The Anaconda standard., 1899-08-22
DEMOCRATS ARE UNITED
No Division in the Ranks, Says
National Cornmitteeman an Pash.
FREE SILVER THE SLOGAN
Chicago Platform Will Be Presented
Again by the Party of the Peo-
pie in 1eoo-The Sinews
of War.

C. B. Pash of Chicago is stopping for
a, day or two in Salt Lake city en-
route to Montana, says the Herald
Mr.. Pash is with the democratic ma
tional committee, and speaks in a very
sanguine manner of the condition of
the party in the Middle West and espe-
cially in Illinois. He states that the
party lines are closely drawn in that
state, and that few democrats who
left the regular democratic organiza-
tion in 1896 have returned to the party
or have gone over to the republicans.
He adds that while the republicans in
Illinois are fattering themselves with
the hope that the division in the dem
ocratic party is such that no compro-
mise will be made, the real fact is
that there is not any division among
the democrats so far as the principles
of the party are concerned. Both fac
tions in the state of Illinois are in fa-
vor of free silver, and that they are
getting together on basis on which
the party will be united, there is lit
tie question, while the republicans have
not only on their hands difficulties in
common with the balance of the coun-
try, but have certain prominent gem
tleman on their hands, who is at pres
ent governor of the state and who will
not allow the newspaper trust headed
by H. II. Kohlsaat to run the state
while he is governor.
The meeting of the democratic ma
tional committee al Chicago two weeks
ago developed the fact that there was
a virtual unanimity of opinion regard
ing the issues of 1900. A vote taken
by the committee resulted in an over
whelming majority favorable to the re-
Hir,D inn, of hn isSn 2n0l in
the 1896 platform, and it was conceded
that these would again be the issues
in 1900 with few additions, presumably
including very strong anti-expansion
plank and one voicing more forcibly
the antitrust feeling III this country.
Congratulations were INDUCED in re-
garding the great work accomplished
by the ways and means committee,
which is a sub-cOmmitte of the demo-
cratic national committee, in their eff
fort to accumulate a fund for the sup
port of the principles declared for in
1900. This committee commenced work
Oct. /. 1883, to raise a fund of 100000
| Contributions are coming in rapidly
| from all sections of the country and
more especially the East, which prom
ises that the fund for 1900 will be in
size commensurate with the issues OF
that year.
1t is well known fact, Mr.. Pash
| says. that the declaration of free silver
in 1896 was somewhat in advance of
| and entirely unexpected by the rank
and file of the party, and that there
was no time left in which to raise suf-
| ficient funds from the people to prop
erly present their cause at the polls;
but in the struggle for 1900 it is entire.
| ly different as two years previous to
| the election will have been devoted to
| the collection of funds to meet the eX-
| penses of the campaign, and the DEM
| ocratic party with the declaration for
| free silver and a clear cut declaration
against trusts, with will will entel
| the campaign with funds sufficient for
| all legitimate expenses and with the
| peoples vote behind them. 1t is not only
| probable. but well nigh certain, thai
| the election will go for the democratic
party, with William j. Bryan as its
| nominee.