The morning news., 1892-02-03
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Mr.. Cleveland has a great many friends
in the south. In the southern cities ne is as
popular as be was when he was President,
and outside Of the cities the people have q
profound regard for him. The only thing
the farmers have against him is that he is
not In favor OF the free coinage Of silver II
he had not written that letter against fres
silver coinage there would be 10 noticeable
opposition in the south to his nomination
for President. In louisiana, during bis re-
cent visit TO that state, there were over
whelming evidences Of his popularity. In
the part Of the state which he visited the
people made extraordinary efforts to
show their appreciation Of him, and all
the way from New Orleans to Atlanta he
had convincing evidence Of the fact that
he has a strong hold upon the hearts Of the
people. At Atlanta yesterday he was
given a reception that would have satisfied
the most exacting candidate for the presi-
Dental nomination.
1t must be admitted that among the
farmers. particularly alliancemen, there is
some opposition to MIR. Cleveland. 1t is
opposition that ought to disappear. how
bNCEt Wubu bub kDAlliCdA - buSlN
oughIy understood. The alliancsmen, or
at least a large portion Of them, are in
favor Of the free coinage Of silver. Mr..
Cleveland is opposed to it, The Demo-
cratic party is not going to indorse
free silver coinage nor is 10 going
to nominate man who favors free silver
coinage. II knows that free silver coinage
would not give the farmers the financial
relief they think 1t would and it knows
that if it should indorse free silver coinage
it would be defeated in the national elec-
tion this year, 1t could not carry a single
eastern state with a free silver coinage
plank In its platform. Senator Hill under
stands that very we'll, and, hence, wants
the silver issue pushed into the background.
He Is as much opposed TO making the coin
age of silver free as Mr.. Cleveland.
Why, then, should southern alliancemen
oppose Mr.. Cleveland? II by their help
prevented would anything be accomplished
in behalf of free silver coinagel Nothing
whatever. What folly is it then for
alliancemen to oppose Mr.. Cleveland's
nomination. They have q higher apprecia
tion OF him than OF any other man named
in connection with the presidential nomina-
tion of the Democratic party. If he hadn't
written his anti-silver letter there isn't one
Of them who wouldn't be praising him and
demanding his nomination.
II is not yet known whether Mr.. Cleve-
land desires the nomination. He isn't seek
ing it and he will not seek it. He may not
even have chance to say whethor or not
he will accept it. because the politicians are
against him. Those who manage party
politics in nearly all the states are doing
what they can TO prevent his nomination.
If he is nomin Ated it will be because the
people demand it.
Alliancemen should not permit themselves
be led into opposing Mr.. Cleveland because
he is against free silver coinage. The more
they study the silver question the less In
clined they will be to demand that the coin
age of silver shall be made free. A thor
ough acquaintance with that question ia all
they need to satisfy them Of their mistake
in opposing Mr.. Cleveland.