The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-02-29

6--Ir aIu3ffa, tH-- hr-t Ia desert thu
ranks of silver AZ s-ir,-~ and hav.
b,--u th+- most urs-,u4p 4prnlli-ing oppo
u-It- Of the parry a b "a -rood for tn
a-.- Of silver
desire TO pl-ti ''a1t guilty to
th-- 4isIv- iu-'f,- uI'-ut r-1nrned by YOU
aud a.r-s.tii c-,i. uPla : III 10 furnish
H. with tt.l II plu.-.iI4rs. | a-s
ypn 10 Civ NJ r1-- O. m Of the party,
- here Won -as ''tb- ply which stooa
for tn u-- of -IIv-~.''
From var -'r'ag i-auing to to.
ieuOcraile party. 1u yolr Willingness
To support -iId pr y. irrespective o.
platforms prIucp.-- IF candidates.
Iuf-r ou mus u. c---ariiy mean th.-
i-mlcrtric parry | will ask YOU.
What h+- th- don cr+tic party done
for -i,y-rl L. ls.} Grover Cl-ve
-ri rh-- nui, r-n. -cfst that b ad b.-et,
,-'rcte.i president -Iut-- l>36, railroad
II Till through nrth houses Of con
gr---, absolutely r-pealing all law-
risi Sers uu rb- -istgte books favor
Iug silver, and lift ~ without any leg
l-laiIou xhatever ia favor OF silver. At
that time W.. were told BY the dem, >
Gratis that Just A. so1n as they repeal
ri the Sherman btll," they would
give Us legislation providing for th-
crrIHage Of silver Did they do it1
No. They left Us to weather the
storm the br.t ~ could. In 1896
and 1900. the democratic natioual cpn-
veution incorporated plank 10 the
platform advocating the free coinage
of silver. Ia both Of these campaigns
the voters of Colorado. irrespective Of
party. gave the democratic ticket large
majoritIe-. pur-'y and solely on &C
couut OF the SILVER plank in its plat
form The democratic party IN both
crmpiigus were unsuccessful, uos-
wi,h-taudiug the fact that large
plumber Of republicans had voted their
ticket That while republicans had
voted the democratic ticket. practl-
caliv all Of the Cleveland democrats
ie--r'ed their party and refused to lie
bound by their party platform, AID
proc-edei to organize the "Gold bug
democratic party" 10 order to defeat
the regular democratic ticket
The democrats again met in nat
ional convention in 1904
Iu this convention a great many OF
the men who had in previous cam
paigu. advocated silver, turned their
b 'cks on US, and joined with the
''Cieveia nd" democrats, in the nomi.
nation Of Judge. Parker, a man who
was recognized as the candidate aud
tool Of the Grover Cleveland brand
of dem 1crscy The delegates TO this
convention Tor at least a una jorisy Of
thrm) were a lot OF towards or kusvrs,
| know not which. They had not the
courage of their CONVICTIONS. The
platform adopted by the couventIou,
absolutely ignored the financial CUES
tiou. 1t did not contain a single word
with reference to this question. 1t
WAS neither affirmative DOR negative
1t was adopted for the purpose of
catching the people "a coming aud a
going What;did the Colorado dele
gates do for usi
Absolutely nothing. They proceed
ei to get into the Parker oani wagon.
50 as to make themselves solid with
the Parker gang, and tha. 10 case Par.
ker WAS elected, they would hav- the
distribution of the loaves aud fishes
that would be dealt out 70 the people
of Colorado, Little did they ,hiuk,
and less did they care for the people
of Colorado. DID they vote for a m4p
who had been an advocate Of silver!
Mt they. When Senator Cockrell Of
Missouri, a mao who had slwas.
fought aud voted for silver, was put
iu nomination, did the Colorado
delegates vote for hlmi Not they
Thomas ]. O'Donuell, one OF the
delegates from Colorado, one who is
always ready to tell the people Of
Colorado how be loves them and what
h. would do for them If he bad the
opportunity, made a speech on that
occasion. Did be speak for silveri
Not he. On the contrary, he was
there for the purpose of secon6ing the
animation of Parker. When W. J.
Bryan was making bis fight against
the seating OF Roger P. Sullivan. "a A