Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-11-23
A con B | N A tt N
Senators Jones' and Cameron's Re-
ported Political Partnership.
THE DUTY IMPOSED ON EACH
How the Different Sections Are to
Be PIacated.
THE EXPECTED RES ULT

The story which is current In the west
| that Senator Jones of Nevada and Senator
Don Cameron of Pennsylvania are proceed
Ing to the organization of a new political
party designed to give Mr.. Jones free silver,
Mr.. Cameron presidential nomination and
incidental benefits to the country is caus-
Ing considerable talk among politicians in
| Washington. 1t is said that the plan and
scope OF the new party, as understood by
the politicians. reveals the possibility of an
| organization of considerable strength,
which, while not powerful enough to pose
as a really dangerous rival to the old
parties, would yet prove an influential ele-
| ment In the next campaign to the extent
| or drawing from the democratic and repub-
| lican following to a degree which might
weaken them, and that this is a fact makes
| the project worthy Of consideration and dis
cussion.
New Political Partnership.
The plan imputed to these two gentlemen,
which 1t is said, they are maturing but
which neither has publicly avowed, yet is
described by the political gossips as a COM
pinatlon enterprise, a political partnership
with two branches of work to be respect
lVely assumed by the partners each OF
whom is to raise a faction to be united
under one banner and by voting for each
objects. In short IL is 10 be a union of the
labor classes of the east and the free silver
men OF the south and west, with acquisi-
lions from the great mass of people who
may be dissatisfied with the democrats and
republicans and yet not ready to indorse
the visionary schemes of the populists
Platform of the Eastern Wing.
The work whiCh it is said will fall to
Mr. Cameron's lot in this new IN lcrtsking
VIII he the amal3amation of the laoor
classes. This is 10 be accomplished with
the aid of the magic word protection"
tie cry to which they have rallied in many
a past year, but which is to take on a re-
Eewed and more magnetic potency in the
future. The protection" which the new
party is To offer labor is to include not
only the beEefcence of sufficient tariff
rate, thus infringing the republican copy-
right TO that extent, but is to go further
and take on broader nearing. 1t is to be
protection to labor through wise laws af-
1ectlns It's relation to capital. to employ
ment to right Of redress for wrongs which
while not tangible In law under present
conditions are yet actual and real in prac-
tical effect 1t is to be protection which
protects labor not only against pauper
competition of other countries but against
oppression in it's own country, and enables
1t to at least stand upon equal footing
in its contest with capital making Up by
law the inequalities which now confront IL.
All that is asked from labor in return for
the advantages thus offered is the sup
port of the free silver demands of another
large portion of the country, situated like
labor, unable to accomplish what Ii wants
alcne, but which can enforce its needs by
union.
What the West VIII DO.
Senator Jones' task is explained to be
the enrolment of all the money inflation-
lists of the west and south into line, prom
ising them free silver and an extended
currency in exchange for their support Of
the interests of the eastern wing of the
new party. In the west II is claimed that
Senator Jones will have two fruitful fields
from which to recruit his ranks. There
will be the original free silver men, who
want the upholdinS OF the white metal
sgatnSt all comers and under whatever
conditions may be necessary. These will
form the nucleus of his faction. Then he
will draw from the republican party il is
claimed, those men who were populists for
awhile, held to that organization by the
free silver thread and who on account
of the vagaries of their new love, were
finally compelled to divorce her at the last
election and go to the republicans, the
free silver virtue not being sufficient to
cover a multitude of sins. Whatever scru-
Piles they may have about leaving the old
party are expected 20 be overcome by the
fact that their new allegiance offers pro-
lection to labor and American Industry.
AS there are no records of the present
existence OF democrats In the west it is
ot known to what extent Mr.. Jones ex-
poets to recruit from them. 1t is con-
tended that many men were driven into
the republican ranks I'm the west at the
last election through sheer desperation.
They were utterly disgusted with the popu-
lists, could not stomach democratic free
trade, and, while they saw no hope tor
silver in the republicans, went with them
because there was no other alternative and
perhaps because they had once been re.
publicans This class the new party is said
to expect to win at the outset with its
declarations for silver and protection.
The south to Contribute.
In the south 1t is said the new party
expects to muster q force with the cry Of
more money and fair elections 1t is be-
lieved by the promoters Of the scheme
that this will capture the populists body
and soul and swing into line the koibites
of Alabama and the republicans of Vir-
ginia, North Carolina and Tennessee, who
want honest elections. 1t is explained that
the populist of the south differs from his
tangfed-haired Kansas and Nebraska cous-
iii. All that he wants 10 an extended cur
rency. whether silver or greenbacKs, and
Immunity from bond issues. Your SUBJ
treasurieS and other western populistic
fads it is said. bother him not a whit and
he pays no more concern to them than to
laugh at them. There is another thing he
desires, however, he wants to break away
from the oligarchic dominion of the old
aristocracy CT the feudal south and shat
ter ring rule and the domination of ancient
family name. The new party proposes to
sNS ehS Souehcih "a popuhst more money anu
increase the circulating medium through
free silver, at the same time advocating
honest election laws.
Having thus outlined the policy of the
new party the political gossips proceed
to point out the strength of the plan and
the likelihood Of its securing followers
in every section of the country. They say
neither the republicans nor democrats tn
tend to do anything for silver and that
there is bound to be much dissatisfaction
resulting. They say that with the prin-
ciple of protection included In its platform
il will draw from the old parties large
bodies OF dissatisfied men, who see an
opportunity to get away from some things.
which they do not like without having
to indorse any objectionable planiss.