The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-07-15

ties before 1896 and for the republi
can party since.
1--WE insist that the integrity of
the money of the nation be guarded
with jealous care That looks rea-
sonable enough, but it will be found
on investigation 10 be intended by
its trainers to mean the gold standard
although not one of them would dare
to indorse the gold standard openly
in democratic platform. Do they
think the voters are fools and unable
to understand the purpose OF the II
nanciers? Of course the gOldltes will
cOncede a few words about wanting
sufficient volume of money, but they
cOnstrue that to mean that We already
have too much.
The convention deserves credit
for denOuncing an asset currency and
the Aldrich BILL but such a cOndemna-
ton would have no influence on an
official who showed as much contempt
for his platform as some of the del
egates showed for resolutions adopted
by their counties. A man who is
afraid to indorse bimetalism lest he
may offend the financiers cannot be
depended upon in any contest in
which organized wealth is arrayed
against the people.
The republicans are now contem-
plating the passage of bill making
some $500 900. 900 of silver redeemable
in gold. more dangerous proposition
even than the Aldrich bill or the as
Set currency and yet the Iowa reorga-
mixers did not have the courage to
mention it,
Reorganizers and the Financiers.
The antitrust plank is not nearly
SO strong or explicit as the Kansas
City platform plank on this subject.
Here is question of vital import
ance, question which involves the
rights and interests of the people of
the whole country, and the reOrgani-
Zers are impOtent to bring any relief
because of the same fnanciers who
threatened a panic if the trusts are
interfered with.
NO wonder the reOrganiZers were
unwilling to risk one Of their own
men on such a platform. If they had
nominated one of their own kind his
candidacy on such a platform would
have aroused widespread protest; but
instead Of that they place the party
standard in the hands of J. B. Sullivan,
one of the ablest and stanchest of
the democrats, whose county and con-
gressional district made a gallant fight
for reaffirmation. Judge Caldwell
and the other nominees were also
faithful to the party in 1896.
Real Fight Is Coming.
The democrats of Iowa have there
fD- Izl-
on a cOwardly platform, partly good,
and a republican ticket running on as
bad a platform as could we'll be con-
ceived What should they do? Vote
for Sullivan and his associates on the
ticket. but continue to fight for Kan
sas City platform principles. The |
real contest will come next year when
natiOai delegates are selected.
Let loyal democrats. by considering |
the unfairness shown by the reOrgani- |
zers this year. learn what to expect |
in case the party goes back into the |
control of the Cleveland crowd, and |
let the defeat suffered by the |
friends of the Kansas City platform
in the late convention arouse them to
a battle royal for the preservation of
the integrity of the party.
If those who are earnestly against |
plutOcracy will attend the primaries |
and conventions and then instruct all !
delegates they will be spared the hui |
initiation which they have just suffer- /
ed in Iowa. The fight for the reafirm- |
alton of the last national platform and
the building of a new platform in |
line with it is on, and must continue
until a complete victory is Won"