The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-11-11
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Col Polk, president Of the National
Farmers Alliance, says that be is demo-
crat, though whenever favorable oppor-
! tuuity presents itself he does not hesitate to
tell the alliance democrats TO act indie
| pendently and to vote with the Peoples
party if the Democratic party does not
shape the party platform to suit them. In
an interview in Washington the other day
he said that it looked very much as IL Mr..
I Cleveland would be the next democratic
/ nominee for President. He declared
that If he should be nominated be
would deem it his solemn duty
TO take the stump against him in North
Carolina" Col. Polk predicted that Mr..
Cleveland. if nominated. would not carry
North Carolina, and would not, in all prob
ability, be successful in more than three
southern states.
Col Polk differs with Mr.. Cleveland on
the silver question, and he would rather
have the Democratic party beaten than
support a man who is opposed to the free
coinage of silver.
Senator Vest IS a democrat There is no
doubt about his democracy. And he is as
strongly 10 favor of the free coinage Of sill
yer as Col Polk. In an interview in st.
Louis on Monday, in answer to the ques-
ton, "How about the democratic tickets"
he said: 1T will be Cleveland and Boies or
Cleveland and Gray, but always Cleveland
L anticipate your next question and will
answer it now. You want to know how
silver democrats like myself will stand as to
his candidacy. We will support him earn
estly and loyalty, for we believe him to be
wrong, but honestly wrong, and he has as
much right to his opinion as we have to
ours. The views of any democrat as to
free coinage constitute no test Of
party fealty, for our party in national con-
vention has never so declared Above all,
however, and this is with me conclusive.
Mr.. Cleveland can be elected on the issue of
tariff reform, and regard the defeat Of the
| Republican party at the next election as
the greatest possible good for the country.
Every democrat should be willing to post
pone the silver question, il it lie necessary,
| to prevent republican success. We can
take up the question Of free coinage here
| after, il power can be wrested from the
republicans, but if that party wins again,
| bhO AOA 90 DhA Wa 10 SubCOeu lubO law buu
free popular elections will never again be
had in this country"
1t is a matter Of no consequence to Col.
Polk apparently whether the democrats are
victorious in the next national contest or
not. He knows very well that no democrat
could be elected on free silver coinage
platform, and yet he would oppose Mr..
Cleveland because the latter does not favor
the free coinage of silver. Clearly Col.
Polk is not very earnest democrat nor
very practical sort OF man. Does he hope
to get free coinage OF silver through the de-
feat of the Democratic party9 OF course
not, because the Republican party is pledged
| against it.
Perhaps Col. Polk thinks the Peoples
party will have presidential ticket in the
field next year, and he is getting ready to
give it his support He ought to study the
election returns in Ohio and Kansas. In
those states the Peoples party is disintegrat-
ing, and from present indications will not
be heard Of in the presidential contest. Col.
Polk should change his opinion with respect
to Mr.. Cleveland il he wants to be recog-
nized as sound democrat.