The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1901-08-09
FOR the COCklkk.
True Dlsgsosis Of Democratic Sestl.
mest-Wlll The Indianapolis Seatisel
and Hugh Dosghterty Take Notice.


and Ifush Dosghterty Take Notice.
Before entering into the subject
|of this letter i: is perhaps we'll to
Introduce myself to the readers Of
this paper.
First, l am a democrat, and
never voted anything else. | am a
democrat because | believe in the
broad principles Of dem ,cracy, be-
|cause believe in the constitution,
land because | believe this is q. gov.
ernment "of the people, for the
people and by the people. !" (not
Trusts.
Being a democrat, believe in a
double standard of currency, and
neither do l believe that that issue
lis dead. Has the gold standard
brought real prosperity TO the coun-
TRY? The strikes, the price OF
wheat, and the price Of wool and
sheep, do not indicate real pros
perity. However that may be,
there are thousands Of men who do
not believe that real prosperity is
possible without the double stand.
ard.
To all intents and purposes the
Ohio Democratic Convention was
far more anti Bryan than Demo.
cratic. 1t would be difficult to con-
ceive why that convention should
take so much pains to show its dis.
pleasure towards Mr.. Bryan.
What has he done? Did that
body of blockheads hope to har.
monize the Democratic party by
venting their phlegm at the only
real leader the party has had fol
ten years? True, be was defeated,
|but he has repeatedly said that he
docs not wish to be q candidate,
land further that he will do all he
can for the party. II any man has
deceived himself into the belief thai
Bryan has no friends, be had better
|go soak his head, or be bored fol
the simples. . Thousands Of mer
look upon Bryan as their ideal ol
disinterested manhood, mar
Through whom the cause of the com
mon people is to be enhanced.
But men are not issues, and prin
|ciples are much greater than an.
man. Five years ago, the moue!
plank was the PARAMOUNT issue
and now it is expressly declared
corpse by a State convention, ant
the echo finds landing place il
nearly every newspaper in the coun
TRY.
Nay, more, the same papers turr
to Grover Cleveland, to see what b
has to say for the party. Bah
Better let him alone; might as wei
TRY to exonerate Judas Iscariot, aut
have him cannonized a saint.
! Party policies and principles re
quire some time to be understood
land further to inspire confidence
Five years ago we put forth issues
before the people, and now We de
|clare them dead, and further stat'
THAT we will no longer "hug tn
corpse. One year ago We spok'
Iof "Imperialism." Are we toiudg'
|of the future by the past. and say
THAT il we don't win on that issu,
1.-THE thing to do is TO declare !
|"a corpse?" IL not tina. the logica
I|deduction? And do our would-b
\ party leaders think the democrat
|are marionettes that can be turned
land changed to suit the ever chang
ling leaders? They may be, but q
no one has yet invented Q way o
working those marionettes by elec
|tricity, they are practically useless
lon account Of being too cumber
)|some a nd not quick enough Of &C
,Ition to keep up with those lead
|ers."
Observe the difference, when thi
I|people declared that the tariff issue
Twas dead; the Republican part,
Headers stuck to the corpse and
!made il look so lively that in many
instances they succeeded in side
|tracking the PARAMOUNT" issue
THAT is exactly the proper spirit, be-
cause il shows sincerity and To-
,.spires confidence.
Again, what can the Democratic
'|party gain by falling in line behind
1.-The Ohio convention? II IL didimt
surrender any principle, all we'll aoJ
good, but can the party sfiord a
surrender its principle OF double
standard to hang itself 10 the Ohio
kite? The Ohio democracy standg
|about as much chance OF carrying
Ohio At any election as the Pop
ulists of carrying Pennsylvanis o.
New York, or the Prohibitionists Of
,carrying Kentucky. II we are goini
Ito play tail to a very small kite,
I-Aw ~.k kann N anu m h0r am r III