Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-08-06
MORRISON THE MAN.
Favored by Senator Hill for the
Presidency.
HE WOULD UNITE ALL FACTIONS.

Nomination Must Come to the West and
the IIiinoisiaR FuIhIIs all Qualifications
POP uiar Throughout the East and south
aud Is Sound on the Money Question.
William X. Morrison, of Illinois, is
named as a candidate for president
by many eastern democrats. There
appears to be more talk of Morrison
in the east, say today's Washington
dispatches, than in the west. The
latest information in this line credits
Senator Hill with saying that Morri-
son is the strongest man the party
can put up. says special to the Chi
cago Times Herald.
IF the democrats intend to con-
tinue in business in New York state
we must nominate western man for
president" This remark is attrib-
uted to Mr.. Hill in New York a few
days ago in the presence of a num-
Der of politicians, while discussing
the prospects Of presidential candi-
dates, and is believed to have peculiar
significance at this time. 1t is said
that Mr.. Hill explained his remark
with the statement that a western
man is necessary, for the reason that
it would be impossible, under exist
ing conditions, to select candidate
from New York who could draw out
the entire democratic vote of the en-
pire state.
The claim is made that the factions
of the democracy in New York are in
such state of antagonism to each
other that there is no presidential
timber in sight to unity diverse po-
litical elements of the party and
swing them into line to present an
unbroken front to the enemy. 1t is
said Mr.. Hill is convinced tn at neith-
er he nor Mr.. Whitney could do this
thing, ard, as for himself. he has
made up his mind to abandon all
hope Of the nomination in 1896, and
to abide his time. With this realiz-
alton Of the situation in his mind,
Mr.. Hill is said to have reached the
conclusion that a western man is the
only solution of the problem of turn
ing out the full and undivided vote
in his state.
Favorable to Morrison.
The statement is further made that
Mr.. Hill is favorable to the candi-
dacy Of William X. Morrison for the
presidential nomination. This is as
serted upon the authority of one Of
Mr.. Morrison's warmest friends and
supporters.
..NVbiI 10 IF courco NV or;Joooo mill
be entirely partisan and upon one
side" said this man today. II can
bear witness to the fact that William
X. Morrison is right at the front in
the race for the presidential nomina-
ton. Senator Hill is not the only
democratic leader who believes the
nominee of the party should hail
from the west, nor is he alone in the
belief that Mr.. Morrison is the most
available westcrner in the party. He
is the man who can solidify the west
and command the support of the solid
south. At the same time his record
is such rs to command the confidence
of the east. Mr.. Morrison is pre-
eminently a sound money man. He
never cast vote for free coinage
while in congress. and his unvarying
course was directly in line with the
financial policies at all
times. Not a particle of evidence
can ever he produced to connect him
with financial heresies Of any nature,
from the days of greenbackism to the
present time.
1T has been charged that he
lodged the financial issue in Hi
nois this summer when he should
have been on the side of sound money.
That charge is an injustice and can
not be truthfully said against him or
sustained by fact. When he went to
Illinois last spring to look into the
political situation there resultant
from the free silver convention, he
found that the administration people
and the sound money men had re-
solved not to make a fight. They had
given up at the very outset, and de-
termined to let the matter go by de-
fault. reserving their opposition
until pext year. when vital issue
would be presented. In view of this
fact, and that the administration
would not raise hand to help itself.
Mr.. Morrison did not feel called upon
to undertake a campaign by himself,
SO he simply followed the lead of men
who were managing the sound money
interests and kept quiet.
Sound on Money.
There is no question as to Mr..
Morrison securing the solid Illinois
delegation in the next convention.
The state convention will not declare
for free coinage. but will take a
stand for sound money and Morri-
son. and he will 60 into the national
convention with a good plank to