Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-08-29

| c~onclaNeS. MOI knowing winch way the
cat will jump the Anaconda, Standard
does not express IN opinion as to the
winter convention-fearing that it might
be a cold day when it gets left-but it
emits the following glow of light on the
proposition: >
The advocates Of the early convention
declare it will be highly advantageous. to
adopt a platform as soon as possible in
order to perfect the democratic %organiZa-
ton and bring together the various ele-
mel1tS of the party.
So it seems that the Inter Mountain
was right, after all, when it said that an
effort was being made to reunite the
opposing wings of the democracy, and
that it was the intention to effect that re-
union through the character of the plat
form adopted. Here we have it in black
and white that an early convention is
committee to ''adopt a platform as soon
as possible that the party organization
may be perfected by reuniting the dis
cordant factions!
Will the Standard inform an anxious
public if this movement for an early con-
v%ention. in order to get a platform adopt
adoption Of the plank declaring for the
free and unlimited coinage of silver and
gold, at a ratio of Is to /, by the indie
pendent action of the United States? Is
it necessary to reaffirm this principle as
'.soon as possible" in order to bring to-
gether the various elements of the par
typ If the platform of 1896 holds good
until another one is adopted. and the
various elements are to be reunited on
that platform, why the agitation in favor
of a convention in February? Why not
let the old platform soak in?
Had it not been for the free silver
plank of 1896 there now would be no
various elements to bring together"
The party would have been united. Are
we to understand that the only way these
can be reunited is for the de-
mocracy to meet early and readopt the
that caused the split? Or, is the
early convention plan a scheme to place
free coinage in the background. and re-
nominate Colonel Bryan on a platform
agreeable to the gold democrats?
The Standard ought to be able to throw
light OF the situation. Before the
of Montana assent to the idea
Of holding their primaries and county
ana state conventions in January, doing
their hurrahing with their mittens on,
in preparation for a national convention
in February, they will have to be enlight- |
ened as to the necessity of re-afirming +!
the free coinage plank of 1896 before the
spring thaw. Some of the more inquisi-
tive ones will look upon a convention held
in the woodpile season as indicating tina
a colored gentleman may be ~sequestered
between the knots. However, there seems
The Standard continues:
1t is urged or the other hand, however,
that it will be impossible for the admin
to end the wal in the Philip
pines as early as February-that it will
be better on every account to wait until
May or June and see what happens.
From the foregoing it seems tina those |
who oppose a February convention are
actuated only by the noble motives that |
LODI Nino whom ITO unit foc ~~-. -. ~
turn up. Anxiety to see what happens"
in order to know just what sort of princi-
pies to advocate in their platform, is in
deed a strong motive for holding a late
convention. For the democracy to adopt
a platform before the war ended. declar-
ing it a failure, as it did a short time be-
fore the close Of the rebellion, and then
witness the triumph of American arms
and the pacification of the insurgents be-
fore election day rolled around, would
give the healthiest Jeffersonian in the
land a permanent cinch on the stomach
ache. BY May or Jun the democracy
may reach the conclusion that anti-im-
isn't it is cracked up 10
be, and that some other paramount issue
is a long felt want.
Though h Standard informs us that
"some of the members are said to be in
favor of calling the convention as early
as February" it gives the comforting as
that the matter will not be set
tied until Chairman Jones returns from
Eurone. and the committee gets together