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other patronage as the price of the
support of Bryan and Sewall by
the Populist convention which will
De held at St. Louis this week. 1t
is because of haggling over this
demand that certain prominent
Populists have been talking as
though there were doubts about
the action of the St. Louis conven-
tion. The silver party which will
hold a convention at the same time
and place also demands the promise
of a cabinet position as the price OF
ats support. and the same demand
has been made in behalf OF the
boiling silver Republicans. Bryan
can very safely make these or any
other promises, as there is no prob
ability that he will ever be in po-
sition to be called upon to make
them good.
Although Mr.. Cleveland is
strongly opposed to the Populist
ticket and platform of the Chicago
convention if he has his way there
will be gold Democratic ticket
put in the field, which is the very
thing that the supporters of Bryan
and Sew ell are hoping for.
J. II. Turner, secretary OF the
Populist national committee, seems
disposed to rub it I'M on the gold
Democrats, if anyone may Judge by
the language he uses in statement
issued this week, urging Populists
to endorse the Chicago ticket and
platform. He stalts the statement
with this positive assertion; "The
result of the late Democratic ma
+ional convention at Chicago is un-
doubtedly the triumph Of Populism'
and follows with others just as irri
tating, because of their truthful
ness. For instance: "The Demo
cratic party at Chicago to all in
tents and purposes substituted the
Populist platform for the old plat
form that the party has been using
for years, and this: 'Mr. Bryan,
the nominee of that convention. is
man who fits its platform. For
more than two years he has acted
with the Populists of his state. 1t
cannot be successfully denied that
the principles advocated by the
Populist party have captured the
Dem ocratic party Republicans
sill aid in giving Mr.. Turner's
statement as wide circulation as
possible, believing that it will make
rotes for Mckinley and Hobart.
Secretary Herbert was the first
member of the administration to
authorize the statement that he
would bolt the Chicago ticket and
platform, although Assistant Sec
Eetary Hamlin of the treasury, who
Is known to have had a .consulta-
ton with Mr.. Cleveland since the
chicago convention met, gave out
a statement one day ahead of Mr..
JIerbert, which was thought to
have been prepared by Mr. Cleve-
land, and which says: 'No politi-
raj issue is involved in the coming
eTrction. The question to be de-
r1sled is far deeper and more vital.
The perpetuity of republican instl-
antions has been threatened. Every
loyal citizen should ally himself
against the forces which controlled
The Chicago convention; forces of
9swlessness, which are inconsistent
with the maintenance of the repub-
lie HencefOrth there should be no
Republican; no Democrat, but
anton of loyal citizens against the
combined forces of reputation and
disorder When once this danger
Dns element has been stamped out
at the polls by an indignant people
we can again divide ard discuss
those political questions which
have kept alive the two great polit-
'eal parties.
G. B. McDougal, Kansas Dem
oerat. at present in Washington,
says ''There will undoubtedly be
fusion between the Democl ats and
PDpulists In Kansas. but even with