Show SUN BOLTS will not support the platforms FREE COINAGE OF SILVER would be a national dishonor will support mckinley on the re publican platform silver has had its day as a money standard urge every democrat who favors honest money to work for the success of the republican ticket new york july 10 the sun this morning in the following editorial formally repudiates the national democratic platform an supports mckinley for the presidency southern poverty engendered by the war and the common discontent stirred up to recklessness by the agitation of have at last blazed into demand for debased coinage and a tax en wealth and have carried the national democratic convention the chicago platform cannot be accepted the united states was made democratic and it must remain so free silver coinage would be national dishonor and a monumental anachronism silver lias had its day as the money standard the commerce of civilization which has used as a medium of exchange pretty much everything from shells to the hoffher metals has progressed beyond silver it has adapted to gold and to gold it will stick until it finds something still more convenient the silver campaign camp aien is based on delusions which leave no justification and on statements which are not so it cannot prevail and every sincere believer in fair dealing and in business honor as the foundation of commercial prosperity must put aside all other purposes and unite for its defeat prom now until alie night of election day in november alie presidential candidate of every democrat who favors dionest money and who still liapes to crush the enemies of the fundamental principles he was bred in should be without hesitation evasion or prejudice william mckinley |