The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-01-25

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Tho no silver mass convention at
Lansing tl,is week wac attended rs
about 100 pcrsons from various parts
81 tie state. The pEe.IomInat|og element
being pcmotrntic. Not h very large out
pouring Of the people ia response to
urgent appeals for formidable gather
ing u The advocates Of the sixteen to one
doctrine.
Yet the convention proceeded TO the
work laid out. a. Il the destinr Of the
nation was ia It's hands md the country
was holding It's breath ia anxious solici-
tude concerning its fate. There were
present as leading spirits n goodly mum.
Der Of men who have in the pest been
actively associated with Others 10 new
party. formations. They have had a
good deal OF experience IN sch'stnatic
work, but have never been very success
ful 10 establishing the rermsncncy OF a
third party"
There were nfs sent also AZ th,scenset-
ton some others who are earnest advo-
Gates oil sixteen TO one unlimited free
coinage, or silver recommendation, md
who still remain identified with the old
parties with which they have attained
for many a year To the presence Of 80
many Of these il due to the action oil the
convention desiding against the organ
ization Of an independent free silver
party at this time. The convention,
however, voted IN favor OF future 'nde-
pendent political action IN case the free
silver doctrine should fail OF endorse
mcnt by the present political organizn-
tions, or any Of them IL was "A sore
disappointment to some OF the new
party accoucheuts that the convention
did not decide ia favor OF independent
action at once. Wiser counsel prevail
ing, the convention decided to sec what
could be done with the old party ofgani-
cations TO bring them, as Charley IIamp.
ton said, ito their milk"
These 100 men, more or less, demand
as Il condition OF no new party organi-
cation, the Incorporation OF their doc
trine into old party platforms and the
nomination OF free silver candidates on
old party tickets. As was said Ia the
convention. this is to be the club held
over the old parties TO bring them TO
time. IL is good deal for state mass
convention OF 100 men 10 undertake,
when it assumes the authority todictate
the policy OF the whole people Of this
state The element OF modesty Is entire
ly lacking in the effort. II neither OF the
old parties should feel like being thus
coerccd into formulating a platform
inconsistent with its declared policy Of
1892 or its present convictions, the
little handful Of dissentcrs who have
been making threats and cdicts nc Lam
sing this week need not be disappointed.
Coming up to the main question, there
is going TO be presidential election this
year, and there are several very irnpor-
tant issues upon which the campaign
will be made. The Republican party is
going to win on n platform Of principles
which the people OF this country have
twice most emphaticaIly endorsed since
the present administration came into
power. To the Republican party viii he
committed the control OF this govern
ment and the enactment OF IFS legisa-
ton, and IL will still be the party OF the
people. II will settle the money ques-
ton right, the tariff question right. and
all other issues right.
Republicans who suffer themselves TO
De misied into the support oil new
party movement this year are blind to
their own and their country's best inter
ests. The Republican party is still the
hope OF the nation. Detroit Journal.
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