Morris tribune., 1896-07-15
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labor has brought forth two very
diminutive mice, III the shape OF
ticEet and platform. And such
ticket and such platform! There
have been crazy quilt political plat
forms adopted before, but it is no
eSaggeration to say that the plat
form adopted at Chicago is the very
worst specimen of it's kind. 1t bids
for every kind and class of dis
gruntled voters, and does it very
elumsily at that The free coin
age of silver is, of course, corner
stone
Only last year the country was
3old The south was practically
unanimous in wanting the tax on
bank currency repealed, and now
convention dominated by southern
ers and westerners of the Tlllman
and Altgeld stripe declares that all
paper money shall be issued by the
limited States government.
The tariff plank of the platform
WAS made wobbly for the express
purpose of catching the votes of
the Republican protectionists OF
&he silver states and is about on
a par with the Ftariff for revenue
plank of the Hancock platform.
The plank favoring constitu-
z5Dnal amendment to allow the I'M
position of an income tax was
sop to the Populists.
The plank denouncing appeals to
Fhe federal courts in local affairs
was intended to catch the profess
ional labor agitators of the Debs
stripe,
The civil service plank, although
IN effect contradicting itself, was
pxlt in to make the practical poll
t5eians'' believe that a clean sweep
,eould be made for their benefit, if
che Democrats should win.
The plank against a third term
was put in for cussedness to add
o the discontinue Of Mr.. Cleve-
and, although it is probable that
HE belief that Mr.. Cleveland was
4Ile most unpopular man in the
-nited States was also factor in
It's adoption.
The plank fayoring legislation
which will prevent the making OF
contracts STIMULATING the kind of
money in which obligations shall
oe paid was put in to fool those
gho have no better sense than to
believe such legislation possible
aAder our present constitution.
the plank indirectly attacking
che banks was put III to tickle the
Populists.
The plan k denouncing large APP
propriations by Republican con
crosses and demanding a return to
simplicity and economy was mere
Is bit of buncombe inserted for
use among the ignorant.
The ticket named to run on this
platform is in keeping with the
nature of the platform itself, and
with the anarchist-populistic tend.
encies of the controlling element in
The convention. So far as the
Republicans are concerned they
are delighted with both ticket and
p2atfT1n, which are just about
shat they would have made them
mad they been given the task Of
&hns adding to the certainty of the
election of Mckinley and Hobart.
Secretaries Carlisle, Lamont and
Hobart are in Washington, but
they all decline to be interviewed
on the work of the Chicago conven-
mon. That they dislikeit is GER
saln, bnt what they or any member
of the administration will take any
pnblle step to aecentuate their dis
EElae is very uncertain. Mr. Cleve-
and fayors a bolt and some, bu
not all, of the members of his cab
met are of the same mind; but
tAgar action will not be determined
until it can be ascertained
bow much support an independent
Democratic ticket upon gold plat
SoE1n can count upon ing. The
prediction is made by Democrats