Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-30
Silver Democrats Not Talking Com
promise ANY More.
4 PRONOUNCED PLATFORM and FICKEY
That's What Mr.. Bailey Predicts
at Chicago.
T KINKS 1T WILL WIN

The free coinage democrats are talking
now in the most aggressive tone. The
future, as they think. 10 bright for them.
and they announce their intention OF fully
proft.ns by e-e-ything that good fortune
and good management may put them in
possession OF at Chicago. Suggestions
about compromises are put aside.
notwithstanding Compromise.
This spirit marks the recent growth Of
confidence among the silver men. 1t was
only a few weeks ago that some OF the
most eminent OF the silver leaders were
considering with much favor the PROPOSE
ton advocated by Gov. Black of Pennsyl-
wanna for simply pledg.ng the nominee OF
the Chicago convention not to veto In case
oil election any financial measure that
might pass the Fifty-nfth Congress with a
majority OF democratic votes recorded In its
favor. Gov. Black is sound money man.
end hopes TO see sound money results at
Chicago, but realizing the gravity OF the
situation he spoke for harmony and set
Element of the question on the basis stat
ed. He declared that there was much
more at stake than the silver question, and
that the democratic party would be most
Lnwtse to permit itself to be split I'm twain
on that question. He advocated majority
rule, and his proposition, in brief, was to
refer the silver question to Congress.
Silver Platform and Ticket.
But the silver men with their number in
creasing every day, and the figures pointing
to a safe majority at Chicago. are now dis
cussing both a silver platform and a silver
ticket, and declaring that neither ephem-
eral men or measures will answer for the
democracy this year. The thing to do, as
they believe, 10 TO commit the party unre-
servedly to free coinage at 16 to 1, and
nominate man for President who, IL elect
intprRQSR
against free coinage bill If one should be
sent to him. but will recommend such legis-
lation to Congress, and assist, In SO far az
he properly may, In its enactment
Mr. BafIey's Condolences.
Congressman Bailey of Texas, who left
here yesterday to take the stump in Ken
lucky. is a strong advocate of silver. He
has recently spoken in Virginia, West Vir-
ginia and Georgia, and other engagements
await him after his visit to Kentucky In
over. Speaking to a representative of The
Star about the situation and what 1t de-.
manded, Mr.. Bailey said:
Il have no doubt whatever OF the
triumph Of silver at Chicago. The old DEM
ocratic strongholds are all in line, and our
friends in the west are standing firm. The
people are at last aroused on the subject
The audiences that / have addressed
showed the Iiveliest interest, and reports I
received from local leaders were all highly
encouraging. But there is nothing strange
about this. Why should there be anything
strange about it? If the democratic party,
10y platforms adopted and by votes cast In
Congress- is committed to anything II In
committed TO free silver"
You think. then, that the party should
SO declare itself at Chicago?"
No More straddIes.
TN the most unmistakable terms. The
platform adopted then should be demo-
cratic from top to bottom. and IT will be-
And, more than that 1t will contain O
pledge that the candidates who stand upon
it will. in case of election. be strictly and
faithfully guided by IL. We don't want
ard, If we control things, don't intend to
have, any more straddles. The platform
must point In but one direction, and tho
candidates must point In the same direo-
ton. Then, If we win at the polls-and I
believe we shall win-our duty will be plain
before US, and our executive altogether to
be trusted to carry out our wishes and
pledges. The charge Of double dealing will
not then lie against anybody