The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-04-15
THE "SILVERITESl
In tho Democratic Party Causing
tho Administration Worry.
PRESIDENT WILL WRITE LETTER
Ana Mcmbrrs or tho Cabinet VII,
speak Tor sound Monoy-h Demo.
ora Predicts that tho Party win
hnro to Faoo tho Quostlon-Tho
Opposition TO tho prcsldent-Ro.
pubilcans MT No Badly Split.

" N|shISuTON, ". ", April ll.-It ID
stated horc TINT prominen! membors Of
tho administration propose to lot the
country know whore thoy stand on tho
silver question. The probability OF tho
Democratic alnto conventions wost oil
tho AllcShcnlcs declaring In favor oil
Tho immediate FREQ aud unlimited coin.
age OF silver has caused no little alarm
to President Cleveland aud his cabinet
associates, who arc posing as sound
money mon.
There have at various times In Mr..
Clevolanda second administration boon
signs thu. no would not DO adverse to
making friends with tho silver mon.
but tho latter element In his party
have had littlo confidence in his over.
lures, and they have come to tho con.
cluslon that tho prcsont administration
Is not friendly to tho national free coin.
ago OF silver.
Since tho President aud his cabinet
are put in the list Of anti.irGo silver
men. they aro said 10 have reached the
conclusion that 1t would DO advisable 10
come out frankly with their financial
views.
WILL TAKE n STUNT.
II was announced by m official Of high
rank in the administration tina, cabinet
members and other ptominen. admins
t~ration men will probably take active
part III the discussion OF financial mat
tiers in states where campaigns are
under way. They will accept invita-.
tions to deliver addresses wherever the
financial question is handled. They are
getting alarmed At tho way tho Dcmo.
Gratis are Hooking to the free silver stan.
dard.
1t has bcon suggested that il the
President receives another invitation
like that which was rendered him to
speak in Chicago on financial matters,
ho will embrace the opportunity TO
write a letter upon the general subiec!
OF tho currency and silver coinage.
There is no doubt that he has been nd.
viscd to follow this course, in order TO
head oil. if possible, those men in his
party who are trying to work up free
silver sentiment in state conventions.
1t is presumed that Mr.. Cleveland will
take the ground that free coinage OF
silver independently by this country is
impracticable.
Thi, idea OF having Mr.. Cleveland
writea lotter. and Of tho members OF
hta rnhInnF ,,it-tt,r ,Ntthl,, ptt.,a, -
sound money doctrine, is believed by
some to bo in the interest OF n third
term for Mr.. Cleveland, or olse a nom.
Ination OF some man whom he will
suggest.
PREDICTION OF a DEMOCRAT.
The free silver element in the Demo.
cratic party is especially hostile to Mr..
Cleveland, and they d~enounco any at.
tempt to further his domination OF the
party as. the work OF single gold stand
ard men. The fact is that nine-tenths
oil the Democratic party nre com mitted
to the FREQ coinage Of silver. The rec
ord OF the party shows that, and n pro.
ninent western er-congressman voiced
the sentiment Of his colleagues when he
said:
The Democrats OF the ives. will not
be Satisfied with a presidential candi.
date who is uncertain on the silver
question or is merely favorable to sill.
ver. The mere act OF choosing q weI.-
ern man for n candidate will not sat
isfy them. ! prophecy that tho Demo.
cratic national convention will adopt
an out and out free silver plank, and
that the man who is nominated for
President by that convention will have
10 be an openly avoTed advocate OF tho
unlimited FREQ coinage OF silver. / make
this prophecy as the result Of my OBJ.
servations Of tho increase OF the silver
sentiment in the west within the last
few months.
II think i. will be found tina, the
Democrats who favor free coinage aro
not willing to risk another e%quivocal sill.
yer plank and candidate, afraid that
they will again be crowded out BY the
excuse that silver coinage is inexpedi.
ont without an international agreement.
REPUBLICANS 4 ALSO DIVIDED.
"By adopting this line OF action they
may expect to retain in the party many
that might otherwise flock to tho So
called now party. which in my opinion
is to tizzle out. 1t must DO 4 FREQ silver
platform and candidate or the disrup.
ton OF the Democratic party, and a ma
jorily in tho convention it will not take
the long to decide the question"
Representative Hepburn, Of Iowa. in
response to an inquiry us to tho silver
sentiment OF the Republicans, and its
probable effect, is quoted as saying:
"Ilero is n pretty strong silver sonti-
mcnt among Republicans u West,
and 1 suppose some Of our pooplo. the