New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-12
uP UcARREN AND THE EDfToRs'

coro.or NcCarrcn and the Democratic editors
do mot SOON 70 agree. On Friday night ne 'olu
tbo,o TINT the "Democratic party throughout
",bo Stoto gives every indication of healing us
..hrooches subordnating its factional dllIer-
..onoos and uniting it's forces and forthwith
tbc editors went out and began to tax ABOUT
two Democratic tickets In spite of all Senator
McCorren's hospitality. having baSely consume"
,ho dinner and listened 10 the speech one editor
announced the next morning: 1--WE knew Ill
"aIono that McCarrcn. Croker and the o'her
"Democratic managers intended 10 slu'''a'N
"tbo Chicago platform. and last night they
"made their intention clear to the public. IL Is
certain now that two benocr''i' 0'''' w '
will bc put III the field.
Nevertheless IL was a finely managed dinner
avon if Mr. McCarrcn did make the break Oh
so,,irc ..N. have as great an admiration for
"tho notriotism of the young Democrat OF the
"71st Regiment or the young sailor i'll the Navy
.,rbo died NJ thc gun. and whose names ar"
..no,,, f,rrottcc rs we have for the Rcpupllcah
"colonel who is fortunately alive when lie
realIv meant who is unfortunately awe.
Rut TINT WAS a triing matter. For the rest
,houph some of the editors insisted on talklng
froo silver Mr.. McCarren held them well In mana
ord ronorts that "all the talk was harmonious
or course. the editors after the dinner couid ue-
o,oro for two tickets. but the laws of hospitality
forbade them to tear Mr.. McCarrcn To pieces at
his own table Mr. McCarren says he believed
IN tho Chicago platform but he doesn't believe
in nractisirg If much this year. His object, rs
no frankly avows, is to win, and while ne
stunned the State for Bryan In 1896. and would
do so again if Bryan were nominated. he docs
NOT on any account mean TO let his past pres
ont or future convictions interfere with getting
votes.
Senator McCarrcn thinks 1t is the duty OF
overv Marty man 10 subordinate individual ideas
and preferences to the one idea of winning at
tho nols Therefore he argues that devotion TO
free silver is an individual idea and must give
way. This is where the Democratic editors faii
70 agree with him. They will not admit that
the Chicago platform Is an individual ldea.
They hold that it is the official creed of their
par1v. and that the man who sets up indlViduhl
ideas is he who dissents from the platform ana
seeks 10 bury it out Of sight, while they III pro-
claiming their devotion TO it subordinate indi-
yduasm and show themselves to he Loyal 10
Marty. first. last and all the time They may
Justly ask Mr.. McCarren what partisanShip ~
if it is not loyalty to party principe VIII he
answer them that il is simply banding 10
gether Of political COnspirators to win elections
and get office for themselves on any SORT OF pre-
tence? VIII he tell the rank ana HE OF the
Democratic voters that the test of Il mans le-
mocracy is his readiness To vote for silver gold'
noper or any old thing, according 70 the eXigen-
cies of campaigning? The party exists, accord
ing 10 Mr. NcCarren for 1.-THE one idea OF win
ming at the polls" Mr.. McCarren does not
think free silver would win this year, therefore
he Is against renfiirming the Chicago platform,
but he hints that he might be glad to speak for
the Chicago platform some other year. But the
D.mocratic editors seem To have "A notion that
the Chicago platform is just as Democratic one
year as another and their view while II may
not be so polite as the other. is certainly more
honest.