New-York tribune., 1896-09-02
THE SOrNU- MONEY DEMOCRATS.

The Sound-moncy Democrats of this STATE
have declared themselves impreSHivcly. chosen
delegates 10 the National Convention AT lnd'
janapolis and formed Il STATE. organization
which, il j. affirmed. VIII be carried forward 10
nominate genuine Democratic candidates Tor
state offices if the Convention called regular
indor~es Bryan. There i every cvdenc" iha'
could be asked that this movement is intended
in all good faith 10 promote the defeat OF the
Anarchist candidate. as matter OF pubic du'!'
1t is no, for Republicans 10 find fault because
the uttcranceS Of this Convention are essentially
Democratic. and moi in harmony with Their con
vicIionS They will not so far initiate the mar
row unwisdom Of individuals who seek the de-
feat of Bryan and yet complain because Major
Mckinley makes the most effective appeal h"
can to the convictions which held together vast
majority Of the voters last year ana in lS?i TN
the contrary, sincere Republicans are glad to
SEQ the sound money Democrats contributing AZ
they think they best can TO Il patriotic object.
and are sensible enough 10 recognize the fact
that many more votes may he Influenced by
frank avowal Of Democratic principles than
could be Influenced if the sonnd-moDcy Demo
Gratis should attcmp; with Il cloak of insincerity
10 cover up the differences between themselves
and the Republicans.
There has been much doub; in the minds Of
many whether This \atona: movement VIII hep
more than il will hinder the defeat of the AIiai-
cbists I'm some localities ii will probably draw
off a large number Of voters who would other
wise have voted directly for Mckinley. But
even there il will also draw off large n,iinb' +
who would have been Undue ed after all the cN-
element and pressure Of the campaign. TO vote
for The candidate called Democratic 1t hap
pens that the States in which there j. do'Ib,
whether the third ticket will divert more votes
from Bryan than from Mckinley are almost
without exception States in which n heavy ma
jorlty for Mckinley seems reasonably certain in
any contingency. ON the other hand in Wesi-
ern States. where there is considerable num-
Der Of silver Republicans. of whom part may
not be convinced by the campaign of education
! ii is growing clearer every day that the third
ilcke, will make Bryans success impossible
drawing from him several times as many votes
as the silver fana,icism can possibly divert from
/ Mckinley, provided the indianapolis Convention
succeeds in nominating wisely.
! Ii Is with reference 10 such Western States
that the nomination will doubtless be made. in
! order 10 do the most good. Michigan. Indiana
Kentucky and the States west of them are lhose
which will determine the result and Ia which
, the division Of the Democratic vote will be de
clsiyc II i therefore with c.son that the ablrsl
managers objec. 10 any Eastern candidate. and
equally object 10 any one ~ closely Identified
with President Clcvcand's Administration thai
tbe mOvcn eni might be- represented as an ont
come of personal disappointment. or IN the ~
lerest Of those who have shaped his hnahcia
pollcy. II is stated that the President himseil
has wisely advised against the selection OF any
mcmbe- of his Cabinet, The issue between La"
and Anarchy ~ too bro:l to bc inos' cnccu'ci!