The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-04-27

do you expect to see the silver move
mcnt succcsafulY'
'.That IS a broad question. think IL
will be aeitatcd until other nations, as
we'll as this find that It "a for their good 10
make in como way a greater use OF silver,
hut | do not believe II will reach that
degree Of success which the radical Sill
yer mon seem to expect ana desire
Representative Babcock made the fol-
lowing interesting statement.
"That convention win be controlled by
the delegates from the Northern Atlantic
and the Northern Central states, the lat
ter including Ohio. Indiana, Illinois, Iowa.
Wisconsin Minnesota. Kansas Nebraska,
and Michigan. All Of these delegates, In
my opinion will be against free coinage.
The only state in which there Is any
danger is Michigan. ! think Kansas and
Nebraska will both send sound-money
delegates. The Democratic convention
Is almost equally certain to declare Tor
free coinagc for ifs delegates from ohio.
Illinois. Indiana. Michigan, Kansas, and
Nebraska, together with the Southern
delegates. viii bo practically pledged to
the adoption OF frce-coinaee PLATFORM.
Upon this ISSUE the two parties will 20
TO the country. ana we VIII win. The
great Northern ana Eastern states,
with the Northern Central States
VIII control the electoral college IN The
same proportion that they control the
Republican convention. / can figure out
2iS electoral votes for the Republican
candidate. and do not include Delaware,
Maryland, or West Virginia, which would.
in all probability, be with us, against the
free coinage of silver
an my own state of Wisconsin," added
Mr.. Babcock. "the feeling against silver
Is so strong that the Democratic party
would not dare so before the people on
a free-coinago platform. no matter what
position the national convention might
take You viii remember that the en-
tire Wisconsin delegation IN Congress- ir-
respective of party, voted for the re-
peal Of the sherman law. We had an
experience IN our State when they OBJ
tanned temporary control that taught MS
"A lesson. There is no foothold for sill
yer. ] can assure you. in Wisconsin,
We have no doubt Mr.. Bahcock has de-
scribod what will be the substance Of the
case. and we have no doubt Senator
Proctor suggests the method by which
the thing will be done. The Republican
platform will contain lot OF general
ties about the two metals. and the de-
STABILITY OF an international agreement
for free coinage But all men viii be
able 10 read between the lines, and to see
that the party has no idea Of permit
ting an unlimited number Of legal-tonder
silver dollars, worth only fifty cents each,
to be showed out into our monetary sys-
tenn That Is the important part Of the
affair. and all men will be able to see
that the Republican party Will be as
sound as gold itself upon that point.
AS we have several times asked before,
What is the Democratic party going 10
do. in face of this action by the Republi-
can party? Is the Democratic party go
ing to plant itself upon the platform OF
the sand-lotters. the anarchists and the
general disturbers of the peace? We
pray 10 Heaven that it is not, but at
any rate, let the Democracy Of Virginia
at least keep itself clear OF any such
madness. 1t is madness per SO. and
this country is never going 20 allow such
an idea to rule its destnies. We warn
the Democracy of Virginia. as We have
repeatedly warned it before, that if ii
ties Itself TO free coinage at l6 to l. this
State will be lost to the Democracy in
1896.