The advocate., 1896-06-24


were given the right to dictate the party
policy Of both parties"
The six gold standard organs of Mime
apolis and St. Paul have formed combin-
alton and are trying to cut the wages Of
their employees about l5 per cent.
Texas Democrats still continue to desert
the party and ally themselves with the
PopuliStS. II this keeps up it is apt to be
unanimous in that State this year.
The Republican delegation from Mis-
souri, turned down Boss Filley twice. He
wanted to be Chairman of the delegation
and later member Of the National commit
tee.
"Wnile it may be important" says John
P. st. John, "for us to legislate ourselves
nothing to drink, it is just as important
that we legislate ourselves something to
eat"
Hobart, the Republican nominee for Vice
President, says: so, the money question
is not the question. The tariff is the great
question. All this country needs is high
protective tariff"
Referring to the action OF the Southern
delegates at st. Louis Murat Halstead
says that Southern Republicans have had
pr0mptlngs from the bank parlors Of the
exteme gold States"
The edltor-in-chief Of the Atlanta Con-
stitutiOn says 81 am willing to advocate
every principle Of the Populist platform,
II 1t is necessary to keep the people inside
the Democrat party"
The st. Louise Globe-D Democrat admits that
the Republican maIority.will not be as large
as everybody supposed it would be few
months ago but thinks 1t will be large
enough for all practical purposes.
G. w. Glasscock, who was nominated
by the Popullsts OF the Ninth district In
Texas, has withdrawn. He would not
stand squsrely on the platform and was
manly enough to give place to another.
The Detroit Tribune one Of the oldest
dailies in that city and the leading Repub-
lican paper in Michigan, says that the can
didate Is all right but the platform is
''damnably unpatriotlc and un.Republi-
can"
The Nebraska Independent prints list
Of about forty prominent Republicans in
that State who will not support q gold
standard candidate for President or for
any other office. 1t refers to club Of 800
Omaha Republicans in the same way.
There have been but seven impeachment
cases under our present constitution only
two Of which were sustained. The first case
was that Of Senator Blount Of Tennessee In
1877, and the last Gen. Belknap, Secretary
of War, In 1876. The two cases in which
the impeachment was sustained were those
of Judges Pickering USO3) and Humphrey
QS62), both Federal District Judges.
st. Louis Globe,Democrat (Rep.) "No
convention Of either party-held no matter
whore or when-was ever so completely
dominated by one man as the convention
which adjourned last night was dominated
by Marcus A. Hanna. He was master Of
the situation from beginning to end. He
displayed amazing capacity for the control
and direction Of large bodies Of men,"
George F. Stephens Of Philadelphia, q
leading reformer, has been arrested for
preaching single tax" on the streets Of a
Delaware city. His arrest and imprison-
ment for twenty days is the same as sew
eral other single takers are receiving in
that State. He is not the first TO receive
this kind Of treatment and as he is rich
enough to afford fight he will make an