New-York tribune., 1896-06-20
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The great Convention. at which thr American
people found fuller aud more emphatic cHlgr>
sion Of their viii than had been seen at an!
political gathering of either party since the
civil War has given the men of all parilc, a
new and strong faith. not merely IN the iii.
mediate future but in the value and enduring
triumph Of sclfcovcrnncnt The success of
one man rather than another may mean ittc.
But the success Of what the pcopl" want means
much II was most Interesting yesterday To- uh.
serve The JOY and pride with which ciiiz,u- of
different parties greeted each other. a. IL each
had put into words the thought. Come what
may. the American people have ono party
(which darcs and IS able to execute their viii
Tor months men have been waiting 10 see II
the party which events plainly showed was
likely 10 take control OF the Government would
prove equal 10 It's opportunity and worthy of
is responsibility. Had the wish OF the people
been set aside. even in a minor matter 10y ih"
combined efforts Of those who call Themselves
masters" Of great states. the JOY and pride
would not have been such as shonc In the faces
Of millions yesterday. Bat not in the smallest
detail were the would be "masicrs" able to re-
,iSt or confuse the declaration Of the peoples
will. The business Of the managers Is to exc
tulc WIFI ADlfINdlN whit iUI TO lIdl lh~k
they may now address themselves. What
Americans want they have themselves declared
IN manner which nobody can mistake.
Bul there Is deeper cause still for rejoicing
and pride There are men, possibly there are
nations, which cannot he educated by expert
cncc or disaster. The American people are not
Of that sort. II IS to thoughtful minds the most
convincing proof Of the essential hincs, Of
IL
Irresistible revolutions Of public opinion always
follow cducaiimE experiences. And these rrvo-
lutions ere never backward; trial never weak
ems. or brings evil forces 10 the front TN"
stern and severe experience Of Democratic rule
during The last three years has brought tho
greatest change known for half century In
the condition Of the people It would have
driven into almost any form Of rcvolt against
existing laws many other peoples; would have
developed the widest SOcalSic or anarchistic
tendencies: would have arraycd labor against
capital and .arms against factories. and poor
against rich and the multitude against all re
straini But II hns educated Americans to real
izc the worth Of their own free Institutions
and The priceless vain" Of the principles from
which they have departed. They rise TO :. loflirr
and more enlightened Rcpublicnnism. and with
such marvellous unaniInity in many great States
AT once tha, the results are tO all the old mas
tcrs of politics n revelation.
1t IS the brightest possible omen for tho
enduring triumph OF self government that the
very Western States which We're not many
years ago swept away with wild and crazy
notions of Populism and Democracy have been
in the late Convention foremost In demanding
and most resOlutc in obtaining the splendid
triumph Of right and Of justice. Because he
had made himself 10y years Of patient labor
in the peoples cause the foremost champion
of sound ideas. William Mckinley was in
stinctivcly preferred by the millions who had
learned what II cost To abandon the party Of
Protection and honest money. The broad and
genuine Amerlcansm which protects citizens
in the homes and the Workshops In this coun-
try and abroad. in their money. their wages
and their savings. In all their rights ns laborers
or as capitalists. AS citizens or as travellers in
foreign lands. finds today It's best expression
in the platform adopted and the candidates Sc
lcced at 81. Louis