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Show THE DISTEaCTED DEMOCRACY. There appears to be danger that the democratic majority of the house of representatives will fritter away whatever opportunities they may have had for strengthening the democratic demo-cratic party by confirming in their legislation the financial policy laid ' down by the St, Louis convention. Though there is an apparent majority ma-jority in favor of the repeal of the resumption act of 1875, and also in favor of the bill restoring tho standard stand-ard silver dollar to its old place in the currency ayatem as a legal ten-1 der, cveiy attempt to get cither of these measures fairly before the houso has failed, and the committees are still wrestling with tho financial problem. There are evidently divided councils amonj the democratic demo-cratic members of the house upon, these subjects, and it is not difficult to understand (he causes which enable-tho enable-tho republican party to thwart democratic legislation and maintain the present financial status. The gjld bulls have determined to defy.it j any measure looking towards a poat- ponement ofgold resumption and will push the country into bankruxtcy and ruin rather than give up their pet scheme. Tho republican party is committed to the exclusively gold basis, ba-sis, and there always is found a sufficient suffi-cient number of democratic members to prevent any summary action by which tho majority could avail itself of tho right to Buspond tho rules in order to pass a measure- designed for tho relief of tho people. In the meantime tho democratic campaign is progressing very Blowly, Tno candidates for president and vice president have not yet written or published pub-lished their letters ol acceptance, the aVsenco of which causes feelings of mistrust and doubt as woll aa the circulation cir-culation of damaging rumors, in i which thcro may bo no truth, but which cannot fail to Imvo a demorn; liiing effect upon tho campaign. Tho story ol a serious disagreement between be-tween TiMen and Hendricks could ho concluaivtrly conradicU:d by their, frank acceptance of their nomina-l tions on the priociplciof tho Hi. Louis platform. Tho ck-lny in doing this increases iho uneasiness in the democratic demo-cratic party and gives the western independents in-dependents an opportunity to push their separate organization. It is now stated that the Indiana independents inde-pendents wilt on no consideration conside-ration support Tildeu, and they feel strong enough to carry tho October election. This is very improbable, im-probable, but they certainly have strength enough to defeat the democratic demo-cratic ticket, which will seriously endanger the November canvass. It tho democracy insist upon this policy of destruction and division, the party will not only bo defeated in November, but will probably go out of existence altogether, never to be rnvivotl aa a national organization. |