The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1903-03-13


vet decided. Those who did not
realize the nature OF the contest then
ought not TO ask to be put IN COM
mand over those who did. and those
who knew the nature OF the comics.
and yet directly or indirectly alde9
plutocracy must repent and bring forth
works meet for repentance before tney
can be trusted with control.
We want harmony, but there can
be no harmony between the party anu
men who call themselves democrats anu
vet oppose loyal democrats more oit-
terly than they do republicans. IL Is
much easier TO convert the repuoncahs
who really desire Just government anu
equal laws than it is to draw back 10
the party those who, understanding
the issues, supported the repuoncan
ticket In 1896 or voted for Piamer anu
Buckner for many republicans. though
not approving of republican policies,
were held to the party by the strength
of party ties, while the democrats
who left their party gave positive PROOF
that they preferred republican prln-
ciples to democratic principles. MANY
republicans were held within thelr
ORG anization by the recollection Oh
early republican arguments, Dut the
democrats who went over In 1870 were
attracted by the vices and hypocrisy
of modern republicanlsm, and we 90
not want them to come back until tney
are aisgusted enough to come BACK roi
good. They told us how III palheu
them to leave the party in 1896, ana we
do not want them to be compelled 10
90 through the same anguish again. rs
they will nave to do IT they return 10
! us with the hone of transforming the
democratic party into a republican
party.
and plutocracy is still on ana must
continue until one side or the other
is completely triumphant. 1t Is real
contest with the welfare OF the race
at stake, and we are not Wiling 10
have it converted into a sham Dattie.
The platform of 1896 was democratic
and the questions raised by 1t nave not
been settled. The platform adopted
at Kansas City was also democratic.
and the issues raised by IL nave nov
been settled-,ind the republicans nave
no plans for settling them. Inc re-
organizers tell us that the money ques-
ion has been disposed OF, BUT no state-
ment could DO farther from the truth.
True. we have some five hundred NIL
lions more money in circulation now
than we had in 1896. but 1t only proves
that we were right in asserting that
more money would make better Tunes.
! And vet with all this unexpected III
crease in the circulation we sui nave
foo little money in the country he,
serves are loaned and reloaned anu
Secretary Shaw had to rush to the ana
of Wall street and tide the fnanciers
over a panic by giving them the free
use of more than $3.50, 600, 000 OF gov
eminent money. Not satlshed WIN
this scarcity of money they are now
i seeking to make the silver dollar re,
deemable in gold, and ABROAD
fnanciers are endeavoring to make goiu
dearer by driving silver using nations
to the gold STANDARD.
Hits Cleveland Hard.
| MIR, Cleveland is the head and front
| of the reore anlzers and we can Juuge
by his record what the party would DO
on this SUBJECT if again under MS
J leadership. He was elected IN 1872 oy
money collected from the cornoratlons,
and his administration was dominated
bv the corporations. One trust con-
tiibuted $l75, 900 to his campaign fund
more than half as much as we are
| able to collect from the more than
ak million who supported our ticket
in 1900. His administration was
mortgaged to the trusts and his record
has hung like milestone about the
neck of the party in two campaigns.
He ia nearer to organized wealth tnan
anv living republican and as presi-
Dental candidate, if his nomination