Show Ft r TO FIGHT CORRUPTION I S As the drowning man clutches at a straw eo docs a local Republican newspaper scan state and county platforms I plat-forms in the far east for some slight I toke that silver is dead i How It must pray for the death of silver these days Whenever a Democratic 1 Demo-cratic speaker refers to the time honored principles of Democracy Mark Hannas Utah mouthpiece gleefully glee-fully exclaims That includes the platform Cleveland ran upon And I yet It knows that the first gold platform plat-form ever submitted to the American f people was the one upon which 3Ic r Kinley ran for the presidency and < upon which the administration stands today The Democrats of Pennsylvania met the other day and although our gold bug neighbor professes to sec an indication I indi-cation of indifference to national issues is-sues In the report of the proceedings r the plttsburg Post says The plat form adopted by Democratic state I L k < 0 1 11I convention is exclusively confined to state issues aside from an altogether proper and judicious endorsement of the faith and principles of the Democracy Democ-racy as set forth In their past platforms I plat-forms coupled with a generous tribute of appreciation of our matchless leader I lead-er William J Bryan His hold on the hearts of the peopletheir admiration I of his splendid equipment as orator I and statesmanis as firm and enthusiastic enthu-siastic as ever The object of Pennsylvania Democracy De-mocracy this year when there are no federal officials to elect is to save the state if possible from the corruption and criminality of the executive and legislative departments of the state government evils for which the Republican Re-publican party is exclusively responsible responsi-ble I Republicanism In Pennsylvania as in the nation stands for the plunder < of I the people the prostitution of power 1 the peddlIng of patronage the promotion promo-tion of political jobbery and favoritism favorit-ism the reign of spoilsmen and the shameless propagation of scandal It Is to battle with these weapons of evil that the Democrats of Pennsylvania buckle on their armor for the local campaign |