The record-union., 1896-09-14

like the fight?" "Oi haav a sayrious
objection till it," replied Pat. And
why don't you like it?' "Bekase
can't get into it meself, sor," replied
the pugnacious Fenian.
SHOUTS IN ADVANCE.
Mountain Democrat: How short the
time since Democrats, who had al
lowed themselves to be hypnotized mad
humbugged by Republicans and such
political strumpets as the "Exami-
ner," were vexing us in despairing
tones with predictions Of Democratic
defeat We scoffed at their fears and
they are now mooking them with
shouts Of assured victory And this
sudden change has come over them, as
Tom Reed says: I'm less time than is
required to ripen strawberry"
BUSINESS CONFIDENCE.
Oakland Tribune: One Of the best
tests of the standing of a political
party is that it inspires business con-
ftdence. Suppose that test should be
applied to the fusion party which nom
mated Bryan at Chicago. 1t is found
at once that neither Mr.. Bryan nor his
party inspires confidence or even hope
among any considerable class Of busi-
ness men. They are all more or less
In the attitude of waiting for the issue
of the present canvass.
The only confidence inspired to-day
in the business world Is that by the
Republican party and by those who
under any other name will support
substantially the same principles.
There cannot be a fairer test than this.
No orfxy iS hv nf which
cannot stand this test. Every intelli-
gent business man knows to-day, or
ought to know that the party which
made the Chicago platform and placed
Bryan on it does not command the
business confidence Of the country.
There can be no better reason for re-
fusing to support that ticket.
STOP AND CONSIDER.
Humboldt Standard: If the people of
this State, whose interests are all on the
side Of sound money and stability in
Government, can only stop long enough
to consider what the triumph of Bryan
means to them, California will also join
the Republican procession in November.
Already the weakness of fusion, the
trucking, dickering and straddling of
the leaders who are trying to fix
things" is disgusting to the better ele-
ments of the Populists and Democrats.
The sound money wing of the Democ-
racy will poll $4,000 votes in California
this fall if they can get place on the
ticket under the election laws, and
very large number will not split hairs,
but go over to Mckinley, as they know
that a vote for Mckinley is fully twice
as effective to defeat the repudiation-
lists as vote for the sound money
Democratic candidate. Let California
listen to Vermont and catch the murmur
of the first zephyrs which will become
cyclone in November, and whirl the
sophistries Of the Chicago platform into
a shapeless wreck, in order to preserve
the nations credit, and nations safety
and the public faith and honor.
THE THIRD TICKET.
Los Angeles Express: The nomination
of a third ticket by the gold Democrats
is a political move that the Republicans
can afford to view with perfect equa-
nimity. It will not hurt them; 1t GER
tainly will not help their opponents. The
detection Of O'Connor in 1877 made no
difference to either Grant or Greeley,
and II anyone is injured by the aggrega-
tion of Clevelandites who met for mu-
tuaI admiration at Indianapolis, cheer
ing both Grover and Colonel Breckin-
ridge and resolving that to them has
been confided the honor of a great ma
ton. it will be William Jennings Bryan.
Those men never would have voted for
Mckinley. They dislike his tariff views
as much as they dislike Bryan's finan-
cial theories, and all they would have
done II they had not chosen standard
bearer would be to stay at home and not
vote at.all. To vote for Palmer, or not
to vote at all, is exactly the same thing
so far as its effect on the relative
chances Of Mckinley and Bryan.