The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-12-07
VIEWS OF DE YOUNG
He Doesn't Figure It That the Rspub-
licans Will Have a Walkover.
HOW HE HAS SUMMED 1T UP
n the Democrats Are Looking for
a True Silver Man He Would
Suggest the Name of
Morgan Of Alabama.

New York. Dec s-Ths Herald this
morning says: Michael III. De Young.
proprietor Of the San Francisco Chron-
icie. and a member of the republican
national committee. Is IN this city. He
Is on his way to Washington TO pre-
sent the claims OF San Francisco as the
place for holding the next republican
convention
There are persons in this part Of tho
country" he said, "who are figuring
on a republican waik-over. and I no
eice that Brice. on behak Of a certain
class OF democrats, has thrown up the
sponge. There are other democrats. like
ex-speaker Crisp for instance. who take
a less cheerless view OF the situation
You will remember Mr.. Crisp said after
the election that the monetary policy
OF the democratic party would In the
future be dictated by the sure demo-
cratic states, not by the doubtful TO
me Il seems that Crisp Is figuring
something like this: The group of
states known as the Solid South. which
have 15s electoral votes. can be de-
pended upon to take any action In the
national convention that his leaders
dictate.
Now. suppose In their wisdom. they
decide upon a fiat-footed plan. favor
ing the free and independent coinage
of silver. what help could they expectT
They are perfectly aware OF the situa-
tion. and know that they could depend
upon the delegates from the follow
ing states 20 stand with them: Cali
fornta, Colorado. Idaho. Montana
Nevada, Iowa. Kansas. Nebraska
North Dakota. Oregon. South Dakota,
washington. Wisconsin. Wyoming and
Utah.
...rhese is states have all shown pro-
aounced silver or popuiist leanings
and the latter just now mean free sli'
yer. Illinois. as we know. would. II
ALI probability. send a delegation IA
vorable TO free silver. as the leadint
democratic politicians OF the state arr
pronounced in their advocacy OF fre'
coinage. The democratic convention
/, stick TO the two-thirds rule. and IN
! deIeeates from the Solid South an
she states above enumerated. woui
represent several votes short or two
thirds. but II the keen politicians o
, Indiana. Michigan and Minnesota hav
|. n made clear to them that the on
!. Apbtipg chance for the party u unde
. the banner of free silver. they woui
not refuse their adhesion 10 the Pre-
: rramrne OF Crisp. Harris. Morgan an
!. 8land. II the democrats should add
: free coinage plank. and the republican
should try to straddle. the men thin
? that they could depend upon the II
votes of the Solid South ana the
votes OF Is other stateA
"whorn would the democrats nom
: nate on q silver piatformf 1 don
= know whether taney would have u
COURAGE to nominate O former conie'
crate general, but there are signs OF
n dlsposition on their part 10 consid'
tbs war at an end. II 50 there ID
reason why they should not put =
Morran OF Alabama. The South wou
o yo for him with a whoop. and there
acarceiv n silver man unacquaints
,vIth his STRAIGHTFORWARD record In Z
,or ~ bImetallism- In short, 1 snou
rsxard him as a dangerous oppone
on a free silver platform. IL our par
na. NOT the sagacity TO see the drl
OF events.
he ..of course all these conjectures 60
n ~. s.sumption that the idea express
an NV republIcans in the states alonssi
at shs seaboard will prevail. and that {
elk nar,v attitude OF friendliness TO siiv
ge Iii, he abandoned IL good sense pi
m vaIIs ana the republicans come out
IN, s,lver and show that they are In ear
lot a., no democratic candidate COZ
ng 49,. a show against them. for otmet
OIL ,,.,, ana protection are logically &C
es. na-,aa Ia the ideas expressed
The p.sd Senators Lodge and Chano
roi 80 removed we can sweep the neid.'