Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-04-25


to be the candidate of the single gold
standard wing of the party. This
created no surprise In Washington.
Il has been foreshadowed In this paper
for months past. Whether both
wings will insist upon cali
ing themselves the democrat
party. or the silver democrats will
join the populists or the Sibley silver
party Is not vet plain. It will depend
largely upon the effect of Mr.. Cleve.
lands declaration upon the rank and
file of the democrat party In the south,
and that effect will in turn depend
somewhat upon the result of the CAM
paigns now being waged In the states
Of Illinois and Kentucky. Mr.. Cleve-
land and his followers believe that II
the silver element In the democratic
party In those two states can be
beaten this year that the bulk of
the democratic party In the south will
accept Mr.. Cleveland's financial ideas
and will support him for President
again. The whole power of the ad-
ministration Is to be used against the
silver democrats in those two states.
1t is already certain that three men,
bers of the cabinet-Carlisle, Wilson
aud Greshan--will take the stump
against silver.
The administration also proposes to
fight silver in the south. A southern
democratic antisilver convention L. to
be held at Memphis, Tennessee. on
May %. at which the principal ad.
dress Is to be delivered by Secretary
Carlisle. Representative Patterson,
of Tennessee. who was in Washington
this week comforting with Mr.. Clevs
land and other members of the ad-
ministration. says every southern
state will be largely represented at
that convention. which is to be, he
says. made the beginning of an ag-
gressive campaign against silver in the
sOnth.
So much for the administration view
of the effect of Mr.. Cleveland's decla-
ration Of IN open war against silver.
There is q very different view of the
matter taken by the liver democrats.
They say that Mr.. Cleveland's move
is to late; that ssven.tenths of the
democratic party 10 the south an d
west is irrevocably committed to the
free coinage of silver; that the silver
democrats welcome Mr.. Cleveland's
declaration. and will now proceed to
show their power to control the party
by taking steps 10 mekc sure that the
next democratic national convention
shall not only declare in favor of the
free coinage of silver but shall nomi-
nate free silver democrat for Presi
dent. which they claim will bring to
their support the entire populist vote.
The republicans well, you know
the story OF the boy who got his faith
er to get down on oil fours to teach
bull pup how to fight. 1t will be re-
numbered that when the bull pup
grabbed the old man by the nose the
boy, instead of interfering, shouted:
''Stick to him, dad; it'll be the max
ing of the pup!" the average republi-
can feels about this fight between the
silver democrats and the gold demo-
Gratis just as the boy of the story did
about the fight between his dad and
the bull pup. Whichever way it ends
it will bat add to the certainty of the
election of a republican President,
next year.
There is certainly no doubt about
the Presidential preference of Repre-
sentative Gillett, of Massachusetts,,
who was in Washington this week.
When asked what he knew of the DO.
Iitical situation, he replied: Nothing.
cxceps that New England Is solid and
enthusiastic for Tom. Reed for Presi-
dent. From the Speakers chair to
the White House would be a natural
and merited promotion for this man,
who In point If wit, brains and states
manship is the peer of any living Am-
erican.".
Of course the public has long ago
ceased to expect anything beneficial
or courageous from the democratic ad-
ministration, but It was hardly pre-
pared for the admission of absolute
helplessness made by SEQ. Morton,
when he said: IF anything is done to
bring relief from beef extortions now
going forward the pap ers will have
to do it." Can you imagine any CON-
bination of circun stances that would
have made Secretary Morton's prede-
cessor at the head OF the Department
of Agriculture-ths late lamented
Jerry Rusk, of Wis.-use language OF
that sort2
The administration congratulated
itself too soon. England has not &C
cepted Nicaragua's reply to its de.
mand, and this country may yet have
to choose between forcible interior
ence and backing down.