The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-06-12
TUESDAY, JUNE L. 1900.
SHALL THERE BE Il THIRD
TICKET?

The converting Of the Executive Com
,nit1aa of the Palmer and Buckner
Democracy for one Of the latter days
Of June makes it necessary that the
Democrats who refused 10 support Bryan
and the Chicago Platform in 1896 should
h,sin To take their reckoning and re-
solve upon the oGurse which they propose
to pursue in the coming Presidential cleo
ton. We think their course ought 10
be a perfectly plain one. The chicago
platform is not an enunciation OF DEM
ocratic principles. Ii is the very anti
podes of Democratic principles. 1t Is
declaration for special rights privileges
and irnmunities for some. while Democ-
racy means perfect equality to all Inc
fathers OF the Chicago platform justify
their propaganda for special interests
lpon the plea that they are working for
the poor man IN his perpetual struggle
with the rich man, but true Democracy
knows no distinction between the poor
man and rich man. True Democracy
forhids the rich man to encroach one iota
upon the rights of the poor man, but Il
equally forbids the poor man to encroach
in the smallest degree upon the rights Of
the rich man. Now, the Chicago plat
form is CONSTRUCTED a,pon a theory that
the rich man is a kind Of outlaw: that
the only care of the legislator Is for the
poor man. who must be given something
taken from the rich man by the physical
.,F 11,a-
This is not Democracy, it is a destruc-
lion OF everything cherished by Democ-
racy The Palmer and Buckner Demo-
Gratis were right, therefore. TO put up
their ticket in 1895 and to promuigate their
platform of true Democratic principles
In antagonism 10 this pseudo Democracy.
They would have been false to their faith
if they had not done il, and they would
have knowingly set by and have seen
Democracy, the hope of men, stabbed
and destroyed without lifting hand or q
voice to preserve the inestimable boon
10 mankind
So If the Kansas City Convention
should promulgate such a platform as
that promulgated by the Chicago Conven-
ton OF 1896. the gold Democrats would
be perfectly consistent in promulgating
the indianapolis platform and nominating
Two true and tried Democrats TO stand
upon it But if the Kansas Convention
Will have the wisdom to eliminate from
its platform the un-Democratic planks
of the Chicago platform and TO put forth
only genuine Democratic principles, then
no third ticket should be nominated, even
though Mr. Bryan is their nominee. Mr..
Bryan IS most objectionable TO many
Democrats and cannot carry the ful!
strength OF the party. but Democrats
have no right to split with their party
associates upon The question of men. They
20 into party contests hoping TO secure
their own men as the nominees of tbs
party. but If they are unsuccessful they
must accept their fate and support Ihs
nominees which the majority impose upor
them. But this is not true in relation
TO principles. The true Democrat car
never surrender his faith whatever ths
exisencies may be. His flag is nailed Il
the mast head and he can never take i
down SO far as il involves his principles
The case then is perfectly plain. /
the Kansas Convention adopts plat
form which a true Democrat can approve
Of he must vote for its nominee, epel
though that nominee be William
Bryan.