The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-09-10
THE THIRD TICKET.


John M. Palmer has been nominated
by the gold Democrats, at Indianapolis,
on gold standard platform. He is an
old man 10 years Of age, and q former
Republican. He was elected to the
United states Senate from Illinois after
one of the most exciting senatorial CON-
tests Of modern times. The contest lasted
for weeks and months. The Legislature
was divided politically into 1O1 Demo
orats, 100 Republicans, and three Popu-
lists At last, after 1853 ballots were
taken without result, two Of the Populists
agreed to vote for Palmer II he would
vote in the United States Senate for a
bill authorizing the free coinage of silver.
This he agreed to do, but no sooner was
he elected than he forgot all about his
pledge and at every opportunity he took
occasion to deal silver a deadly blow.
Thet rue Democrats are not worried
about the nomination of a third ticket at
indianapolis, as great number of votes
which the third ticket will get from the
boiling Democrats will be Just that many
less votes for Mckinley and just that
much advantage for Bryan. or course
there will be some votes cast for the third
ticket that would otherwise go to the
regular Democratic nominees.
The voters who will vote for the third
ticket might be separated into three
Glasses: First, those who would other
wise vote for Mckinley who will vote the
boiling ticket; these will weaken McKin-
ley and help Bryan just that much.
Second, those who would prefer Bryan to
Mckinley In the absence of third ticket,
but who will now vote for Palmer; this
will weaken Bryan to that extent. Third,
those voters who are not satisfied with
the true Democratic ticket, and would
have stayed at home on election day ana
not vote at all If the boilers had not
nominated ticket; but this class will
not affect the result one way or the other.
| There is another element, however, that
will enter into the campaign in conneo-
tion with this third ticket nomination.
| OF course none of the leaders In this
movement expect, or have any idea, that
the nominee OF their convention will bo
elected. While claiming that they are
trying TO keep up the organization Of the
Dem ocratic party, their intention is to
elect Mckinley in opposition to Mr.. Bryan
They will carry on guerrilla warfare.
1t is fire in the rear. They will con-
slider themselves justiflee in voting or
using any means that will hurt the true
Democratic ticket and aid the ticket
headed by Mckinley. Many Of these
leaders in the movement will induce
honest Democrats to vote the boilers
ticket, leading them to believe that they
are helping the cause of SO called sound
money, but on election day, when they
have drawn these honest voters away from
the true Democratic party and induced
them to vote for the third party nominee,
then these leaders, with the secret aid of
the Australian ballot, will go to the polls
and vote directly for Mckinley. 1t is not
a matter of conscience with these fellows
the only question Is, how to down the
regular nominee Of the Democratic party.
Honest Democrats should not be led
to vote against the regular Democratic
nominee by men who skulk in the dark,
and who, when election day comes, will
vote for the nominee of the Republican
party.