The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-05-12

THE INTELLIGENCER.
slopr Falls Nominati0ns.

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II the Democratic party Is satisfied
with the proceedings OF the Populist
convention at Sioux Falls in the nontt-
nation of Bryan and Towne then it is in
desperate straits. indeed. 1t was ex-
pected that Mr.. Bryan. the prospective
nominee of the Kansas City convention
would receive the unanimous endorse
ment Of the Populists, as he was orist-
nally a member of that party, and is yet
one Of their faith, but it was hardly
foreseen that the Populist party would
stand for its full Integrity and choose
a vice presidential candidate. But even
this ticket has not the full endorsement
of the PopuIist party, for respectable
wing Of it which convened at Cincin-
Natl would have nothing to do with
Bryan, and put a straight-out Popul!st
ticket in the field.
The Democratic party, or rather that
faction dominated by Bryan, who seems
10 have an uuexplalnable clutch on its
throat, stands to-day in the position of
having its nominees dictated by an In
ferior political organization. one that
stands for all the fool "isms" and dead
issues. We cannot conceive how. under
any circumstances, the seit-raspectins
members of the Democratic party, those
who repudiated Bryan in 1886 can &C.
cept as their candidates the nominees
OF the SIOUX Falls convention. 1t is tha
greatest humiliation that has betallen
the party since Horace Greeley was
forced upon it on the cry of expectancy.
II must be Notifying. indeed, to thq
real leaders of the party to be forced to
lean on such mongrel organization for
their chief support in the coming cam
paign.
The platform OF the Sioux Falls con-
ventiou is a relteratior Of all the tollies
of the past, Of unreasonable appeals
and ridiculous fallacies. 1t begins by
denouncing an Accomplished fact. BIT
ter and demagogic attack on the gold
standard, one OF the supporting pillars
OF the present prosperity. and then runs
the gamut OF opposition to all that
has been done in the name OF freedom
and humanity and to the greater glory
and fame OF the Nation. In every i'm
portant feature 1t accords with the
principles espoused by William Jen-
nings Bryan, who viii dictate the plat.
form at Kansas City Thus In 1900 in
spite OF all the protests OF the decent
clement of the Democracy, we will have
the dead Issues Of 1896 rescuscItated for
another burial. This time the people
will make sure that there is no suspend
ed animation. but that the corpse shall
be thoroughly and eTectuarly dead. and
beyond hope of further resurrection.
Happily the business Of the country Is
on such secure foundations that this
second menace to its prosperity and
progress will not disturb it to an appfe-
clable extent. The front that the Bry-
an Democracy presents to the people
demands that they organic FOR self.
protection against the monstrous 'ani
half demented policies that deluded
man is trying TO force upon them,
Ex-Congressman Towne, who was
nominated with Bryan at Sioux Falls,
and who cannot. consistently. be re-
1ected by the Kansas City convention.
IS silver Republican. In 1894, whan
the country was crushed by the Wilson
tariff he was elected as a Republican IN
the Sixth Minnesota district, by 10000
plurality. In 1896 he became inocuIated
with free silver microbes and walked
out OF the st. Louis convention with
Senator Teller and others. He was
crushed, however. when he stood for re-.
election to Congress. being defeated By
Judge Morris. straIght-out Republican
and he was again defeated by Morris
in 1888. Then he swung clear over int
the Bryan-Populistic party. He is q
shallow man, and Is now in congenIa
company.