The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-18
MADNESS OF THE SILVERITES.
AN EFFORT TO BE MADE TO REA-
son WITH THOSE IN ILLINOIS.

The Injustice of Their Attempt To
Commit the Party to n National Is
sue to he Pointed Out 60 Them.
They VIII Also lie shown That
There ~ No sense in Committing
the Party 60 silver so Far in Adj
vance of the Next National Conven-
ton.
Washington. April 1.-THE administra-
ton has decided upon a dohnlte pro-
gramme for lighting the free silver craze.
which is rampant in Illinois. Extension
Commissioner Black. who is now district
attorney for the northern district Of Illl-
nois, had a conference with the President
to-day. acquainting the latter with the
facts in relation to the spread OF the sill
Yer sentiment in the west and discussing
the best way of neutralizing this growth.
The plan which seems to be received With
most favor proposes an appeal to the de-
mocraey of Illinois on the ground that
they have no righs to commit the party
to a national issue, as their leaders are
endeavoring to do. 1t will be pointed QUE
to these democrats that a national conven-
tion is the only body that can speak for
the democracy Of the whole country, ana
to hold a convention, the only thing they
can do is to indorse the platform adopted
in Chicago In 1892. They ought either to-
do this or else walt for the assembling
of the national convention next year.
when they can make the effort to secure
the consent OF the entire democracy to-
their views
IL is very easy to see that this appeal Is
a Just and proper one. Suppose the Him
OILS democrats adopt a free silver plat
form this year and next sprlng-by which
time every condition may be changed
the democracy OF the whole country
should be decidedly opposed to such an
Endorsement OF silver, where would tho
Illinois democrats be then? They would
either have to repudiate their platforms
OF this year or else desert the party.
They would probably confess that they
made mistake and wheel into line.
IL is to avoid the occurrence OF this
contingency that the administration Will
appeal to the Illinois democrats not to
rashly hasten into a situation that will
emharrass them in the future. II Is be-
lleved that II the question is put to these
members Of the party in this light. they
the silver movement.
Gen. Black, by the way Is quite conf
utii iUAl the hOuli0 money element VIII
after all win IN the proposed convention.
He says the free silver talk has been
greatly exaggerated I'm the east and he
adds that II any sort of fight Is put up by
the sound money men, the latter can win.
In the meantime. President cleyelands
letter Is 70 be taleE as the party slogan OF
the sound money democrats. II Is re.
garded very much In the same light as
his famous tariff message-a bold un-
compromising statement OF what he be-
lieves to be the right position. regard
less OF the sentiments Of those In tho
party who may happen to disagree with
him.
Chicago, April ia meeting OF the
leading democrats, opposed to the intro
duction of silver plan in the party plat
form, was held at the Great Northern
hotel this afternoon. The invitations to
the meeting were sent out by Postmaster
Hesing, and several other leading Sound
money" men Of the party.
THE purpose Of the meeting" said Mr..
Hesing, ''is to decide upon some plan OF
action on the part of the great number OF
democrats who are opposed TO the dellver-
ance Of the party to the silver heresy The
state convention has been called and or
ganization must be made to make a con-
test against siverites for delegates 10 the
convention, or II IL Is deemed proper to
protest against the holding Of a conven-
tion to decide upon party policy In q.
year when there is no general election.
and when nothing substantial can be
issue"
A committee Of FIVE was appointed To
effect a permanent organization, the body
to have as a foundation honest money!
There were at the meeting twenty-fve
prominent democrats, the chairman be-
ing Henry s. Robbins, who was meme
Der of the delegation which went to WASH
ington 10 invite the President to visit Chi
cago. The committee on organization con-
sists OF j. Mayo Palmer, ex-corporation
counsel and son Of Senator Palmer; VIII
liam T, Baker, president of the board oe
trade: Jacob Richards. ex-South Town as
SCISSOR; a. r. Seberger. ex-collector of the
port, and Adlai T. Even, ex-United States
district attorney and cousin of the Vice
President; They win report on permanent
organization and name for the body next
Saturday at the Palmer house.
Much commotion has been caused In
democratic circles by the bold declarations
made in favor Of the free coinage OF sill
yer by ex-Judge Samuel p. Mcconnell,
president of the Iroquois Club, the lead-
ing democratic organization Of Chicago.
Judge Mcconnell, in a long and apparent-
ly prepared interview, fayors a free silver
declaration at the forthcoming demo-
cratic state convention. His straight-out
talk has aroused strong feeling In the
Iroquois Club, and II Is said an effort
viii be made to request his resignation
as president.