The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-02-27

ters on the floor Of the House were
oVershadowed in interest today by the
initiation OF a brisk movement TO se-
cure a majority of the Democratic
members in favor OF a financial pol
icy having free silver for its key note.
For some time there has been q dis
Cussion carried on by the free silver
leaders of the party over the practical
bility OF plan 10 unite their forces
and to crystalize their ideas into some
sort OF d platform or declaration.
The net result has been the draft Of
a declaration addressed ITO the Demo-
Gratis Of the United States and OuIlin-
ing y financial policy for the Demo
cratic party. This paper has been cir
cuiAted on the Democratic side of The
HoWSr2nd is being vigorously discus
sed Nith the object OK obtaining the
concenSus of opinion of silver emo
Gratis upon Its expressions. The chief
1nstigators OF the movement are:
Mess Bland. OF Missouri: Bryan. of
Nebra. ka: Sihley, of Pennsylvania. and
Coffeen. wyoming.
Their paper is at present but ten
tatiTe expression, they say. and not
yet in form for publication. since none
Of its details has been definitely agreed
upon,
In substance, It states the financial
policy Of the party to be for the free
coinage of gold and silver on terms of
equality at a ratio of 1S to Il for the
issue of all paper money by the gov
ernmer.t without intervention of
banks, and opposition to any issue Of
DEMONSTRATING bonds without author
ity of special act of Congress.
Attention is called to G movement
said to be under way through the ef-
forts OF the opponents Of free silver in
the party TO secure the election Of gold
men as delegates TO party conventions.
and particularly to the next national
conversion for the nomination of a sin
gle gold standard man for the presi-
depcy. Democrats are charged to OPP
se,sthe movement and to see to 1t
that none but free silver men are elect
ed 10 positions of influence In the par
ties IS represent them IN all eonven-
sionzS
# We support of a, majority of the
party in Congress can be pledged TO a
financial platform, it is intended to
issue the manifesto to the Democrats
of the United States within a few
days. AZ present the declaration is in
but a formative stage, Mr., Bryan
Gays, and il is intended 60 secure the
views of members and make such
changes III it as the majority of them
may dictate. There is q possibility
THAI they may not be able to agree
upon any form OF address. because di.
Versfty Of opinion has developed today
on the details Of the statement.
Bat few eastern members have beer
approached. and the Popunsts are en-
tfrely- ignored, with the expectation
that they viii come into the Demo
cratic party if it declares for free sill
YER How far this canvass has bee,
INSPIRED by the meeting of the eXecu
tive committee OF the bimetallic league
1T is Impossible to say, for while tn,
prime movers say they are entirely in
dependent of the league, Il Is notice,
that they are men who have been ad
United to the councils of that bod7
during this session.
Representative Davis, Of Kansas
VINO Is a prominent Populist, says tina
the more conservative third party me,
could adopt platform for a nationa
currency of gold, silver and green
backs. with the single additional planl
Of government control Of public works
A SecreHy EnI0fned
1Est of the Democratic member
wh6 have been presented With the frs
draft of the manifesto, are more o
less reluctant to discuss the move
inert, because secrecy has been en-
Joined upon them until a defnit
agreement shall have been cemented
Mr., Bryan also made an incomplet
canvass Of the silver democrats ia th
Senate He did not present any pre-
pared declaration, such as he though
1t would be wise TO make but merel
submitted to them the question Of tn
advisa bil:ty Of such a movement, an
suggesting among other things that
Joint meeting Of the silver Democrat
be Aeld before adjournment for th
consideration of the matter 1t is un
oertsood that while many Of the Dem
ocratic senators expressed interest 1
the question and stated that it struc
them favorably upon first thoush4
they should prefer TO have, time [
think it. oyer in all Its beating befor
finally committing themselves to tn
project