The San Francisco call., 1896-07-27

they will have to vote for spite.
II Bryan really does not want that nomi-
nation he had better send il TO Grover for
bait.
The Populist ratification meetings are
going to be among the liveliest humors OF
the season.
Sewall will have to stand, for the simple
reason that he cannot sit down after the
Populist kick.
Now is the time for alert Republicans to
begin to hunt up the laggards and make
them register.
The Democratic donkey has the salts
faction of knowing he kicked the Populist
cart sky-high anyhow.
Many an old war Democrat will support
Mckinley and oppose anarchy as bravely
as he opposed disunion.
The free coinage of campaign literature
is going rapidly on upon a ratio of pamph-
let's to the voter of about 16 to l.
II the goldbug Democrats will now get
together and give their exhibition the
campaign will take rank as the gayest on
record.
Don Cameron's platform is terse and
businesslike. He says: II shall vote for
Mckinley. l am for free silver, but I'm
not fool"
The Populists will now have to make a
strong figh: for their State and Congress
sional tickets. If they lose them they are
gone coons.
Senator Daniel of Virginia is on his way
to Europe. He Endorses Mr.. Bryan of
course, but evidently prefers to let some
one else work for him.
II conservative Democrats do not like TO
join Republican clubs they ought to or.
ganize clubs of their own and work for
business and prosperity.
BY way of beginning the amenities of
the campaign, a Gold Democrat in New
York suggests that the Chicago nomina.
ton should be called the pickpocket ticket.
Bryan's statement; "There will be no
sign up to keep off the grass when am
President" is being widely quoted in the
East, and will probably capture Coxey's
army to man.
Business men VINO are uniting for the
prosperity of the Nation should unite also
for the prosperity of the City. Let us
make 1t this year clean sweep for good
government all along the line.
What was done in the Populist Conven.
tion will not have much effect on the cam.
paign, but as matter of passing curiosity
good many people would like to know
how it happened to be done that way.
In writing of the st. Louis Convention,
several English papers referred to st. Louis
as city in Massachusetts,, and now both
the city and the State are denouncing
British ignorance as if it were an insult.
"
Professor William G. Sumner of Yale.
the noted freetrader, who has long been A
pillar OF strength to New England Demo-
Gratis, has turned his back on the BRYAN
crowd, and is reported to have said the
action at Chicago was suicide caused by
insanity.
The only danger that now confronts the
business of the country is the tendency
among business men to be too sanguine of
the election of Mckinley. These people
should remember that all discontented
persons are for Bryan and that ell OF them
Will vote.
British opinion is now so favorable 10
arbitration with America, there can be
no question an international agreement
in favor Of bimetallism could be reached
If we on our side would intrust the matter
TO conservative statesmen instead of ex-
tremists.
1t is believed that German hopes TO be
come the actual, if not the nominal, head
OF the Democratic executive com mittee,
and the argument is that while he is not
very eager to elect anybody there are
good many little foes in the party whom
he wishes to make sure of killing.
1t is asserted that when Bryan was a
member of Congress he obtained for the
Lincoln postotiee passenger elevator.
When this was erected it had on its front
German silver plate which had engraved
upon it: "This elevator was secured by
Congressman William J. Bryan" To that
extent, therefore. is Bryan's name re-
corded as q practical statesman.