| Show THE democratic convention viewed from the peculiar state of affairs in the country at present the meeting of t the he democratic national convention in chicago tomorrow july 7 to la the most important of that great political party tor for a quarter of 01 f a century at least this importance Is ie not measured by the immediate prospect of dobat de eat or victory at the coming election in november eo 80 much as aa by the attitude in which it will place various classes ot of people in their relation to topics the convention will deal with the currency problem to Is the foremost issue and whether the democracy will be split up or upon that question que atlon BB as badly as a the republicans are in the west or more so to ia a matter now DOW boon BOOD to be determined there are some reasonable ot certain ertain lea fee connected with the outlook and some decided the latter are of course the m at interest interesting inz one of the reasonable certainties Js ie that there will be a free coinage in the platform another to Is that there will beno be oo 00 66 bolt like that at st louis the silver all ver advocates at t st louis retired from that cot coi bention for felt the abound the reason that thy moneys money plank would be given full fleet effect in supporting a gold standard the ekuni l money men will riot nut labolt bolt ly at chicago lor for the reason that they believe a free coinage plank will not amount to anything of 01 a serious character if the rest feat of the convention proceed inga can be kept somewhere near in harmony with their and 1 if r it la is not dot there in ia plenty of time to center on a scourge cauree to pursue wb whereby cereby the be bolt boh will not be from the party but bat more moire in the nature of a at the poll As AB to the uncertain fea tures turea these theae relate to the concessions that want maat be made to hold bold the sound bound money wing of the party on election lay day and to the candidates that will be named the present indications are for a vigorous contest which may maybe be decided quickly irk in the but which will be carried to the i polle the silver men are confident an and d seem to have a clear majority for or all purpose but the gold men are well organized powerful and determined the latter may go down in the convention but it if they jo it will not be by such an overwhelming wh elming majority as ae overs laughed the boltin BR gJ st louis louie delegates or without the fear ear that those same gold advocates may circumvent the conventions design in the campaign whatever may be done at chicago there le is every prospect that this year will see three prominent presidential tickets in the field bold there la Is the republican ticket the chicago convention in all probability will name straight democratic candidates the only consistent procedure for the party add there will las be the populist nomi the lat last named party leaders leader endorsed senator Tell teller ersts candidacy but the endo endorsement ut was not greeted enthusiastically by the he rank and file nor will be that of a silver democrat hence the populists lists way may be looked to to put pat up men of their owr to whose supper many that are disgruntled dia with old party procedure will go |
