Show FREE SILVER GHOST NOT LAIO LAID I 1 democracy made a grave mistake 1 W ita its st louie louis I 1 platform A washington post ind it was a great a deplorable mistake for the st louis contention convention to leave aull a of its national platform the contemplated commitment of the party to the geld tanda standa d had there been no effort intention on the part of any of the del 14 I 1 gates to put in a go goll I 1 standard atan daril glazle if its omission had been advocated b by 0 I 1 sound money democrats on the annnus A that free liver silver is a dead issue 1111 I 1 would still have hare been a mistake for the tl 4 I 1 situation called for a plain declaration of the change of policy and the consey con dative sentiment of the country demand ed it but when the platform commit tee after a most protracted end and ewalb A I 1 ing discussion consented to yield to MA M 4 bryan a th a most important matter th magnitude of the mistake was extended extend to the maximum it is true that t parker s telegram placed him before the country in the only position that cavis have rendered i possible a democratic riff vio W tory it is true that the conventions action on that telegram made the jonii ita nation really worth having but it wf was I 1 it gb time for the party of its own motion moi to turn over a new leaf and deprive I 1 the cans of any opportune I 1 ty to quote the democratic free a x del verance of 1898 1806 and 1000 as the latest authentic expression of democratic new n aeo f ciment on this old dead but still trouble gome some issue the contention convention missed a A 4 great mat opportunity and disappointed mo nil lions of democrats when it refused to t it P lay the free silver ghost |