The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1894-06-02
4 PATRIOTIC PLEA.

a request for his views on the spbiect
10 which 1t relates:
Grenada, Miss, Nav 26. 1894.
10 the Editor Of the Clarion-Ledger:
am unable to appreciate the dis
Junction which Is supposed to exist be.
tween administration and anti.ndminis.
,rstlon Democrats in Mississippi nor
DO believe there is any occasion for
II, or any true basis upon which II can |
DC defined. There is no principle TO |
Justify II andits manifest lnexpedIency |
should forbid the drawing Of such a |
llhe. am sure there Is no sentiment
ID the body OF the party favoriug any |
such needless aud hurtful division in |
THIS State. Mississippi Democrats know |
the value of party unity and deprecate
all illiberality and intolerance which
tend to breed dissensions. In former
years they had some bitter experience,
when their party was out of power,
and this they will not soon forget.
They subordinate individual sspira-
lions and Interests to the general good
which they believe can be best sub
served by the continued ascendency
OF the Democratic party. If they do
not enjoy all the benefits expected
from Democratic rule they know they
are escaping many wrongs and bur-
| dens which they endured under Re-
publican rule. Those who agree with
MIR. Cleveland in bis financial views,
equally with those who differ from
him, have too much staked upon
Democratic supremacy to subject their
party's organization or integrity to
amy unnecessary strain on account of
any matter of detail involved In the
so-called silver question. They are
generally bi-uetalllsts, ana the signs
OF the times encourage most Of them
to hope that the demand for silver coin
age on reasonable terms cannot much
longer be resisted but they consider
the unity and success of their party of
paramount importance to the triumph
of any particular views as to the terms
on which silvsr coinage Is to be re-
su-med for they do not believe 1t will
be resumed at oil if the Republicans are
restored to power.
They reelected Mr.. Lamar TO the
senate, unanimously, after he had
voted against silver bill, In violation
of instructions, and some OF bis warm
est supporters, myself among them,
were open advocates of free coinage OF
silver. We found no more reason for
dividing oar party on such an issue
then than we do now. The friends OF
silver in Mississippi honored and trust
| ed their great senator, despite the
siugle difference then existing between
him and them. They stood by him
because they had faith in him, and
the same men for like reason are
standing by Mr.. Cleveland now, be.
tween whom and themselves there Is
much the same difference now that
there was at one time between them
and Mr.. Lamar. The difference was
and Is simportant, but Democratic unity
Is vital now, as then.
/ believe a large majority Of the
Democrats In Mississippi are in favol
of the free coinage of silver at tht
present ratio, but not one of then
whose views have been given to th'
n ublic, so far as | am informed, hal
authorized anybody to class him as al
ant administration Democrat. 1t Ii
we'll know, If I may refer to my owl
I posii ion in this connection, that | an
! free silver man, open and decided
hut Known as well that | am q party
man aud have always urged part.
unity as a party duty though 1t ma.
involve concessions.
was q loyal supporter of the presi
dent in the senate on all except finan
cial propositions, and like other silve
! Democrats in that body, was willing
u,ben the bill TO repeal the purchasing
ola use of the Sherman law was unde
, disc,,ssiou, to concede much for tn
sake O { party harmony. In that de
hate at YER stating my individual posi-
/, finn finn I'm, sde the following declaration
aStill sir, as q Democrat, believin
the general good can best be subservet
NV M . united Democracy, stand ready
az have before declared, to make re'
..Ia oorcoas; ons and meet the single
Standard adyoca tes, or others froI
whom | differ in my party, at On
noint of agreement where bi.metalll
: polcy can be established according !
I the pledges we have given
introduce this extract Dere az
nublic utterance In harmony with wn'
;. / have said before aud since, belleVln
70 tbe willingness it expresses 10 MAJ MAJ
CONCESSIONS for the sake Of party uni'
represepts the feeling OF a majority
7. ,be people whose supposed opinions
am now discussing. -,
do not believe that the people, W,
agree that their public men snall
cisssod. without their consent as OPP
nents of the administration simply .
~ cause while standing by the presias,'
generally on other subjects, ihey d
es he did OH the silver question-sto'
nv their convictions and what they y y
lieved to be the best interests OF u
neople. If such test of orthodoxy
r.