The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-07-01
THE DEMOCRATIC STORM CENTER.

The next thing in the order of politi-
cal events is the national Democratic
! convention soon TO meet-no preventing
proyidence-at Chicago, and if all signs
indicative of tempestuous conditions,
do not fail. there will be such q storm
in that heterogeneous assembly as was
never known in the history of this
country. Public expectancy is on tip
foe in view of the approaching event,
not so much in anticipation Of any good
To the country that may result from
the deliberations Of that body of train
ed and unframed orators, as the lively
row that from present indications,
seems almost certain to occur. The
committee having charge of the build
ing in which the convention is to meet,
should see that the walls and roof are
perfectly secure, for there is likely TO be
volume of sound almost equal to the
ST. Louis tornado. Neptune Tillman,
the storm god Of South Carolina, with
his silver trident-vulgarly called pitch
fork-will be there sucharged with in
dignant and highly explosive wrath,
and his thrOttle-vaiVe opened in full
force will sorely try the walls and raft
ers of any ordinary building. To guard
against conclusion Of the brain, thin
Skulled blue-blOoded nabobs Of the
eastern states should wear cotton in
their ears, surgeons cotton, sound cot
ton, the raw material is too plebian,
Ike silver it is debaSed in price.
Fancy for a moment Perry Belmont,
the agent OF the Rothschilds, fresh
from Europe, coached, cooked and
primed TO execute the orders of his
masters, strutting into that convention.
The mere presence of Belmont will be
as maddening TO such gamecOcks as
TiIlman, Atgeld, Vest and a host of
others as the shaking of n scarlet cloth
at wild bull of the Pampas of South
America And Perry Belmont para
doxical as il may seem TO some. is a
Democrat, and as Democrat viii rep
resent the RothSchildS in the Demo
cratic convention at Chicago. Belmont
in the British parliament would be
Tory OF the established standard
weight and quality. In the German
Veichstag he would stand through thick
and thin for Divinely appointed En-
peror Billy and his heaven sanctioned
authority. But here in America. ii
best suits his purposes 10 pose as a
Democrat, whatever meaning may at
tach 10 that name, in these degenerate
days of hoodwinking and sophisry. 1t
has been limited that Belmont is
Iineal descendant of the defaglting Gus
.odian of the poverty stricken treasury
of the meek and lowly NaZarene, who
sold out his master, but was modest
enough 10 not demand gold in payment
for his black-hearted treachery. But
then in those days there were no Roth
schilds to demoneuze silver. No mat
ter what the pedigree of Belmont may
be and however firmly fixed in purpose
he VIII go about his business smoothly
and quietly. He viii assume no defiant
attitude. nor dictatorial manner He
is too cunning and adroit for that He,
Whitney and their colaborerS in the
cause of honest money VIII be there
in conscious numerical weakness. with
honeyed pleading lips. a jar Of oil for
the troubled waterS-blesSed by Father
Grover-in one hand. and the classical
olive-branch in the other, and they VIII
tax their powers of persuasive enueaty
70 the utmost. but all in vain The
next gale that sweeps from the White
City by the lake viii bring the clash Of
reSounding war-clubs, toulahawks and
scalping knives, and the inspiring bat
tie cry viii be LET her go Gallagher.
AS 4 last resort the reserve fund Of
Lombard and Wall street furnished FOR
the occasion, win be brought into ac-
uiOn. upon the theory that white votes
are a Durchasahie as black votes. the
only difference being that the white /.
article commands > higher price IN the
market While there Is undoubtedly
some truth in the theory Of The potent