The democratie national oonvention in Ch...

The democratie national oonvention in Chicago adopted a platform yesterday and after the names of Bland, Bryarj, Boies and Mathevs had been placed in nnminatiou, adjourned until 10 o'clock today to take a ballot. Wednesday was taken up in unseating fonr Michigan dolegates, not to rnince words, a clear and palpable steal, seating fonr men who had no credentials frorn any convention whatever, thus altering the vote of Michigan. The platform adopted yesterday does not, as our readers must know, meet the nnqnalified approval of the Argus. It is, however, the will of the majority, and in this coming oampaign if the platform governs, a new test of democracy has been set up, a test never before in the history of the party made snpreme. The Argns, let it be said, is a democratie paper, and while it wishes to be understood as thus espressly repudiating part of the platform, it will not be read out of the party to which it has devoted over fifty years of service. Let it be hoped that good judgment may be éxercised today in the choice of candidates, so that the party may go into the campaign presenting a good front to the common enemy. The temper of the people is undoubtedly with the conventon at Chicago and if the election were to be held tomorrow the norninee at Chicago wonld undoubtedly carry the whole west. The country had one try of McKinleyism and his nomination feil like a wet blanket. Where was the enthusiasm? Why even the republican county officials are out of tune with their party. Contrast with the feeling of indifference with which the St. Louis nomination was received the rnost intense interest with whioh the Chicago convention is followed. Does not the wind blow in one direction? Is not the country having a revulsión of feeliug which makes the nomination of the Ohio Napoleon on the anniveraary of the battle of Waterloo, seem alraost prophetic?