Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-02-23
THE WHITE METAL
Possible New Political Alignments
on the Silver Question.
THE SOUTH and WEST TO CCMBINE
Senator Teller to Lead, With a
Southern Man as Second.
G. GATHERING IN THIS CITY

If new political alignments can be forced
on tie silver question, and the south and
the west he brought together in support of
the white metal. the coming twelve months
are expected to tell the tale. The PROPOSE
ton, as at p;eseut discus ell, contains no
new feature The argument has become
familiar through years of agitation. The
south and the west have it in their power
Ly standing shoulder to shoulder TO control
the electoral college, and through that
means the legislation of Congress. Shall
this be longer delayed? Will the southern
democrats part company with Their eastern
allies and the western republicans with
Their eastern allies, and strike harus for
united action in the next presidential cam
palBn?
Discussion Growing.
Discussion of this question has grown
perceptIbly in earLesthess during the past
few months Prominent silver men iii both
parties have openly engaged in it, and
Mr. Reed had heard so much of it that he
gave it passing reference i'll his speech
on the gold bona scheme IN the House last
week. He was at pans To predict, ot
course, that nothing would cofne of the
agitation; that republicans east and west,
uu matter the aMouLt oI stctohal cohten-
ton tuat m4Snt go ON between uemoCftlS,
would continue to ItaIn Lhuer the same oid
flag. Ine sIINer men tneMseiNes Coice'iU
that such "A breakup o. the Two olu par
ties would i3-st..C me success Oh tNe
movement would assume the Froportiohs
of u revolution. Appears against the sew
erance OF Old party ties would be strong
OIL bOth siueS. Eastern democrats would
IemiEd their southern brethren OF the aid
and countenance gwen them in the dark
1 at r..gg STI .t.lt md =
republicans would remind their western
brethren of tner united triumph in the
restoration of the tLIOI4. w Moutd this sort
OF thing pTevdHt The southern men are
full OF se.Iument. and To TINS day recall
the reconstruction ptf.oI Wltl ii sHuuder.
They have always pIOttSsvd aAd manifest
eel the prOfoundest s.i.se UI dDpieC.d.ion
OF what The eastern democracy u.d Ior the
south ourEg the wnCie OF tAdt stormy
t.oprfuI OF u breakup.
The more advanced of the SILVER leaders
are hopeful OF a breakup. even i'll the face
OF the many difficulties presented They
turn from the past. and are urging the
st -.th and west to do The uuty of the
ar. they are asserting, is the thInS TO Lc
considered. Reconstruction Is over, and Is
.. u 10 be recalled now iii the hight of
what 1T teaches DOR the future. The south
WAS PROSTATE taen before ignorance and
iltapacity. Eastern democrats came 20
the rescue, ana 1Or that All honor a-.d
gratitude. But the south IS PROSTATE now
before II domination OF capital more pow
eriul tnan that OF the OLD carpstDag gov
erHneLts, aud 1t is the west that Is OiIer
ing sympathy and ASSISTANCE. shall this
offer not be accepted! Does the south real
- believe in the ren;tuIiits. tion OF sIIver
and in the influence on BUSH. eSS that Such
Result would brI: K about Are memories
OF the and OF the period that imme-
dtately followed To obscure the Judgment
about questions of the highest moment
thirty years after?
The ProbabI Ticket.
1t seems to be agreed that if this new
combination is effected the head of the
ticket to represent 1t shouId come from
the west and the second man from the
south. Memories of the war not, after
all. 1t appears, to be banished. Southern
men of such caliber would entitie them
to consideration in connection with the
presidency ali participated i'll the confed-
erdcy Morgan of Alabama, jones' of Ar
kansas and Bland of Missouri ali saw SER
wee under the southern flag, and the fear
is that this record might prove injurious to
the ticket IN the west. Bat for second place
the south would be expected To compete
for the nomination, aAd would probably
be accorded that without very great diili-
Guilty.
For first place Mr.. Teller easily has the
call in pOpUiar speculation. The silver men
Congress. They refer to his speeches )
evidence of his thorough mastery Of the
subject, and TO his tactics in the Senate as
the recognized silver leader as proof of bis
skill and discretion. ii : experience in gen
eral politics has been w.de, and this has
gwen him Z st'ruEG among the foremost
men t.. pubic lite. tie is regarded as be-
ing Iuv.ucihlc in the west His frie.dS de-
clare that ne is on every score the greatest
individual force in politics in all the couu-
try between the Mississippi river and the
PaCinc ocean. Tho south also, II IS claim
ed regards him with marked favor. lie is
more To her than the eminent advocate OF
silver He was the Randall of the second
force. rli contest. HE left his party OF
that issu', ard voted AID acteJ with the
democrats in the fight in the FIfty-lirst
Couarrss that resulted in the shelving OF
the Lodge bill in the Senate. This. 1t is
asserted, would make Mr.. Teller as
prtsIdeu tial candidate on a silver platform
exceedingly popular throughout the whole
of the south, and certain ii associated with
a popular southern man of an over
whclWing vote in that section.
Gathering: of silver Wen.
The gathering here at this time of Sena-
tors-elect Butler and Tillman. Gen. Warner
Of the Eimetallic League. Editor Howell of
Atlanta AMI other prominent friends of sill
yer gives to this matter increased interest.
one hears it on every hand. The silver
men both in and out CT Congress, are very
confident They believe that everything is
going their way. and il is for this reason
that they are urging the more conservative
Of their friends to so in for a bold move
m-ut. with silver put above every other
consideration. The battle. they contend,
cannot b.. won within the ranks of either
of the oil parties So long as both are SO
much unler the dominion of the eastern
money power. The cause of silver alone.
they hold. is worthy of a party, Shall one
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