The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-05-09
From the Washington Post.
THEY ARE NOT Tho Cloh,
NrrAHGNT, o,,o,c. fro

APPARENT. quotes from Tilman,
Bailey. Bryan. German and wattcrson on
the speeches of Cleveland, Carlisle CAT
fiery. Wilson, Bynum and other gold demo-
cratic leaders. and finally reaches the con-
ciusion that there never was a party torn
into SO many shreds as the democracy is
split into at this moment" The Globe
Democrat continues thus:
Nothing short OF a miracle can bring all
those factions together in 1909, and mira
clCs have not been in the habit 81 inter-
vening to save the democratic party from
itself or from any other roril The dem
ooracy Is in worse condition now tlutn
1t was in at the close OF the Charleston
convention Of 1860 for then it WAS split
into only two factions. Now. however, IL
is divided into more parts than Gaul was.
as described by Caesar There are the reg
ulnr l6 10 men, who would vote for any
democrat who declares for the 50-cent dol
lar. Then there arc the nnderato silver
ties. who supported the Chicago ticket last
year merely because II had the stamp OF
regularity" but who could not be delulod
into voting for 1t cgain. In addition 10
these there are tNo clements of gold dem
ocrats, ono o, which. it Is limited, is go
ing to work for Clovplnnd's nomination in
1900 and the other Of which holding 10
lamity the democratic party ever mot with
was in putting up Cleveland in 1892 The
democratic pnrty, being In this delightful
~ disrupted condition. It's future. for the
next half dozen years Mt least so far as re-
CARDS its chances for getting into control
of the government can readily he fore
told"
1t seems to us decidedly impolitic for
the republican party to bank on democratic
Il.
the Globe Democrat says the democratic
party is split. they are not apparent in the
latest official rcpOrts-the returns OF tho
presidential election Of November g. 1896.
The only "shred" which shows up in those
figures is tho Palmer and Buckner contln-
gent OF about 900 votes. In spite OF the
bolt OF Cleveland and his administration.
the democratic party gave TO its candidate
six and half million votes-a larger vote
than any arty had ever cast on any pre-
yious occasion. That the shred" headed
by Cleveland and presented at the Reform
club dinper will ever unite with tho party
is highly improbable, Indeed. there APP
pears 10 he no anxiety In the regular demo :
cratic mind to expedite the return Of the
ex-president and his adorng followers The
party evidently believes 1t is stronger with
out than 1t could possibly be with them
AS TO the attempt OF the Globe Democrat
10 diagnose the democratic condition by di-
vidiug the regulars and the shred into
factions. IL amounts 10 nothing All indi-
cations point TO a better union between the
| democ rats. silver republicans and popullsts
in 1900 than was effected In 1896. surpris-
ing MS was tho consolidation of that giGan-
tic opposition 10 sound money. Possibly
there may be here aud there "A moderate
| siverite," who can not be deluded again. -
for changes are always occurring But
arc there not great many republicans
| who Will 80 back on the gold standard
| and vote with tho democracy for free coin
age in a contingency that is by no means
| impossihlc'
II an era OF genuine prosperity dawns
| before the next presidential election, II la
Dor and capital are busy and prosperous In
| 1900, and the outlook for n continuance OF
| good times is cheerful tho success OF TIC
republican party In the next presidential
| election may he confidently expected Re-
verso those conditions. and reverse re-
| suit may be looked for. Democratic dissen-
| sions can not he relied upon 10 $40 the
republican party and maintain the gold
standard in face OF continued depression In
our industries.