The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-07-16
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NoewzshSs&rtsng The decsAHs10D ~
Iztno4s Democrats favorable 70 sound
ncney Of . purpose 70 call another crn-
vsntsen anc plaos In nomination anstaer
p-esseentiai ticket. :. - quite saf. 70 say
that II win rot b cona There IL noehing
70 - gained By 81; very much 20 b lost
The only reason Democrat eocit have
for leaving bis party or fafsing 70 support
rae nominees e:scted ~ Chicago woalA b
his tsar that . free sslvertts might Be
elected pressdsat % the United States
On al ether issues be 10 81 one With his
party. Why. than. enter upon Al entirely
unnecessary movement whose effect
would be TO force him ont OF The regular
erraatxAstos and . stronger probability
Of the frss siIvsrsts being elected, Such
leaders ~ fzsn and Whitney wcu.c neyer
consent to . plan which would mean
practically 70 atsemp< 10 overcome one
folly BY perpstrating . greater folly If
the contest Is 20 be between sound maney
men and free silver men, how absurd II
would be for the sound money men 90
spit their forces on two candidates.
Eound money Democrats. who expect to
be Democrats after the present craze has
passed away. should stay IN their party
ranks aud By al fair and honorable means
seek 20 win over doubtful par1isans and
fight out the battle at the primaries and
Ia conventions. IL these means al fan.
the polls are s.tfl left open.
The national issue. which concerns pres
idential electors. congressman and. IN
fortunately. members Of such legislatures
as VIII have 70 elect United States SEN
ators. need not interfere with the cleo
ton OF state ard county officers. Proba-
bly, no Repsbiicsn can see . reason why
any Democrat should want to stay in that
party which has departed 20 widely from
the principles upon which IL was founded.
but ~ know tho strength Of party ties:
and - al, sound money men are interest
ed In securing success Of what they con-
efeer 20 be % vital 70 the interests OF the
country. & IL wiser that they shall stay
No great political success has ever been
achieved by . party based upon one idea.
There was . bolt from the St. Louis
convention OF some eight or ten men and
the exodus attracted universal attention.
There Was . much more important,
though far less sensational bolt from the
Democratic party when over two hundred
delegates sat silent and refused to vote
for the nominees selected By the major
~. The leaders OF that movement had
not In view the possibility OF a press3en-
tai nomination; they were disappointed
and disheartensd at the future to which
The party was being forced. That bolt"
was fully as significant. fully as sincere,
fully a. determined. a. the bolt OF the del
sxsses from the silver states I'm the Re
publican convention.
The only consistent policy for sound
uroney men is TO vote for Republican
presidential electors and members of con-
gress. Whatever other tickets may be
Put In the field. the free silver men will
concentrate their forces 20 beat Mckinley,
and the result Of that would be 10 increase
the chances Of electing free silver pres
dent.
AL that can be done. indeed aii that
properly should Re done. IS 70 be done
fully as well within party organizations
as By walking out from them and found
Ing new parties OF the disgrun;ied.