New-York tribune., 1896-01-19
TO FORM A SILVER PARTY.
FREE-COINAGE MEN TO ASSEMBLE IN
WASHINGTON ON WEDNESDAY.
TIE OBJECT OF THE MEETING Is TO cONsoLl-
DATE ALL THE ADVOCATES OF FREE Sill
YER INTO ONE BIG ORGANIZATION
AND LAY PLANS FOR THE Ma

TIoNAI. FIGHT THIS YEAR.
fBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE.l
Washington Jan. lS-There will be an mpor-
tant meeting of the advocates of free-silver COIN
age in this city on Wednesday, at which, IL Is
expected. plans for organizing a dstncuveiy
silver party for the approaching Presidentiai
campaign will be made While the meeting Is
to be primarily conference Of the leaders OF the
various bimetallic organizations of the country.
there will be large attendance OF prominent
men who have not yet allied themselves with
any organization, but who ardent Importers
Of the white metal. and who are casting about
for the best move to make in the interest OF Sill
YER II is known that the object OF the meeting
Is a consolidation of all the freeslver organiza-
tiops into one big organization and the laying OF
plans for the National fight this year. There
various blmetallic leagues throughout the
country, and this meeting VIII attempt to unite
them all under name and one flag
ARGUMENTS FOR A NEW PARTY.
Al the same time the question Of the advisa-
bility of forming a new party will come up This
question q receiving the earnest attention or all
the free-silver men. n the call for the confer
ence II Is said that there Is no hope for silver IN
any of the existing political organizat tions. or
course this does not refer to the Populist party,
but there hundreds OF strong men who see
10 chance for that party and who believe that
the only salvation Is In an out-and-out new
party, with new and tried and trusted men at
the head. The extreme silver men allege that
there is no real earnestness In the talk OF some
Of the alleged "slvertes" and that they cannot
be- trusted II is said that new party VIII force
every public leader to show his hand. either no"
or after the meeting of the National Conven-
: tiOns II is not believed that either the RepuD-
lican or the Democratic Convention VIII de-
clare for double standard This Will give
chance for all the m llcontents to prove their
loyalty 10 silver By Joining in stralght hgh'
for IL
Another argumen, Of the party people is
that the silver men cannot afford To walt |"
see what the old party conventions are gong 10
do This will prevent them from getting
together In time this year. and VIII post
ponc the real fight until 1900. Is a
foregonr conclusion. they say what the
DID parties are going TO do, and there Is no use
waiting II means suicide 1t means another
four years 4 the evils complained OF by the
silver people There Is just as much hope this
year in n vigorous campaign as there VII, DC
four years from now. Al any rate. shouIc
new party not be launched mex. week. arrange
mcnts will be mad~ 10 carry on the campaign
until Immediately aft"r the old party conVeE-
,!ouf when the new party will max" It's ap-
pearance. pulling In recruits IRON aH oirec-
tons
WILL. 1T ABSORB THE PoPrLIsTs:
whether 1, will absorb the Populis. party re-
mains 10 be seen The Popullst National Com
mite" IN ~ LOUIS Ncftcruay passeu d i'SV'"'''"
inviting the bimetalllc organizations 70 meet at
the same time a. the National Conve ention OF
that party There is question. however
Alislher 'hc Popusts will consent to enter a
t-N psfty Their chances will be ov'tsr tnf
.ear in some states than ever before. There is
not much doubt tha. Senator Mills IN his speech
IN the senat. a few days ago had In mind the
increase IN Popust strength In his state
II IL openly acknowledged that the Democrats
cannot win In that state this year except or
,.tuff "A enl1
nominated for President at Chicago that settles
the future ~ Texas unless new party. einbfac-
iny the present Democratic leaders OF that state,
comes along NJ Mls's speech probably had
more significance than the average politician
thinks
South Carolina stands really u lcar" the Demo
cratic party at any minute. and VIII do So Ihr
feeling In that state ~ for "A new party The
hope ~ a greaf political union OF the Soutn
and West is wha' Will animate the silver people
when they meet mex week Many men viii b.
found who are opposed 10 putting OF tn attempt
10 form this union FOR four years. They want
t. See IL done now and Will bend all their ener-
giles 10 this end.