St. Paul daily globe., 1895-07-04
WENT HOME TO DIE.

WENT HOME TO DIE.
No person, whatever may be his
attitude to the coinage question, can
, fail to feel the significance of the
mass meeting of the Colorado Dem
ocrats called to supplement the ac-
ton of the Hinrichsenites in Illinois
! The one marked the full tide of the
movement in the party, the last
ending is most fitting. 1t had it's
| origin in the silver states and it is
appropriate that to one of them it
| goes home to die
| Its significance cannot be minifed;
no explanations will rob it of it's
deep meaning. Denver is the focal
point of the movement. 1t was here
that the indignation meeting was
held when the repeal of the Sherman
purchase bill was pending. 1t was
here that threats of secession were
| made, and it was here that the fiery
Waite declared that, to get free
mlntage for their silver they would
| ride their horses in blood to the
= brides. There was no division of
! sentiment by party lines; Republi-
cans, Democrats, Populists were sill
verites all. The state gave it's cleo
toral vote to the PopuIist because
his was the only party promising to
grant free mintage
In this state, thus given over to
the idea, thus saturated with it. a
state having in it's silver mines a
monetary as well as a sentimental
interest, the chairman of the Demo-
cratic state committee calls a mass
convention of his party to have it
make an authoritative demand for
the adoption of the policy of free
coinage by the national party There
was no question of irregularity to
make men reluctant to join the
movement and take part in the con-
Vention. 1t had been approved by
the state committee and the county
chairmen. And, after much herald
ing, the mass convention met and.
when noses We're counted, there were
just thirty men present
To take proper measurement of its
meaning, to get a point of observa-
ton from which the rapidity of the
ebbing Of the silver tide may be as
certalned, recall the convention that
met in Illinois one month ago to-
morrow. That, too, was called by
the state committee The governor
OF the state approved of and ad-
dressed it. But one prominent man,
brave old Senator Palmer, had made
open fight against it. Counsels.
called wise but that were timid, pre-
vailed to let the movement have full
swing. A thousand delegates as
sembled. Florid orators poured ont
their sentences. The crowd cheered
them and jeered the president of
their party. So elated were it's pro-
moters that, pursuant to a resolu-
1A UNOPISos Iiicy uSHldnQeQ OF the
national committee -that-a a national
convention be called for the same
purpose. a ~. .e
A good deal has happened in the
month. The Memphis convention
followed. Secretary Carlisle met
and breasted the movement in Ken
lucky. Patterson, of Tennessee.
stumped the South, rallying the
friends Of a sound currency. The
Republican league met and ran
away from the question. They
abandoned the opportunity of a gem
GRAFTON. The Democrats occupied
and utilized it. Men who are mere
opportunists, regarding platform
as means only of getting in on, saw
that the movement was losing
ground and began to desert it. The
education of the discussion told on
the honest but mistaken ones. The
result was inevitable. The end. so
far as the Democratic party is con-
cerned, came at Denver. 1t leaves
the party in magnificent shape. 1t
leaves it the defender of sound cur
rency, with the Republicans desert
ing it and the Populists the only or
ganlzation supporting it. The skies
are clearing fast