The Kosciusko star. (Kosciusko, Miss.) 18??-1898, 1895-06-21
HARMONY CAMPAIGN.
TOUR OF Harmony Speakers to Be Made
among the Democrats of the West.

slVe campaign throughout tn
West and South. In 1890 Mr.
Lawrence Gardner the secretar,
OF the Democratic National Con
gresslonal Committee and also O
the League of the Democrat,
Clubs, organized a party to make
campaign in the extreme West
lhey were very successful and Mr.
Gardner is going to attempt {
movement of the same kind. blu,
on more extensive scale, this
year. 1t is the intention to star,
out on the first of September with
a dozen capable orators, the tou,
to include Illinois, Wisconsin,
Minnesota, North and South Da-
kota, Washington, Oregon, Idaho,
Utah, Nevada, California. Arizona,
New Mexico, Colorado, Nebraska.
Iowa and Missouri.
1t is expected that the trip will
occupy two months. The party
is not yet completed, but Senator
Gordon, of Georgia, James Kerr
OF Pennsylvania, the clerk of the
last House of Representatives,
ohm M. Allen of Mississippi and
Henry Myers, formerly Secretary
OF State of Indiana, have agreed
to make the trip and to dispense
oratory along the road. The 9th
er speakers, it is expected, will
comprise additional Senators, two
members of the House and four
conspicuous Democrats from the
Eastern and Middle States. The
object of the tour and the cam
palgn will be to counsel modera-
ton IN Democratic circles in regard
to issues not wholly Democratic
and to urge the acceptance of the
and the unihcation of the
party5upon pending questions.
Mr. Gardner believes that through
personal conferences with Demo
cratic leaders in the West and
South, and by discussion of the
money question in a conservative.
lnlmpassloned manner with the
OF the silver States, some
course OF action can be determined
lpon which will prevent serious
ascension inthe Democratic party
n the next convention. Mr.. Gard
Ter admits that the sentiment in
avor of silver is very strong in the
Democratic party at the present
lmey and it is none OF his business
o controvert this tendency, but he
lopes that there will be no bolt.
10 general disagreement, and that
I'll elements of the party will ac-
,ept the dictum of the majority as
declared by the National Conven-
ion.
Mr.. Gardner has had extensive
correspondence with Democratic
aaders throughout the country |
lis correspondence with Western
nd Southern Democrats, particu-
arly, is OF interest and importance. I
I is noted by Democrats as a ia
orable indication that no South
IN leader of any prominence in
atlonal politics has yet ventured
} assume the position taken by (
enator Dubois and other repre-
entatives of the free silver ele-
tent of the Republican party that
failure to secure free silver can
date would be sufficient excuse
II refusal to vote the party tick
Mr.. Gardners expedition will
be in the interest of close
'ganization, and the oratory of
e trip will be merely a side issue
provide for the entertainment
I'd engender enthusiasm. The
idence that has reached Mr..
ardner through his correspond
.ce is to the effect that the Dem
ratio free coinage men intend to
hit for their principles and to
mint the party to the advocacy
free coinage, if possible, but
ere is no threat to bolt In the
emf of this object being defeated.
| the contrary, Western Repub-
ans who are adherents of the
e coinage OF silver openly de- til
re that if they cannot control pr
ir party they will seek other al &c
ices or go If alone. to
Cor the past slX or seven months OF
Democrats have been doing SUI
st of the talking on the silver yo
.stion, no doubt because of the o.