The Penn's Grove record., 1901-09-06
E~mascuIatIng Deme

cracv-the rule OF the best las the lew
style themselves) or plutocracy the rule
OF the rich. In an honest fight Demo-
cracv can rely with confidence upon the
Righteousness Of its cause and trust the
conscience and intelligence Of Az ~Hnle.
Victory ma be delayed, but it ca ne
prevented if the Democratic parry re-
mains steadfast in its support OF Demo-
cratic principles. The greatest danger
which confronts Democracy today is that
it will be e~masculated and robbed OF its
force and vitality by those who cling TO
| the Democratic name but constantly give
aid and comfort to the republican party.
For the purpose Of illustration three daily
papers may he mentioned. They loudly
proclaim their LOYALTY to Democratic prln-
ciples and roundly condemn those who
were responsible for the Chicago platform
| They deserted the party in 1896 n sup
ported the Palmer and Buckner tlcket-a
ticket that polled about n hundred ana
| thirty thousand votes, all told, and car
ried one precinct in the United STATES
They ave a protesting support to the ma
tional ticket in 1900 and ever since the
election have been industriously at work
"reorpanizing'' the Democratic party,
The papers referred TO are the New York
World. the Louisville Courier-Journa ana
tba Cbicaoo Chronicle. Each paper is
tha bast representative of its class in the
section in which it circulates.
On the money question all three sup
mort the republican position; they are
mouth pieces of the great ~fnanciers; they
breathe the poisoned air that has passed
tbrough tbe lungs of Wall Street. No
financial policy is too cruel, no dollar too
dear. no money system too despotlc Tor
tbam tn endorse; provided, always, it has
the endorsement of the mont changers.
They moi only want to make gold the on
Iv standard money, but they want to re-
tire tbpo rpenbacks and substitute nation
al bank notes. They often pirate Of their
love Of jefferson, and yet they know that
Jefferson was ALWAYS and at all times the
arar,v nj hanks of issue. They c~onjure
with the name of Jackson, and yet Jack
son made his greatest reputation fighting
a hank of issue. If these papers had their
wav the democratic party would disregard
entirely the interests which the masses
have in A stable dollar, and would make
tba Marty the e%xponent OF those whom
Carlisle once described as the idle hold
ers Of idle capital."
On the question of imperialism these
papers do not entirely agree. The World
still condemns an imperial policy, while
the Courier-Journal and the Chronicle
advocate a surrender to the republicans
ON this issue.
ON the trust question no two Of the
three papers agree. The World is very
much afraid Of the trusts. but does moi
know what 10 do about them; the Cour
~ier-JournaI does not know whether it il
afraid or not, and the Chronicle isn't
worried at all, but all three OF the paper
lose no opportunity to misrepresent anC
malign those who are in earnest in theil
efforts to destroy interchangeable.
The papers above mg1rtfcc7rsssSs tfaej
fine confusion. conflict and uncertaint,
that prevail among those who oppose TIN
Kansas CITY platform. If a convention
were called Of the daily papers whicl
want to repudiate the Kansas City plat
form and their editors were required t.
submit A new platform satisfactory to al
Of them they would adjourn sine die be
fore tbev agreed upon a single importRu
plank.
Some want the party to continue til
fight against imperialism; some want til
party to quit opposing Imperialism an
acauiesce in il without endorsing it, Will
Others think that the party should HAY
the courage to commend the administra
TONS course. Some think that all trust
; are bad. some think that a part OF tn
trusts are good and a part OF them bad
and still others believe that the trust
an economic development that Is entlfel
heneticent in its operations. y
Is il strange that the Democratic part
has made slow progress when it is re
membered that for five wears the leadin
dailies, which claim to be Democratic
have given more assistance to the opposi
ton than to their wi party? Betwee.
campaigns they have been condemnin
the platform of the party and discredit
aa;llo frs,,oh nonars IN rarai
drr;ng the camnaion the damage whic