New-York tribune., 1896-10-04

money OF the greatest intrinsic value and OF the
bgncs; standard adopted by the civilized nations OF
free and unlimited coinage Of silver at ratio OF
l6toi.
At Chicago. Maryland participated in a half
hearted way in the protest of the sound money
States against the Tillman-Altgeld PLATFORM and
four or five delegates eventually voted for Bryan
for the Presidential nomination. Yet So irreso-
lutte has Mr. GOrmans policy been since Chicago
that though he is himself supporting the Bryan
SeWall ticket he has not yet forced a public re-
cantation of the anti-free-cOnage resolution Of
June H. or followed the example set in other
"sound-moncy" States Of purging the State and
local committees OF known scoffcrs at the eff
cacy of the boy orator candidates political
nostruni \ paradoXical local situation has thus
arisen which permits "A Sound Money Representa-
tive in Congress like Henry Welles Rush. of this
city who has declined TO accept a denomination
on a frce-conage platform. To retain the chair
manship Of the Democratic city Commttee-a
post next In importance only to the chairman
ship Of the State Commttec-Or which allows a
member Of the State Committee still In regular
standing to accept a nomination on the Palmer
Buckncr electoral ticket put recently by con-
ventOn OF boilers in the field.
A CONTRAST IN PARTY FEELING.
Mr.. Gorman's policy is perhaps intelligibe in
view of his desire to hold the party together suf-
clently this year make a contest for his own re-
election to the Senate in 1891. But his apparent
rrcsolution has had the effect of greatly dscour-
aging and depressing the rank and file OF the
party and of increasing still further the de-
morazation caused by last Novembers notable
disaster No hint of the crippled condition of the
Democratic organization could be more sgnih-
cant than the simple fact that with half of the
new rcgistratio period gone. barely ~ per cent
of the normal Democratic vote has so far been
gotten on the official polling books.
Confronting this cnfeebed opposition STANDS
tbe eormda BILE Republican organization re-
inforced by it's allies i'm the two arti-Gorman
and anti-free-conag camps. one auNlllary
force led by Mr.. Germans old opponent rep
resentative John X. Cowen Is po'uig r, suppl, pu
ing the Mckinley electoral ticket Inc othci,
led by the delegates to the recent indlahaPolS
Convention. has gathered around the stanuaiu
Of the new National Democracy ana pu' ,oo,o. ou.
separate Palmer and Buckner electoral ticket
The Republican party OF Maryland, SUN eiateu
over its recent local victory, run OF ehthusi
asm encouraged and stimulated by the prompt
nS',, nonse ~ the states commercial and indus
trial interests to its appeal for the maintenance
of an h1nest-money h standard, secured ny the
enactment of "A bipartisan election law IN All
its rights at the polls, faces the result OF mex,
months election with reasonable ana Justined
confidence The defe ,tion to the iree-snVer
csuse from its own ranks can scarcei! Dt IeVk-
oned in the who'll. State at more than l,ooo or
1000 votes Practically no Populist votes. as
in other Southern and border states, are ~
la added here to the Bryan and Sewall total
On the other hand. the wing OF the Democracy
which openly supports Mckinley seems WI Within IN
reason i'm claiming strength OF from iU'VvV W
~ 400 votes: while the Palmer and Buckner
faction. though evidently much weaker. Is ex-
nected to poll at least 1000 votes for the lndi-
annapolis National ticket When II is remem-
hnred that the normal Democratic majority in
Warv,and has been since 1850 barely more
than I2OOO or 1900. and that the Democratic
nacbine vote has always been an actual MI
nmr,tv the assurance with which this letter
"pened that this State is to all appearance
definitely lost to the nominees OF the Cnicaso
Convention may be acknowledged to be fairly
we'll founded