of the ma
ton. II is not difficult to decide which
the voters will choose"
STATE SHARES IN PROSPERITY.
Philadelphia Republicans were de-
lighted to read a local announcement
this week that vessel had been char
tered to sail from this port with q
cargo OF four thousand tons OF Penpsyl-
vania coal for EnGland.