New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-06-11
ND VUTT\ry SPEAKS OUT.

The Hon. w. {. Whitney has shown great III
gcnulty IN his mode II declining the Democratic
nomination for The Presidency next year. FOR
his uneauvocal declaration against IRE" coinage
Of silver. no matter how II may Impress me ihh'
Of many at the outset. was presumably ih''h"'"
hv Mr. Whitney 10 put him ont ~ III" list "f
n,ssibc candidates next year lie Is 4 remark
ably shrcwd man. and therefore knows tha' 'h'
warfare between silver and ann SILVER fa''"h@
has gone So far that II cannot be- ia''h'd UP
within a year In any such way as I" XIV" Tue
Democratic party decent chanc" "t success
lie is not anxious To be The beaten candidate III
lsDG. nominated by one faction only - b" stabbed
I'm the back 10y ,hr other. Hcins particularly
long headed. he does not wish To run away, even
in appearances Hut he puts up hghinhgr"
An cnod scosou I, make sure that Presidential
lightning shall no, strike him until the outlook
is more propItou-
Mr. Whitney declares cmphaiicay that III The
silver men should carry the next Democratic
National Convention. II would split the parry
"ln two The Democrats mus, stand for s"uilu
money" II cannot be- supposed that he "N r
looked the other fact. that the nomination ~ u
decided gold monomciallis' would split the party
also The silver men are of the two even more
aggressive and inclined 10 smash things than
their opponents They feel that ihcy have been
bascly IcfraudeA: that the Democratic party
gained It's success In ls!l 10y means Of IN" acilv"
sumner, ~ pro-silycr men throughout The West
and South which II never could have secured
.xccpt hv the declaration IN the National plat
form. we hold To the coinage ~ both gold ami
".ilvor without discriminating against either
"mc,al or charge for mntaGc" They had a right
Of
uclv stated during the campaign that h. per.
sonally knew Mr. Cleveland would not veto
frcccoinagc BILL but was only anxious about The
ratio No doubt the passionate Indignation which
Senator YES, has displayed. since he found that
the President had acted In bad faith toward h'in'
rs he considered is shared by millions 81 pro-
silver Democrats.
A victory of Ike prosllvcr men IN National
Convention would result In n split. MT Whi'ncy
saws But that could not be- unless The anti
silver men were determined 10 bolt the nonlni-
ton In that event. AMI Ia organize separate
convention md put mp separate candidate "r
their own II this public threat Is made 10y n
man So influential as Mr.. Whitney. u i I" D"
cxpec'cl that the silver men on their sll" VIII
not refrain from boiling II they get defeated.
In the nature II things, such disposition on
one side breeds exactly the same spirit on the
other and in fact. the declaration of Mr. Nhit'
ucv NAV bc regarded A. IN" legitimate fruit ~
similar threats already made 10y conspicuous al
vocatcs Of free coinage. But II there i To be a
snlit I'm either case. the cx-Sccrcary Of the Navy
shows his shrewdncss In taking himself ont II
tho way of a possible nomination. by his
uncnuivocal declaration against free coinage. un-
iii another year when differences may he re-
moved and the silver question may be pushed
aside.
Mr. Whitney expresses the opinion that III"
people will eventually treat this question just
as they did the grccnback agitation. after the
mamie Of 1873 He thinks that when business
improves. and the people feel less troubled in
their minds about monetary problems. their good
sense will presently settle the question, as II
did the more money" agitation twenty years
ago There is much reason 10 believe that he Is
right In so far as his estimate Of the action II po-
ltlcal parties Is concerned. II may be presumed
that the attitude Of the Republican party. urging
blmctallism bv International agreement. but
steadfnsiy rejecting the fatal attempt 10 csiab
fish free coinage IN this country alone Will he
approved by the good sense Of the people. and
within the next four years will become the csiab-
lshed policy Of the Nation.