Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-07-07
YOUR UNCLELROyER.
eyerneR VIEWS TOUCHING THE Dis
TINculsHED Ex-PREsiOENT.
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Silver Taik-Ths Farmers AN"
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didate to lead the Democratic hos's "
victory in the contest Of next year. Inc
South is Democratic from centre to cir-
conference and will, of course, support
the nominee of the party, whetner
II be Cleveland or Hill or oor-
man or Campbell, OK any one eise VIZ
seryation leads us to the conclusion that
Mr.. Cleveland is not the choice OF inc
masses. They give him full credit Ior
honesty and integrity, and agree fhat ne
hos the courage OF his convictions" but
the trouble is his convictions do not &C;
cord in several important ana material
particulars with the views and wishes Oh
the people. They regard modihcatlon
of the tariff and the free coinage
of silver as tho Siamese twinsF OF
economic reform, which cannot be
senarated or divorced without neutral
| limo the beneficial effects OF the remedies
proposed to cure the ills that afiiict the
| body polite. On these two questions the
people of the South are practically unit.
While Mr.. Cleveland was a little 700
preyous" on the subject OF tarln reIolm,
and thereby sacrificed his own and the
success Of his party, still on that question
| he is IN accord and sympathy with the
rank and file of the southern Democrats
Int his views on the silver question place
him in direct antagonism to one OF the
most dearly cherished schemes OF renei
| from the burdens imposed by hepupncah
| legislation. No monometailist- tho man VINO
denies TO silver its prerogative as money
| and would convert 1t into COMMODITY TO
| be bought and sold on the mar ket as other
articles of trade-will ever be the choice OF
| the southern people until the soundness
and wisdom of his views are tested by
| practical demonstration. The view Is
| held by some of our contempt
raries. notably HE RICHMOND DISPATCH,
that the silver question may be finally set
| tied and put at rest before the convention
| meets and thus the only stumbling-block
| in the way of Mr.. Cleveland's nomination
will he removed. We doubt very much
wbethert his would enable him to capture
| the nomination as against an original ana
consistent advocate OF tree con-
| age. The people recognize the ar
pulsion reluctantly yields opposition TO
measure. and one who, through good and
| evil report, in sunshine and IN storm, has
| been its earnest advocate and supporter,
and IN making choice of one to execute IL
will be more than likely to choose the
latter.
fFarmyille va.) Heraldl
The question as to who will be the Demo-
| cratic candidate for the presidency IN 1872
is now agitating the public TO very great
| extent.
Mr.. Cleveland's views upon the great
tariff question uttered in unmistakable
words long before the necessity was upon
| him SO to do. are unquestlonably the rlent
views. and the great masses of our people
are beginning to accept them as SOUND
doctrine. His views upon the, pension
| laws and numberless questions that have
i there
saw that upon the silver question he Is
equally correct. The Democratic party
as such is committed to the free
coinage of silver, and unless this
question is settled before the noml-
nation is made Mr.. Cleveland will not be
| the man. The silver men are becoming
stronger and stronger; the Alliance men
| (and by this we mean not simply the men,
| beers Of the order but all who are III SYM
| pathy with them, which latter constitute
| large proportion of the Democratic yotersl
will not support any man who Is opposed
| TO their views upon so many OF the great
issues to be joined, and what. the Demo.
cratic party wants IS not only man OF
| ability, but they want and must have q
man who will be elected. success IS .he
essential in this fight, and while the
South. ever true to the Democratic
party, will in all probability support any
| ticket put up by the Democratic conven-
| ton. 1t is not so with the North and west,
| aud we must have man who will combine
| the qualifications necessary TO carry all
classes. According to the DISPATCH. our
| Governor, our United States senators,
| Speaker Cardwell, and many others
high in official life express the opin-
ion that Mr.. Cleveland is not the
available man, while, on the other hand.
Congressman Wise, O'Ferrall. and others
say he il. We take it that the former to-
gether with the great body OF Alliance
men and silverites more nearly represent
the views of the State than any other e1-
pressions that have been made.
Matters will shape themselves, the man
will present himself, and success, will
crown our old party, If our people VIII NOT
precipitate issues, but let things WORK
along quietly. Great issues produce great
men. and never has IL been IN the history
| of this land of ours when the services OF
great man were demanded that he was not
| found
CIeveland's Popularity.
Northern Neck Va.) News.l
It cannot be questioned but that MIR.
| Cleveland has q strong hold upon the DEM
| ocratic heart in this State and it is more
| than probable that he is to-day the strong
est and most popular Democrat IN the
| country, and yet it is quite possible tnat
| the action of Congress and other causes
NAV conspire to produce conditions which
NAV effectually eliminate MIR. Cleveland as
| a candidate. 1t IS not as possible candl-
date that Mr.. Cleveland is the most con-
| spicuous as we'll as the most unique figure
| i'm American politics to-day-there are other
possible as we'll as probable candidates in
| both parties-butit is the fact that he IS re-
| cognized as statesman of unusual ability.
a patriot of exceptional purity and wis
| dom. and q man of remarkable individual
~, honest, faithful, and incorruptible. TO
| which he owes his universally conceded
prominence.
Independent Silver Talk.
| ATLANTA constitutional
Some of the western Republican senators
are determined to have free silver coinage
if they have to bolt their party:
According to Denver special in the New
York Herald Senator Teller declares him.
self against Harrison in three-column
interview. and strongly intimates that he
will support free-silver Democrat IN pre-
ference to an anti-free coinage Republican.
The interview concludes as follows:
eff the gold mOnometallists think they
can afford to abandon their political prin-
ciples and parties and make the question
of single gold standard the great ques-
ton in .he political field IN the near fu;;
trre, we will accept their challenge and
| inscribe on our banner: The unlimited
coinage of gold and silver a suficiency of
money with which to do the business Of
the country; good money; gold and silver
money; international money; the money
of the fathers; paper money interchange
able for gold and silver. And beneath
that we will write: Equal opportunity
for the rich and poor alike; equal privi--
leges to all; special privileges to nome
And in my judgment it will not be o
doubtful issue. for the right, as 1t always
has when intelligently presented, will
triumph over wrong. And little need We
care what name is given to the men who
rally around that banner, and who carry
the principles thereon inscribed into the
daily administration of national affairs"
In an interview published the same day,
Senator Wolcott takes equally advanced
ground in favor of free silver.
Now this is significant. Senator Teller
is an old Republican. He has been honor
ed time and again by his party. and was
only recently reelected. He was Cabi-
net officer under Arthur. His record, his
affiliations, and his political interests are
thoroughly Republican, and yet, rather
than see free silver defeated, he will turn
his bach on his party and vote for free
silver Democrat. His colleague, Senator