Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-07-06
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Democratic national convention meets
to select candidates for president and
vice president and to make a declar.
alton of principles,
Who the candidates are likely IA
be or what the platform. the Argus
will not venture 10 guess.
Because of the great internal dis.
sension among the Democrats, the
convention is likely TO be onc of the
most interesting which has convened
since war times, for in 1861 and 1861
the Democrats were no more divided
than they are today. Angry words.
if moi dangerous missiles, will in all
probability be freely east about the
convention hall; If the entire member
ship remains TO the finish ii will be
surprising, for Bryan has practically
announced that he will bolt ii the
corporations are in control and that
the eastern Democrats will for a min.
ute stand for Hearst or other Bryan
tie is quite impossible.
Parker. the mnzzled puppet OF the
Wall street trust magnates. will I'M.
qu~estionably lead on the first ballot
and his hackers, Hill and Belmont
predict his nomination on the second
ballot. Ii he is named at all it means
that the Democratic party is abso.
lutely controlled and owned by the
multi-millionaires Of New York city;
city: that this control is so perfect
that they can bring about the nomi'
nation of a man who has not dared
to say even one word on a political OF
economic subject since he was first
brought forward al a candidate by
Dave Hill and August Belmont; that
the Democratic party is today the
property of the trusts and their can
didate a mere tool in the hands OF
those who wish TO run the government
for their own private gain. Nobody
knows-nobody but Hill and Belmont
and they won't tell-what Parker
stands for today, whether for gold OF
silver. high tariff or low tariff. keep
ing the Philippines or turning them
adrift. fulfilling our pledges to Cuba
or regulating all. building the Pan.
anna canal or continuing the monopoly
of the railroads. but il is safe TO bet
that Parker stands for just what Wall
street wants-just that and nothing
more.
The nomination of Grover Cleveland
for a third term would not be in the
least surprising. In some quarters
the Parker movement has been look
cd upon as merely a cover for Cleve'
land and the lone fisherman Of Buz.
yards Bay has been flirting with the
nomination for months. With a dead
lock on. it l. not in the least IN
likely that the delegates would again
turn TO the only man they have been
able to eject to the presidency il
over forty years, What an awful dish
of crow Democratic editors and lead
ers would have TO eat We're Cleveland
nominated. Yet Cleveland would he
no more the candidate of the trust.
than would Parker. not a bit,
And what is to become of Bryan
Poor Bryan. Twice the nominee o.
the unterriied. for nearly eight years
the idol of the party, he a bolter
How are the mighty fallen.
What may be the platform is equal
ly the subject of the widest conjec
ture. Reputation of both the Chica
go platform Of 1896 and the Kansas
City platform Of 1900 is altogether
probable. The Democratic party has
had to turn a complete somersaul,
every four years in order to keeE
alive at all. It is a good deal like
the man who was said TO be- So GOV.
cred with vermin that he had to
change his raiment three times every
day in order to be permitted 10 wall
the streets.
To-day the sole hope OF the Demo
Gratis is TO sell out to New Work il
the hope that the trusts will contrib
ute a sufficient amount To keep Tam
many in line and carry New Yorl
state, and that through local Repub
lican Gissension such as exists il
Wisconsin II or two other northern
states may be carried which. with thu
solid south, will give them a major
ity in the electoral college.
1t is a forlOrn hope, but their o
age is TO be admired. 1t takes cour
ageous men TO stand up and say "w,
didn't mean what VT told you f0u.
years ago and eight years ago. W,
were off then; We are awfully sorr,
because We brought on the panic il
1898 and II you'll just give us anoth
er trial wen promise to treat yor
right
And that Is just what the Democrat
ic party will have TO say to the yot
ers this fall in order to have an.
show whatever for success.