The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-06-19
WHAT WILL THEY DOT

sgacs the 81. Louis convention has con-
pI.t-d It's WORK and zttourre1- interest will
20 a moderate degree center around the
Democrats national convention 70 b held
in Chicago July Z. OF course. II Is row
for-rons conclusion that the platform
adopted there Will declare unecuivocaily
for the free coinage Of silver II the Is 70
ratio. II IL equally certain that none Of the
men who two years ago were spoken OF as
would accept nomination at ehs hands Of
q convsa tior committed 10 that policy. AMI
II Is equally certain that none OF them VIII
be offered any opportunity TO dscEne.
Cleveland. Carlisle. HID. Pat,ison. Whit
ney. Olney and Russell are each eliminated
from the list Of possible presidential can
eldaies by their avozsc sound money serti-
ments, and the only names which have yet
appeared 10 take their places are such as
Bland. Boies ana Horizontal BIZ Morri-
son. TIE latter. even. is a doubtful factor.
for he has not announced his conversion to
the cause of free silver. but has simply
permitted his frfenss TO mako public tho
fact that he would accept the nomination
On free silver platform.
This situation In the Democratic party Is
without a parallel in the history OF this
country. The policy 10 which ths present
Democratic administration Is committed
touching one Of the most vital issues which
will be before the people in the coming
campaign. and which policy has been In
corsed by nearly every leader OF the party
of sufficient national importance 10 be
looked upon as possible candidate for the
presidency, Is certain to be repndiated by a
majority Of the party representatives
chosen 10 nominate q successor TO their
present titular leader. The inevitable OUT
come Is a dislntegration of the party.
Interest IN the coming convention will
thus center. not SO much on the personnel
OF tho ticket to be put forward, as on what
course viii be pursued therein by the rep
resentatives who ara loyal TO the present
administration. and who have boldly and
fatty committed themselves 10 sound
money.
The bulk OF the sound money representa-
tives in tho Democratic convention come
from states which are safely Republican.
but many OF the states which have been
enrolled az Democratic. and which have
generally cast their electoral votes for the
Democratic nominees. have this year sent
delegations instructed in most unequivocal
terms against free silver. Among those
which have already spoken are Florida,
Maryland. Connecticut and New Jersey.
The Maryland financial plank IS as fol-
lows:
Believing tina. the true interests OF the
people require that the earnings OF sgricul-
turs and trade ana the wages OF labor
should be paid IN money that 10 intrin-
sicslly worth in all the markets OF the
world what II purports 10 be worth. we
demand the maintenance of the existing
gold standard or value; and. further, that
the government shall keep all its obliga-
tons az all times redeemable and payable
IN money OF the greatest Intrinsic value
and OF the highest standard adopted by the
civilized nations OF the world. and we
therefore resolu;ely oppose the free and
unlimited coinage OF silver at the ratio OF
rs 20 -
That Of the Connecticut stat. convention
Is equally emphatic and unmistakahie in
It's condemnation OF what will beyond a
shadow OF doubt be the financial policy
TO which the national party viii commit
itself. The Connecticut Democrats sayi
while we favor the most liberal use OF
silver consistent with the enforcement OF
a gold standard. we are unaltsrably OPP
posed 20 the free coinage OF silver. Deem
ing IL device for the dsbasement OF our
currency and the compulsory purchase OF
silver by the government Under existing
circumstance. 20 pay public debts IN sill
yer coin Is reputation; 70 pay private
debts n the same coin is 10 rob the wage
Garner. and TO provide for the free coinage
OF silver means The destruction OF iegiti-
mate business ana great suffering among
the laboring classes
These delegations viii. when the conven-
ton az Chicago assemblies. come 70 the
meeting Of the ways. The radical declara-
tons % their state platforms viii De met
By equally radical declarations precisely
70 the contrary by the national platform,
and their protests viii Be unavailinx
what course will they pursueT This viii
be ire point IN which interest IN the Chi
| cago convention viii eenter.