The Kosciusko star. (Kosciusko, Miss.) 18??-1898, 1895-03-01
F0R FRGE COINAGE.
.,or Men in the Democratic
Party TO Organize
EIGHT FOR SUPREMACY
NV 10 Capture Party Machinery and
Nn ~ VIII NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
fNMs IF Missouri Says 1t Is Time
Free silver Men Madea
Bold stand.

Bold stand.
Washington, D. c., Feb. 22-I
/. been known for some time tha'
y @oyement was on foot for
sorough organization of the free
ll;noor element o. the Democratic
. ,,tv As has been known, the
E Es,9 coinage element is confined al.
n ,rs exclusively to the south and
l West The free coinage Democrats
W. sincere in the belief that an
+rerUhelming majority of the
|Democratic party are in favor OF
free coinage, and that wing, being
he largest, ought to control that
should be the dog, so to speak
nd the gold standard element the
al Of course, in the natural
[rder of things, the dog should
Eag the tail.
Conspicuous free coinage Demo-
watts have been talking very seri-
r,slv Of late of formally breaking
rjt6 the gold element of the party.
Tbe interview sent out by the
ress associations yesterday with
EIessrs Band, Livingston and
blhers was the first public declara-
ion of these gentlem> n of their
Intentions. The Republic cores
DOpdent conversed with Mr.. Bland
(oday, and inquired as to the
uthenlicity of the interview. The
Missouri statesman admitted its
ouectness, and said he believed
ls was quot d as saying:
"The time has come" said Mr..
bland, when the free coinage
Democrat must take a bold stand
ind prepare for active fighting. We
(ave been humbuggsd and cajoled
DO long Year after year we hest
lated to force the issue out of con-
liberation for our friends in the
Eouth who were afraid of force
3ills, negro domination, carpetbag
bayonet rule, if the Democratic
arty divided. Now, there is no
lnger danger of the South being
ttrfered with. The Southern peo-
leare.,able to take care Of them.
Flyes. There is no danger Of force
ills. The solidlty of the South
Fems to be breaking of its OWL
GrOrd | say to you candidly that
will never again support a gold
ug for President. | care not how
be gold men construct THE plat
Pm; how they may make phrases,
|ngle and build up sentences to
+oeivc. The man nominated for
resident must represent in himself
le Ideas of the free coinage men.
bis might as well be- understood
ow as later on. flour Eastern gold
nends want to break away from as
them Go so. If they outnumber
In the convention [ will favor
lthdrawing and organizing among
lrselves and nomsnating a man
no represents our ideas. We can
longer submit to the intolerable |
|Alrol of gold gamblers, nor will
support anybody for President
no would be likely to deceive us
pa violate the demands and wish.
q the overwhelming majority
\ ne { party in order.to please and
|ulssly a blind few"
Ai' Bland was quite emphatic
nen he said this. There Is no
PaOt he is in earnest. He is not
'ne habit of making empty
feals, and he is 100 experienced |
politician to assume such an un-
l'aklng without ample assurances
doelng well sustained.
come time ago it reached the
ID Of The Republic correspondent
a. soon after..Congress adjourns
nc Is 10 be a conference of free
image Democrats from the South
west. Messrs Bryan, Bland,
slnSston and De Almond and
ieiS ADMIT that such a conference
~ contemplation, but they are
a. yet ready to reveal any of
~. uelalls. The recent negotiations
u, yUua (, !, seer tly with the Morgan
'uscnllds syndicate has angered
nee coinage men almost be-
e. onourance. Even the moder-
ts a1e coinage men, many Of whom
' Ns' 10 repeal the purchasing
u'e Of the Sherman act, have
|nii par.ed company with the ad-
"'.iallon. 1t is their plan to