Show The Kansas City Star comments on the Ohio Democratic convention as follows fol-lows The unanimity and emphasis with which the Ohio Democratic state convention declared Its continued adherence ad-herence to the doctrine of free and unlimited un-limited colnags of silver at the ratio of 16 to 1 Indicates clearly that there is no abatement of popular interest in that issue The Columbus convention was the largest ever held In the state and of all the delegates and spectators present if there was one who disagreed with the majority he failed to reveal himself But this Is not altogether surprising sur-prising The idea that the remonetiza tlon of silver will cure the various maladies that afflict business Is supported sup-ported by specious sophistries and so long as busness Is inactive that notion will prevail If the Republican party had after Its success last fall addressed ad-dressed itself promptly to a revision of the currency there would have been a different feeling among the people But it elected to adopt another course Even John Sherman secretary of state stated the other day In an interview that the temper of congress Is uncertain uncer-tain on the currency question and inferentially in-ferentially that the administration is indifferent to it That being the case I how can prosperity make the headway that was promised when Bryan was i defeated Th3 truth is that so long as the administration Is Indifferent and congress uncertain on the subject of the currency there will be no abatement abate-ment in the energy or decrease In the strength of the sliver advocates There will be no abatement in the energy or decrease In the strength of the silver advocates until free silver triumphs The antisilver advocates thought they had killed the question last fall but they are beginning to realize that while they won the first battle the IssuestHlfHvesvand Its adherents ad-herents are as enthusiastic as ever i04 |