The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-07-08

Butler, Of North Carolina. Let the
/ Populists ndorse the Democratic NOM
inee for president, Let MIR, Butler, II
elected. dictate the appointments ot
secretary " the interior, secretary of
/ agriculture, secretary OF war and Sec
retary Of the navy. Coincide TO the sill
yer Republicans three cabinet positions
Senator Teller, OF colorado, secretary
OF the treasury; Judge Caldwell, ot the
United states circuit court, attorney
general: and Mayor Pingree, Of Detroit
postmaster general"
There is not much for Democrats IN
that program; neither Democratic poli-
cy nor Democratic administrators Mr.
Harvey needs the Democratic lion at
Chicago--needs him very much; but he
means TO cut up the poor beasts skin
as soon as the live lion has put him-
self into the silver and Popuhst net,
The silver cause is desperate" con-
tinues harvey. and We cannot beat
Mckinley unless We combine as have
indicated have suggested the plan to
Altgeld. Bland and other leaders, but
it hasn't been made public yet. | tell
the Democrats not To make their plat
form too Democratic, They cannot win
as Democrats, but as combined Demo-
Gratis, Populists and silver Republicans,
l am in favor Of Bland for president.
because his name is platform in itself.
just as McKinleys name is whole
platform, II they will let a few Of us
fellows who are next TO the people
make the platform and name the tick
et We viii win, but am afraid the poll
iticians will fix the ticket SO we win
be beaten"
There you have il. The silver men
can't carry the country alone or under
their own name. Unless they are al
lowed 10 capture the Democratic party
name they are gone. lock- stock and
barrel. and Mr.. Clarke, Of Montana.
agrees with Mr., Harvey He urges the
Democrats 10 take advantage OF this
opportunity" 10 get the Populists too,
in with them. and-well. and then. and
then-well. and then. and then-there
is to be not Democratic. but Popu-
list silver administration. don't you
see?
Mr.. Harvey. Mr.. Clark and many
other silver man are crying out for a
square issue, a square tight and all
that. But Democrat may reasonably
say; Gentlemen, IL you are so hungry
for square issue. why don't you hold
a square silver convention and nomi-
nate a square silver ticket on square
silver platform and ding your square
silver banner TO the breeze? II you
are as strong as you pretend 10 be with
the voters, that is the square thing TO
do"
But no. the silver men are not that
kind OF men. They know themselves 10
be really weak in the country. AS Mr..
Harvey confesses in the interview quot
ed above. the silver cause is desper-
ate" To so to the country in a square.
honest way. they dare not They hung
around the st. Louis convention as beg
gars, and got nothing. Now they are
trying to play big game Of bluff at
Chicago. They wanted to go TO the
country in the Republican name. That
failed. Now they want TO secure the
Democratic name, and desperately hope
to get themselves taken up al Chicago. !
The silver cause is desperate" says
Mr.. Harvey, and he knows he has the !
best reason to know. The silver cause
is desperate, and it now appears that
the Democrats Of Chicago are foolish |
enough 10 take It up. and IL they do I
Mr.. Harvey kindly proposes TO sail |
under the old Democratic flag as the /
pirates in the West India seas used to /
hoist the flag Of the Union TO deceive |
honest merchantmen; and IL the trick |
should happen 10 succeed-well, then 1
he proposes a Populist cabinet, with |
a Republican secretary Of the treasury |
in the person Of Mr.. Teller. And II the |
Democrats at Chicago don't jump at
this wonderful proposition, then-well, !
then, Mr.. Harvey admits, the free sill |
yer cause is lost.