The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1900-07-19
FROM KANSAS CITY.
Notes of the Democratic Convention
by Our Washington Cor
respondent.
Contrast Between the Democratic
National Convention and the Rs,
publican rerf"rmapcr--A Message
OF iop~-EnthusIHsm over Anti,
iaperIaiisn, aud Bryan.


hKlHtN thuu mat SHOWN UN the demo
cratic national convention at Kansas
City when compared With the rcpubli
can performance AZ Philadelphia
The latter was boss.riddcn from
start 10 auish, In the democratic con,
vention no man, NOS even any set oi
men dictated the proceedings,
In Philadelphia the reading Of III,
platform was received vita apathy
aud Indifference.
At Kansas City thu platform was re-
geiycd with unbpuud,d enthusiasm
The plank naming imperialism ~
the paramount issue" called forth
flag demonstration uucqualed in th, /
history of national conventions.
Among the Democrat, there was nj 1
cut-and-drieu platform The commit |
tee on resolutions held fourteen /.
hour session, listening TO all shades I.
Of opinion on the vital issues The /
platform itself was written only thre, |
hours before It WAS presented a. tbs .
convention. u satisfied every body. |
The republicans brought THEN 4
white-housc. manufactured platform !
Go Philadelphia aud then the leader
quarreled among themselves Unit .
the platform has become publ,
scandal
Hope and Harmony.
The democratic platform is an up
plication Of the spirit Of the Declare
tion Of Independence and the letter
Of the constitution TO the new anr
momcntuus issues which have nrisrr
IN the past three years. II is "a mes
cage 81 hope and encouragement Il
every citizen who wants good govern
meat and who knows that IL never car
be comprised under second term 81.
this administration.
The temper and atmosphere Of tht
democratic convention was very sig
niacant. There were gathered MOI
only delegates from widely separated
sections Of the country, but also men
united as to the necessity for govern
mental reform, but differing widely
on many details Of the campaign.
1t wns a convention whore disscn
sion might easily have gained n foot
hold, unless reprcsscd by some higAu
and stronger sentiment There were
no bosses to keep mp an appearance
Of surface harmony, without rrgarr
60 the real feeling as no the rcpubli
can convention Everything wa open
above board and spontaneous at III,
democratic convention
The Anti-Imp~riaIism PLANK
Those who came 20 rritirisc adIni,
ted that all minor differences wrr,
shrlyrd In the face ~ the serious is
sues 10 he met
II was the most enthusiastic polt
ichl convention ever held in the coun
try. II WINS az the same time N,
most earnest and sincere
The outburst Of enthusiasm owe ,
the anti-impcrialist plank in the plat r
form was entirely spontaneous. II I
was 30 minutes Of flag waving. cheer 4
ing, marching waving ot banners nno ,
singing Of patriotic songs There was !
something nwc.iuspiriug In the con /,
temptation Of that vast assembling, r
set wild by nm enthusiasm as grin
and earnest and irroprcssiblr ~ that +,
Of the Crusaders Of old n was the n
protest Of the Gag itself against i'm /
perialism, .,
Enthusissm over HryHn. 4
The fact that the nomination Of q
Bryan was expected did not lessen 81
the enthusiasm. The demonstration ,
at the mention Of his maine showed
how thoroughly he has fixed his place r
In the hearts Of the people az tn, n
leader who is as great rs his oppor. r
tunity There was affection and nd. 4
mirntion and trust aud LOYALTY In the NJ
enthusiasm which marked the nom. -
ination Of Bryan. 4
At Philadelphia MARK Hanna had tc c
force some shadow Of enthusiasm for
the name Of Mckinley. His puppct. II
crehked when they clumAily obrycd r.
his signals, and the hollownrss Of ia, o.
whole farce was apparent to the most O.
casual observer. VI
When Bryan was nominated IA, n
cheering and waving OF flags lasted I'd
so long that it seemed ns IL the con. "
'ention could not bring itself back
TO the transaction OF routine bust 81
uesS. ~
strvenson'H Nomination. d,
The nomination Of the vice pres. pD
idential candidate showed how thor pt
oughly democratic was the Kansas p.
City convention. An hour before n
Stevenson was nominated, no leader n,
and no delegate could tell whether T
II would be he or Towne or HiIi II
was simply II question Of the best n
Judgment of the convention. Tbs VI
gives satisfaction all n,
around. Stevenson adds strength te al
the ticket in the great middle west. -
rrn states, where the battle IL being vi
fought and where the decisive vote /, W
to be cast. lie Is thorough demo m
rrat, loyal 10 the platform and de h.
voted 20 Bryan. Mr.. Towne, while
heservedly popular, felt that his nom. d,
nation would not be the most adviK ~
able one and will work "a hard for hi
party success as though he were Bry. ~
ms running mate. Hills deeiinatIon n.
IT course, put him out OF the race ip
md II increased the chances OF dem. In
'cratic success In New York Etate kI
Had Hill been nominated New York vi
would have been torn asunder with lei
actional fights.
The democratic national committee n,
8 preparing actively for the cam. M
'aign. Along with the realization 81
hat II ia TO be a serious campaign eli
gainst trust influences and repub. vi
lean machine organization, Ia the n,
biding certainty of a democratic vic. de
ory next November. ma
ADoLPH PATTERSON. =,
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No EsasiesM. m'
Upon all phnxes Of all the onr~fIo,s pa