Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-05-16
SILVER MEN FOLLOW BLAND.
THEY WILL make A STUBBORN
STAND.


Press Report.
sodaiia, Mo. May is.-Thc Missouri
Democratic convention to be held here
today has been looked forward to
throughout the state as an event OF
almost historic Importance.
The fun Significance OF the settle-
ment TO he made here OF the issues al
vldlng Democrats all over the country
viii be realized when II Is known that
the masses OF the people are over
whelmingly In favor OF free silver and
that all the principal Democratic lead
ers OF Missouri are IN line with them
which ia not the case in some other
states where the peoples representa-
tives with audacious vanity have UNI
de7taken the task OF matchmaking
their constituents with the ideas OF
Eastern Democrats on tho subject OF
finance.
strong Efforts are helng made to har-
monize the party upon platform
which shall contain no Implication OF
hostility to the national adminlstrn-
ton. and this IN all that viii be ut
tempteed seriously, though here. as
elsewhere throughout the west the
cabal of national bankers seek 10 give
their vlewa II prominence not Justified
by their numerical strength or infiu-
enoe In the party, II Is true, indeed.
that there have been divisions In the
party as to the basis upon which free
silver coinage should be lnnugurated.
but this has been the only question
upon which there has been anything
like general division. 1t will be re-
membcred that when the silver bin
was up last winter Senators Vest and
Cockrell took the lead In mn effort to
compromise the differences between
the silver men and the administration
they hoped by liberal concessions TO
harmgnizc the warning elements within
the patty and ut least make the begin
ming OF u settlement of,tsa silver guess
ton. ThVir hope was n vASn one, how
ever. They were bafiled atlevery turn
by the otlurate selilAhneha OF the
small coteiie OF Democratic Politicians
who Joined with the Republicah minor
ity TO enforce the demands 81 the ad-
ministrntion. The Democratic scna-
tors and representatives even went fur
Their than majority OF their constlt-
uehta thought was just In their efforts
for peace within The party. but all in
vain. Their tender OF the olive branch
was refused In an offensive manner
The result is that today the senators
and the representatives, OF the people
OF Missouri are today united with their
party In a demand for the restoration
OF silver TO equal consideration with
gold as coinage metal and having
been rebuffed by the administration
they nnd themselves In convention
where the prevailing sentiment is for
free and unlimited coinage OF silver at
ratio OF l6 to /, according to the tenor
of the original Bland bill, There VIII
be small opportunity TO urge ooncea-
sions here now. The supporters OF |
Bland In this convention are as obsti- |
nate In their determination TO force the |
silver issue TO the point as were the
Democrats IN congress
In trying to stife discussion OF the sub
feet. However the conservative influ-
cnce OF the aRges of the party Will be
exorted to the utmost To prevent any
thing like hostile demonstration
against the administration. This task,
while II might seem an ungrntefui one
10 leaders whose counsels have been re-
iected ut Washington. viii nevertheless
be performed In patriotic ana self
sacrificing spirit which cannot but be
productive OF good results IN the end
however useless it may seem to come
Indignant Democrats at the present
time. should the party leaders sue
iced in inducing moderation IN the
,ounsels Of the convention the result IL
likely TO be demand in temperate,
hough unmlstakable language. for the
restoration OF silver. But It may be
TOO late.
Perhaps the enthusiastic partisans OF
Bland win sweep everything before
hem. II they do the uttcrances Of
his convention will be an eyo-opencr
o the administration.