Democratic Sentinel, Volume 22, Number 22, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 June 1898 — GOLD DEMOCRATS. [ARTICLE]

GOLD DEMOCRATS.

Ch cago Dispatch; “In asserting the propriety of welcoming gpld democrats who have see j the error of their ways and wish to return to th? d mocratlc fold The Dispat h does not suggest that these men b? given leadership in the party. Men who have stood by democracy through evil and throu7hgo d report are th men who should be especially honored. It worfld be a peculiar policy, indeed < to reward those who hud lepartei from the ranks in the hour of need and to forge; th- 1 services of those who had remained faithfully at their posts. In all that tl is paper has felt ca'led upon to say favoring the kind reception of gold democrats who have come back into the ranks theie has been no suggestion that they should be given espreial favors. If they are true democrats they will not ask anything of the kind. They will be willing to serve in the ranks and to have an opportunity t>. prove that they desire to work for the people ano not ior their o vn selfish advantage. Moi eover, and most emphatically is The Dispatc opposed to giving places ot h mor to gold democrats who have not reca. ted their fa’th in the creed of gold. It would seem a wojk of supererogation to make such a statement weie it not f >r the fact that ther ; are sugges t’ons in certain quaiters of such notion, Democrats • ono wish to put assistant republicans in office, and in con ectijn with such a proposition it may be added that there is no desire to give places of h mor on democratic tickets to republic cans. ihe above applies with much greater force to populists who now desire to be n t only recognized as democrats, but as “progressive democrats,” demand that “the fatfatted calf be killed” and asume, by trickery, to control the desti ty of the democratic ticket. The greater number of these left the democratic party n the hour of iis need, have for years been seeking its destruction, and striven all these same years to build up populism. For all these years, too, they might with propriety be designated as “assistant republicans” —just as fitting to the “pop” as to to the “gold-bug.”

The foliowin delegates were chosen, in the order named, .to represent Jasper county in .he State convention: James W. MeEwen, Jno. C. Chile*te, J. D. Carson, E P. lonan, D W. Shields, Walter Harringtcn, Simeon Feiidig, B. W. Harrindton, Jas. Lamson. Delegates to Congressional Convention' B F Fendig, Isaac Tutenr. Frank Welsh r Smith Newell, J F Major, Jas Washbu n, Rob’t J Yeoman, Geo O Stembel, Joel F Spriggs. David Cnlp, S Bruce Moffit, John Ryan. M M Tyler. Deleg tes to Joint Representative con ▼ention: Geo Cummings, Jos C Reynold ,> L L Ponskr, M. la Garrison, Walt * P nsler Lee E Glazebrook, WR Newels, Joh.i Shri r, SA Brnsnehan, Simeon Fenuig, John McGlynn, C a Lefle-.Td O’Con cr, John Southard. From ihe number of populists on the joint-representative elegation we a>e deeply impressed with the idea th it a great effort will, be made to secure the nomination of a uember of th t party for the pos tion. We warn our friends against this. Some years ago it required weeks to secure the election of a Demo, crat c United States Senator, on account of a representative, electe . by democrat, ic votes, holding out for a partisan f his ov n’lk in hopes of forcing the repnbli. o?ns to join him and his two associates in the election of their man. Tds should

not occur again. We believe a sound, thorough Democrat Is more certain cf u election in Lake md Jasper than a contraband. The chairmen of the Kepresentative district have announced that “The Democrats of Lake and Jasper will meet in delegate convention st Rensselaer, on June 18th to nominate a candidate for the office of Joint-Representative for tne two counties ” It is evident that our own ‘Dave’ had no hand in the framing of the call, as “all who expect to are left out