New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-07-06
Of the Dolphin than that Of those VINO nounded
him to his death.


Tn very truth Chicago does not look much
like concentration Since the Tower OF Babel
the world has seen nothing like It, Nobody else
can understand why Altgeld and bis followers
rave 80 wildly about Bland. He u worthy
but not very bright specimen OF missouri
politician, and the Missouri politicians are not
as rule statesmen. Neither can anybody
comprehend why Populist contingent should
declare with passion that there can be no blahd
on their ticket: that If the Democrats cannot
nominate anybody except an old brass-mouhted
Democrat they will Just run ticket OF their
own AS II there were no circus enough Ill
ready. another end of the POpullsts warns a
FACILITATING universe that the POpulst party
nlOne is unanimous for free silver, and can cast
more votes for 1t than any other party, ana II
they cannot have Teller with Democratic In
dorsement they will just put him up anyhow
leaving Democracy the third party In the race
As for the boiling Republicans, they go for
Teller-until they can find out what else to do
1t is n confusion Of tongues.
Still, Altgcld and Bland are solid facts not
to be ignored 1t would not suit Atgelds vim
dictive feeling toward President Cleveland 10
lead any outside party, but only to take tue
Presidents own party and pocket IT, biahu,
again, would not be the logical candidate OF
any except the regular Democratic party. for
when BOies wau trying to get into the Demo.
cratic party on the issue Of prohibition. ana
Teller on the issue Of silver, Bland was an
ancient and very brass mounted Democrat 1t
Is no question OF "booms," for Altgeld Is emil
nently qualified as the Democratic poss' ana
Bland is the ancient and historical free-sliVer
man Of Democracy.
Churclls great painting Of the icebergs mad
one stroke of genius which many could not see
One eye in n million could see the great ice
mountain actually cracking. More can de'ec.
the rift in the iridescent monster or obstruction
called the Democratic party. but sui Dig
crash would probably astOnlsh almost every
body. Thirty years. ever since most men eyes
were boys, this Democratic party has looked
solid. and people who best appreciate Its dis
ruptjng tendencies cannot quite believe mat
the two parts will this week dive under the
salt waves in opposite directions still, Altgeid
is an explosive, and pardons dynamiters IL il
his function to show Democracy how Ittie lie
cares for law, for order. for property. or 1or
deccncy. If Old-fashioned Democracy finds that
It must fight for existence against Populisn' IL
will not choose any favoritc of Eastern States'
any recent Republican, but some silver Demo
Graf whose record is older than the Populst or
the Silver party. 1t begins to see thar II mas
TO fight because the Populists are not going 10
get out Of the way. and their third ticket would
cost States. IL it should cast few votes, and Is
liable to draw n great many votes from spit
ting. hopeless and submerging Democracy.
Democracy Of the West and South knows
right we'll, but does not admit. that II Is driven
IN desperate things to save itself from POpu-
ism. Whether it can get enough OF dishonesty,
greed. Socialism and anarchy into itself to keep
alive Is its present problem 1t will take vast
deal to prevent the running Of n separate Pop
Mist ticket. and that ticket would wind up the
Democratic party in the West and South as a
silver plStform would in the East.