The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1900-09-22


ver AGAINST BRYAN. Senator McComas went
into estacies over it. And they are haiiing
the services of Harry Parr, Robert Z. David
son and some more people styling themselves
Sound Money Democrats. These people
mean something TO the Hanna Mckinley
sause. They have little or no personal ioi-
lowing, and their personal example Will not
aid the Imperialists to any considerable eN-
tent But they have dollars, and they VIII
contribute literally to the campaign funds,
and the handlers of this fund can use 1t 10
purchase rotes.
But are these men present accessions to The
Republican party ? Has Mr.. Cans voted
Democratic ticket since he failed 10 be nomi-
mated for States Attorney in 1881 by the
Democrats and ran as an independent, with
the endorsement of the Republican party
1t is not likely that he has. Certainly he has
mt marked a Democratic ticket on the ballo
for FIVE years.
And Parr and Davidson and Hambeton and
the other alleged Democrats certainly can
not be called present accessions to the ne
publican party. Although some OF these
men once acted with the Democratic party,
and some even have held office by Democratic
votes and thereby gained a prominence they
otherwise would never have gained, they
were never Democrats. They may have sub
scribed to the Democratic faith upon the tar
if or some other question, but they were not
Democrats, They place the dollar before
the man. Democrats don't. They believe
in a strong government. Democrats doh l.
They believe in trusts and monopolies, Demo-
Gratis don't They would rather havethe United
States exercising imperial powers, with pow
erlul navy and large army, than to have their
dollars impaired. They have witnessed the gov
eminent plunged into three wars in as many
wears. and seen the public debt increased
from $s47, 1867 40 in 1898 to S1,O16,O4S,7 100
in 1s99-iust one year. Still their dollars
must not be impaired.
They have witnessed the abrogation OF the
Monroe Doctrine the denial of the Declara-
ton of Independence and the setting aside OF
the Constitution-still their dollars must not
be impaired.
The people of the colonies gave their prop
erty and shed their blood to establish the re-
public, but that is nothing TO them-their
dollars must not be impaired.
The Continenials marched and marched,
fought and suffered, starved and bled, served
in rags and with little or no pay, to establish
Al. = To
their dollars must not be impaired.
They are Witnessing the destruction OF two
Republics in South Africa, with the Hanna
Mckinley Administration standing guard to
ward off interference, but that is nothing to
them,-their dollars must not be impaired.
They are witnessing the subjugation or an
initiation of the Filipinos, who are struggling
for liberty and self-government MS did the
colonists of America in 1858, but that is
nothing to them-their dollars must not be
impaired.
They have seen the Flag carried 10 Porto
Rico and the Constitution left behind, but
that is nothing to them-their dollars must
not be impaired.
They have seen Porto Rico wrenched from
Spain, denied sell-government, cut off from
free trade with Cuba, Porto Rico, Spain and
all Spanish possessions, but that is nothing to
them-their dollars must not be impaired.
They have seen "A carpet-bag government
set up in Porto Rico, which will as surely rob
the people as every other carpet-bag govern
ment has done in all ages, and the island sur
rounded by a tariff wall to hamper trade and
give the trusts full play, but that is nothing to
them-their dollars must not be impaired.
They have seen our soldiers fed on en-
balmed beef, kept in unsanitary camps, and
sicken and die because of incompetency
through the favortism in appointments in the
army by the Hanna Mckinley Administra-
ton, but that is nothing 10 them-their dol
lars must not be impaired.
They cannot see beyond dollar. Gold is
their gods and for gold they would sacrifice
the republic and hail an empire.
The platform upon which Mckinley stands
declares that the gold standard has been es-
tabled by law, and Senator McComas, the
High Priest of Republicanism in Maryland,
in his speech at Music Hall last week, de
clared that "l6 to is dead as Julius Caesar.
And Mr.. Bryan could not have a free coinage
act passed, ifthe Republicans Of the Senate
are true TO the gold standard. That party
has a large majority of that body, aud will
control it for the next four years. Besides,
there are enough gold standard Democrats in
the Senate and House, combined with the
Republicans, to defeat any proposed change
in the coinage laws.
Still these sound money men, these alleged
Democrats, trust no one. The bugbear of q
fifty cent dollar (which the Mckinley Ad
ministratiou is now coining) haunts then
night and day and they must vote TO sustain
their dollar, no matter if liberty perishes ant
the republic crumbes.
We have no objection to any action thes,
people may take. We care not how they vote
bu. do object to having them elassed a
Democrats and paraded as present aecession
to the Republican party from the ranks of De
mocracy. They have not acted with the
Democratic party for years, and their presen
course concIusively proves they were never
Democrats from principle. No Democrat
ever placed value on human life. No Demo
crat believes in trusts, which rob the people
No Democrat places dollar above human
liberty.
Senator Wellington began his four days
campaign in Michigan on Wednesday. A
Detroit, Notwithstanding heavy rainstorm
the huge Detroit Light Guard Armory WA
packed to its fullest capacity. Among til,
vice-presidents of the occasion were 60 prom
inent Gold Democrats and 20 Republicans
who voted against Bryan four years ago, bu
are now with him. Toledo's Mayor, Samue