New-York tribune., 1900-07-10
ratio that is both impractcable and impos-

a ratio that is both impracticable and impos-
sble.
But the conservative Democrats are finding
something more than disappointment over the
platform as a result Of that pronouncement. 1t
has been plain to them in the exutation of
those who have posed here as Free Silver Re
publicans that the arty at Kansas City made
the sacrifice at the demand of the latter class
and of the Populists, and that 1t is these new
comers whose desires are being regarded rather
than the wishes of those who have always been
adherents to the faith and have borne the
heat and burden of the day in its struggles in
the past. They claim that the Free Silver Re
publicans called their convention to meet at
Kansas City, coincident with that of the Demo-
Gratis that they might act in harmony with the
radical free silver element, and many are blaming
the party leaders, who surrendered without
carrying the fight into the convention, for
want of fealty to the sentiment which they
know dominated the party in their several
States Those who have been watching the
convention from their homes and who helped
to select conservative men to manage the cam
pagn in Indiana now believe that their EFFORTS
were thrown away and that II would have been
as well to let the radicals rule from the first.
Among the Gold Democrats there is feeling
that the adoption of the platform is certain to
lead to the selection of National candidates
by their party, and great interest now attaches
to the meeting of the Gold Democratic National
Committee which will convene in this city on
July % The more conservative Gold Demo
Gratis were willing it is said, to forego National
and State nominations if the regular Demo-
Gratis would adopt a conservative platform.
Some of them declared they would support
Bryan on a platform that did not make the
money issue prominent. but all such talk as
this has suddenly stopped and there is good
reason to believe that even the most conserva-
tive Gold Democrats are now convinced that
their party viii be compelled to reiterate Its
principles and place candidates for President
and ce-PreSident in the field. 1t is known
that John p. FrenZel secretary of the Com
mittee; John r. Wilson, National Committee
man for Indiana: Samuel PiCkens, chairman of
the State Central Committee, and number OF
others who were prominent speakers Tor the
gold standard in the last campaign were walt
ing for the action at Kansas City before de-
Gliding on what course they would pursue. 1t is
believed that the adoption of the 16 to plank
will fix them in favor of a separate campaign
by Gold Democrats,
The Republican leaders are more than pleased
that the Democrats have not abandoned the
old issue. and say that there is now no queS-
ton as TO the place Indiana will take in No
vember. They believe they have stronger argu-
ments against free silver than they mad IN
1896 for there have been four years of pros
Perity under the gold standard. and they re-
gard this as an answer to everything that was al
legged as a reason for the depression which pre-
ceded the election Of President Mckinley. They
claim that the workers in factories and those
who till the soil are prosperous. and that this
prosperity is a standing contradiction to all
the arguments that the Democrats advanced in
support Of their position on the money question
four years ago They admit that the party suf
fered al that time somewhat from the unrest
incident to unsettled conditions and the gen
eral depression of the country, but they argue
that If they could carry Indiana by 10000 on
promise of good times there ought to be no
been redeemed and everybody is sharing in the
fulness and plenty that have flowed from this.