Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-06-25
A NEW PARTY POSSIBLE.
Free Silver Men Anxious to Make Show
Of Their Strength.

Free Silver Men Anxious to Make Show
Of Their Strength.
WARRINGTON. June 2A-rSpecsal aside
from the faotional differences among the
Democrats, It is quito evident from the talk
here that tne silver question is to be mat.
ter OF serious dissension. Neither tho free
silver men nor the ant1.free silver element
are satisfied with the platform, anc the only
onset to the dissatisfaction is that the Re-
publican platform, while satisfactory to the
gold bugs" because, Notwithstanding it's
trimming the party Is known to be opposed
to the free coinage fallacy, they have prac-
tically driven the free coinage men from the
party. Moreover, the Republicans are not
at odds with their candidate, while the
Democrats, regardless of the unintelligible
nature of the silver plank in their platform
are known to be. in o large majority op-
posed to the opinions held by Mr.. Cleveland.
The great query here is as to how the can
d1date will treat the matter in his letter or
speech OF acceptance. Will he slur over the
question, or will he. after the conscien tious
manner In which he has treated it hereto
terance OF the platform is sadly ambiguous,
and that in so far as it looks toward free
coinage OF silver he must reject it and adopt
his personal convictions? Scarcely any OF
convention have yet arrived at the capital,
but the free silver men, who did not 90, and
who are visible, are much dissatisfied. and
speak gravely Of the trouble which they
problem. They are careful not to speak too
plainly, on account of the possibility, or
even the probability, OF an 6pen rupture,
and the union OF the free silver men with
otner discontented elements, such as the
Allianc ce and Peoples parties: but privately
they admit that the time has como when
both OF the old parties should be taught that
they cannot safely persist in ignoring the
n q Ore hndx fto, Howl
they think-of the people Of the country in
response to the influence, as they assert, of
the banking and money lending million
aires.
There are more than whispers of a formfd-
able movement, and the nomination of a
third ticket, which will give the free silver
people opportunity to express their honest
convictions. 1t is believed by this element
that such movement would assume grand
proportions, far beyond anything dreamed
Of by the opposition, and that, though it
might result only in throwing the election
into the House, and therefore in the cleo
t1on of Mr.. Cleveland. it would give show
OF hands which would astonish everybody,
and establish permanent movement which
would at ne distant day win success. The
mere idea, they believe, Of vastly increasing
the bulk of the circulating medium of the
country, would be SO catching as to bring
the popular vote for free silver up to an
equality with that of either of the old
parties, and that even in many of the
eastern States.
1t is boldly claimed by these silver men
that even such States as Pennsylvania and
New York, If chance were given for free
and direct expression, a majority would be
found on the side of free silver. A Repub-
lfcan Senator OF the United States said this
evening that he would be willing to wager q
good round sum that the real sentiment of
Pennsylvania is not expressed by the Con-
gressmen from that State, and that If di-
rect vote could be had upon that question,
after vigorous campaign, II majority would
md fl,o esI IS
whether this feeling in favor of an inde-
pendent movement is spasmodic and will
die out as the old parties get under headway
in the campaign, 1t is impossible to guess,
but at this time 1t is exceedingly strong.
The hope is that the Alliance and Peoples
parties will unite on satisfactory candidates
and omit from their platform all OF the
crank features, and thus give the Tree silver
men a chance to support these candidates
without formal secession from the old par.
ties with which they have been aff1liating.