New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-07-16
HITLER SUGGESTS A CONFERENCE.

,urp sOrrTH CAROLINA EX-SENATOR HAS HOPES
OF HEALING The BREACH IN HIS PARTY
Washington. July Is CspeciaD .--Ex Senator Mat
thew c. Butler of South Carolina, is one of the con-
seryative silver Democrats. He doesn't Ike some
things that are in the platform adopted at chicago
because they are rank Populisrn. and he does mol
hesitate to say So His cng record IN congress III
favor OF free coinage and his support or Bryan tne
Chicago candidate, both show that he Is tree-coih-
age man But General Butler is one or those oid-
fashioned Southern Democrats who do not believe
IN nuting on the Jefferson tree the PETER graft In
a small group Of newspaper correspondents this ar
,arnoon the predecessor OF Tillman substantially
gave express sion TO the views he holds ana whlch
are interesting by reason or his suggestion 10 HIS
Eastern Democratic brethren for conference, even
AZ this late stage OF the proceedings II Is not prob
able that they will pay any heed TO the suggestion
as they will find IN Mckinley and Hobart the EN-
bodiment of their views on the money question:
The ex-senator threw out the proposition IN the
course Of a picturesque personal narrative OF TWO
revolutionary Democratic conventions-tnat OF
Cha rleston In 1850 and that OF chicago IN lSSo-ae
both Of which he was present. He drew a parallel
between the rash conduct of the pro-savery Demo-
Gratis and that OF what he calls the Democrats OF
the nresent day in refusing settle their differences
amicaby Just as the savocrats were carried or
their feet by the eloquence or fancey' whoh' nov"
ever they did not nominate so the Democrats
swept along by the strains OF Bryans oratory
considers that the gold Democrats have been to
blame for refusing to concede anything. Even after
the President had agreed to a compromise with the
Senate he broke faith and withdrew his agreement
The whole matter might then have been settled and
the country might have taken up other matters
Rut pressure on the President emanating from
New York, prevented.
The south Carolina ex-senator says that the
Eastern Democrats making big mistake In re-
garding the silver sentiment In the country as en-
firely confined or two sections. ana main
tains that It is spreading throughout the land New,
ertheless he Is not oversanguine as 10 the maj
result as IS eyinced by his suggestion or a con-
ference The truth IL that men Ike General Butter
do not relish some Of their associates and rear
shat they may lead the old Democracy astray. These
s-ryatiyes therefore, call halt TO the movement
in the Fast looking disintegratton OF the party
ference II that they couple this call with
some criticism Of the Eastern Democracy for nor
sooner doing something 10 uphold the unity OF the
organization General Butler In his lkening or me
Eastern Democracy's action to that Of the Old
shareholders party. viii certainly not pacate the
Eastern Democracy. and may deny HIS analogy ana
rep,ldate his right 70 hod them responsible Tor
what was done AT Chicago Nevertheless. The eX-
Senator deeply Interested the group OF Correspond
ents with his statement, and doubtless II Will De tho
subject OF comment.