The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-28
NO SEPARATION FOR SILVER.
HON. CHAUNCEY +. BLACK COMPLI-
MENTs DEMOCRATIC INTEGRITY.


Interesting Letter, In Which That
Gentleman Gives as His Opinion
That Both Political Parties VIII
Abide by the Constitution of the
Land, no Matter What the Result
May Be-SiIver in the sOuth-NO
Tendency Among Southern Men to
Divide on Question OF Finance.
Washington. Aug. 1.-Under date OF
York, Pa, Aug. "a, Hon. Chauncey f.
Black writes to Lawrence Gardner. Of this
city, secretary of the National Associa-
tion of Democratic Clubs. with reference
to a newspaper article published in the
Baltimore Sun. Aug. H. alleged TO be an
interview with Senator Faulkner, chair
man of the congressional campaign COM
mittee. He refers therein TO a criticism
which, the article states, has been passed
upon the attitude of the officers OF the
National Association Of Democratic
Clubs are said to have taken upon the
silver question" and thinks that the mis-
understandings in this matter grew out
"a 6ASaHNAcoo NFf1RoRtA iNRCAAos AAS
calls Mr. Gardner's attention to the fact
that at recent meeting in this city Of
Senator Faulkner as chairman of the
campaign committee and himself (Mr.
Black as president of the National Asso-
citation of Democratic Clubs, and Mr..
Gardner as secretary. OF both organiza-
tions, which meeting, he states, was a
mere matter Of routine political business,
1.-THE silver question was not mentioned
among us.
AS to that he further writes: Neither
the course of the committee nor of the
clubs was discussed. We were not there
for that or any similar purpose. We, all
Of us, so far as 1 know, declined to lG
interviewed, and owing to that default
political interviews we're invented and
sent out broadcast. Many criticisms on
the reported action Of this conference,
some of them very denunciatory," Mr..
Black says, have been forwarded to him,
and all of them, of course, unjust, because
unfounded as far as am concerned. upon
merely gratuitous newspaper falsehood
devised to supply the place Of real news
concerning our conference"
Referring to the alleged interview with
Senator Faulkner himself, in the Balti-
more Sun, Mr.. Black says he does not
believe there was any such conversation
as was reported, and giving reasons for
his belief, he mentions Senator Faux
ner's presence at the conference and mis-
knowledge that the silver question was not
mentioned. and further, the fact that
even If they were disposed to commit the
National Association Of Democratic Clubs
to one side or another of any national
question the thing is impossible AMI
shows by reference to their constitu-
tion that all the officers and the execu-
tive committee together would be wholly
powerless for any such purpose"
Mr. Black further goes on to explain
that the officers Of the National Asso-
citation of Democratic Clubs have no
right to plunge the organization into fac
tional disturbances or to officially pro-
claim as democratic doctrines anything
not previously decreed in regular nation
al convention"
Mr.. Black. while asserting that he has
opinions on the silver question, says:
But I have placed on the executive
committee of this association some most
distinguished advocates Of silver in the
land. as witness Mcmillan of Tennessee,
Carr of North Carolina, Clark of Mon
tana, Aukeny of Minnesota, Richards,
of Utah.
would any of these gentlemen be
there? he writes, '1f I were inclined to
pack a commlttee against their views.
Not a thought was taken of the silver
question when the committee was ap-
pointed"
After further declaring himself sure
that Senator Faulkner never spoke a
word rejecting on the officers of the as
ISOLATION of democratic clubs or their
management, Mr.. Black says: THE sill
yer question is temporary in character,
however it shall be decided" and he as
serts that either side defeated In national
convention may as well submit to the Will
of the majority. He thinks there can be
no doubt that either side will do so. 1T
was thus" he declared, lin 1892 and 1t will
be thus in SO"
In a brief sentence commencing the in
tegrity of democrats, no matter what their
views about silver, Mr.. Black declares
there should be no separation on such is
sues and concludes: "The spirit of the
silver democrats south and west shows
that no such result is possible, and they
may be assured that their northern and
eastern brethren are equally loyal to the
great cause of free government which the
democracy has had in charge for more
than 100 years"