The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-07-15

the business portion of sthe community
particularly. and all law-abiding citizens
generally, recoil with horror. 1t Will be
remembered that one of the planks, which
was incorporated at the express request OF
Boss Altgeld, denounces what it is pleased
10 term arbitrary interference by Federal
authorities in local affairs, as violation
of the constitution. 1t also condemns
what it calls government by injunction
and speaks of 1t as new and highly DAN
gerous form of oppression. This plank is
in appreciation OF the Chicago strikes OF
1894 and q condemnation of the courts and
officers concerned in the suppression OF
mob that held one of the largest cities in
the United States at its mercy. Every
business man and every good citizen who
believes that the laws OF the country
should be enforced will hesitate before he
casts a Democratic ballot, which will
carry with it an approval Of this immoral
and rebellious doctrine.
The desperation into which the Demo-
cratic party has been plunged is empha-
sized by the fact that several of the most
important States in the Union refused to
take any part whatever in the proceedings
of the Chicago convention except to be
present and announce that they would de-
cline to vote for any candidate nominated
upon such an un-Democratic platform.
These are the States which took this course
and which will not supper. the nominees
of the convention: Connecticut, Delaware,
Maine, Massachusetts,, Maryland, Mime
sofa. New Hampshire. New Jersey, New
York, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Vir-
ginia and Wisconsin,.
Another reason why the silver faction is
so anxious to absorb the Peoples party is
because OF the movement on foot in al
most every State to call a convention
which shall voice the sentiments and prin-
ciples of the Democratic party and nomi-
nate a President and Vice-President who
shall properly represent these principles,
or administer rebuke to political char
latanism by uniting their forces and sup
porting William Mckinley, the nominee
of the Republicans.
The action of the executive committee
of the Sound Money Democrats OF illinois
yesterday, in issuing an address calling for
a second Democratic National Con ven-
ton, for the purpose of nominating sound
money Democratic candidates for Presi-
dent and Vice-President is squirting the
silver faction to renewed efforts for the
success of the plot TO capture the Populist
convention, as they, with the help of the
anarchist and socialists, captured the
Chicago convention. This address con-
tains one significant paragraph, the truth
OF which has not been and will not be dis
puted. 1t is as follows:
FINALLY to make it still palmer that
although in name it was not in fact
Democratic convention, it nominated for
President one who is not in his political
convictions and who has not always been
even IN his professions Democrat
A further proof of the fact that the DOM
inant faction at the Chicago convention
was not Democratic is found in the Den
yer Republican, which, in a double-leaded
editorial, advises Mr.. Bryan to select Sem
ator Teller, q member of the Republican
National Committee, as his secretary OF
the Treasury. The Republican says that
such a step would amalgamate the silver
forces of the entire country and absolutely
insure the success of the Democratic ticket
and the cause of free coinage, The same
paper admits that Mr.. Bryan is a young
man and immature, but it suggests that
there are many ways in which he ean over
come 1.-THE natural and common pref udice
to immaturity.'
Nebraska, Mr.. Bryan's own State, JOY
fully halls him as true Populist, and in
most Of the county conventions of the
Peoples party held throughout the State
last Saturday, resolutions We're adopted
instructing the delegates to use their best
efforts to secure the Endorsement of Mr..
Bryan for President of the United States
by the PopuIist National Convention at
st. Louis. Can any loyal Democrat af-
ford 10 support such a man?
Chairman H. E. Taubeneck of the Ma
tional Executive Committee is swamped
with work replying to letters and tele-
grams which are pouringin daily on the
subject Of fusion and on other matters
which are expected to come before the
convention, but the contents of these let
tiers are not divulged nor will they be
likely to be made public. so far as the
press is concerned. but developments are
expected every day as the indignation of
honestPeople's party men continues to in
crease. The thunderbolt is likely to fall
at any moment. Chairman Taubeneck
does not look as his name suggests. His
countenance has more of the Celtic than
Teutonic cast. He is ne-looking gen.
tleman, six feet tall or more, and 200
pounds in weight, without any trace of
corpulency. His face has a thoughtful
and good-natured expression. When 1
had short talk with him found that be
had been doing considerable thinking on
the question of fusion The direction of
his thoughts, his mental bias, however,
remained unreveaIec, for he positively de-
clined to say word on the subject.
1t would not do for me to say anything
about that now" he SAID. 1.-THE time is
not ripe, and it would not DO any good.
After few days. however, 1 will have
statement prepared for the San Francisco
CALL and such other newspapers as may
be willing to publish it,"
Would you be willing to say whether
you were in favor of indorsing the Demo-
cratic nominees or not2' I asked.
III should answer that question:" re-
piled Mr.. TauDeneck. ait would open the
whole matter. and 1 therefore cannot an
swer yes or no to it."
Mr.. Taubeneck is the only member of
the National Executive Committee at pres