The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-08-30
THE POLITICAL FIELD.

PontlcaI movements attract attention
Several democratic state conventions
have dropped or passed over silver as
q question now. In Missouri the third
party movement is not important be-
yond contributing possibly TO cause the
state to go republican. which will be
a calamity. The gold organ OF McKin-
ley. New York Tribune. report and re-
joices that in Rhode Island the democ-
racy is dead. Perhaps. In 1904 it may
have a resurrection. But that little
plantation is not important as a factor
in presidential making. Free silver is
said TO be lead in Indiana. 1t is re-
ported that the republicans who favor
1t will affiliate with the populists. In
Kentucky there are signs that the DEM
ccratS will not nah silver an issue.
The policy OF The campaign appears TO
be to confine it TO home or state issues,
and TO ignore currency. In Iowa there
was a silver victory in the democratic
state convention. but it was divided.
The Tribune says the gold democrats
will support republican candidates"
In Pennsylvania the democrats COM
pletely ignored silver in their state
convention. IT Nebraska 1t is thought
Bryan is losing ground. 1t would hard
ly be otherwise after the action known
to the democrats Of Nebraska of other
states. Populists and democrats have
united and this is not comfortable to
the enemies % silver and Colonel
PrUon Tho T~ihrna'c r ,noaIr I;e,otoI
Of 23rd gives this glance that may have
some truth in it:
Gold democrats and those inclined
to join with the reorganizers will, for
this year az least, vote with the re-
publlcanS. but they will endeavor be-
fore another year is passed to win
Weakhearted supporters of Mr.. Bryan,
n under the leadership Of j. Sterling
| Morton many are expected to change
their present affiliations. John II.
| Ames, present supreme u commits
| sioner: Ex-Governor James E. Boyd. Of
Omaha: cx-Federal Judge w. D. Nc
Hugh, Of Omaha; NJ. H. Harrington and
Tobias Castor are all eagerly watching
| for the time when they may return to
| their former beliefs n adhere to their
| own party. They have taken nc active
| steps in this direction as yet"
1t is also believed that silver a lost
much in California Mr.. Bryan does
not appear now to be the favorite with
the democrats. The third party at
tempt in Massachusetts finds but little
| favor with democrats. They hav
nothing to gain by wrecking the grand
old party. The failure of the third
| party movement in Ohio of a month
| ago is assured. It fell very fiat indeed.
In Virginia the democrats will not be
blind and false enough to start or
favor a third party; Virginia demo-
| Gratis are not made that way" The
| republican party, If led by four desert
ing brigadiers will march to a defeat
overwhelming, complete. Talk in little
| Connecticut is for a third party, divid-
ing the democracy. Well the Nutmeg
| State" has deserted it's old colors and
has been supporting republicans for
years, so not much will be lost what
EVER it does. In Massachusetts the
weak democracy is also beginning to
talk nonsense as to a new party. "Jine
the radikils' and quit your nonsense.
In lowe the populists have nominated
q complete state ticket. They are
looking for the democrats to give W
silver INC unite with them.