The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-08-02
ALL IN MK1NLEY's FAVOR.


There is just one thing that the Dem
ocratic and Populist parties are at one
in, and that is there is nothing SO de
lightful in political campaign as g
row. The mob convocation at St Louis
was an ideal Democratic powwow
But that Sewall was repudiated for the
wild and irreconcilable Georgian no.
body could have guessed what might
have happened. As it is the free sill
yer elements of the two parties are
in very akward position with as
are states in the Union. Mr.. Watson
says positively that he will not de-
cline the nomination for vice president,
nor can any power on earth diSplace
him, as his name on the ticket is essen
tial TO the maintenance of the Pop
party as a political organization. The
truth is, Watson is right. The south
ern Populists would repudiate the
ticket altogether if there were none
but Democratic names upon it, The
Democrats of Kansas run the Pops sue
cessfully, but the southern Pops has no
earthly use for the ballot-box stuff
ing, hard-money Democracy of the
south. Mr. Sewall might possibly be
induced to sacrifice his honorable nom-
ination, but the Democratic leaders
very well understand that his with
drawal and the abject surrender of
the Democratic party to the Populists
would drive tens of thousands of votes
to the Republican party and to its can
didateS. The diluted POpulism inject
ed into the Chicago platform is as
much bitter as the party can be per-
suaded to swallow. The withdrawal
Of the only representative of eastern
Democracy from the ticket would pre-
cipitate q disastrous row. The back
of the Democratic donkey couldn't
stand it, not for free silver or for any
other consideration. Tammany swal-
bowed the dose day before yesterday,
but they would throw it up. nolens
volens, should Sewall be crowded off,
In spite of Mr.. Bryan's qualified re-
fuSal TO allow his name to be used in
the Populist convention unless his as
sociate on the Democratic ticket, Mr..
Sewall, was also nominated, it seems
probable that the Nebraska candidate
will ultimately accept the Populist
nomination. He has declared that he
is only anxious TO secure the triumph
of free silver and is willing to subordi
nate his personal preferences and in
terestS to secure that result. That
means, it may be assumed, that he is
willing to accept any nomination that
may possibly bring him a few addi-
tional votes. But, as has already been
explained, he has nothing to hope for
from the PopulistS under the condi-
tons that now exist. On the contrary,
thanks to the actions and utteranoes of
the POpulists in the st Louis conven- |
ton, the bitter feud between the Pop |
ulists and Democrats of the south Is |
likely to be accentuated and intensi- |
bed, and the chances of carrying sew |
eral southern states for the Republi- |
cans are brighter than they were even |
before the Chicago convention met |
The Republican party in the south is |
likely to gain strong reinforcement, not |
only from the protection Democrats, |
but from the sound money Democrats, |
and from others who are only resentful |
Of the surrender of the Democratic |
party Of jefferson and Jackson to the |
mob of 'white trash" who form the |
bulk of the Populist party in the south. |
Never before since Mckinley was
placed in nomination did his prospects
If a sweeping victory appear so bright
rs they are today.