The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1896-07-18
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f1Nrran Tor the democratic ticket ana
platform! No matter what sort If Il
you We're before the Chica-
gu convention made the platform and
nominated the ticket, it is now the
proper thing for you to hurrah for the
ticket and platform, and to 60 to
work and render what aid you can to-
wards obtaining a victory. More will
be- known as to the chance the demOc-
racy has to win after the populist and
meet at st. Louis on the 22nd, of this
month. If the members Of those con
ventiOns are as devoted to the cause Of
silver rs they profess to I've, they will
nominate no ticket of their own, but
will endorse the democratic ticket.
Should they do that the Mckinley
efhwd wonId be- the worst frightened
men in the country, without good cause,
either. Should the populists and the
silver republicans get their backs up
because the democratic convention
would not allow them to name the
ticket, Mark Hanna's smile will per-
ceptibly broaden, but let us ut least
hope that they will do nothing so sui
cidal.
There are plenty of democrats in
Washington who do not like portions
of the platform and many more who
wanted other men nominated, but SO
far as I know none of them are talk
ing Of boiling. The National conven-
ton settled the matter for them, and
as good party men they are for
the ticket. The talk of President
Cleveland taking part in IL movement
to nominate a gold democratic ticket
finds few believers here. 1t is Il brick
house to wood toothpicks that he does
nothing of the kind. There can only
be one democratic ticket and that has
been nominated in a regular name
by a properly constituted convention.
OF course after reading the platform
One cannot expect that President
Cleveland will cntluse owe it.
L. S. District Attorney Frank Clark,
of Florida, who is o in Washington
said IN answer to Il question of how
''Ol,, the democratic ticket will win
as usual. There is considerable inter-
est in the Senatorial race but it is
too early yet to predict the name Of
Senator Calls successor, except to say
Il at he will undoubtedly be a free
silver man. A great majority Of Flor
ida democrats favor free silver, al
though four of the delegates to the
Chicago convention were for gold.
That was simply the result Of manage
ment, AS the gold men were ~ the mi
motif, ~ tl,o St.fo onrvartn
Gen w. r. Cox, OF n. c., who is
Secretary Of the Senate and a good
judge Of the drift of political senti-
ment has Just returned from that state.
He says: "The prospects OF demo
cratic success in n. c. are very en-
coulaging. The nomination Of a sill
yer candidate and the adoption Of a
free coinage platform at Chicago went
IA long way toward insuriug the sue
cess Of democracy. Thousands Of
pspnlists will vote the national demo-
cratic ticket, for they cannot support
Mckinley without stultifying them
selves. And the republicans Of N. c..
are also for free silver. Their gnber-
national candidate, Judge Russell, is
a silver mar and their State conven-
ton declared for the white metal.
Outside of the protection policy, Nc
kinley has no special strength III the
State. but although the republicans
generally favor protection, they are
not half as deeply interested in that
question as they are In the money is
sue"
Ex-Congressman White, of Tenn.
thoroughly believes that the demo-
cratic party is going to win a great
victory this year because of its
championiDg the cause of silver. He
said I" a group of friends in a WASH
ington hotel /: "Two months ago the
cause Of democracy seemed hopeless.
Now the situation is changed, and the
opposition is thoroughly alarmed. A
little while ago it seemed impossible
that the democrats could win even in
Tenn. We will carry the state in
November by 10000 or 10000 MAORI
ty. The people. are terribly in ear
nest, and the revolution is on. If New
Yolk aud Mass. want to secede from
the Union l am in favor of letting
them 60, even as Horace Greeley said
of theSOurh-'Let the erring brethren
go in peace"
Those naval officers who thought
that the assembling ola large squad
ron on the Atlantic coast meant a
summer of idle loafing around the
seaside resorts are waking up to their
mistake. 1t is the the intention of
Secretary Herbert that the squadron
assembled on the Atlantic coast shall
put in some very hard work drilling
and exercising, and in order that ali
OF the officers may get their share of