Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1895-07-04
Vol. XVII.
A SILVER MANS VIEWS.
Charlotte Observer.
WASHINGTON limo

charlotte Observer.
WASHINGTON, June 90
North Carolina Democrat wht
has had good deal to do in hi
long life in setting up pins, says
Take this view Of the situa
ton, which I think is not Otter
presented in the newspapers
Suppose the national convention
to assemble without a two third:
majority for silver. There is nc
need to have two thirds to carry
the free coinage plank. But the
convention will be in a fix wher
the nomination comes to be
made. The silver men CAM
nominate because the gold peo-
pie oppose. No matter if they
don't succeed in getting their man
nominated, they are resolved not
to let the silverites triumph.
Neither side wins because nei
ther yields an iota. The silver
faction has majority, but the
rule of the party provides for
large minorities the protection of
the twothirds vote, The rule can
hardly be recinded without pro-
ducing a disruption of the party.
No one can be nominated. The
two wings refuse to flop to-
gether. Two parties are forms
ed, or rater the silver Democ-
rats will coalesce with the silver
men of other parties, and as there
is less likelihood that either of
these parties will accept a silver
Democratic nominee as such than
there is that new silver party
will be formed in which they will
all have an equal chance. the lat
ter policy, in my Judgment, will
prevail Then Cameron or some
one else will be named as the
presidential candidate on whom
all can agree who advocate sill
ver."
But" said North Carolina
Democrat present, do you sup
pose that the party which is to
furnish the silver part Of the
votes will. when it is in major
lty Of its own party organization,
repudiate its other principle, and
take the uncertain chances of
party run on one idea? Not at all
never. l would not do it for sill
yer or any other one thing, and
l am as goOd silver man as you
are or any other man, living or
dead. There are hundreds of
thousands who feel just as [ do.
Your scheme is an igDus fatuis
it leads to no good result, and
if it were practicable would de-
stroy the best party ever known
in the history of the country,
blight the hope of millions Of in
telligent patriots and end in wild
despair" :"
1t is we'll to say that no other
Democrat here has ever, to my
knowledge, made any such pro
position. Except for peculiar
personal reasons l think he
would not. The silver party is
universally regarded by Demo
Gratis as fasco.
It has been learned, in spite Of
the efforts of the Postoffice De-
partment to keep it quiet, that
thirty~three secret detectives are
watching the various special de-
livery offices. It is said that the
investigation began in Philadel-
phia and has extended to Pitts
burg, and other offices. The
publication, while it may put
some employees on guard, will
doubtless increase the efficiency
of such as are disposed to be slack
in duty.
There is some talk just now
of the fact ascertained by pri
vaJe examination, that the sec
ret American Protection Asso-
citation is making great headway
here and in several Of the States.
i hear there are 25, 200 members
in this city and between 35, 900
and 10000 in Kentucky. The re-
velation annoys Democratic lead
ers, as the organization, based on
prejudice againstCatholics, hurts
the Democratic party to the ex-
tent Of the influence secretly ex-
erted upon Protestant Democrats
who may join the society.