The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-05-20
SENATOR-ELECT 5. B. ELKINS


wni Work For Judge Gor For this Vice.
Prcsidenoy-A Southern Sian Should Ito
Chosen-rhe senator states Clearly III,
Po'l,ioa on this silver Question.
While in New Yorklast week Senator.
Elect s. u. Elkins was interviewed by
the New York Tribune. Following is
what no said concerning two important
subjects:
MY idea for tho next national cam
paign Is to secure a thoroughly ma
tional and strong organization OF the
Republican party. ! mean by that
moro than tho words convey. In tho
past it his, been the north against tho
solid SOUTH want 10 see the Repub.
lican party securely i%ntrenched In every
state in the Union. 10 that end It Ia my
idea that n man should be nominated
to head the ticket in the next campaign
who is satisfactory TO the northern
states. lhen place q man on the ticket
for tho Office OF vice-prestdent who Is a
southern man. The south deserves
rome recognition. The Republicans
down there are making a gallant fight.
II that work was honored by the concos.
sion Of placing a southern man on the
national ticket for Nice.President | be-.
lievc we would carry four or five south.
crn states.
"The solid south is going to be a
thing Of the past very shortly. West
Virginia broke through the barriers last
year. aud with one bound planted her
colors for Republiranism with the ma.
lority OF l3, 200. That was AL achieve.
inen.. West Virginia has blazcd tho
path, and other states will follow. l
want TO see Judge Gott, OF West Virgin.
Ia, the candidate for vics-president on
the next nationa! Republican ticket.
lie is 4 southern man. and 10 attracting
a great deal OF attention by his wise rul-
ings. lie is my preference, and ! in.
tend 10 work for him. Thore are other
good men in the south, and good timber
can be found there. and ! think that a
southern man on tho ticket would do
more 10 break up the sectionalism and
make the party national than anything
We could do"
HIS POSITION REGARDING SILVER.
Referring to silve. and tho par. 1t
would probably play in the next ma.
tional election, Senator Elkins said:
"Thc silver question is one that will
adjust itself. | have been frequently
mIsquoted upon this subject, and /
want to set myself right. | am u bi.
metallist in q limited sense OF the word.
| | believe in the use Of silver as a money
metal. but | do not believe in free coin
age. The power is invested in the
government to coin money and limit
the value thereof. | am in favor OF the
government establishing q parity be.
tween the metals at n ratio Of l6 to !, or
20 to !, or whatever it seems proper.
Then, having established this parity, it
should maintain it. | would like to ace
it done by international agreement. il
possible, but that failing. | think this
country ia big enough and strong enough
to fix Its own money rate.
when | was quite young there was a
good deal OF talk in the country about
there being too much gold in the world,
and it was argued that the coinage OF
gold should DO restricted. Because a
man brings silver TO the minis it docs
not follow that tho government must
coin il. Let the government take as
much rs it needs and reject tho rest.
When | was in Congress from New
Mexico n coterie OF US advocated re,ir.
ing all bill, under SO and putting OIL.
silver instead. Some action similar to
that is sure to DO taken by the next Con.
Sress. As to tho silver craze itself, we
canno. get along in this artificial world
OF our withon: money any more than
We can get along without mir or sun
shine. Yet money is something that
people do not understand. The ques-
ton is always agitatcd in hard times,
and with returning prosperity tho dis.
c~ussion dies out. We arc about to un-
derco an era OF financial prosperity,
and | do not think that 4 year from now
;hsre will DO much talk over the money
question. The Republicans must NEE,
the Issue when it comes. aud. settle i,
wisely and ~conservatiyely. They will
do it. Perhaps a platform like tho
Mlnncsota platform will be adopted.
As | said before, it all depends upon
the question Of the moment. and any
talk now is pure speculation"