New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-10-10
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Washington Oct, e-According TO the leaders OF
the Administrations sound money 'ruSaue' u''
".rver craze in the Democratic party Is dying GU, -
Is in fact on its last legs. Members or Presideh'
Cyevcland's Cabinet. as well as Cuckoo Ne"a'o's
and Congressnen. unite in assuring the cou"''! VIZ"
there will not be enough free silver deiesa"s !" '
next Democratic National Convention 10 create e'e
a ripple OF dscord. So frequent ana 'o"u' M"
are these assurances as to provoke suspicion ina,
49, ,,o, !, no, the sole object OF the sound
,roncv. campaign which formally opened o!
the Secretary OF the Treasury IN hen'ueAs SUI
Ynonths ago and which has been prosecute" VIZ
more or less vigor since that time. Is 10 gam 'O
troll OF the National Convention anu VI NV 49,.
aen,i,l nomination II President C.eve'and ana 'ne
..,.rs o,d narilsans OF his Administration are
r.o.iv and only engaged in playing deep pohu.ii
game with the nomination OF a cahoua'e '"' w
cleveland himself for the PRESIDENCY DIS '"e ''
some OF the pecuiiarities whch haiN "'e
,isn annear to be natural enough ana some vi Us
spparent Inconsistencies are not so dii"cu'' u
oncie. , ,ncors,s,encies
These peculares and seeming incohs's'e"V'7'
have puzzled a good many persons az the ca",p"'e"
hos advanced They saw Secretary |ar's'e -
,or,h In full panoply. after weeks OF seciusio" anu
nreparation. fight the silver craft "c ~,
IA done 60 much to engender and noursh III MS
.n STATE II was widely and vociferousy pro-
,tned tina, three things were vital 10 the triumph
-, the cause OF sound money IN heh'ueAS
election OF a majority OF delegates 10 'ne
state convention who would adopt "souhd 'no"eS
nlattorm: :he nomination OF sound money
d,date for Governor and the election OF pe''o
.,. 7 legislature which would elect souhu
.o,.y" man TO succeed Mr.. Blackburn IN the 'e"
ore q, the United States The state oon'e"'y''
reafirmAd the money plank OF the De''00'"
National platform OF 1892 which has been q po'.
contention IN the party ever since IL was a'Of
ana g annroved the financial policy OF fres'ue"
herr
.a,,,,stratlon partsans and newspapers a.
.sourd money" triumph. The Democratic par" ~
Kentucky had officially declared IN co"N,""O"
favor OF Sound money and the Aui,''', ,,s
ard the Administrators Sound money cndilp'o. 5
returned to Washington loaded WIN PiA"
6acked with laurels OF victory
SUPPORTING FREE SILVER MAN
...o,o y, the other two vital issues"
-. the Administrators Sound none! , -
=. uo,.rctv, The State Convention nominated a'
~ democratic candidate for Governor Tree s
yer man who was ,too honest 10 pe ,,,or
bvnocrite and 700 brave or obstinate ~ SUI 49,, 4,
his convictions, and the ADMINISTRATOR" - -
giving It's passive support TO MN '>'' xnos,
.vmna,hy or ENCOURAGEMENT nave 'he "o
..o,,na money Democrats received from tha' quar-
a. az far az anybody knows. ON the co'" .
friends OF the Administration are suppo'""s
din for Governor for 1.-The sake OF the parry
.he Administration expect. or mas II Ie''''
ers will rec.procate next year by sehdiis ue"e'
-. ,h. National Convention who will vote lor
.he nomination OF Grover Cleveland or ms resi'-
,arv legatee"? BE that as II may II IL ~
.bat the Administration has dropped one u INV
.vital issues OF It's sound money od"paem "
Kentucky As 10 the other vital issue inc 81,
.,orsb,n-chamrion Carlisle remains mute even
- senator blackburn boards him In Washins-
am and declares that the. Secretary VIII NOT
make another public appearance IN heh'uon! ~
This campaign" and that MIR. Carhs'e knows WHY
ne will not do SO" There is no DOUBT ho"e'.''
that the Administration is quietly eNerons d' ',e
,nhuence in its power 10 defeat Mr. BLACKBURN. III
o,bar words /, is passively supporting free-s'Ver
candidate for Governor for the sake OF the party
and passivey opposing free-siver cdhuiuae -,
United States Senator for the sake OF 'he parry
and doing both. as some persons are beginning 10
believe, with eye single 10 the next De'ho'i""0
nomination for the Presidency
vow LET us turn TO Maryland. To he sure. the
cause OF sound money" is in no danger '"e.e'
hut the regular Democratic ticket appears u po
IN danger OF defeat In fact members OF the Al,
,n,nistratjon have been repeatedly besought am
jmnortuned 10 come TO the rescue Tor the SAKE y.
the party" The appeals and importuilltes nar
heen in vain Why Is this? Can 1t be because tnere
would not seem to be any prospect IN case s StI-
aor German should win that the Maryl anen 1ge
gates to the next Democratic \atiohai , m
would favor the nomination OF Mr. 'ieNelanu oi
ms Naturalization giving the cold shoulder
q Sound money Democratic candidate Tor GOV
ern0r of Marys o 9 freeveT cand
date for Governor Of Kentucky. is at least an in
condence o' the sincerity unseihshness of
fSat ADMINISTRATORS Sound money" crusade.
HoKE SMITH AND THE NTH CONGRESS
DISTRICT.
The Sound money" campaign in Georgia also
offers at least two pecuarties which challenge at
tention and invite comment. In both Kentucky and
MARYLAND State officers and Legislatures are to be
elected this year In Georgia there is TO be no State
election and the only other political contes; of any
importance was In the Xth Congress District The
hsnntev necessary to prosecute vigorous
''sound money campaign in that state ms year =,
The Interior Department compelled 10 forsake
his official duties Washington and spend most OF
Empire state OF the South. From time TO time
eowng accounts have been published OF the success
az his missionary efforts, ana the country mas re.
ceiyed confident and repeated assurances that
Georgia would send soti sGnnd nn 9ne5 next
year. Hoke Smiths missionary iabors IN Deha H. %,
iaborious and almost lncessant for months past ana
have covered wide fe.d-all OF Georgia IN ,af e.
except the Xth Congress District ny dld ne
avoid that district? 1t free silver stronghod
The opposing candidates for Congress were both OUT
spoken and extreme advocates or tne iree ana UNI
limited coinage of silver. adversaries OF suh9
money" and foemen worthy OF MS steer, Dotn ~, Oi
them standing on free silver piauorins; WHY
did Hoke Smiths fervent zeal shrink and die ahu
his ius,y courage evaporate ana ms eapion o tSs
grow silent whenever he approachea one u. 81 w w
boundaries Of the Xth Congress District? was tne
sacred cause OF sound money less sacred theIt
than elsewhere? Was not the need OF missionary
EFFORT and zeal greater and more urgent there
than anywhere else in Georgia this year? -
Another question that might he asked - why
was il necessary 10 make sound money cam,
paign this year at all in state where no genera
Ioifical contest was waging. unless IL was 10 Jay
The foundation for the election OF delegates TO the
Nationai Convention OF 1896. and why II such
camnaign was necessary in Georgia. was IL nol
enuaIjy necessary In Missouri and Texas? ~ might
$50 be asked why Secretary Herberts missionary
1onr through Alabama before ne had fairly recov-
cred from the fatigue OF his recent comprehensiIe
insnection and survey OF he Northern sedcoas y
SIMMER resorts and at time when his official
duties are more onerous and urgent than al any
other season should have been considered necessary
by President Cleveland. There is no potica. cam
paign on in Alabama this year. These Ike many
other questions suggested by the peculiar Sound
money crusade OF the Administration. can be an
ewered more easily some months hence after Presi-
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