West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1904-08-18
STANDS PAT"
No Alterations in Democracy. But a
Survival Of the Fittsst Through
all the Ages

Democracy. II must survive as guiding |
spirit through all the centuries.
In 1890 and in 1900 I supported the Demo
cratic ticket because believed the plat
forms OF those two periods stated simple
and salutary Democratic doctrines.
believed them then. believe them now
We are unalterably opposed to the single
gold standard" affirmed the platform Of
Is96. Aye. unalterably opposed. I am
unchanged in my views as Democratic
Democrat. As I have written for true
Democracy in the columns OF the ARGUS I
do not wish to be considered now as an
altered Democrat. cringing. dependent.
voting at the dictation Of plutocratic
panderers for all manner OF special
privilege.
The surrender OF 1he Democratic party
on the money question was dlsgraceful.
discouraging, damnable. Wall street wrote
the sofcallsd Democratic platform adopted
at St. Louis. Will the Democratic voter
vote himself a donkey. having no mind but
that OF bosses to guide hm1 Congress
alone has power TO coin and issue money.
and Presiden; Jackson declared this power
could not be delegated TO corporations or
| to individuals" So declares the platform
OF 1890 That is constitutional Democracy
| IL inspired Democratic statesmen for a
| hundred years. This surrender to the
| banker is treason to the people and
recreancyto the party. The silver question
was just little bit Of the money question.
Time was when silver was legal tender for
any amount. was the par Of gold. Most
| business was done with silver. There was
m MOI ,alss ~ l..
neighbor went to another well-to.do neigh.
Dor to borrow money. There was com.
potion among m on offenders then Butthe
banker determined that he must have
monopoly in money-lending The people
didn't know enough about fnanciering to
handle their own money. to borrow and
| lend and buy and sell. So the original
trust the money monopoly. must have a
national banking system. must be allowed
to corner money markets. rule the usury
roosts, and inaugurate panics at their own
sweet Will. They got what they demanded.
| They got the British gold standard with
interest in gold on bonds. Upon bonds
| they build :heir banks. and before money
can circulate. II must be borrowed out of
the banks This puts a double geared
interest on the money that must do the
business OF the country. Thus plutocracy
plumbers the producer. Must Democracy
choose god of gold to sanction such
pillage in its name2
| With its surrender on the money question
the Democratic party surrenders every
thing worth contending for. The money
trust is interlaced and interviewer with
every other trust. 1t buoys up the whole
trust system. With It the trusts sink or
swim. The J. p. Morgans organize and
finance the trusts. float their watered
socks hypothecate their bonds, and vouch
for their reliability. AS goes the money
| question so go the trusts. Hypocrites have
| got hold OF the Democratic party. They
are insincere. They deliberately wish TO
mslead. They are dishonest on the trust
| question. Hill laughed down as silly"
Pettigrew's proposed plank favorng GOV
eminent ownership of railroads. though
| that arch decever championed public
ownership Of New York mines two years
ago. Trusts get control of railroad.
charge exorbitant rates. shut out competi.
ton. get back reoates because they do
business with themselves as stockholders
in the trust and the railroad. Such is the
/
trust evil can be found while they own or
control the transportation facilities of their
| competitors. Confederates Of these trusts
marauders come forth as party leaders
and accomplish for the time being the
mutilation OF the Democratic platform
The handful Of would.be leaders who twice
elected a Republican president must think
the rank and file of the party set of idiots
| or knaves whom they can dictate to at will.
They insultthe intelligence ofthe American
| people.
Were IL not for the gold standard with
its brgands in broad cloth-the money
lenders and the manufacturers com
mercialism-there would be no such issue
as Imperialism. Deal a death-blow to
special privilege at home and exploitation
OF American colonies in the far East will
only be a shameful page in the history of
empire. Did the Republican party free the
negro1 No. The money power levies two
interests on all he eats and wears the and
sugar trust taxes him dollar and half
year, and all the other trusts all the traffic
will bear. The negro in a time OF boosted
prosperity finds the cost OF his living
increased 50 per cent. He is taxed and
bonded for the gold standard and for trust
Injuries. The last state of thar man lie
worse than the first Mammon is a most
heartless master. and tyrant uncomfortable
/ Is the trust But with the reimbursement
| OF the negro runs the sleuth-hounds Of greed
| TO kid nap the white laborers on farm and
| IN factory. Deny Il who may no man is free
/ whose labor Is bonded for the upbuiIding
\ OF imperious wealth. Generations to come
/ they would doom TO be born slaves And
/ now comes the ancient Democratic to
/ nd al Fl I'LL
| degeneracyl
| IA a Democratic Democrat will vote
| Tor direct Legislation. government owner.
| ship OF railroads and like utilities against
the whole thieving money power, tor lust
/ wages TO labor. I will take a vacation
| viii pay back the compliment OF those
| who deserted the Democratic standard the
| last two campaigns ! will vote for Debs
the plebs. ! am not so much afraid Of the
/ people hurting themselves by falling into
| socialism as by falling irretrevatly into
| the hands Of the trusts. As the people II
| socialism ever comes. what IS truly Demo.
cratic we can adopt what is visionary we
| can vote down 90 there as Democrat
| don't put up tho bars behind for legious
| are going away from the bogus ST. Louis
| Democracy.
For twenty-five years we fought against
| the gold standard They we're sham battJes
| We we're deceived. Republicans boast Of
| their shame. Shall Democrats fan down
| TO emulate thomy Shall we fight the trusts "A
| quarter Of century and deceivers.again lead
us victims into their camps. Let US reason.
reason reason
AARoM w. FREDERICK
A despatch from Charleston on
Friday says:
The legislature adjourned today
utter short but stormy session.
The members at once began TO loot