Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-02-21
Instruct All Delegates.

1t Is dangerous for the people to i'm
agine that the party is all at sea upon
every issue vital to the American peo-
pie. There are many, and they are the
same persons who endeayored to wreck
the party in 1896, who desire above all
things that the Democratic party
should assemble in Its national conven-
ton without knowing just what issues
to frame.
There can never greater mistake be
made, and 1t is one that would be fatal
to success-in fact-it would destroy
the labor of the past few years. to uni
fy the party and bring 1t before the
country as the peoples party, one de-
voted to the common interest and
pledged always to insure the welfare
Of the people.
The Chicago platform is the key to
the whole situation, and 1t is and must
necessarily be the harbinger of success.
Its reputation would be qualification
Of the principles of the Democratic
party, and that party is not yet ready,
nor fallen SO low that 1t must needs
take the advice of those who left 1t to
its fate in 1896, and even sought to de
stroy 1t.
All the new issues forced upon the
country by the party of Imperialism,
Mckinleyism, Hannaism and the fat
frying trusts, hinge upon the principles
set forth in the Chicago platform.
These new issues cannot stand alone
before the people. because they need
the principles III the Chicago platform
to sustain and maintain them. Is the
money question less burning one now
than In 1896? Must the Democratic
party forego the question of trusts
when the money question hinges upon
1t? Are we to lie down in front of the
Mckinley imperial juggernaut In adora-
ton of a Republican idol that means
destruction to the nation? No, we are
more strongly American now than in
1896, and less inclined TO surrender any
principle.
Let all delegates be submitted to the
scrutiny of faithful observation of
Democratic principles, let them show
the faith that is in them by their uni
form, unvarying adherence to Demo-
cratic principles. If there is single
sign of having wavered in his ale
glance, reject that man as dangerous.
The Chicago platform must be reattirm-
ed or the party is lost, and delegates
should be pledged to reat1irm it. 1t is
but the instructing as to principles
which is not domination but common
sense. No man can be Democrat
without faith in Democratic principles.
That is what the Chicago platform
demonstrates, and il any man preach
a contrary doctrine, let him be anath-
| ematized.
The Ubiquitous Currency Bill.
The new currency bills give the banks
an enormous leverage for stock tinker
Ing. Under their provisions they may
choke or revivify commerce at WILL Be
| yond all this, however, is the power
they will be enabled to put forth in
thwarting the political will of the peo-
| Pile. 1t is reasonable to suppose that
two-thirds of the entire Republican
campaign fund Is contributed by banks
controlled by Republican directors.
The bill which the Republicans pro
pose to. rush through the Senate posi-
lively and Immediately puts into the
hands of the banks upward of $24,000,-
600 as free gift, which can be used as
campaign fund to perpetuate the
present administration in behalf of the
banks. The national banks now have
about $242,000,000 of bank notes out
The bill now under consideration pro
vldes for an increase of 10 per cent. or
the amount of bonds, which would be
$24,000,000. This will cost the banks
little or nothing to secure, and 1t vii
not take thirty days to get this amount
of currency into their hands.
This bill provides also for the refund
ing of the entire public debt into 2 PEI
cent. bonds, which the banks can bu,
at par. They can take these bonds I,
the Secretary of the Treasury and ge
back dollar for dollar, currency tina
can be used ad lib. for campaign pur
poses. BY retiring the greenbacks AM
silver certificates they can thus secur
l fund Of about $1,000. 100000, Doe