Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1891-07-11
MIR. WISE ON THE DEnoCRATIC
SITUATION.

SITUATION.
The writer Of this article lately met in
San Francisco Hon. George ID. Wise, .
Representative Of Congress from the
Richmond, Virginia, District. MI. Wise
has been q member Of Congress for four
teen years, and is = man Of more than
average ability and prominence. He was
counted out last year by Speaker Tom
Reeds new machine for committing out
RACES on popular rights, but his eonstit-
sency resented the tyranny by returning
him to the new Congress practically with
out opposition. Mr.. Wise is opposed to
the denomination OF ex-President Cleve-
land by the Democrats next year, and
thinks the whole South feels about il
pretty much as he does himself. On the
tariff issue Mr.. Cleveland is acceptable to
the South, and he is everywhere regarded
as an honest man for clean conservative
government, bat his views on silver are
fatal. The South wants more money in
its business channels and is emphaticslly
for the free coinage Of silver. A silver
currency is just the thing to carry on the
small transactions OF the immense colored
population Of that section. Mr.. Wise
thinks the new Democratic House will
pass q free coinage bill within six weeks
after il meets. What will come Of it in
the Republican Senate and before the
Republican President be does not know,
though he believes that possibly q sufi-
cient number Of Republican Senators may
act with the Democrats to pass the bill
in that body also. But the contest there
is TO be regarded as close and doubtful.
The friends Of silver have never had
many votes to spare in the Senate, and
the loss OF Senator Hearst and the filling
Of his place by FELTON,, a gold bug, may
prove disastrous to the cause. 1t is gen.
orally understood that Harrison will veto
any free coinage bill that may reach him.
To give the bill the best possible chance
of overriding Republican opposition, it
is quite likely, in the judgment Of MIR.
Wise, that the coinage will be limited to
the American product. This would give
substantial relief in the United States
without mourning the risk Of having to
coin the surplus silver Of the world, as
some we'll meaning people seem to fear
might be the result. There is no doubt
hat we will have legislation of great
benefit to silver within the next six
months, unless Republicanism shall inter.
pose to defeat it. That is the only pos
sible danger, for the Democratic party is
all right, and sound, both in and out Of
Congress. Mr.. Wise gives it as his opin-
ion that should Governor Campbell be
reelected Governor of Ohio, over Nc
Kinley, nothing on earth could prevent
him receiving the Democratic nomina.
tion for the Presidency. He would at
once leap to the front as the most avail
able man in all the country for the race.
Bot Ohio is q Republican State, and it is
not at all probable that Governor Camp
bell can again carry it for Governor.
Should he fail, Governor Gray Of Indi-
ma, Governor Pattison of Pennsylvania,
Governor Boies Of Iowa, General Palmer
Of Illinois, and Senator German Of Mary.
land, are all much talked Of in the South
and East as presenting an excellent array
Of material to select from. Chief Justice
Fuller, Of the Supreme Bench, who also
halls from Illinois, Senator Carlisle of
Kentucky, and Congressman r. T.
Flower Of New York, all have admirers
and supporters for the great office. There
is q growing feeling in Democratic cir
cles that q candidate from outside Of
New York will better harmonic and
unite the party there than to place at
the head Of the ticket any "favorite son"
Of the Empire State.