The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-02-27
The DEMOCRATS CAN WIN
1t They Nill Declare unequiyocally
FOR Sound Money.
no STRADDlE AND NO COMPROMISE.
The Declaration OF President Cleveland.
naturalization Has Agreed on
Programme.

| i"'iisHNS Inv ioiloWlnE special from ia
well known Washington correspondent,
Walter Wellman;
The democratic party can win this
year" said President Cleveland few
days ago TO n member OF his cabinet
1f 1t VIII declare uneauiyoccally for sound
money No straddle. no compromise will
do On straight-out platform, with
candidate TO match. we can carry the
country" During tho last two weeks
there has been an unusual amount OF
politics in tho conversation at the white
House. The president has shown IA keen
iterest In the coming campaign. and
has talked the matter over with the
members of the cabinet as they have
called TO confer about public business, II
may he said tho administration has agreed
ON programme though not upon the
cotails OF tho manner In which an at
tempt VIII be made to carry 1t out.
The Keynote OF this programme, as In
snlred by the president himself. is mo
compromise with silver" This means
direct antagonlsm to tho Morrison idea
OF n straddle IN the Chicago convention.
To this policy the administration is now
| thofoughly committed, and from this
INN forward the president and his FOL.
| lowers in u quiet but none the less cf-
ieetive way. VIII take Il hand In tho cam
| paisn, Mt Cleveland has given II out
| mat there viii he no more stradile on
| tte currency question II he can pre-.
went. The time mas passed IN which
| either or tho great parties can tcmporigu
with that question" he said recently,
and retain tho respect of the country,
| II must be one think or the other. Tho
ptopl" want frankness, not Juggling with
| words Consequently the administration
| forces VIII Gathec NJ Chicago determined
10 secure. n possible. the adoption OF
| an uileluiNocm declaration In favor of
| the present mon tary standard and re
tircmont OF grceuhacks, P recommended
| 10y the president and tho secretary OF the
treasury In their communications to con
gross.
President Cleveland. am able 10 say
on competent advice believes II would
| be better for the democratic party to
take this position and lose tho election
| than TO declare for free coinage and win
II. llo believes the Chicago cunN 0ntion
viii mark n crisis IN the history OF the
party and of the country. II the party
succumhs 10 the temptation 10 gather
within It's ranks all the peculiar elr-
mcnts OF modern politics on Il free silver
PLATFORM II viii go to ruin, ON the other
hand " # takes "A place ms thu sound
money, conservative aud trustworthy
party Of the country. Il VIII have before
II a long lifo OF usefulness and power
| In tho opinion Of the president the ell
Yer craze VIII soon have run It's course
II is too Illogical to live In the minds OF
p people as Intelligent a. our people are
81 nNpDle who TVN1 think. study ma
nnalyzc AS do no other people In the
world 10 tho drmocrnttr pnrtv iyrasps
ut this temporary pronor Of reinforce
mont II VIII only seal its own doom and
deserve Us fate
President Cleveland believes the repub-
lican National convention at ST Louis
VIII compromise with the silver element.
| He has eagerly watched every phase of
I Tho programme OF Intimidation which the
silver republicans have carried ON I'm and
ont Of 5ongress with n view to forciug
| their marty to make c0ncessiona TO silver
ut ~ Iotiis md he has reached the con
rluslon that this conspiracy viii w part
succeed In tho presid nts opinion tho
republicans fearing loss Of the new States
Of the far Wcst and placing Their maln
denpndeuce upon the charms OF hirh pro
lection. will iurrle with tho silver and
substitute rhetoric for frnnkness. IT
they DO this MIR. Cleveland thinks they
wuu 1eave nm opening for the democratic
party. nn opportunity which. grasprd
with courage and hollness by the con-
succoss al the rolls in November
'rhiF X tho idea upon which the nd
rninistration plan Of campaign Is nrrangeu.
MIR. cleveland himself, with the boldncHs
FOR ~ hich he IL noted, has suggcgtrd IT,.
Moreover he has Inspired some OF fis
followers with confidence lie has aroused
in thei,. minds tho hope that. after nlL
The democratic pnrty may retain power.
lie has argued that the slightest Sign oil
republican wavcrng on the financial
question may prove fatal TO that parry
!
| racv. lie hns expressed the belief TINT
ON such an lsaue-ihe republicans daiiying
| with the silver and the democrats stand
ing suuareIv for the gold standard many
of tho States of tho North heretofore
looked upon as reliably republican WIN
cast their votes for the democratic nomi-
nee I'm support of this bclief he points
| 10 the fact, now generally recognized by
students of the political condition of the
couniry. that marty ties rest more nightly
uuon vot.rs Than over before. Indeed the
balance OF mower between the parties is
hold nv tho 1 900 On0 or 2 0ol 900 voters Who
vote first one ticket, then another, a.
thrir correction. passion or prejudice may
dirtat, These arc the voters VINO are
r.sronsible far ground swells" nud 'tinal
waves
II h. IN. belief Of the administration
thnt in many OF the Northern States this
vote viii IAN TO tho democrats on the
currency oilnstfon with the issue drawn
~ berstnboforc Indicated they believe
tno, M YORK New Jersey. Connecticut
nmd indiana Statos which have been
r,,.,tIatlv nr frequently cnrrlod by the
a. Smncrats In nrnyidentiaI elections. VIII ne
| f.,ird an th. aide of democracy and hon-
at n,o1,,.,, In addition they hope 10
| E,.r,r tuinois and roesib,y Iowa in the
W. I'm fbc F,asl they would nave
rt,n,9 ,,"ncs OF Mnssnchusetts. Rhode
ision5 md Sow Iinmpshirc Noarly all