The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-07-09
WEST. soUrH AND EAST.

| Snlcago convention, tno "eat hhu Scutn
care nothing about 1t. whether the East
is with them or not.
They are perfectly willing TO lop of
New England and the East and let us
Yankees flock by ourselves.
| This is sectionalism straight out.
But let us not be misled by this word
sect onalsm. Let us not be deceived
into giving 1t too broad significance.
| Let us bear in mind that this is DEM
ocratic convention in session in Chicago
II is not q representative body OF the
whole people-only OF the Democratic
party.
And when wo read OF the West and
South being banded against the East and
ready to get along and do business with
out the East, let US bear in mind that this
really means that II Is the Democrats Of
the West and South that so hold the
Democrats OF the East in contempt.
There was no such spirit evidenced at
the Republican convention. The people
CT this country hold no such sentiment.
The Republicans OF the West-and
the West is strongly Republican are
bound firmly to their eastern bretheren.
The intelligence OF the West--and the
West Is ruled by intelligence and not by
those OF its representatives at the Chi
cago convention does not want to Top
of New England.
All this sectionalis m in a word, is
only Democratic sectionaIism and un-
fortunate as it clearly is 1t is not surpris-
ing and need create no alarm.
For the Democratic party has always
been a sectional party.
1t has existed because of sectionalism.
Without the sold South it could not
have lived. Some new party and some
new issues would have had to be devel-
oped for the Democracy and the Demo-
crat ic policy had ii not been for the solid
South. Except to secure its majority in
the electoral college the Democracy
has never had any use for the East.
When it has held adm nistrative power
its whole course has been detrimental to
New England and the East.
The lines have been shifted now be-
cause Republicanism has invaded the
South. The Democratic party proposes
to continue to be a sectional party, but
1t is making an att:mpt to carve out a
new section.
The Democracy knows that this year it
cannot carry a northern eastern State.
Whatever 1t does or does not do, it cannot
carry one OF them. The whole northern
eastern country il In arms against the
present Democratic administration and
the ruinous Democratic tariff policy. New
York and New Jersey will be as surely
Republican as Massachusetts, and Rhode
Island. No promises to the people and
no sops to the Democratic organizations
In the East can secure to the party
single electoral vote.
sectio nalism, OF course. Why should
the Democrats Of the South and West pay
any heed to the wishes of the eastern
Democrats? The latter cannot secure an
electoral vote for the national party. 1t
Is all very well for the eastern Democrats
to say to their brethren from theWest and
South "if you adopt a free silver plank
you cannot carry an eastern State"
They know and the western and south
ern Democrats know that on no sort of
platform, and with no kind OF candi-
date can single eastern electoral vote
be secured
Sectionalism aocordingly-and the cast
ern Democrats may bolt il they want to.
The result OF the contest in Noyem Der
will not be affected. Free silver and
sectionalism may capture few electoral
votes in the West. Nothing could secure
any from the East.
Blu; the West is not sectional End the
West is Republican. The Democratic
ticket may carry a few small far western
states but it will take great many elec.
torsl votes to match those OF New York
and New Jersey.
Lot us not sbe alarmed because the
Democratic party continues to DO Sec
tionsl party.
The country is not divided on any such
lines as is the Democratic party. Novem-
Der will demonstrate that VIC are one
country and one people and very strongly
Republican.