The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-09-08
WISCONSIN DEMOCRATs:CONTRO
By THE GOLDBUGS.

Wisconsin, DEMOCRATs:CONTKO
By THE GOLDBUGs.
Whether the Democratic party rs
an organization will reafirm the
Chicago platform of 1896. and show
Its sincerity by renominating Mr..
Bryan, the exponent and fearless
advocate Of the reform principles
set forth in that platform, is, Of
course, . question which the next
national Democratic convention will
settle. THE CAUCASIAN, however,
ventures the prophesy that it will
not, and bases the prophesy upon the
success which the gold Democrats IN
the various States of the Union
have met controlling tho State con-
ventions and capturing the organi-
xations Of the party IN their respec-
tive States. They worked quietly
and adroitly to this end, but their
success is none the less marked. In
nearly every State they have proven
the correctness of Mr.. Bryan s warn
Ing Of some months ago to the free
silver Democrats of the union that
"where the gold Democrats are nu-
merically strong they will insist
upon ignoring the Chicago platform;
but where they are numerically
weak they will profess to accept the
platform but will oppose every plan
that is calculated to bring success
to the platform" All their efforts
have been directed toward dividing
the true friends of Mr.. Bryan and
the principles he represents.
Their latest success has been
scored in Wisconsin. For the bene-
fit Of the free silver Democrats who
aSe readers Of THE CAUCASIAN we
give below the Associated Press Dis
patch with reference to the Demo.
cratic State convention of Wiscon-
sin. 1t is as follows:
MILwAuxEE, Wis, Sept. 1.-The fail
ure of the Democratic State Conven-
ton to cooperate with the Populists
on State ticket will result in the
POpulist State ticket as nominated
being placed on the official ballot win
the other State tickets. All homes
for united action between these two
barties are now shattered.
In an interview to- day Robert Scb;I.
ling, Chairman of the Populist state
Central Committee, announced that
no agreement by which the Populist
ticket would be withdrawn could or
would be made and that the PopuIists
Will light the Democrats Just as thew |
will fight the Republicans. He also
stated that the action of the Demo.
cratic convention would preclude all
possi0ifty Of . cooperation on the
county ticket, rs was the Gaze i'm the
spring election, when the Democrats
ana fopolists in q CO operative fight
carried the city by a large majority.
TIE language of the Democratic
platform in reference to the Chica 20
platform 10 looked upon as beisg mild
anu maoe 10 suit . number OF gold
democrats who were in the conyen.
ti0n. BY this action and the fact that
number Of the delegates leaned to-
ward the gold standard the party ex-
poets TO gather in a large number of
the desefters OF two years ago. II ia
looked upon as long step toward the
0singing about of harmony in the
Democratic party, at least as far as
me State Is concerned.
We cannot believe that the TINE
Bryan free silver Democrats were
'sprese nted in their convention in
Wisconsin any more than they were
in their convention in
North Caroline; for surely if the
Democrats who followed Bryan in
he last campaign because thew
earnestly believed in the principles I
10 advocated and not merely because
70 was the party nominee, had been
properly represented and in control :
4 the convention, they would not l
ave permitted . platform to have q
'one through which was made to
nit number of gold Democrats y
'ho were in the convention. Nor q
'dssd would they have desired to 0
aeher in . large number Of the de- q
'rtsrs Of two years ago." The :
'eachsry Of these ''1eserters Of two =