The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-09-01
The TIDE HAS TURNED.

The convention of conservative Demo-
Gratis called for the purpose of repudiating
Organism will find on meeting at Indian
apohs nothing more to do than to provide
a refuge for themselves. Organism is no
longer a serious menace to the country.
Republicans have met it so vigorously, in
dependents have denounced it so firmly,
and. the common-sense of the people has
so spontaneously rejected it. that nothing
is left for conservative Democrats to do
except to get on the side of good citizens
and save themselves from political ruin by
giving notice they are not responsible for
the Chicago platform and ticket, and do
not intend to give them even the support of
silence.
There has been in all sections OF the
country notable falling away from the
Popocrat fusion. Sincere advocates of
free silver coinage and the restoration of
the bimetallic financial system who were
at first inclined to support the Chicago
ticket and even showed some enthusiasm
on its behalf have taken a sober second
tn ought and will no Ion ger have anything
to do with it. This diminution of zeal on
the part of intelligent bimetallists is OBJ
served in all sections of the Union, not
excepting such strong silver States as
Colorado and Utah. The free-ccinage tide
is in fact falling as rapidly as it rose, and
it is now doubtful if Bryan will receive as
many as 100 electoral votes.
For the change that is coming over the
advocates of bimetallism many causes are
apparent. In the first place, the Republi-
can pledge to promote the free coinage of
silver by international agreement is to
most men more valuable assurance of a
return TO bimetallism than is offered by
the wild pledges of the Chicago platform
and the Chicago candidates. In the sec
ond place, the importance of the tariff
issue is growing in the minds of all en-
gagged in protective industries, and they
do not care to run the risk of free silver
coupled with free trade, closed mills and
idle men. Moreover. the Chicago plat
form is an open attack upon the constitu-
tIonal powers of the President and the
Supreme Court, and the speeches OF
Bryan have exhibited an unmistakable
sympathy with Altgeld, Tillman and
others who procured the adoption of the
revolutionary planks by the convention.
Each q these causes taken alone is suf-
ficient to turn men of business away from
the Bryan movement, and in the aggre-
gate they constitute force too strong to
DE resisted by any save the most hide
bound partisans. Western men who have
been advocating the free coinage of silver
for years and Southern men who have
been brought up from infancy in the faith
of Bourbon Democracy are either coming
out openly for Mckinley or are announc-
ing an intention to vote for the conserva-
tive Demo crat to be nominated at Indian
apolis. A poll taken recently by the presl-
dent of the Farmers Association of Indi-
ana showed that of the so, 600 members of
that organization abont 10000 will vote
for Mckinley and sound money. Equally
good reports come from the Southern
States. Kentucky will not vote for Bryan.
West Virginia is sure for Mckinley and
Tennessee is about as sure. The tide, in
fact, has turned. Organism will be ex-
hausted long before election day comes
round.