The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1895-05-08
Auaersua gutsIligeueer.
Silver the Great Issue.

for President, and says the party should
not nominate Mr.. Cleveland for third
term--that no man should have third
term. The Speaker il in fairly good
health, but his physician has ordered him
to spend the summer quietly and he e1-
poets to leave shortly for Asheville.
"The PLATFORM" said Mr.. Crisp obser-
vanity, "should declare for the free coin
age of silver direct and with a set Of prin-
ciples responding to the demands of the
common people; we should select some
good man from the West-some man
with a military record, identified with
the dominant sentiment that now con-
trolls the party. and 60 forth with conf
dence to the victory which the people
give those who are brave enough to fight
for it. The only fear have is, that the
people are not in favor of free silver, but
that the free silver people, who are in the
majority, may divide into factions, run
ming two or three candidates. in which
event the election would be thrown into
the House, which could elect Republi-
can.
"Such contest as I have outlined
would cause many people to- make new
party alignments. There are Democrats
strongly welded to the gold theory and
many Republicans just as strongly
welded to free silver. Of course, these
men would have to choose between their
old party and their convictions on this
issue. The Democrats of the East want
gold, the Republicans Of the West want
silver. The re-alignment will be as
interesting az they will be puzzling, but
to the lottery nf politics the whole issue
must be committed.
"Of course" said Mr.. Crisp, "there Is a
In which the people might
not be called upon to settle the question
that is, the possible action Of an inter-
national conference. That would be the
best and easiest method of re. establish
ing silver, and with less of the element of
in it. IT such conference
should be called and 1t took action restor-
ing silver so that the people would be
satisfied, then we would have the final
action for 1896. In the meantime, how
ever, the people of the United States will
be moving along to that result in their
own constitutional way. The people
want the free coinage of silver. am in
favor of its free coinage, as have always
been, and the Democratic voters will
declare for it next year." ka 8
'..There is some talk" 1t was suggested,
"that you may be candidate fer the
Presidency next year?"
Il see," said Mr.. Crisp, smilingly,
"that for want ofa better subject many
newspapers are printing editorials on
that line. Notin the lifetime of the gem
Grafton passing off the stage will a South
ern man sbe elected. The question of
residence, for a, long time to come, will
bea controlling one, and no man who
was ever In the Confederate army can.
aspire to that Office. We should get our
next candidate from the West. The talk
of Mr.. Cleveland for third term, under
any conditions, has no basis. The people
will not make that break in the record.
His views on the financial question are
not shared by the people, and the condi-
tions will be in many other ways differ
ent from what they were In 1892"
Personally, Mr.. Crisp regrets the man
ner in which the silver issue is being
forced to the front. "This is an off year."
he said, "and it is fully six months be-
fore the campaign Of 1896 can be intelli-
gently entered upon, and If the discus
sion is continued, AS now seems to be
inevitable, it subjects us to campaign
political excitement. Personally,
would have preferred that all discussion
should have been postponed until the
coming winter, when, under the condi-
tions that will then exist, we could enter
upon the race which will be run for the
supremacy in this country.
tFrom the time of the tariff commits
sion of 1850 down to year ago-fourteen
years-the cry for tariff reform had its
varying fortunes, resulting at last in
revision, which believe will be 30 ac-
ceptable to the people that there will be
no general move made upon 1t for years
to. come The disposition of the tariff
clears the, way for the settlement of the
silver question. That question is now
fully before u.s.
"Will it be the one Issue before the
people next year?" -
ssitwill,o said be, sand insuch away
that itmust be settled directly, not by:
subterfuge or evasion, but openly, so
that the people may understand it. It
will not down. The fact that progress in
silver rehabilitation has been slow should
not be discouraging. This is big coun-
try, from the Atlantic to the Pacific, with
probably 10000, 900 of the most civilized
people in the world. The basis Of all law
with US is the will of the people. When
after years of discussion and often con-
trary action, they made up their minds
for tariff reform, there was no power on
earth strong to resist 1t. The silver ques-
ton is going through the same course Of
public Sdiscussion. gg,It ia meeting with
defeats and victories just in the same
ratio as characterized the tariff fight.
Just as in that fight, the silver men will
have theil: battle royal; then the Aueri-
can people will award the victory"
"How do you think the question will
be settled?'
"The majority of the American people
in both political parties are in favor of
the restoration of the free coinage of
silver. They are q conservative people,
that they may not disturb them. They
may be repressed once in a while, but
once they take up q question, there will
be no cessation until it is brought to q
elimination. The American people are
to-day behind the free silver movement
and they will push 1t on to success and
have silver re.established to Its old
equality with gold. When the people
take up question, the party succeeds
which has the foresight and The wisdom
to constitute itself the agency through
which their desires can be accomplished.
This great financial question, which has
come to Us side by side with the tariff
question, will be settled likewise by the
Democratic party. In the next campaign
the rehabilitation of silver will be the
main and controlling issue upon which
the Democracy will appeal to the people.
Party platforms should always be plain
and direct. I do not believe in those
planks which are so written as to catch
voters coming and going.
"Parties should be honest to the peo-
pie. Whatever room existed for different
constructions Of the platform Of 1892
should no longer exist and for this pur-
pose that to be adopted in 1896 should be
so plain that even school boy could un-
derstand it,"
Speaking of Secretary Morton's letter,
Mr.. Crisp said: eyes, I have read the
letter in which Mr.. Morton declares him
self for the gold standard. But have you
not noticed that President Cleveland has
disclaimed responsibility for the utteran-
ces of his Secretary ?" Then he added {:
eff Secretary Morton had written lctter
favoring the free coinage Of silver, Mr..
Cleveland would probably have dismissed
him from his cabinet, instead of merely
disclaiming his act"
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