Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-01-23
Democrats to Meet in chicago.

bchocfafs To MttN W ChhthkOs
The Democratic national convention
of 1896 will be held in Chicago, on
July 9TH. This was decided by the
Democratic national committee at
Washington, THURSDAY, after an excit-
ing contest. Tho date was agreed upon
by single division, but when it came
to selecting the place, twenty-nine
ballots were taken before Chicago
won by bare majority vote of 20. st.
Louis had q, and Cincinnati, which
had made stubborn fight went out
with solitary vote, that of Senator
Brice of Ohio. Mr. Lewis g. Vande-
grift OF this city, tho member for Della
ware, voted for Chicago on the decisive
ballot The delegate from Alaska also
gave his vote to the Illinois metropolis.
The selection of Chicago is generally
ascribed to the predominance Of
sound money sentiment among tho
members of the committee. st. Louis
was the choice of the free silver coin
age members, and they fought despnr-
ately. The Republican convention will
he held in that city, and few even of
its leaders who arc opposed to tho free
coinage folly boliove it will adopt q
platform that it is not thoroughly per-
meated with tho free silver coinage
doctrine To take the Democratic con
yention there in the hope of securing
further support for their pet theory was
tho hope Of the free silver members OF
the Democratic committee, but they
failed. Unlike the Republicans, tho
Democratic committee refused to sur
render 10 the silver interests at the
initial step in the campaign.
Tho losing contest Of Now York, as
we'll as the surprising strength shown
by ST. Louis, was somewhat Of reve-
lation, It was believed in advance that
the Empire City was making winning
fight, but her weakness was soon shown
in tho protracted balloting which con
tinued from early evening until aftcr
10 O'Clock at night Prejudice against
Wall street and Tammany Hall, together
with lack of effort on the part of
eading Gnd representative Democrats,
gave Now York Its death blow, and
then the strength of the sound money
element was concentrated upon Chi
icago And with Chicago they won.
-Four years ago the Democratic ma.
tional convention assembled in Chicago,
and nominated ticket that swept the
country with the force Of tidal wave.
But the widest visionary of the party,
the most cheerful political Mark Tapley
in tho land, does not expect, at this
time, a similar outcome Of tho Demo
cratic convention to be held there next
July, The well-known uncertainty Of
| politics, it must be frankly admitted,
is tho only factor that Just now intor-
feres with confident predictions OF
Democratic defeat.
But there is no indication that tho
Democrats Of the country propose to
supinely lie down and mako no effort
for success On the contrary, the
yiriIity Of the party was manifested
most surprisingly and satisfactorily at
| Thursdays committee meeting in
Washington. The committee's deter
mination was tho result Of an intense
rivalry for tho favor at it's disposal,
and not surrender to the highest
financial bidder. The public interest
in tho outcome of the deliberations
OF tho committee was far greater
than that displayed in tho similar Re.
publican gathering Of a few weeks ago.
1t is no new thing for the Democratic
party to emerge from a crushing defeat
in ono campaign and sweep the country
like a whirlwind at the next The dis
aster that fell upon tho Democracy in
1872 would have utterly annihilated an
ordinary political organization, but at
the ensuing contest the Democratic
party rode triumphantly into power in
the popular branch of Congress, and
blazed tho way to the great Presiden-
tial victory of 1876, the fruits of which
wero snatrhed away by fraud that
has since proved the nations shame.
With such a record, it is idle 20 declare
that the reyeraes of single campaign
will encompass the permanent dofeat
of the Democratic party. 1t has place
in the politics of the country that can
never he surrendered. And with the
Republican party already in close ALI
anee with the advocates of free silver
coinage, and it's entire organization
likely % 10 surrendered to similar in.
huences, The Democratic marty may vel
be called upon to lead tho battle foi
honest money IN 1896, as il SO SUCCESS
fully led tho battle for tariff reform
four years ago
A faynrite Republican falsehood is Il
accuse the present administration ol
borrowing hundreds of miliona oi
dollars 10 meet current expenses. -
There iB sufficient balance in the cur
rent expense lund Of tho Treasury Il
meet any deficit that may prevail a
the end Of the current fiscal year, many
times over, II is 70 maintain the gulG
reserve constantly exposed to assault
az the result OF the financial system
adopted by Republican Congresa
that makes the bond issues necessary
And tho present Republican, Populis
Congress persistently refuses to appl,
the remedy that has been 80 clearl,
laid down by President Cleveland, an,
! approved BY the best business interest
of tho country
.