The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-07-07

fairs at home and get their inspiration
from the national gathering. But
above and beyond all these managers
great and small Is the voice of the
people and as rule the good hard
sense Of those who work for living
instead Of devoting their attention to
politics, know where their interests lie.
No political party intends to deliberate
ly adopt a policy which will be damag-
Ing to the country, and if such mistake
is made the people can be relied upon
to see that it goes no farther than a
mere proposition. If everybody will
keep cool there is no danger of our go
ing to the demnition bow vows just
because few thousand people are
gathered in Chicago talking over a
matter about which most Of them don't
know anything. There is a growing
feeling that something ought to be done
to prevent hopeless split in the party,
and If the respective wings did not diff
fer so violently and radically, I should
lcok for some, coming together. The
situation is like two men quarreling
over some respective object, one declar-
ing it is white and the other that it
is yellow, and finally compromising by
both agreeing that 1t is green. Such
compromise would simply be an agree
ment by the two men that they would
unite in telling a lie. But if they did
and went out and swore to it, it would
be questionable whether they would
make the great mass of people believe
that either one of them was honest.
Nevertheless there is a greater tend
ency to get together than 1 found when
I first arrived. The silver movement is
to large extent a revolt against
Cleveland in the Democratic party, and
it will not be surprising if the platform
committee does not attempt to put in.
the usual formula of indorsing the ad-
ministration. The silver men would
SOONER INDORSE GOLD
than tndorse Cleveland, and, but for this
feeling they could not have gained the
headway they already have. Senator
Hills position here is really an illu-
stration of a man who is loved for the
enemies he has made" Four years ago
he was bitterly fighting Cleveland's
third nomination, and the men who are
now carrying the gold standard were
denouncing Hill in the most unmeasur-
ed terms. l never heard a more violent
denunciation of party men than was
showered upon Dave Hill in Chicago
in 1892 His position at that time gives
him warm place in the hearts Of pres
ent silverites, while the men who
fought him then, now turn to secure
his aid and counsel in the hour of their
distress. He is almost the only man
in the gold ranks who has a real hold
upon the silver faction, and if any
partial or half way adjustment is
reached, it will be due to his aggressive
course against Cleveland, though lat
tefly he has, on some points, stood by
the administration.
Hill had modified Altgeld's plan of a
one day convention. riding pell.mell
over everything and every body and
though there are still talks of a silver
caucus being held tonight, it is not
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due in part to Hill's influence some
states will not enter such caucus and it
will be dangerous experiment for the
silver men to make a small showing on
such an occasion. After all, Altgeld's
mob policy was the proper thing for
the silverites to do, if they wanted to
make sure Of their victory in Chicago
The longer they are here and more
time the adroit politicians have to ma
nipulate matters. the worse the sit
uation of the silverites becomes 1 do
not say that it would have been bet
ter for the silverites in the end to have
pursued Altgelds juggernaut policy,
but so far as an immediate victory in
Chicago is concerned, it would have
borne ripper fruit than will now be gath
cred
The great contention here is over the
candidate, as the platform Is suppos-
COlS dDOub well SSItIcQ dS the OaDQ1-
date was in ST. Louis. Bland is unuues-
tionably in the lead, and the Illinois
declaration for him today has made his
shouters very happy. 1 question
whether his strength is not really an
element of weakness, as it seems bound
to lead to a combination of the field
against him. There is very little said
about the two-thirds rule today and the
popular impression is that it will not be
disturbed. With the field against
Bland and gold men supporting a can
didate Of their own, not with any hope
OF success but as a general protest.
1t will be absolutely impossible to nom
mate him under the two-thirds rule
and might lead to a very prolonged
dead lock, the result of which would
only be determined by the obstinacy
OF his supporters. The situation Is a
very interesting one, but the country
has gone through far greater perks.
and survived, and those who believe
that everything is going to eternal
smash as the result of this convention
could not walk through a grave yard
With their eyes shut without seing
ghosts. What a man sees. or thinks
he sees, depends a good deal upon
whether he is scared Who's afraid?
H. P. Hail.
DaI<Otas Make SaIaoftor.