The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1895-04-26
WILL FIGHT SILVER.
Administration Forces Organizing
for a Lively Campaign.
Gen. Harrison Suggested AS n ComprO-
mise Candidate - His Position On the
silver Question Outlined I'm
Recent speech.

WASHINGTON, April 23.-A strong and
vigorous fight against the free and un-
limited coinage of silver Independent
of international agreement is To be
made by the administration. With
that end in view officers in the
various executive departments APP
pointed under the present administers
tion are being urged to organize
systematically for the purpose of con
Quoting the contest along the lines
laid down in the presidents message.
Many of the higher officials who enjoy
regulations at home as stump speakers
will probably take To the field early
in the summer, and others are
even now engaged In writing letters
To their local papers or personal
friends, impresslng upon them the
Importance of sustaining the admins
tration in the position it has outlined.
Federal officers in the several states
will be organized as a nucleus about
which all who uphold the administra-
ton or rather who are opposed to the
free and unlimited coinage of silver,
will be expected to rally.
Great Army.
There are nearly 200, 900 government
officers, postmasters, internal revenue
officers, customs officers, district attor-
neys and innumerable contractors scat
tered throughout the country, and
these will be expected TO do the ag-
gressive fighting in the field.
Nearly all of the cabinet officers will
take the stump for one or more
tainly make two or more speeches in
the Kentucky campaign. Secretary
Morton will deliver an address in Chi
cago and perhaps one in st. Louis.
Secretary Herbert and Congressman
Clark will probably speak in Alabama.
Postmaster General Wilson is being
urged to go west and speak in Illinois
and Indiana and may find time to do
SO late in the summer.
Gen. Harrison May Run.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, April 23.-An In
diana republican who was in Washing
ton Guring President larrison's admin
istrntion and who takes hand in ma
tional politics said Monday that Ben
jamin Harrison will be the compromise
candidate of the opposing currency
factions next year. He is the coming
man." said this man. He will be
nominated on conservative bimetal-
lism platform and will be elected. OF
all the republicans spoken of for presi-
dent he is the only man that comes any
where near satisfying the gold men
in the east and the silver men
in the vest" 1t is said that political
friends of Harrison are already organ
ling the west for hin. Recently "A
good many efforts have been made to
induce the eX-president to say some
thing on the currency question, but he
maintains silence. One of his friends
said Monday:
II doubt II the ex-prcSident will talk on the
currency question between now and the repub-
licaH nation I convention. He is willing to
stand by his views expressed in the LA Junta
spe n. lie bcuCyeS that mis- position is we'll
understood. he will not seek the nomination
Tor the presidency. bHt If his friends should
push HIM as a candidate on which the oppos-
Ing factions cdn unite he will not object.
J'prrisoa on silver.
INDIANAPoIIS. Ind, April EN- ex-
prcaiaeut Elarrison's speech at La
Junta. which is SAID 70 outline his POI
sition on the silver question, Gen. Har-
risOn said:
NOW, say TO YOU to-day what said when
was president and what / have always be-
lieved. that l'rger use OF silver for money
and free coinage of silver upon basis
TO Ue agree upon that would maintain its
parity with gold was good for the whole
world l DO not believe that we could run
free coinage ourselves when the European
governments were pursuing the policy they
have been pursuing with silver But. my
fellow citizens, there ARE clear indications
now in England and In Germany that they
are feeling the effects OF "A scarcity of gold
and its prostrating effects upon the indus
tries.