South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1892-05-20


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Mr.. Cleveland. You seem to think
that it is not reai--thas 1t is mostly
brag. ALL Jadge. to enterta; n
such al idea you must have been as.
soc.atiEg a good deal with oul mu.
tual friends who are advocating Mr.
Hill Having become conversari
with their tactics you have become
skeptical OF the correctness OF any
political fact.
Bat you cannot deny thatRhode,
Island, Pennsylvania, Minnesota
Nebraska and North Dakota, and
nearly al of Massachusetts have all
declared fSr Mr.. Cleveland. You
can have but little doubt that lndi-
ana & Maryland viii soon so declare.
You will find that while you are emu
merating the counties IN Georgia,
the friends OF Mr.. CleTeland will be
counting the States in the Union.
Perhaps yen will reply that the
States / have mentioned as having
already declared for Mr. Cleveland
arc Republican States. Iadmit it.
Bat is there not lesson to be
drawn FROM their expressions
Such expressions, following Il 0
late discussion in congress upon the
Silver bill, ought to inform us that
the commercial and manufacturing
States are In favor Of man who is
known to be opposed to unlimited
coinage of silver. Have You any
doubt but that the people OF New
York are OF the same opinion? Then
what must the Democratic party do
in order for it to win !?
THE SILVER PLANK
In the Democratic platform we
will have either to put IN a plank
favoring free silver or we will have
to ignore it. If such plank be
added, surely you would not expect
to carry New York unless the party
shall nominate man who has al
ready declared his opposition to
such a measure. With Mr.. Cleve-
land as our nominee the people of
the manufacturing and commercial
States would feel safe, notwlth-
standing such plank.
Should such plank be left out |?
What would be the effect of such an
omission +? Do you suppose for an
instant that it would deceive the yo-
ters in the commercial ard manu-
featuring States ? Would there be
any chance of getting their votes,
unless we should nominate man
in whom they had confidence on
the silver question? What other
candidate has bravely announced
his views on that subject but Mr.
Cleveland ? Then can you doubt,
whether in our platform we favor
silver or omit 70 mention #, that it
would be unwise to nominate any
man but Mr.. Cleveland if we expect
to carry New York I:
4ou can suggest but one answer
in opposition-namely, that Mr..
Oleveland's nomination will arouse
opposition among the farmers Of the
South. On the other hand, | be-
lieve that the farmers Of the South
will take an intelligent view of the
situation.
OUR FRIENDS N TIE NORTH.
Our friends, the Northern Dem
ocrats, say to lis Of the South: eve
viii help you TO prevent the passage
of the Force bill. We will help You
to get relief from the burden Of
tariff taxation. We will help you
to get full and deserved recognition
in all the departments Of our com
mon Government. But our help
will be Of no avail to you if you
insist upon measure which wi /
bring financial rum to us. Is it
fair or just in You of the South to
! demand al at once so much? Can
you expect us TO b. willing to run
the risk OF bankruptcy ? Would
you not yourselves shrink from such
a course ? VIII you not be wise and
lay aside for the present ut least, q
| question upon which VIC are divided
and make the fight upon Issues rs
TO which We IRE in accord p Will
the people Of the South say ono,
we prefer defeat and all that it viii
entail, including the Force bill, "a
Their than not insist upon the silver
question
You cannot believe it. Let us
/ give our people credit for fair deal
ing and intelligence. We had bot
ter trust TO that than accept almost
certain defeat by nominating one
whose views arc not vel known on
the silver question. There stands
but one candidate to doy whose
views arc VIII known on that ques-
ton. lie is Grover Cleveland.
Then the logic Of the situation &C.
mands that nc be nominated. The
time, the PLACE and the issues a.