The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-06-28
Has Given Up Hope of Turning
the Silver Tide.
NO COMPROMISE POSSIBLE
He Thinks that the Party Will
be Disrupted.
SOUTH AND WEST DETERMINED
No Power on Earth Can Coerce the
Democrats of these Sections TO
Forsake Democratic
Principles.

New York, June 27.-Wm. c. Whit
ney, at his home to-day gave out the
following formal interview:
'How is the campaign progressing =
Like 1860 if the truth must be told. '
"What are the chances of sound
money in Chicago?"
Unless the situation changes and
our Southern and Western friends are
disposed to reason with us, no
chance whateyer?"
What do you hear from the South
and West?''
Judging by the letters | receive
there is no apparent disposition to
discuss the matter at issue. I fear it
has gone beyond that point
Have you asked Senators German
and Brice to attend the convention as
party duty?'
mo, they have no reason to believe
that they could accomplish anything
None Of us have"
IF free coinage candidate is nom
mated on free coinage platform what
will be the result?"
practically it will disrupt the Dem
seratic party. No power on earth can
coerce or persuade Southern Demo
srats to forsake the fundamental
principles of Democracy. They do not
regard this question as either faction
al. sectional or political. The main
tcnance OF the National credit is q
matter of National honor. The Sara
loga platform emphasizes this fact
1t says that the rigid maintenance OF
the present gold standard at the pres
ent time is essential to the preserya-
tion of our national credit, the re-
demption of our public pledges, and
the keeping inviolate OF our country s
honor, that is New Works position
1t is as positive as words can express
And it cannot be changed"
.''rssen do you not look for com
promise?'' -
compromise is impossible. De
basement of the currency would be
more than monstrous in effect. II
would be not merely dishonest, il
would be dishonorable. And you can
not compromise a question of honor :
What do you expect to do in Chi
cago?"
do everything in our power TO save
the party and protect the country
That is the plain duty of every Demo
crat who goes to Chicago and it is
none the less the duty of those who stay
at home to hamper the efforts of those
who go. And by those who stay al
home / mean not merely Democrats
/ mean TO include every good citizeI
regardless of politics. The crisis
which has come upon us is the most
serious menace to national prosperity
and the welfare of the people since
1860. This is a time when all meT
who love their country must stand to
gether to avert public disgrace and the
wreck of hundreds of thousands OF
homes.
Then you do not despair of sue
cess?"
mo. We cannot yet tell whether
the knowledge of the attitude of East
ern Democrats viii effect the determi
nation of the Southern and Western
Democrats who have not known unit
the past week how strong the feeling
is here. The vigorous expression of oul
position may cause hesitation, especial
ly among. the rank and file of the De
mocracy who, / cannot believe, wan
to drive all Eastern Democrats out o
the party. | know some leaders take
that attitude, but / am not convinced
the people are behind them. And j
not they will make their wishe.
known and felt"