The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1903-04-14
.3ron, tie OtaHon's Capital


and will win III 1904, IL the cnnven
zion Is guided by cummoa sense, "
eaId one at the leading democrats at
The nation to me q few DAYS ago.
As said in my last letter, l cannot
give his name at this time because he
is hot ready To he quoted. hut he
nevertheless wants his opininne filter
ed though the press of the eouniry in
order that the people may think
hem over.
HIhe democrat party should not SUR
Fender tn the 81 called reorganizers, -
continued this distinguished gentle.
iman. By that 1 mean that We
should not nominate a man tor the
ipresldency who bolted the party or.
carnations in 1896 or in 1900,
There are fundamental principles
aud tenets Of faith in the democratic
party which are immortal, and which
will forever keep this land free and
independent republic, aud To which
the vest mnJprity of the people of the
Country subscribe, and when they are
not beclOuded by fanciful and ex.
itrnne0us theories the result will show
itself in great democratic majority,
popular rs well IA in the elect, rial
cnilege. The democratic position on
the money queslion.iD 1896 and 1900
'was policy adopted Ut shat time in
order 10 relieve the necessities of the
people aud of the business world that
we're clamoring for m.re money to do
the business of The country. Ii sim.
ply involved the cumulative theory
bt m0hy, aud our every contention in
that regard has been amply proved
by subsequent events. We wanted
and needed more money in circula.
ton AMI advocated bi.metallism a s
the remedy. The remedy came, but
1t came in the shape of one metal on
iy, superinduced by the failure of
crops in the old countries, by the war
: With Spain, and by the fuod of gold
: from the tiiines 1T Alaska. The re.
suit was the same. Prosperity re-
turned to the country just as we said
itwouid if we could get more basic
money on which to do the bushes. of
/ the Country.
We now have three times the vol
I anne Of money III circulation that we
! had III 1895, and the result is that we
have comparative prosperity where
then we had stagnation IN all liOes of
business. Therefore, the money
I question is no longer an Issue.
"The question of special privilege,
tthe parent of monopoly, and opposi-
/ tiOn to which Isl fixed principle OF
the democratic party, lie one upon
: which all democrats can unite, fight
under the same banner and bring
victory. On this platform, con
structed rs above indicated, think
II will he wise tor us to place Young
and vigorous dem. .crat whose demo.
cracy is known by his works, whose
name will appeal to the lAborine
'masses ut the country As we'll as t.
the business interest and acceptable
10 both. We must take into consid
Grafton the conditions that COZ trout
us. The farmer has HOt yet begun tc
feel the tact that the trusts are
charging him more for everything be
buys than the foreign buyer Ut The
same article, and the majority OF tbs
farmers are "sIaDdpstters," and Will,
those who are democrats probabl,
would net vote the epubliean ticket
they might not realize the Significance
of the election. In the face of THU
fact We must nominate man who
has the confidence and can carry III,
vast labor vote Of the cities Of th,
country. An overwhelming MAORI
~ of this vote will turn the scale il
many Of The pivotal states Of the un
ion, especially IN the East and III,
middle West, and bring victory I,
the democratic party. With thai
kind IT u leader on platform tina
denpunces monopoly and specia
privilege IN all its manifestations anC
demands tariff revision, trust contro
nnd, where necessary, trust ex,ine.
ton, an income tax and election o
United States Senators by vote q
The people direct, We can and vii
win.
] have repeatedly stated in thi,