The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-07-24
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WAsmNoroS. July 30, lsHb.
The administration has spoken. Il
will not support Hryan and sevnll. who
lr what % will support BE- still problem
10 be- solved. President Cleveland and
several members Of biz cabinet ar,
strongly Iu favor Of putting up gold
Democratic ticket, aud. i1f once, th,
liver Democrats are nll Wishing that
I Mr. Cleveland may hayohi way They
believe that q gold Democratic ticket
would add largely to their chance Of
winning Zoo several close statc., because
it would De- supported by gold Demo-
Gratis who would otherwise vote Tor Me.
Kinlcy aud Hobart Republicans say
they are indifferent 90 % what the GOLD
Democrats may do, bat 10 Is on open
secret that they are pulling every avail.
able wire Co prevent ihc puiting up ui
another gold ticket
The twoconycntIons which win meet
10 81. Louis thIsacok arc aitmciius %
great deal Of attention Boz Washington.
% b. virtually settled that The silver con.
yrnuon will pnlor.o thc Chicago plat.
form and ticket, as twas called for the
purpose of taking independent action
only in ease neither OF the old partrr
adouted @ silver platform. When the
Democratic convention adurloda silver
platform aud nominated % silver ticket
b. lrlt little for tlr silver convention 'o
io but to endorse that iigke, anl p.af.
form. While It is reasonably certain
that the populist convention will either
endorse Bryan aud sewall and the Chi.
cngo platform or nominate the same men
on another platform, there IL just enough
doubt about it TO add interest 10 the
convention and 10 attract some ol the
shrcwaest ,.slttlc,ana M ,ne country "a
st. Louis, Tor the purpose Of trying 6,
influence the action OF the convention
The silver Democrats will be- there Ia
urge the dcsimbility Of uniting all who
favor the free coinage OF silver In Ia,
support Of one ticket, an6 the gold men
both Republicans and Democrats, Will
be- there 20 try TO persuade the populi-i,
that the only way they can keep an
their party organization o. 10 nominat,
r. ticket Of their own. OF course both oil
these arguments are based upon the sel
/ interests oi those who make them, hul
then politics, like most Of the games 10
which mankind engages, Is chork full o
-clnshness.
This IL likely 10 be queer campaign
in more ways than ono. According 6,
Senator Faulkncr chairman OF the Dem
ocratIc Congressional campaign commit
toe, the work Of that committee is to b,
both ior silver and gold, iustas tho Dem
ocratc candidates Tor Congress may de
sire It to be-. Speaking on the -ubjec
Senator Faulkner said I'VE will tax,
u foreranted that the Democrats Of eacl
district know what they are about, an,
We will not question their selection /
viii make no difference to u- what th,
platform may be- upon which the can
didaics arc selected" ln order tina
there might be mo- misunderstanding %
his meaning senator Faulkner Wa
asked u the committee would iurni-l
gold standard literature, lie WAS aske,
for by Democratic candidate ior Con
gress lie replied "li he asks Tor sucl
literature, aud Ne have 10, be will go
| It,"
There Is always Tom 90 he eNiuctc,
out Ola political campaign by those win.
know how To get at IL, The kuoWiuI
onca are now laughing at the announce
ment that Postmaster General wilson
sound money yicws mose il Impossible
Tor him 10 accept o. nomination TO Con
sress from his old district. That is ON
way Of putting il, but, according to We.
Virginia Democrats, IL wasn't tho souul
money views of Mr.. Wilson which mad
his nomination to Congress impossible
but the very pronounced silver views q
a majority OF the Democrats IN his oh
district.
The Populls,s generally regard III
platform adopted by the Democrat
convention and the nomination Of Brya
/ rs q great triumph Tor their principle.
and In order to impress that idea upo
members Of his party Secretary Turner
Of the Populisl National committee, ha
issued signed statement, urging "a
Populists TO unite Ia supporting tn
Democratic ticket, and the platform
which ho says is TO all intents and pun
poses Populist platform. lie also say
that Mr.. Bryan IL Populist, and call
attention TO his having acted with tn
Nebraska Populists for the last tw
! years. After noting that Populist prin