New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-09
THE THIRD TICKET.

The gold Democrats have issued call FOR
National Convention at indianapolis. September
3, at which they believe nearly every State VIII
be represented 1t Is more important that IN
some Western and Southern States the num-
Der of voters represented will be more than
enough according to current accounts, to insure
the defeat Of the Popocrat candidates. 1t is the
declared and doubtless sincere belief of the large
majority Of sound-money Democrats that they
can reach and influence more Democratic voters
by means of such ticket, and accomplish more
to insure the defeat of Bryan than by any other
course and they are entitled to full credit for
the sincerity of their belief, even from those
who have held different opinion Many indl-
vdual Democrats will undoubtedly vote straight
for Mckinley in order to make their votes most
effective, and nearly as many with third ticket
in the field as without one. But others, 1t Is
probable, might have voted directly for McKin-
ley if forced to a choice between him and Bryan,
who may now find refuge in a third ticket, and
to that extent the movement may lessen Nc
Kinley's support But it will also draw away
from Bryan many Democrats who would have
voted the ticket labelled Democratic, and II the
number so drawn Off is greater than the num-
Der who would have voted for Mckinley, but
will not now, the net result is gain for the Re
publican candidate It Is the belief Of those
active In this movement that for every voter
who NAV be diverted from supporting Mckinley
the third ticket may divert many voters from
supporting Bryan.
It is to be observed that this diversion Of Dem
ocratic votes will be greatest In the very west
ern States where 1t will be most important. At
the East where the free-silver boilers are
insignificant in number, the third ticket will do
no good and may even diminish little the ma
jOrity for Mckinley. But In the Western States
where the silver fanaticism Is liable to affect
considerable number of Republicans, 1t Is for
chilly urged that a much greater number or
sound-money Democrats can be drawn from the
support Of Bryan by a third ticket who would
otherwise have yielded 10 the cry OF party fealty
before the end of the campaign; and In several
States the result may turn on the support OBJ
tanned by the National Democratic electors.
In all the Western States there are sagacious
Republicans who Judge that the third ticket Is
likely to do more good than harm.
| It should not be forgotten that the same move
| ment will have an influence In the Congress
| sonal elections, and In the election OF State
| legislators where United States Senator'S are to
| be chosen Thus in Indiana, It would be the
| absurdest thing in the world for sound-money
| Democrats TO vote for legislators who would
help to return Voorhees, to the Senate, or to elect
some other man like him, while protesting that
| their convictions do not permit them to support
| free-silver electors If the National Demo
| Gratis" put up legislative and Congressional can
| dldates, wherever that course Is necessary to
| insure the defeat of free-sver men, they may
| in that way doubly help to stamp out the silver
craze the Regulators and the Anarchists.