The San Francisco call., 1904-07-03
PARTY INCONSISTENCY.


ST. Louis. That say, will cast off the paramount
issues upon which it has stood for the last eight
years Tillman, Carmack, Teller, Dubois and practic-
ally all of the Senator'S of that party speak of the
issues of the last two campaigns ancient history,
and favor of their reputation. Yet they the
issues upon which Teller and Dubois walked out of
the Republican convention of 1896 and into the Demo
cratic party Then silver destruction of the courts
government by injunction and denial of the right of
contract were declared to be permanent paramount and
vital the very existence of the country But in
stead Of free silver have the gold standard; the
courts supreme; the right of contract is judicay
protected, and property defended by the writ of in
the days OF Elesmee and the country instead of going
into decline is better stronger, prosperous and
freer than ever
SO have proved the folly of the who made
the issues of 1896 and Iooo and called them
If those issues right the first and highest duty
Of the Democracy them and fight for them
the Crusaders fought for the of the Holy Sep
ulcher. Only in that way party command the
hdence of the people in sincerity In 1890 the Re
publican party affirmed its faith in protection and
creted in the Mckinley bill Immediately it swept
of the House, Mckinley himself was beaten and the
Democracy triumphed Overwhelmingly that when the
Congress organized in December. 1884, the smallest
cloakroom large enough for the Republican
This expulsion of the party from the House fol-
lowed in 1892 by the second election of Mr. Cleveland
who carried Illinois, Wisconsin, Indiana, Connecticut
and could have carried Ohio if his managers had known
the situation there looked like the efacement of
the Republican party 1t lost both houses of Congress
and the Presidency and went down a universal dis
far greater than that which overlook the Democ
racy the last campaigns But did the leaders lose
heart? Did they proceed to repudate the issue upon
which they defeated? No. every held his
ground. In every convention in every State the party
rearned protection permanent principle and stood
by the flag that had been carried by Fremont and Lin
coin, by Grant and Garfield and in 1896 this fidelity
rewarded by overwhelming return of popular
idence
Mckinley called back from political exile and
at the head of the chiefs Abiding by permanent issue
had its reward. The people indorsed the permanent
substance of things and the party that stands by its
guns In the politics of free people principle and not
expediency is demanded by the public safety If free
silver essential to the national life in 1906 it
If the gold standard fatal progress
and prosperity then, it is If the Democracy
sincere in those two campaigns, it is coward
to desert the principles it professed.
Its platform of this year will make profuse spread OF
professions Will it what it says? Will it make
the proclamation twenty years from now? Will it
stand htched?
The announcement is made that certain bankers who
desire support the Democratic ticket will
the platform ndorse the gold standard. But what will
be the merit in such Endorsement for such purpose
The gold standard denounced in 1890 catch
If ndorsed catch votes, what be thought OF
the party that hunts votes in that way?