The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-07-04

CHICAGO, july o.-NOI Slice 1ooV'
when the Democratic party met In
convention at Charleston and split on
the subject of slavery, has such an II
reconciliable difference of opinion ex-
listed on a great question in issue as
now confronrs the delegates who are
assembling here for the Democratic
convention. The situation which the
Democrats faced then has it's analogies
in the one which they confront today.
The northern Democracy, declaring
for squatter sovereignty. later. at Bal
tirnore, nominated Stephen A. Douglass,
while the seeding southern delegates,
declaring for the existence of slavery
in the territories under federal law.
named John c. Breckenridge. Today
the Democrats from the Alleghanies
west to the Pacific and from the Poto-
mac south to the gulf. except for the
break in. wisconsin, Michigan and Min
nesota, so far as its voice will be heard
in the convention next week,
STANDS SOLID FOR FREE COIN
AGE
of silver at Is to l. against the equally
solid gold standard Democracy of the
east At the threshold of the conven-
ton, the gold standard Democrats are
defeated-two to one. New York and
the little Democratic states of New Jer-
sey and Connecticut, which have since
the war always exercised a dominating
influence in Democratic conventions.
and have each four years named the
candidate, on the theory that New
York and the two small sister states
were the battle ground and their votes
essential to success, are to be sent to
the rear. The eastern Democracy may
plead and cry aloud that a free silver
candidate and a free silver platform
means disruption, disaster and ruin.
but their pleadings and their cries fail
on deaf ears. The silver Democracy is
in the saddle and will ride rough shod
over precedent AMI tradition if neces-
sary to accomplish their purpose.
That is
THE SET DETERMINATION
of the leaders. It is in vain that the
gold standard men warn them of the
certain loss of New York. New Jersey
and Connecticut at the polls.
They have reconciled themselves that
in the great boundless west and middle
states of the Mississippi valley will be
found electoral votes enough to Offset
the detection in the east. While there
is neither probability nor even a posi-
bility of a minority bot. and
ANOTHER CANDIDATE
/ being placed in the field, as there was
in 1860, so far as the eastern states are
concerned, there might as we'll be, as
support in the electoral college from
! every state east of Ohio has been vol
UNFAIRLY relinquished by those in con-
troll for the prospect of a western and
southern alliance.
This remarkable change in the po-
sition of the national Democratic con-
vention toward New York and the
east entails other remarkable condi-
tons which will make the coming con-
vention memorable. and, if its deliber-
atoms are crowned with success in
November, epoch-making in the his
tory of American politics. At the door
of the convention stand the representa-
tives of the two other national parties.
the Populists and the silverites, as
well as the lieutenants of Senator Tel
Ter, who led the silver bolt at ST. Louis
ready to pledge the support of their
organization and their followers, if the
convention will put aside the candi-
dates from within the ranks of their
party and choose as the Standard
bearer in
THE COMING FIGHT
the man who for so many years has
been the commanding leader of the
silver forces in the United States SEN
ate, and who, two weeks ago. took his
hat and walked out of the convention
of the party with which he has all his
life been identified, because that party
refused to endorse his views. Senator
Dubois and others of Mr.. Teller's as
sociates, Chairman Taubeneck of the
Populist party. Senator Stewart of the
silver party, are bending their energies
to impress upon the Democratic sill
yer. leaders the great strength Teller $
nomination would bring to the cause
of silver, in which the convention is to
enlist. So far as Senator Dubois and
Mr.. TelIar's associates are concerned
they say they stand ready to give
| THEIR HEARTTEST SUPPORT