New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-04-28
CRISP FOR FREE COINAGE.
HE RELIEVES THAT THE SILVER MEN
ARE BOUND TO WIN.

THE MASSES ARE BEHIND TIE MOVEMENT. HE
SAYS. AND Will. PUSH IT TO VICTORY
"A WESTERN MAN WITH MILL
rARY RECORD Ills CHOICE
FOR TIE PRrS-
pENCY
Atlanta Ga April FIX Speaker Crisp. IN an
interview Mt his home In Americus, declared MIN
self to-day to "A CORE apondent OF Inc No''S"t"-
,,on as I'm favor OF the free coinage OF silF'r liz
believes that tho Democrats should nominate "
Uestern man with a military record for President
and says that the party should not nominate WI.
Cleveland for third tcrm-ihat no man sno"in
have a third term. The Speaker Is IN rai'iy soo'
health brt his physician has ordered him TO spend
the summer quietly ana ~ 'Nf'''' ~ ~
for Ash"vi,.e.
.,rbe platform" said Mr. crisp. observantIY'
.shoud declare for thr free conag" Of silver dre''
and with a sol Of principles responding 10 '"e "'
mands ~ the common people, We Eho"'H ''''''
some good man from ;he W"st. som" man WIN a
military record Identified with the dominant s'"'.-
mont that now contro.s The party. and 20 ior'h
ui.b confidence 20 the victory which tn" p'op.e al
WAYS give those who are brave enough I" "N'''
for IT, Tho only fear have is not mat me p'opie
are not in favor of free silver, bu mat IN" ITO S
yer pcop.c who are the majority. may divide INTO
,a.,tons running TWO or three candidates. In which
event the election would be thrown into tn HOUSE,
which would elect Republican,
.Such contest a. hav" Outlined would cause
many people 20 make new party algnm"ntS I""''
are Democrats strongly welded 20 me %o'H injury
and many Republicans just ns strongly welded 70
| free silver OF course. these men would nave 10
| choo4e between their Oil party and their con-
y,ct,ons on this issue. The Democrats 81 me h'S'
wan, cold. tho Republicans Of the West want Sill
vcr Tho reaugnmcnts Will b" as Interesting "a
,hoy will hc puzzng. but 20 the lottery OF po'''S
~. who.o issue must Doe committed
| .n, rourac" said Mr. crisp. "thcr" is con
,irronry in which the peop" might rot be called upon
- set,I, ;he question that IS IN" pc@sih" a'toh :"
| an International Couf'p-nce. That womb %" IN"
| hes, and IN. easiest method OF r"-"Stap' Shlhs
/ silver ana with less = tho element OF experiment
! in IT, Il such a conference should BE- called ana 1t
! took action restoring silver so that IN" people
! would b. satisfied then W would have me maj
! issue .or iS-; In the moan time however. me
/ peopl. ~ tho United states viii be moving alonH 70
mat result, IN their own constitutional! way. The
r.ope vlu, The free conag' ~ silver. am In
favor Cd, ~. FREQ coinage rs have always boon and
! the Democratic voters viii declare FOR II next
! yc1r'
| There IL some talk" y suggested. that You
may Dc the candidate FOR thc Presidency next
year"
| n COO" .au Mr crisp snlng,y That for want
- a better subject many newspapers are printing
editorials on that lnc. Not IN the lifetim" Of N"
generation nav passing on tho stag" VIII Souia-
cru man hc elected n" question OF residence. for
| "a "a
! no man who Ms ever iu the '"nf'9rrai" army
| can a,pir. - that one "" should get our n'N'
| candidate from the West. The talk u Mr. Cl"ve-
! land for q third term under any conditions has no
basis. Tho people Will not make that break In IN"
record fils views the financial question are not
shared bv tn pe1p'. and he conditions Will be in
many other ways different from what they Were
/ In lS.2"
Personally MIR crisp regrets the manner in which
the SILVER issue IS being forced 20 tn" front YES
he SAID and {, be frank AZ the outset regret H.
| This IS an m year. IL Is fully SIX months before
the campaign u lN9i can DE intellig"ntiy entered
upon. AMI Y the discussion is made. as now seems
20 30 inevitable IL subjects Us To n campaign which
| will cover nearly two years OF political excitement
| Personally. ! would have preferred tina; al Us
| cusson should have been postponed until tho com
| ing winter. when under tho conditions that VIII
| then exist. could enter upon the race which
will be run the supremacy IN this country From
/ the Tim. 81 the Tariff Commission OF $50 down -
a year ago-fourtccn the cry for tariff reform
had rs varying fortunes resulting at last In re
| vision which | believe will be 50 acceptable % the
peop.c that there viii be no general made upon
| IL FOR years - come The disposition OF the tarU
clears the way for the settlement of the silver
question. That question IS now fully before us
| VIII It be the issue before the people next
| year,
1T WILL" said ne. and In such way THAI II
must De settled directly not by subterfuge or eva
stand IT, II VIII not down. The fact that prog
ress in silver rehabilitation has been slow should
not b. Encouraging. THIS Is big country, from
the Atlantic To the Pacific with probably 10@"VD
OF the most civilized people In the world The bass
Of all law with us IL the VIII OF the pcop.e. When.
after years Of discussion and often contrary ac-
ton. they made up their minds for tariff reform.
there was power earth strong enough to resist
| 1t. The silver question IS going through the same
course OF public discussion. 1t Is meeting with de-
feats and victories just In the same ratio as char
actcrized the tariff fight. Just In that night the
silver will have their battle royal. when the
| American people viii award the victory"
How do YOU think the question Will be settled?
| The majority OF the American people In both po-
cal parties are in favor OF the restoration OF tho
free coinage OF silver They are conservative peo-
pie. respecting all rights. and moving slowly. that
they may not disturb them. They may be rcpressel
once in while. but they take up question
there Will be no cessation until - - brought To a
elimination The American people to-day be-
hind the free silver movement. and they viii push
It TO success and have silver rc-estab,ished TO
It's old equality with gold. When the people take
up question that party succeeds which has tho
foresight and the wisiom TO constitute ITSELF the
agency through which their desires can he accom-
pfhed
This great financial question: which has come to
side by side with the tariff qrss tion. VII he set
tied likewise by the Democratic party. In the next
campaign. the rehabilitation OF silver VIII be the
main and controlling issue upon which the Dem re-
racy viii appeal To the pcope.
Party platforms should always ba plain AMI Ill
rect do not believe In those plRnhs which az" 80
written as to eaten voters going and coming. lar
ties should be honest to the people Whatever room
existed for different constructions of tie platform OF
should longer exist and for this purpose tat
to be adopted In 1896 should bc ~ plain that even
a schooboy could understand IT,"
| Speaking OF Secretary Mortons letter, Mr.. crisp
| said: Yes, | have read the .etter IN whi'h N.Y.
Morton declares himself for the gold standard but
have you not noticed that President Cleveland mas
discaimed responsibilities FOR the utterances OF MS
| Secretary
| ,rbon ne added. "If Secretary Morton had writ