Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-08-16
Sentiment Among the Silver Con-
ference Democrats.
TEE KIND OF PRESIDENT WANTED
The Most Likely Settlement Of
Radical Differences.
RMAN MENT NED

The existence of strong Morrison SEN
timent' among the democrats who were In
silver conference here yesterday and the
day before has caused much comment
and speculation. 1t is regarded as some
what remarkable that some of the most
radical IL to /, without regard to the action
of other nations, free silver men should
select Morrison as their favorite candi-
date for the democratic nomination. Nor
rison is regarded as bimetallist, friendly
to silver, but he is not looked upon as a
free silver man, as these others are. 1t
was evident that the friendly feeling to-
ward him and disposition to start his boom
was not confined to those who spoke freely
on the subject, like Casey Young, but
was very general in the conference. The
lllinoisan has been very guarded in his ex-
pressons on the money question, but what
little he has said has indicated an ap-
prehension on his part that 1t would not
be safe for this country alone to attempt
the restoration of free coinage. At least
this is the general impression as to his
attitude, and he is considered very con-
servative. 1t has been naturally felt that
such radical free silver men as Mr.. Young
would look to some very pronounced sill
verite for a champion, and this talk of
Morrison Is looked upon as Indicating a
more accommodating spirit as to the Sc
lection of candidates than was expected.
What Is Most Wanted.
1t is accepted as indicating that what
the silver democrats most want is man
in the White House who will regard the
policy adopted by his own party in Con-
gress as binding on him as their executive.
Most of them would have confidence in one
whom they count as a good party man.
The history of the democratic party does
not fully accord with the theory that
vetoes should be based only constitu-
tional grounds. In the time of jackson
the wings took that position in opposition
to Jackson. When Cleveland, during his
first term, went further than any other
President had gone in vetoes, his party
maintained the correctness of his theory
of the veto power, while the republicans
disputed it. The silver democrats do con-
tend, however, that the President should
not set up his own views against a policy
adopted by Congress of his own party.
They would not dispute the propriety CT
his vetoing a high protective tariff bill
passed by republican Congress. but they
deny his right the head of the democrat
ic party to override the policy of that party
declared by its representatives in Congress.
II is believed that the democratic silver
men, those wto want to hold the old DEM
ocratic party, would be satisfied with the
nomination of any old party wheel horse,
who had never made direct fight against
silver, and who would recognize the right
of a democratic Congress, following the
tion, to pass upon the policy of the party
and to decide on party measures, and who
would not put his own opinion against the
deliberate action of his party.
The Most Likely Settlement.
A good many politicians here figure out
that the most likely settlement between the
radical sound money democrats CT the east
and the radical silver democrats of the
south and west will be found in the nominal
ton of a conservative sound money man,
whose party associations and place of
abode more closely ally him with either the
south or the west. In other words, they
think that man from democratic sec
tion of the country who is better known as
a party man than as financier will stand
the best CHARGE at the democratic national
convention. In this connection German s
name Is mentioned even among democrats
who do not agree with his conservative
money views.