Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-06-08


for dear money, but they cannot be over
looked by those who are acquainted with
the principles of monetary science ard
whose synpathies are with the people
once described by John q. Carlisle as
"the struggling Masses"
But even il the advocates OF the Kansas
City platform were willing. for the sake
of harmony, to consider the money ques'
ton as temporarily settled. if they were
willing to waive their views on this sub
iect and agree to keep the money ques.
ton in abeyance for few years while
other questions were considered, they
would find that no progress would be
made toward harmony, first because the
advocates of the gold standard are not
satisfied with our money system as it is,
but insist upon changes that are inimical
to the interests OF the public. The hon
est gold standard leaders would not agree
to any proposition that would leave the
money question in statu quo for four
years, and there is no way by which they
could be bound 20 All agreement, even If
they were willing to make it. The advo-
Gates OF the gold standard have proposed
the only terms that they will propose.
namely, thats the platform shall ignore
not only the silver part OF the money
question. but every part Of the money
question. Second, that the candidates
shall be men who can be relied upon by
, Wall street to use the entire influence Of
the government to carry out the plans Of
Wall street. Third, that the party organ.
ization shall be turned over TO the adyo-
Gates of the gold standard to have and
hold in perpetnity.
This is the only basis Of compromise,
and it is not compromise, but surrender,
absolute and compete. Ii the Repubi-
can does not know this it has not i'm
proved the opportunity which 1t has had
to discover what is going on. Ii the Re-
publican, AS is more likely, understands
this, but can see no harm in it, that fact
alone would disclose it's bias in favor OF
the fnanciers. Like some of the other
anti-imperialists. the Republican seems
to wonder why the democrats who con-
stitue the majority OF the party are moi
disposed to accept an undemocratic man
for place at the head o! the democratic
ticket. The answer is plain and ought
to be known without the necessity oil
stating it. \ man who is undenoctatc
in his sympathics cannot be trusted with
the immense power of the chief executive
The democratic party tried that iii 1892
and the result was that the administra
ton became more subserVient to pluto
cratic Influences than any republican
administration had ever been, and thi:
subserv.ency alienated an immense mum
Der OF voters and placed upon the demo
cratic name an odium that it has beer
difficult to remove.
In 1896 the most potent argument that
we had to meet was, "Ihe democratic
administration has ruined the country /
republican administration Will restor,
pfosperty." NJ. Hanna presented Can
didate Mckinley as the advance agent Q
prosperity, and while the democratic
party VAS being held responsible for MIR
Cleveland'a administration, Mr.. Cleve
land Was helping the republicans to cleo
their candidate. In 1900, when the
democratic party tried to make imperial
ism the paramount Issue, the most poten
argument it had to meet was, "The re
publican party has Brought prosperity
Let we'll enough alone; do not risk {
return to the hard times and soup houses
of the last democratic administration
While the democratic party was bearing
the burden of Mr.. Cleveland's admins
tration, he sat silent in his New Jerse.
home and refused to say one word tt
assist the party in it's fight against thu
republican party, Notwithstanding thu
fact that he had two years before de
, nounced imperialism as menace to thu
country AS soon as the election wa
over, his voice returned to him, and HI
has been making the air vocal ever since