The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-24
WHITNEY MEANS WAR.
Sound Money Democrats TO
Have a Ticket.
REPUBLICANISM ROASTED.
Its Leaders Too BlgOted to Be
Patriots.
SHOULD HAVE S0LIDIFIED.
All Cold Basis Men Ought 10 Have
United.
SHOULD HAVE 60LIDIFIED.

There Yet Remains Time for the
Combine. But the Republicans
Must Act without Delay II They
Want to Win over the sound
Money Democrats whitney
Thinks the Time Has Come for All
Good Citizens 10 Rise Above PartI-
sanship.
New York, July civilian c. Whit
ney. in an interview with a representa-
tive of the Southern Associated Press to-
day. was asked IL. in his Judgment. there
would be a third ticket nominated by the
sound money democrats. He replied: Il
think events and the course of the repup-
licans are making IL inevitable. The gen
eraI situation" he confined, "is far
worse to-day, in my opinion, than It was
ten days ago. The republican managers
and candidates have shown no realizing
sense of the situation. They have failed
10 avail of a great opportunity for bene-
fitting the country. II the present condi-
ton of affairs continues for any length
of time sound money democrats are bound
to organize and 1t cannot be prevented
| The truth is there does not seem to be
in the east realizing sense OF the ex-
ten and seriousness OF the free silver
movement 1t IS the result OF reading and
! agitation. think It may be accepted as
a fact that the vast majority Of free sill
yer believers at this time are not open to
conviction.
Il was satisfied before we went to Chi
cago that nothing could be accomplished
in the direction OF changing or modify
ing the free silver idea. and / said So
Nevertheless It was our duty to 90 there
and express the strength of the conviction
! Of the eastern delegates and further to
afford the country an object lesson show
ing so plainly that It could not be misun-
derstood the undemocratic and revolu-
tionary spirit which dominated the move
ment. In this we were successful.
THE democratic mask was pretty effect
ually removed from the face Of the popu-
lism which had forced itself for the time
being to a position of control"
what should have been the next step
in the fight for the preservation of national
honor and sound finance?"
I'VE had suddenly come upon new and
very great crisis, one that called for the
|
sound money men to rescue the country
| from disaster. Hundreds of thousands of
democrats stood ready to declare them
selves upon that issue and were ready to
subordinate everything, even to voting for
the republican candidates. There should
have been an immediate recognition OF a
new situation and the republicans should
have been the first 10 welcome sound dem
Ocrats to a non-partlsan union, subordi-
mating all other things to this question Of
national honor"
What has been the course Of the re-
publican leaders and the republican
press?"
"They have insisted upon putting the
free silver enthusiasts and the sound
money democrats into one class and de-
nouncing all together under the name OF
the national democracy. They teer at the
democracy, and yet admit that the doubt
full states are those where republicanlsm
has been dominating for thirty years. If
they continue in this line, the sound
money democrats will nominate a third
ticket to save the vote from drifting back
to the Chicago ticket. The republicans
will need in November all the aid they
can obtain from the sound money demo-
crats II they think they can hold their
natural strength through the middle west
on even in some parts Of the east by the
single tendency Of party allegiance, they
are mistaken. 1t Is evident that the free
silver vote Is to be united. 1t should be
opposed by a solid and united sound
money vote. 1t never can be, II, in addi-
IlOn 10 MCKINNEY, democrats must vote
for McKinleyism and all that II repre-
sents. The issue of the past should be
buried until the country has been res
cued by patriotic action from its present
peril.
1T ought to be plain to all thoughtful
and patriotic republicans that the time
has come when it is absolutely necessary
for all good citizens to drop for the time
being, partisanship and work together
earnestly and intelligently for the COM
mon good To trhe with a crisis so Sc
rious as this, or to attempt to ignore or
bellttle It, would be both a blunder and a
crime But one fact Is certain, the pres
ent responsibility for meeting this situa-
dion rests upon the republican candidates
and leaders, and IL they are to act intelli-
gently and patriotically, there is no time to
lose.'