The sun., 1897-08-05
The Tricked and tho Untricked.

The Maryland Democratic platform,
through the comments it has called out
from the newspapers identified with the
Democrats and National Democrats, has
provided interesting information as to the
intensity of Chicago platform sentiment q
year after its great failure, and also as to
what strength the former anti Bryan De-
mocracy may be relied upon to contribute
to the anti Bryan campaign of 1897. With
the portion of the Chicago platform that
came from Organisms anarchistic faction
the Maryland platform did not concern it.
self. In the place of the national plank de-
clarng for the free coinage of silver at 16
to ! without the consent of any other ma
tion it presented this:
"The Democrats OF Maryland. in common with tho
Democratic OF the Union believe now. as they always
have believed. in honest money, the gold and silver
money OF the Constitution. and the coinage of both
metals without discriminating against either into
standard dollars OF final payment and redemption"
This has made the stalwarts and the
skulkers speak from the camps of both
Bryanites and National or gold Democrats.
Sincere Bryanite journals condemn the
Maryland platform. whatever its meaning,
as chicanery's scheme to betray the fortunes
of either silver or gold, according to the
dictate of the future. "The Maryland
Democrats" says the York Gazette, "have
acted in cowardly way in failing to speak
fully and clearly on the currency question"
"GoRMAN's fine play against the integrity
of the party has now begun" says the
Cleveland Recorder. The Richmond Dis
patch holds that in Maryland they have
"straddled the free-silver question and
ignored the platform" 1.-THE platform of
the Maryland Convention" says the Wash
ington Times, twas most unfortunate"
The Richmond State thinks that "the
Democrats of any State who can make
a compromise on the silver question
will only succeed in helping the goldbug
faction" The Louisville Dispatch observes
contemptuously that "Senator GoRMAN's
plan is usually anything to get there" The
indianapolis Sentinel agrees that ait is
much like GoRMAN. bimetallsm at an un.
known ratio" The Buffalo Times, drop
ping to our surprise the positive tone that
has marked it recently in it's chosen course,
stragglcs after its more aggressive col
leagues with the remark that " IL the gold
Democrats can get any consolation out of
those resolutions adopted by the Maryland
democrats, leu tnem get IL.
The alexandria Gazette, on the other
hand, praises the Maryland platform with
out reserve. The Cleveland Plain Dealer
gives Mr.. GoRMAN credit for "holding the
party in line with historic Democracy"
Among the Democratic newspapers which
directly or indirectly stuck to the support
of honest money year ago, a considerable
number, their moral spasm over. have been
struggling to find or to create excuse to get
into support of Democratic candidates again,
and these look upon Senator GoRMAN as a
benefactor. The practised weathercock
conducted in W Washington by BERIAH WILL
KISs, the Washington Post, looks on the
Maryland platform as "a miracle of politi-
cal ingenuity" and as "a ground upon
which all Democrats who have at heart the
good of their organization and the ad-
vancement of its principles can meet in
perfect harmony" The Louisville Eren-
in0 Post thinks 1t is "a platform for DEM
ocratic harmony the country over" at
is good platform" says the Rochester
Union and advertiser. The Philadelphia
Times recommends all Democratic leaders
to "imitate" the policy of Senator GoRMAN.
The Boston Herald, unwilling to Law Its
hands on anything that would require it
to rise from off its bed, comforts itself
with the reflection that "there is lack of
confidence among many Democrats of Mary
land in GoRMAN," anyway. The Albany
Argus Is among the happiest of the lot in
this "modus vivendl platform, which
makes possible a united Democratic fight
to regain control Of the State"
The Brooklyn Eagle thinks that this
plank is useful one to get together on
and it may be useful to get in on" And
the Net0 York Times jumps higher with Joy
than any of them. "There is no room for
National Democratic ticket in Maryland"
says the Times. convinced and tingling with