The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-07-17
Washington Letter
{ From onr Regular Correspondent. !,

ilurrah for the democratic ticket and
platform, No matter what sort of a
democrat you were before the Chicago
convention made the platform and
nominated the ticket. it is now the
proper thing for you to hurrah for the
ticket and platform, and to go to work
and render what aid you can towards
!, victory. More will be known as to
the chance the democracy has to win
after the popullst and silver party con-
vention, both of which meet at ST Louis
on the 23nd day of this month. If the
mbers of those conventions are as
devoted to tha cause OF silver as they
profess to he, they will nominate no
,icketof their own, but will endorse
that the NJ K,Iley crowd would be the
worst ishtened men in the country,
not without good cause, either. Should
the populists and the silver repubira ps
get their backs up because the demo
cratic convention would not allow them
to name the ticket, Mark Hanna's
smile will perceptiby broaden, but let
Us at least hope that they will do moth
ing 50 suicidal.
There are enty of democrats in Wash
ington who do not like portions of the
platform and many more who wanted
other men nominated, but SO far as l
know none of them are talking of bolt
ing. The National convention settled
the matter for them, and as good party
men they are now for.the ticket. The
lalk.of President Cleveland taking part
in movement to nominate gold dem
ocraticlaiicket finds few believers here.
1t is bxica houses to wood toothpicks
that sie does nothing OF the kind,
ThereGan only Je one democratic tick
ct and that has been nominated in a
regular manner by properly consti-
tuted convention. Of course after
reading the platform one cannot ex-
pect that President Cleveland will en-
thuse overit.
u 5. District Attorney Frank Clark,
of Florida, who is now in Washington,
said iE answer To Il question If how
things political lookeo in that State:
'Oh, The democratic ticket will win as
usual. There is considerable interest
in the Senatoriafra but it is too early
yet to predict the name OF Senator
Calls successor, except to say that he
will undoubtedly be free silver man
great majority of Florida democrats
:avor free silver. although four of the
delegates to the Chicago were for gold
That was simply the result of manage
ment, as the gold men were in the mi
hority at the State convention"
Gen. w. r. Cox. of N, c., wh , is Sec
rrtary of the Senate and good Judge
Of the drift OF political sentiment, has
just returned from that State; He
says. The prospects of democratic
success in N. G. is very encouraging
The nomination of IL strong silver can
didate and the adoption of FIRE silver
coinage platform OF Chicago went a
long way toward assuring the success
| hf democracy. Thousands of popnlists
|wlll vote the national democratic tick
IT., for they cannot support Mckinley
without stultifying themselves. And
he republicans of N. G. are also for
rec silver. Their gubernational can
ldate Judge Russell, is silver man
nd their State, convention declared
pr the white metal Outside of the
Folection policy, Mckinley has no
pecial strength in the State, but al.
poush the republicans generally favor
roteetion, they are not half as deeply
terested in that question as they are
the money question"
hN-Congress,nan White, of Tennnes- /
= thoroughly believes that the demo .
auc party is going To win great I
Tory his year because of It's cham ! 3
pning the cause of silver. He said to
roup of friends in Washington ho- !
wo months ago the cause of !,
'ocracy seemed hopeless. Now, the :
a'lon Is changed. and the opposi. I
IS thoroughly alarmed. A little !
e ago it seemed impossible that ,
democrats gould win even in Tenn /
~'h carry the Stale in Novem Der |
O'oOs or 10, 900 ma jority. The peo
= terribly IN earnest. and the revo- !