The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-06-26
Rocks For Republicans.
Silver and Gold Dangerous to
Navigation.

Silver and Gold Dangerous TO
Navigation.
CLEVELAND. OH1o, June 1S-On
the eve of the National Republican
League convention. the man who Can
tell which way the cat will jump on
the all-absorbing money question
does net live. 1t is not even GER
tainty that the cat will jump, as the
feeling seems to be strengthened
with the arrival Of each delegation
that the money question should oe
handled like hot stone. BY every
train delegates and visitors have been
brought to the city to-day, and to-
night all the hotel lobbies and the
sidewalks are crowded with enthu-
siastic Republicans discussing politics
and the money question in particular
There was big surprise in store
for the delegates and visitors who
were seeking information on the
money questions. Among the arri-
walls during the day were the advance
guards of the Southern States
There was little comfort for the Wes-
tern advocates of free silver and
utte.ances these men from the South.
Sound money was their slogan "My
only purpose in coming to the con-
vention, said Mr. Lea, a prominent
yicksburg. Miss Republican, "was
to do all in my power to prevent
declaration in favor of free silver
The only silver men in our State are
Democrats. The Republicans are to
a man for sound money. Our patty
can make nothing by getting into the
breakers on this money controversy.
The tariff should be the issue in the
coming campaign. Or that the par
ty is united. On the money question.
it cannot bat be hopelessly divided
..That is fair expression of the
sentiment of our party in the State of
Mississippi, interposed Col j. T.
Stevens, of Macon, Miss.
The colored delegates from Louis
lana are headed by e. Il. Blunt, the
president of the State League.
Blunt is one of the most prominent
colored Republicans III Louisiana
At the Denver convention last year
he made rousing speech in opposi-
ton to resolution providing for the
division of the caucuses in the South
ern States on the race line. The
colored nen were at once corralled
by a numoer of Western delegates
who catechised them on their posi-
tion OH the money question. "The
Louisiana delegation will be solid Tor
soun! money if the issue is made in
the conyention,' said Mr. Blunt.
Ne do NOT think it is the business
of his convention to declare either
for .r against free silver
Tae meMbers Of the Arkansas dele.
CATION are decorated with yellow
badges, bearing the inscription.
tsSound Money"
Senators Carter, of Montana and
Dubois, of Idaho. arrived from Wash
.ington late in the afternoon. Their
advent was i.ailed with delight by
the free silver delegates from the
West as their recent utterances have
marked them leaders of the white
metal forces. To United Press re-
porter, Senator Dubois said.
"In my judgment it is not within
the province of this league to make
platforms for the Republicans party
/ Isnppose. however, that the usual al
custom of adopting resolutions will
prevail. Any declaration on the
money question must be on the free
silver basis, or the Republican party
cannot hope to carry Western State
next year If the issue is made,
propose to sound the note of warning
and have pledged myself to work
unremitsingly for free silver declara.
ton. The citizens Of the Wes; will
not BE- satisfied with the declaration
for bimetallism, which is another
word for straddle Practical bimetal-
ism means /. gold standard That
point has been reached in this great
question where the Republican party
must choose between gold monomet-
alism and the free and unlimited coin.
age CT silver at Is to
Senator Carter SAID: 81 am not
here as United States Senator or a
chairman OF the Republican nationa!
convention. but as delegate and an
humble citizen My views on the
money question are we'll known
Many delegates from my State are for
the white metal 1t seems to NE,
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