Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-02-27

HE WANTSA THIRD TERM
President Cleveland Will be In the Ring at
the Chicago Convention
In the Role of the Saviour of His Party and His Coun-
try, Sacrificing Himself for the Good of
the Publics Welfare.
WILL DEMAND GOLD STANDARD PLATFORM.
The Last Hope of the Monometaists to Prevent the En-
dorsement of Free Coinage.
MOrrsOnS Boom Snare TO Divide the Silver ForcesA Tool of
Gold Schemers-The President Expects to Swap Texas
for Massachusetts,, and Tennessee for
New Hampshire.
WILL DEMAND GOLD STANDARD PLATFORM.
The Last Hope of the MonometaIsts to Prevent the En-
dorsement of Free Coinage.

given it out that there will be no more
struddle on the currency question II he
can prevent It. THE time has passed
In which either OF the great parties can
tcmporlze With that question" he said
recently, and retain the respect Of
the country 1t must be- one thing or
the other. The people want frankucss,
not juggling with words" Consequent
ly the administration forces viii gather
at Chicago determined to secure II pos
sibic thu adoption of an unequlyocal
declaration In favor of the present
monetary standard and retirement OF
Erernhacka, ns recommended by the
president and the secretary OF the
treasury In their communications to
congress.
President Cleveland, am able to say
on competent evidence, believes 1t
would be better for the Democratic
party To take this position and lose the
election than To declare for free coin
nEc and win II. lie believes the Chi
cago convention win mark n crisis IN
the history of the party and OF the
country. If tho party sugcumbs to the
temptation TO gather within its ranks
all the peculiar clements of modern
politics on a free silver platform, 1t will
20 To ruin ON the other hand. If IL
takes place as the sound money, CON
sentative and trustworthy party of
the country, 1t Will have before It a
long life OF usefulness and power. In
the opinion Of the president the silver
craze Will soon have run itH course. II
Is too Illogical to live In the mindg of
n people as intelligent as our people
are-1 people who read. think. study
ana nnaly2c as do no other people in
the world II the Democratic PARTY
giaSps at this temporary prOffpr Of re-
Enforcement II win only seal it's
own doom and deserve its fate.
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publican national convention AT st.
Louis will compromise with tho silver
element. He has eagerly watched
every phase Of the program of intlml-
dalton which the silver Republicans
have carried on In and out OF congress
with n view to forcing their party 10
make concessions 20 silver at St Louis.
and he has reached the conclusion that
this conspiracy will in part succeed.
In the presidents opinion the RCpub-
leans. fearing loss OF the new states
or the far West. and placing their main
dependence upon the charms OF high
protection, will iuggle with tho silver
and substitute rhetoric for frankness.
II they do this Mr.. Cleveland thinks
they Will leave an opening for the
Democratic party. an opportunity
which. grasped with courage and bold
ness by the convention Mt Chicago in
July, VIII lead To success at the polls
in November
This is the idea upon which tho nd
minlsiraton plan OF campaign Is mr.
ranged. Mr. Cleveland himself with
the boldness for which he is noted
has suggested II. Moreover he has in,
spired some OF his followers with con-
ndence. He has aroused In their minds
the hope that, after all, the Democrats
party may retain power. lie has ar
gued that the slightest sign OF Repuh-
llcnn waNering ON the financial mes
ton may prove fatal to that marty ~
met In the proper spirit by the Democ-
rnoy' lie has expressed belief that on
such an issue--the Republicans doIlv-
ing with the silver and the Democrats
standing squnrely for the gold stand
ard-many OF the states Of tho North
heretofore Looked upon as reliably Re-
publican, will cast their votes for the
ptnoclntlc nominee. In support OF
this belief he points to the fact nov,
generally recognized by students of the
political condition Of the country, mat
party ties rest more liVhtly upon voters
than ever before Indeed. the balance
OF nowtr between parties is held by the
l'UpNVOo or 1000 000 voters who vote frat
one ticket and then another. ns tbeI,
conviction, passion or prejudice mav
dictate. These are the voters who nre
responsible for ground swells" pnd
"t'agl waves" gu"
II is the belief of the administration
thnt IN many Of the Northern stotns
nus vote viii fall 10 the Democrats on
the currency question. With the lssus
drawn as hercinoofnrc indicated ~.
believe that New York, New Jerssy
connecticut and Indiana. states which
nave been regularly or frequently car
RED ny tho Democrats In presilantiaI
elections. VIII be found on the side ~
l iT'itlloc.noy ana honest money. In adj
dltlon they hope to carry Illinois ana
possibly Iowa In the West. In thc trns,
they would have strong homes Of Ntass'
anhusetts, Rhode Island nnl NJ.
hampshire Nearly all of the states ~ |
tne Sonth nnd the border belt ths,, |
w W. IN eSpeet TO carry on the Impetus |
or Democracy They would not 90.
Tor delaware, Maryland, West VlroIn'
"a virginia, Kentucky. Missouri Az
kansas, MisslssInpl. Louisiana AioLa |
ma, deorgia, Florida or south Cara-
ma, the states OF Tennessee Nnrth
r nT,,', s aug oddly enough Texas. they .
ed az LII 70 lose. The two first nam /
~ IRE showing tendency toward nrn- |
lection and bimetalllsin, while ToYos |
" now n hot-bed OF rampnnt frao Ill,
age Populism. Tree COM
While the administration has do,t,
~ on us program Of no comnror,isa
ci6aS " msht 10 the finish, It has not di. |
1871 ..'.u Wnether or not II will no Ia ~
convention with a candidate T., Te
propable event OF MIR Whitno,.,. she
, ~ TO reconsider his detcrmins,ir6S,,
sea mSsn out inaS 81 the trouble and the CON.
forces to u so my ., me sound money
sreat leader capable Of at,rac,inm,'n
t ,g and directing. II is exnno or,
NE president will continue 10 San i,
ps'e r NE Is filling todnv-that Of mst nne
cratic ', n5 as ofiisIai leader Of the Demo-
v,aN party. This condition or asrai
non shall have met. Mr. clevotnnvem-
, nn,ne nnd prestige will be fell IN ,n
convention, No one would e1naa, mat
90 Msnt nomination on Silver vt MN
misbt p' "a I Platform. His sense Of duty
he could rs, induce him to take iii,
Sreeneaes'retirement deeiaiat,on'". hey