Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1895-02-27
HAVE A NEW SCHEME,
The Democrats Are Preparing Manifest
ON the silver Question for Party
Durposcs.


Washington, Feb. 26-~Routine matters
on the floor of the house were overshad-
owed in interest to-day by the initiation
OF brisk movement to secure a majority
of the Democratic membership In favor OF
financial policy having the free coinage
OF silver for Its keynote. For some time
there has been discussion carried on by
the free silver leaders OF the party over
the nrastleabili,y Of plan 70 unite their
The net result has been the draft Of dec.
laratlon addressed "To. the Democrats of
cal policy for the Democratic party. This
paper has been circulated on the, Demo
eraie, side Of the honse' and s,o Is being VIE
Democrats upon lis expressions. The. chief
bland Mo). Bryan .INebj. sbley Pa.)
and CoHeen tWyo0 The paper Is at pres
ent but ien,ayq tnr efxpressb9n f iney snSs fay
none of It's details has been definitely
agreed upon.
OF the party TO be for the. free coinage OF
gold and silver on terms of equality at the
raio Of ie to L for the s'Se of a ,b braper per
terventon OF banks and opposition TO any
issue OF interest bearing bonds without the
authority or a special act OF congress. At
tentlon IL called to a movement said to be
under way through the efforts OF the op-
b Of eeSn f yf Of roa u men sT PsrE 20
to party conventions and particularly to
the next national, convention FOR, the nom.
the presidency. Democrats are urged TO
oppose the movement and TO see 70 II that
positions of Influence in the party and to
represent them in all conventions:
If the support of majority of the party
platform, il IS intended e issue ms !hss mani; 4
festo to the Democrats Of the United MT siares iare
Wihn on Is IA fsW sm qaE5 formaTs rfsas stage Mr. Bryan
says, and 1t is Intended to secure the views
OF members and make such changes -rhort IN It
is possibility that they. may be unable to
agree upon any form of address, because
Sys5s Ee Of detai n9F OF he hns o
But few Eastern members have peen ap-
preached and the Populsts are entirely ii, ig
nored, with the expectation that they VIII
come into the Democratic party Il IL ae-
clares for free silver. How far this can
yass has been Inspired by the ne mnis,lIc mee.,s M
League It Is impossible to say. for, while
the prime movers say that their plan is en-
ticed that they are men who have been ad-
mitted to the councils of that oody our
ing It's session.
a prominent Populist says that the more
conservative third party men could adopt
a platform for a national currency OF gold
silver and greenbacks. with the single ad-
ditonal plank of government controi OIL
public works.
have been presented with the first draft OF
the manifesto are more or less reluctant 10
discuss the movement because secrecy has ,,
been enjoined upon them until definite
agreement shall have been cemented.
Mr. Bryan also made an incomplete can
vass of the silver Democrats In the senate.
He did not present any prepared declara-
ton such as he thought 1t would be wise
to make, but merely submitted to them the
question OF the advisability of such a move
ment and suggested, among other things,
that a joint meeting of the silver Demo-
iournment for the consideration of the
matter. 1t is understood that while many
of the Democratic senators expressed IN.
terest in the question and stated that 1t
struck them favorably upon first thought.
they should prefer to have time to think 1t
over in all its bearings before finally COM
mitting themselves to the project.