Evening star., 1895-06-01
STEVENSON AND SILVER
Friends of the White Metal Want Him
To Declare Himself.
His Possible Object in Holding Back
Definite Expression of
His Position.

There is a very strong sentiment being
developed in regard to the attitude of Vice
President Stevenson on the financial ques-
ton.
Formerly there was a large faction of the
silver people of the democratic party who
favored Mr.. Stevenson as a presidential
candidate, as they looked upon him as a
friend of the white metal and one who
could be depended on to carry out their
views on that subject. Slverites in Wash
ington have been looking forward to some
strong declaration from Mr.. Stevenson out
lining his views on silver. They have re-
ceived ex-Speaker Crisp's short and posi-
tive statement, showing him to be an out
and-out silver man, with a great deal of
satisfaction, and they say Mr.. Stevenson
owes it to his many followers to as clearly
define his position, whatever it may be.
The fact that cousin Of the Vice Presi-
dent, who bears his name in part-Mr. Ad-
lai Ewing of Chicago-has come out posi-
lively as gold man is leading the silver
ties to believe that the Vice President may
yet take position which will be very luke
warm in res ard to the white metal, If 1t is
not positively on the side Of the sound
money men. Mr.. Adlai Ewing has been re-
garded as being very much in the conf
dence of his distinguished cousin, and his
utterances of late have increased the doubt
felt by the silver people about Mr. Steven
sens position.
To Ascertain His Attitude.
To Star reporter this afternoon silver
man of prominence, who is interested in
the work of the National Bmetallic
League, said:
There has been some talk among the
silver men of addressing letter to the
Vice President asking him to give his views
on the financial question. Since silver has
become the leading issue in politics Mr..
hos Haav, intylN- nay>f
about this question. This attitude has
caused the silver people to doubt what his
views are. 1 do not know whether this
letter will be written, but there is no ques-
ton that Mr.. Stevenson is not the most
important candidate in the democratic
ranks who has not made known in some
way just how he stands regarding silver"
While this is the feeling of the siIverites
the sound money people are no less an
xious to hear from Stevenson. They are
inclined to think he will take some con-
servative position on silver and they want
to know what that position will be.
His object In Holding Back.
Among some politicians there is feeling
that Mr.. Stevenson has an object in hold
ing back from an expression of his views.
One by one the leading democratic can
didates have given out their views on
silver, and criticisms in the press have
shown how these views have been received
frcm all quarters of the party. 1t Is in
sinuated that Mr.. Stevenson reads these
views with the greatest interest, and that
he will profit by them in his ability to out
line the policy he believes in pursuing,
that it may quite nearly conform to what
the great body Of the party really will
want after the first stages of the silver dis.
there will be an effort made to present to
the convention to meet al Springfield next
week the views of the Vice President, but
many silver men think these views will
Tf,f ha thpnT fnp no rnryn nff hat
convention is over. In view of the great
campaign for silver being waged in Illinois,
politicians generally and silver men in par
ticular are inclined to believe that the Vice
friend of increasing the use of the white
metal in the currency of the country.