Show I XLNIFESTING INTEREST Dig Attendance at Democratic Political I Polit-ical Meetings The interest shown by the people in attending the meetings of the Democratic Demo-cratic party s a straw which shows which way the wind is blowing All the meetings are being well attended The people listen to the sentiments which are expressed and applaud them in a manner indicative of approval The meetings of the Republicans on the other hand are slim There is no warmth and the audiences sit and catch cold harkening to the clammy cammy statements of the candidateS of the party which dared not point with pride to either its local or national record That is really a condition of affairs truly wonderful The Republican party which has prided itself on being close to the people whose speakers have ever maintained that when bad deeds maintaned were committed the perpetrators were brought to justice remaining silent on all those topics which are usually made the burden of the strain Time was when the party arose and pointed with pride to the conservative administration administra-tion of the present Republican administration admin-istration of the present city government and promised still greater reforms during the coming two years but this kind of work has ended Time was when the conventions of the party declared de-clared We reaffirm the principles of the platform of the national Republican Republi-can convention but this is a relic of a remote past The Republican party this time is in the fight for the spoils of office and for the purpose of disrupting dis-rupting if possible the Democratic party the friend of silver There isnt a principle at stake with them The gold men want the gold standard candidate can-didate elected and the others are striving striv-ing to win in order that places may be given |