Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1900-01-10
SOME DEMOCRATiC NOTES.
Slightly Out of Harmony With
the Party Music.

the Party Music.
1t would not be surprising if The
passage of a thoronehgoing gold
standard bill by the Republicans al
this time would take the starch
out of the Democratic party to ar
extent which, at the present mo.
ment, it is difficult to realize. In
a situation like the present. The
weight of the accomplished fact
would come down in a crushing
way upon the silver agitation
With all of Bryan's predictions
brought to naught, with the gold
supply of the world vastly beyond
previous records, with the west
and south in a prosperous condi-
ton, all the life there has been of
late in the silver movement has
been simply what was left over
from the intense agitation of 1896.
So long, however, as the other
side had not secured the fruits OF
its victory, so long as the gold
standard was still open to the same
kind of attack as was possible in
1896, ardent siIverites might en-
tertain some hope Of tanning the
embers of the agitation into a flame
during u presidential campaign.
But with the gold standard deliber-
ately and firmly protected by Il law
designed expressly for that pur.
pose, the feeling Of most silver
men can hardly fail to subside into
that which belongs to a lost cause.
Baltimore Sun. (Dem.)
THE soUTH's SALVATION.
The one great hope of the south
ern people, particularly the peo-
pic of the cotton states, lies through
the open door to the Pacific. All
that hastcns our shortcut to the
Paci6c-all that tends to augment
the activities of the Pacific-short-
ems our journey toward the gran
dcur and the glory of the past.
The fact is so conclusive that he
who shuts his eyes to it, who sets
his face against it, from Richmond
in Virginia to Austin in Texas-al|
around the magic circle of the
Gulf Of Mexico-will 60 to his po-
litical death and to perdition Be-
yond the grave. Morgan will
sweep Alabama like a hurricane,
though johnson had double tho
pill he is believed to have upon
the machine. For the whole south
indeed, it 1.-THE policy of expansion
is the resurrection and the life, >
and he that bclieveth not will sure
ly bc damned. Louisville Cour
icr journal. Dem
| MAKING IT UNANIMOUS.
The confidence of the Republi
can leaders is based upon their ex
pectation tha the Democrats hav'
not yet learned wisdom from ex
periencc, but will commit part,
suicide by renewing their allie
glance to free coinage at Is to /
1t is by no means assured, how
ever, that the majority of Demo
Gratis prefer defeat with silver t
victory upon a platform that will
unite the party. If they do, how
ever, Mr.. Hanna canuot only re
nominate Mr.. Mckinley ''by &C
clamation," US he intimated tn
other day might be done, but h
will stand pretty good chance Q
electing him ''by acclamation'' s.
far as the east aud west are cor
, cerned.-Baltimore Sun. Dem.)
DEMOCRATIC ADVICE FOR BRYAN.
Mr.. Bryan has gone very far 0
the wrong road will he be able
' retreat? We do not know. H
e has some fine qualities. One {
t these is frmness under adverse Gil
q cumstanccs, but firmness againl
, good reason is bull-headedness.
| is to be hoped that this last is NJ
the quality his firmness will di
play. We urge him to 60 back
$ his first nprinciples. History
+ page will record the actions of t
a day. The incident of the Aguir
v aldo rebellion, like that Of the en-
J. barge in earlier times, will be fo
u gotten, save as an example of no
f far American citizens can 20 in Il
l. wrong path, how far they can fo
n get their allegiance to their ov
!. country, while expressing symp
J. thy for their country's cnemie