Southern Mercury. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 24, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 14, 1900 Page: 2 of 16
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SOOTMEJtN MERCURY
Thursday, July 14, 1900.
PA8SING OF THE "NEW"
CRACY.
DEMO- and gold at 16 to 1, while New York the money question was merely the that it is only a question of time
gtood by the gold standard. What the standard around which all the elements when it will again lapse into the
opponents of the Chicago platform call of radicalism rallied. Mr. Bryan got abomnable conservatism which in its
The best review of the Democratic the conseravatives dominated in West the radical vote without regard to par- effects is worse than the bold and de-
political situation we have seen is Virginia and Indiana, while the rad- ty lines, and the conservatives ignored flant capitalism of the Republican par-
that of the Louisville Dispatch, a rad* ials were in control in the Dakotaa." party names and voted for McKinley. ty. We have seen from the begining
ical Bryan Democratic newspaper. The Not only does the Dispatch editor The interest in the money question the play of the capitalistic powers. Or*
editor reviews the actions of the sev* observe in what he is pleased to term, has to a very great extent subsided, it ganized capital has never, and does
eral Democratic State Conventions of the "heterogeneous" character of the jio longer offers a common ground for now, really fear the Democratic party
the week and arrives at the conclusion Democratic nominations a menace to the union of the radlcals.Some of the or its policies. But it has seen i>i
that as a reform party, with earnest the so-called "new" Democracy of the radicals who were for Bryan in 1896 the young giant of Populism the df-
and sincere motives, the Democratic radicals, but he does not fail to see are for Debs, and others are for Barker struction of special privilege—
party is a back number. The Dis- danger in the fact that the anti-conser- in 11)00. The Socialistic tendencies have the aboltion of the rule of
patch says: vative capitalistic element is practical- become so strong that Mr. Bryan him- wealth. Therefore it has been the aim
"Democratic State Conventions have getting control of the party in the self is almost a conservative. The de- of capitalism to destroy our party and
been held this week in New York, several states, getting into places of parture of a considerable element of shatter its organization. Profiting by
Maryland, West Virginia, Indiana, Mis- power in the organization. The Dis- the radicals has been followed by the the history of the greenback move-
souri and North and South Dakota, patch continuing says: • return of many conservatievs who left ment, capital knew that through fu-
While the repprits from these Conven- "Looking a little more closely we the party in 1896, and they have sion and by allowing the Democratic
tions now at hand may not fully reveal may 05Serve some significance in the brought the conservatism or opposi- party to adopt certain Populistic ideas,
the significance of every action taken, leadership in these conventions and tion to progressive Democracy with for the time being, that the effect
enough is observable to give some in- t|eiegates they have elected to rep- them. They have accepted Mr. Bryan, would be most disastrous on our party,
dicatlon of the drift of the Democratic ,e8ent them at Kansas City. Hill, not because they want him, but be- The history of the past four years
party. Of all these states not one de- croker, Murphy and Augustus Van cause any movement against him was proves them to have been in the main
clared against the leadership of Mr. ^yck are the delegates at large from doomed to defeat, and would also have correct, though they reckoned not oi:
Bryan, and only one, Maryland, failed New ^he instructions for Bryan developed and strengthened the pro- the fidelity and loyalty of the so-called
to give him an endorsement. New York are considered a Croker victory, but gressive Democracy they seek to de- middle of the road element, which has
instructed its delegates for Mr. Bryan, the Crokerites seem to have failed of stroy. While accepting Bryan they so steadfastly refused all blandish
but it also put into its platform a the j,urpose for Which they insisted on have rejected his principles and his poi- ments and has at last brought order out
Cleveland-Carlisle sound money plank, instructions, since it is generally con- icy. The expedientists will certainly
West. Virginia and Indiana indorsed ced€tl that Hill has control of the new be a most powerful factor in the
the Chicago platform without specific stat3 m,ittee and has won the state Kansas City convntieon; powerful be-
reference to the free coinage of silver iea(jership coveted by the Tammany cause of their Bryan instructions, as
Result of Grip.
at 16 to 1, while Missouri and the Da-
boss. The Journal claims this as a re- well as by reason of their numbers.
STORY OF A SUFFERING WOMAlf
WHOM DOCTORS COULD
NOT CURE.
lcotas emphasized the money questiou gult of the flght Qn the lce tPUst, but They may be sufficiently powerful to
as an issue. General declarations two ice trugt stockholders, Van Wyck control the convention on the platform.
against trusts and imperialism are to an(J croij€r wm go to Kansas City as They will certainly secure the party or-
be found in all of the state platforms, representatives of the great state of ganization by electing a majority of the
but none of them propose a definite New York to help make Mr. Bryan's national committeemen, and if they re-
remedy for the industrial monopolies anti„trust platform. The flght between gard it as the part of prudence to
and there is an absence of a specific HJ1I an(1 <3roker is of purely local in- nominate Mr. Bryan on his own plat-
policy for the islands recently acquired terest. No matter which may be the form, they will at least be able to
from Spain. It is probable that Mr. lendei. the New York organization is shape the policy of the party after
Bryan's three propositions, the estab- sti|j flrm,jy set against the spirit of the next election in the event of Mr.
lishment of a stable government in the pemoeracy aB manifested at Chicago Bryan's defeat. If the radicalism that the nerves gave out, the blood became
Philippines, the guarantee of indepen- Jn j896 Maryland is still in the hands triumphed at Chicago in 1896 is not reduced to a thin, watery fluid, and the
dence when such government shall of Gorman. who is not less antagonis- entirely destroyed at Kansas City its disap^ntiTand
have been established, and the protec- tjc now to 1>eaj Democracy than he wa3 progress will be arrested and the ten- how a cure was almost despairal of. But
tion of the independent Philippine ln ^896 The betters of '96 who car- dency of the Democratic organization
Republic from outside interference rled We8t Virginia for McKinley were will be diverted toward what passes
will be the Democratic program. There conspicuous in this week's Democra- as conservatism, but in reality in this
is no information at hand upon which tJc convention in the state. Taggart instance is a jealous zeal for the wel-
to base a prediction as to the specific and ^j0rss, who have always been at fare of politicians and established prop-
remedy for the trusts to be offered by jieart against the Chicago platform, erty interests, such as all manner of
the Kansas City Convention. dominated the Indiana convention and public franchises and monopolies.
"The Conventions of the week reveal such outspoken Chicago platform Dem- This heterogeneous party will be uu-
ocrats as Shiveley and Shanklin were animously for Mr. Bryan. It may be
In. Oilman, of Flttaflald, N. H.
Reduced to an Almost Helpless In-
valid—Cured by Dr. Williams'
Pink Pills for Pale People.
from the Valley Time*, Pittafleld, N. H.
This is a story that will cast a gleam of
hope into the hearts of thousands whose
health has been wrecked by an attack of
grip, that miserable malady which leaves in
its wake a train of stubborn ailmeuts that
have baffled the skill of learned physicians.
Many will recognise in Mrs. Oilman's
e;ory the exact symptoms of their own cases,
ow the nerves gave out, the blo<
•lie found the great remedy at last. Read
her glad story:
'Th
flesh until
something of the heterogeneous char
acter of the Democratic party. Tht thrust aside, both in the naming of a able to agree upon a platform that Mr.
state ticket and in the election of del- Bryan can accept. In the glitter of
egates to the national convention." the rich prizes of political spoil that
Then the Dispatch proceeds to draw so with the presidency we may have a
Mr. Towne.the FMslon populist nornl- ^ conclustong (rom temporary truce of the racttons. If
nee tor v ce-preaideat. andI committed whk.b H haa set forth K c]ea,.. victory results Mr. Bryan will be so
the paity to the support of Senator Pet- )y ^ in the conditions prevailing an hedged about by a Republican senate
grew, ,t opu s w o s a can a e a|(an)jomen^ Qf radicalism by the Dem- and the expedientists and machine poll-
fni* i*oalAntinn Thft MnitiManH I'am\fAii. , . « , . .
ocracy, and an irresistible return to ticans we now see in control of stat?
Clevelandism and capitalistic conserva- conventions of his own party that h'.s
tivism, as from the first predicted by administration will be a disappoint
Populists. On this point the editor i' not a failure, in the eyes of
that radical element in which he has
his only loyal and sincere support, if
the Republican's triumiph again those
who are antagonistic to everything for
which Mr. Bryan stands will be in un^
disputed possession of the party, and
ttie radical and progressive element
will seek other organizations."
This is the view that has been ta-
ken by Populists from the first, and
explains the principal reason why we
South Dakota Convention not only in-
dorsed Mr. Bryan and his policy, but it
also passed resolutions eulogistic of
for reelection. The Maryland Conven-
tion ignored Mr. Bryan and his spe-
cial program. Missouri spoke out
distinctly for free coinage of silver
I
""Face
His
Hulioa ,*w marred wtth
freckle*, his face wss son
trom shavinc. Both won
quickly on red with
HtisMI'sOlntmMt
ispeoiflofov all skin dts-
Jm, (light or nwi
esnta a box.
(Np
•ample Ire*.
lehMton, Hollows* A Oft*
BU|a|a||||U
.vW
writes:
"There are some obvious conclu-
sions to be drawn from these facts.
It is evident that the politicians who
are interested in the spoils of office
rather in the triumph of Democratic
principles as declared at Chicago in
1896 have become dominant in the par-
ty organization in many of the states.
The result is a drift toward a modi-
fication or at least a shelving of a
considerable part of the platform. The have steadfastly refused to follow the
radical element in the Democratic par- Fusionists back into a party from
ty triumphed at Chicago In 1896. and whMe makeUp and nature we know
ree years ago I was taken with the
ip followed by nervous prostration. I
"I became a shadow of my
former self. My blood
seemed to turn to water
and the least exertion
told on me greatly and it
was with difficulty that
I could climb the stairs
in our house. We called
in a doctor and he treated
my case for a long time
but without success. I
tried many kinds of ad-
vertised medicines but
did not meet with any-
thing that benefited me.
One day a friend of ours
who had been taking
Easily Ezhatuted. Dr. Williams' Pink P1II3
for Pale People for rheumatism with great
benefit, prevailed upon 190 to try the reme-
dy. By the time I had taken half a box I
could see marked results. My complexiou
was better and my appetite began to return.
I htok nine boxes and steadily regained my
health and weight. During this time the
only medicine that I took was Dr. Williams'
Pink Pill* and I attribute my cure entirely
to them, i always keep a box in the house
for I believe them to be the best tonic in the
world."
(Signed) Mrs. Belle S. Gilman.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
4th day of October, 18P9.
Natt L. Cram, Justice of the Peace.
All the elements necessary to give new lift
and richness to the blood mid restore shat-
tered nerves are contained, in a condensed
form in Dr. William-' Pink Pills for Pale
People. Thevare also a specific for t roubles
Iieeuliar to females, such as suppressions,
rregular!ties and all forms of weakness.
They build up the blood, and restore the glow
of health to pale and sallow cheeks. In men
they effeot a radical care in all cases aris-
ing from mental strain,over-work or excesses
of whatever nature. Dr. Williams' Pink
Pills are sold in boxes (never in hawse bulk)
at 50 cents a box or six boxes for $2.5o, mid
may be had of all druggists, or direct by
mail from Dr. Williams Medicine Company,
Iclifueotady, N. Y.
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