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Show INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION STRIFE IS DANGEROUS The dissentions that are rending cue Democratic party asunder at the New York convention preclude the possibility of its selection of a strong candidate for the presidency. The feeling toward the leaders has developed devel-oped to such a stage that none of them could command the loyalty o all the party leaders. On top of this antagonism is the klan issue, which has reached a stage that will not down. It must be met in the platform one way or the other; and whichever which-ever way it is met will split the party in the middle. Labor is issuing its ultimatum to democracy and insists that unless it is properly recognized, it will throw its strength to a third party to be picked by the radicals in their Cleveland Cle-veland gathering. There are those who see in the happenings ai the Xew York convention, conven-tion, signs of dissolution. A political party, the oldest in the country, is divided against itself and unless it recognizes the danger ahead before It is. too lute, will break into two or three parts, losing its old-time solidarity soli-darity and unity. The breaking down of the party ot Jefferson wot; 1 lie a serious thing for the :far- :,f the country. Until the pres-mi " time at least. It has been under t!: guidance and control of sound influences. Its leaders have been met, ,,r jt'ty patriotism and high ideals. To allow internal strife and hiMernos-- to break down the ! ai'er-hip of sueh men and give rad-'Yais rad-'Yais a foothold would mean the ultimate ulti-mate detruetion of the whole organization or-ganization and would work admirably admira-bly into the program of the extremists extrem-ists are' '-nenvies of all good government. govern-ment. I' i not s-- important whether a rV'iiihl-enn or a Democratic preside-) jj oiocted in November as if is that the one rhiven. shall he a safe :"!" f"r ,b" republic, imbued with -'le !vi. t tyiv-. of patriotism and , " '' to th freatef tryst that is jWi'bin (be cif of any people on this T'-e rarUral elements in this roun-"T roun-"T f!r? "!","!n'!v strong to Justify thinking people to forget par'isan contests and to look at the slate ol affairs in Europe. The howling mob ! that is designated as a convention in j Xew York, would do well to calm itself it-self a little and reengnize the satisfaction satis-faction with which some of the '-n-! emies of the government are getting out of the spectacle that is being staged there. |