Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-07-04

ity. finding the great State of Illinois.
Of which they are unworthy sons. sol
idly arraypd for a principle in which
many of them in the past profess
FL belief. but which they think 1t fash
ionable just at present to renouncc.
they. instead of either bowling to the
will of the people of their own state. or
ut least Of retiring from the fray when
they could not coincide with the feeling
of the great majority. drew their dirks
and prepared to stab the party in the
back and murder the newborn hope of
Democratic victory In the Prairie state
In the effort to wrest control of party
affairs In this city AMI county
from the loyal hearts and hands
that kept party success paramount
In matters polite. they found
themselves up to their eyes In failure
| aud defeat. Then finding they could
not control. they set about to ruin.
They have endeavored to lay plans tn
deliver Cook County over 10 the Repub.
Leans. That and nothing else Is the
meaning Of the so.callcd county ticket.
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defeat to Illinois noble champion OF
Democracy. John =. Altgcld. by plan.
ming for separate state convention
and 4 separate State ticket. hut the
! Gold standard Democracy of Illinois
has vomited them out Of It's mouth. and
through such stanch old war horses as
| William Forman and others of his call
her. refused to join in the conspiracy.
And now all other resorts having
failed they have managed to carry theii
fight into the national convention. hut
here. too. there is no hope for them. fol
the national convention will stand two
to one for free silver. A pretty iigur,
they will cut. truly. before the assem-
blcd Democracy of the nation.
Not satisfied at having filed their old
time conpntiiots of Cook County will
horror and disgust. not satisfied will
having brought down upon themselves
the ridiculc and contempt Of the Stat,
of Illinois. they have had the sublime
idiocy to force themselves and theil
political infanly before the gaze of tn,
representatives of the National De
mocracy. where they will stand spec
,acle for gods ana men. There ar,
others In other free silver States wh'
have placed themselves In much thu
same plight. hut for detestable trcncli
cry. sublime audacity. AMI yet contenip
tiblc Impotence. II II safe to say ther'
will he nothing In the history of Thu
national campaign to approach the ~
called gold bug" organization of Cool
County and It's state auxiliary. The.
have turned like the untamed hyen
upon the hand that has fed them. The.
have kicked away from them the lad
der upon which many of them hnv
climbed to office and political prefe,
mcnt. They have sought to cause
revolt In Illinois Democracy that woul
mean assured Republican victory. i
this they have failed. The Democrat
party In this state has refused to fo
low In the train of the traitors ana TN
ingrates. The miserable snallncss Il
their numbers. the hOllOwncss Of tlirl
pretensions. the falslty OF their claim
will bc demonstrated In such u name
before the coming convention and =
thoroughly that even their brlzen face
will have Ia be hidden In shame. The
will go down AMI out of political e,
istencc covered by such u wave of p'
: litlcal Indignation and ignominy M wi
hide from view forever even the rcn
!, nanis of their wrcckage.