Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1894-07-21
now mi LIE REpueLIoAN CLUB.
Trouble Arising Between the hAs'
49,. west over the silver Question

rrblican clubs over the action OF 'ne
recent league convention at Denver, 10
said 70 center in the attempt 10 us
cr;minate against southern repuoiio
ms and the frauds In the selection OF
the mex place of meeting III II
most probable that the real "
lies somewhat deeper.
The republican clubs are naoe up
largely Of the 'hustlers" OF the parry
In the midst of campaign their ac'"
lty is highly appreciated, They heip
10 raise money, disburse 1t IN DrioinR
voters, furnish men to perpelra.e
frapds on the ballot, and, in short 40
the rough work OF the campaign IN
c,uding some that is not to be as
cussed in public. But the party does
not trust the clubs very far in the mat
ter Of LAYING down principles, or con-
structing platforms. A league eonveh-
t;on is looked forward to with appre-
hension that some ungarded utteranee
will do the party a disservice, win
view OF heading off any such action OF
the part of the boys" a close wa'cn
is kept over them by such of the party
leaders as can afford to attend tne
gatherings, and the Others generally
have representatives present WIN III
strrctious how to act. With all these
%percautions it is never certain ina
some indIscretion will not be oom-
mitted.
The meeting at Denver this year
had It's peculiar p~erils, Besides their
desire to unload Waite and his popu-
list allies, the Colorado republicans
think OF nothing but the free coinage
of silver at what they believe to be the
divinely-appointed ratio OF sixteen TO
one. Now, the republican party de-
sires to firt with the extreme silver
men and to get their votes, but 1t has
no idea of committing itself to any
ratio, The leaders, therefore, looked
forward with apprehension to the In
huence which the Colorado republicans
might exert upon the impressionaole
young delegates in hours of social fes'
tivity. ,
The president OF the league had
been coached with reference to this
matter. lie was careful to warn the
convention In his address that they had
not come together to make a platform.
"Whatever statements may be made
here" he continued, ARE but the ex-
pressions of the individuals, and can
not in any way bind the future action
of the republican party This utter
ance had a double purpose, 1t was in
tended to head off any indiscreet
action, If possible, and to prepare the
way, should any such action he had
for declaring that 1t was not binding
The Colorado republicans had their
own ideas about the matter. They
desired q straight deliverance In favor
Of free coinage at the divinely-ap'
pointed ratio. The Colorado league,
which held its convention Mt Denver,
after declaring for the ratio of six
teen to one, made an appeal to the
national convention In these words;
1--WE appeal to our guests from without tht
state to listen to the cry OF the thousands o
unemployed throughout the land and to heet
the murmurs OF business distress and discon
tent, and to remember that the common people
believe in the money OF the constitution, AM
earnestly desire the coinage Of both gold ant
silver OF ratio fixed by nature and experience
under which the nation accomplished Its great
est material achievements and reached 1T
highest prosperity"
The Denver Republican seconded
this appeal, though in more guarded
terms. 1t told the convention that th'
way to help to redeem Colorado iron
populism was to adopt strong resolu
tions in favor OF the restoration of sill
yer to its historic place, and that it i
to the republican party that the peopl
must look for legislation favorable t,
silver. In several paragraphs and ed
i~torials tho convention was asked t.
pass such resolutions favorable to sil
yer as would help the party in Colora
do. What that should be was plainl
intimated by II declaration that moth
ing but free coinage Is needed to in
sure a parity between the two metals
The desire to get an expression !
favor of free coinage was at the bo'
tom of the contest over the manner c
casting the vote, that Is, whether tn
delegates present should cast the Ell
tire vote Of their states, or vote onl
for themselves. The former plan CAV
the east the majority and headed o
. a free silver plank. How 1t operate
| will appear FROM a single illustration
New York was entitled to one hundre
and sixty-eight delegates, but onl
forty were present. The determine
: ton of the question, therefor
decided whether New York shou,
cast one hundred and sixt
. eight or forty votes. The westel
! delegates being present in great
numbers, would have an immense q
vantage on the ''one delegate, OF
vote" system, The delegates, howeve
were permitted to cast the entire vo
i Of their states, and this prevented al
controversy over the platform. TT
silver resolution was In favor OF 'tl
/, use of both gold and silver maintain,
on a perfect parity and interconvertib
: ity." From a Colorado standpoir
!, this Is a "gold-bug' resolution, ins
I much as it ignores the ratio fixed
= nature" upon which the Colorado co
vention insisted. A Denver corr
i, spondent says that the action of t
league has been the most majes'
i method of committing political 81
eide evey known in this section of t
- country" The western states we
particularly unhappy because W.
ming voted with the east.
o As to the frauds perpetrated
4 counting the votes on the selection
/. 4 place of meeting, the boys" Sc
J. to take it too seriously. Republics
!, must keep in practice in the perpet
ton OF fraudulent counts, and to
a. this they occasionally exercise tn
S. talents On n another. Moth
:. could be more natural than thai
Louisville Courier Journal.
is THE COMBINE ON SUGAR