Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-04-14

astate committee of Illinois Gin
Mailing coinage convention for
&June has caused a great lutter
hmong administration Democrats. 1t
Ii even limited that the most interest
1bng subject Mt a recent gathering of
Itabnet ofiicols was this extraordinary
Mail There Is no doubt of general
belief among the friends OF the presi-
tpnt that II the result of the coming
Convention should be IA declaration for
unlimited silver coinage at ration Of
y Sixteen to one it would mean serious
split in the party. There are a large
Number of Illinois Democrats who could
MOT stand upon free coinage platform
"A md many of them are now connected
with the Democratic administration
IN Washington, and not a few in ILL
.iiols
Il 1t is not only what Illinois may do,
{1ut the fear that the example OF Illinois
,Anay spread 10 other states, Missouri,
~ iowa, Kansas, Nebraska and the silver
~ tates In the West and probably near
IN all of the Southern states, where the
Sentiment for free coinage is very
u trong, and possibly to Ohio and In
tiana. In fact, the action OF the Him
NE committee is thought to be of the
9Nidest significance of any political
anove since the presidential election.
n There Is apparently little hope
fmong the men opposed to free coinage
lhat, within the two months between
npow and the time OF holding the CON
~ entlon. 1t viii be possible to overcome
I1he free silver sentiment that pervades
.rhe Democracy in Illinois The silver
"a Orces of Illinois are well organized.
IItilyer literature has been widely cir
'tulated in the state and furnished the
"A ornei grocery politician with plenty of
"a phrases and arguments with which to
tonvince his listeners.
81 opposed to the silver men there is
peneral apathy. Every time a silver
oman has advanced an argument In ia
~ on of the white metal to an admins
'Traiun Democrat. OF to a man opposed
II free coinage, the reply OF the latter
.has been We'll, perhaps you are
|nlGht, these matters VIII adjust them
ifelves in time" OF. there Will be time
|tnough to consider these matters dur
|InS the next campaign" No effort has
'Hpeeh made to stem the free coinage
movement until it was found that 1t
PAD reached enormous proportions.
~ hen the anti-silver men woke up. The
1irst move was sending the delegation
~ Washington to invite President
1SleVeland to go to Chicago and make
~ sound money address. The desire
~ the committee and the men behind
y4t II Is stated, was to head off the
,tilver men IL possible and to start the
~ counter movement to the free coinage
|fentiment that has been sweeping over
the state.
"a 1t Is now felt to be too late to do
No. much effective work, though from
#his time until the convention meets
tNery effort will be made to overcome
1he silver sentiment and defeat the
Il purposes for which the convention was
5falled. But so strong has the silver
movement become that there IS little
pope Of doing this. and consequently
@here is great trouble in the anti-silver
4eamp.
ga 1T will probably prevent a Demo-
efrauc candidate for the presidency be-
ing taken from Illinois," said one of
{he leaders of that state. I'VE would
Pave very difficult time nominating
~ man who was committed to free
Htolhage by the party Of our state and
~ much more difficult task in electiug
1pln' This brings on the qeustion of
Pc erect 1t VIII have ON Illinois presi-
qentlal candidates. and especially upon
<oIonel VIM. X. Morrison. whose
tfriends have been working to secure a
ld Illinois delegation for him In the
IQeNt convention Mr. Morrison has not
IMPRESSED his opinion on the silver
question for many years, but his
f4lends have always believed he has
lFeen against free coinage under pres
.tht conditions. Vice President Steven
'&pn mas not expressed himself on the
4hbleet, and n great many men profess
" believe that he is a silver man, or
" least his Views are such that he
WOULD sign any kind of a silver bill that
8Hlght be presented to him " he were
1Qfesident. II is possible that the call
ng of the convention is n movement
IN MS behalf, in the hope of making
MN the candidate OF the silver Demo-
tHacy or Illinois. Friends of Colonel
INorrison say that he would go with the
democracy Of his state, and If that
organization should declare for free
nlVer he would accept Ii as. instiuc-
uons TO him. and II the candidate Of
Ee national Democracy the platform
tvf the party would be his guide.
But IL is not believed that men that
HaNe heretofore been outsp0ken against
we ffee coinage OF silver. and have
cnpported the policy Of the president
y every step, Will accept a platform
uade by the silver men. 1t is be-
|4eved by many leading Democrts that |
n case the movement spreads to other
|etotes and has strength enough to
cerry the next convention there will |
e a considerable bolt from the Demo- |
Watie party, and either II separate
Hcket nominated or the Republican
nlldate openely supported on the
Hhsle question OF money, especially II |
ne Republicans should not be led into
plank.
IA Already speculation has been rife on |
ne possibilities OF the silver movement, |
MARRIED out on the Illinois plan, The |
Hhtes' with their representation In the |
~ uonal convention, whore IL is claim |
q that free silver can be carried in the |
"a mocratic party, are as follows
fepaoulnd '-.... ...... ...-.s-- ........22 |
1rkansas . ....... 10 |
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