Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1896-07-24
SAYS A Third TICKET SEEMS To NE
INEVITABLE.
REPUBLICANS RESPONSIBLE.
DO o DIFFER THE GLAD HAND TO
noLriNG DEMOCRACY.
solid silver vote Cnnnot Ne Opposed
by solid Gold Vote, u Democrat
Must Vote for Mci<Inic,-
Ism rs Wen rs for
Nck iuicy.

New York. July 23.-Mr. W. C. whitney
was asked to-day II, In his judgment there
would be a third ticket nominated by sound
money Democrats. He replied:
81 think events and the course OF tho
Republican leaders are making 1t lneHlta-
bic. The general situation Il far worse to-
day. In my opinion. than 1t was ten days
&
The Republican managers and candi-
dates have shown no realizing sense of the
situation. They have failed 30 avail OF a
great opportunity for bcn.fiiinE the coun-
try. II tho present condition Of arairs con-
t.nrcs for any length OF time, sound money
Democrats are bound to organize. and II
cannot be prevented.
''The truth IL. there does not seem TO De
in the East Il realizing sense OF the seri-
business and sincerity OF the free SILVER
movement. You may call 1t Il craze, but 1t
has captured the imaginations OF tho great
mass OF people throughout the entire west
and South, and II has a much stronger fol-
lowing in some portions OF the East NOT
closely allied TO large commercial centefs'
than Is generally supposed. II is the result
o. reading and agitation. 1t has become a
fxed opinion and an unreasoning one !
think II may be accepted as a TACT that 'ne
vast majority of free silver believers NJ
this tImo arc no. open to conviction. Their
minus III Hldic w. NAV NhNF
little inclined to reason upon the subject as
were the delegates whom they sent to chi
cago.
81 was satisfied before We went to chi
cago that nothing could be aocompltShcd
in tho direction of changing or modifying
the free silver idea, and i said so. Never
theless, 1t was our duty to go there ana
emphasize the strength of the convictions
of the Eastern Democrats, and furthef' 10
90. zl..., f.a.An show
ing so plainly that it could not be misuh-
derstood the un-pemocratic and revolution
ary shirt which dominated the movement
In this we were unsuccessful. The Demo
cratic mask was pretty encctually remover
from the face Of Populism, whlch h"'
forced Itself for the time being into a po-
eItion OF control. This was all that the
sound money Democrats could hope TO ae,
complish, and that they did eheetuai'y anu
unselishly.
.'Th.re never has been In any party CON
yentlon such a vigorous declaration OF IN
dependence rs was exhibited at Chlcaso'
when g5i delegates refused to participate III
the selection Of candidates.
what should have been the next step
IN the ight for the preservation OF nhtiohal
honor and sound finance? We han SUI
denly come upon Il new ana very EieHt
crisis one that called for the slihlhE
of craftsmanship and the union OF SCUM
money to rescue the country from us
nstrr Hundreds or thousands of Demo
"rats Stood ready to subordinate every
Mn. ven to voting for the Republican
candidate. what was the duty OF tnIi
NJ, Tho pc1Stbiiran marty and It's cnudl-
,iiaata.s There should lave been an immc.
NJ ~ iiHr,y,Ihffirnn s sh6uid nave been the first
~, ~ "a ritCma sotnd money Democrats to u
non-partisan union, suborlinating 3ll oth,f
- r,s r,y. Isg,io ii dNi.rfei an others,
"1,",tt vta pff,rrl la Irht for tho
an "bttII M Itg.lons Of me country, thr
800, r.,,t bfuus hint undcrlle unIty
Nv rrncns" law and order. national hon
oor common honesty, the Integrity Of the
SS"oI pat MI. f" SH :, nation at ali. x sinelc
glimpse at re ,S Gai I5irI P Pr ,Se 6 aHH
rne,r,v i'm omen revolt should have been
.noTr 10 nav. shown them instantly The
n.Tessity Of a new alignment OF parties
,iuon nGp-rartisun lines. NJ greater OPP
portunity Tor patriotic action wa" aver Of
fered u party, and II has all been thrown
away.
"W-ha has been the course 81 the Repuh.
lican leaders and the Republican press
They have Insisted upon putting me IRE
Democrats in one class and d~cnouncinF
all together under the name or natlphnl
discuss ~ tariff Whieh haS IerStu I" M.
an actual Issue IN ms 9a.ilalEn a. wnnt,
plctely as slavery ana me tghuhHfai
Democrats en- masse Thty leer az i'tm9e.
rary and yet aamtI ,hHt H. doantinl stats
ere thuso Wh'rt '|pu..''"'S" mas "'''
oonlnn3ht ior lnirtE st,,si 4, 70, h,,, h,,,
ourL = pI,t'S tlrt,uv' H.. tiHHwnatt"" 'n,pYrS
i%nnyai,y or ppatri6tle Bsm6crats II win
No. 7, 49,, ,rJ Iii ,.s,,l, IL, 1r',y
NUT MN s.r' 49," " II y TIr, t,,l, o,at,tEh
~ S =, y, pp ocrg 70 ror,"rnpIatC me uEsl
sih,,;ty ~ yatinF for NfrKiuley' or to look
uron him rs ths leader OF any great cause.
md me present course az the Raplhliraus
Is teulInr 10 max, il Impossible. If thrv
continue in this line, one thing will Ger
tainly happen-the sound money Demo-
Gratis will nominate n third ticket, and thus
divide tho sound money vote In the great
battle ground OF the middle West to save
the vote from drifting back To tho Chicago
ticket.
The Republicans will need in November
all tho aid they can obtain from sound
money Democrats. II they think they can
hold their natural strenCth through The
middle West, or even In some parts Of the
East by the single tendency TO party allie,
glance. they arc mistaken. \ free silver
enthusiasm has obtained n hold upon Re-
publicans throughout the West anil farm
Ing c~ommunitles OF the East quite as stronl
us upon Democrats and they cannot he II,
verified from their purpose by either nppeals