The Philipsburg mail. [volume] (Philipsburg, Mont.) 1887-current, 1896-03-05
ON A GOLD PLATFORM
What thePresident Says of the Com
ing Campaign.
He Wants No Compromise, But An I'm
eQuivocal Sound Money Platform.
Administration to Fight For It,

A special dispatch to the st. Louis
Globe Democrat from the national
capital says:
THE democratic party can win this
year, said President Cleveland few
days ago to member of his Cabinet,
eff it will declare unequivocally for
sound money. No straddle, no COM
promise, will do. On straight-out
platform. with candidate to match,
we can carry the country.
During the last two weeks there has
been an unusual amount of politics in
the conversation at the White House.
The President mas shown keen inter
est in the coming campaign, and has
talked the matter over with the mem
bers of his Cabinet as they have called
to confer about public business. 1t
may be said the Administration has
agreed on a programme, though not
upon the details of the manner in
which an attempt will be made to car
ry it out. The keynote of this pro-
gramme, as inspired by the President
himself, is mo compromise with
silver. This means direct antagon-
ism to the Morrison idea of straddle
in the Chicago convention. To this
policy the Administration is now thor
Oughly committed, and from this time
forward the President and his follow
ers in a qRiet but none the less etfec-
tive way, will take a hand in the cam
paign. Mr. Cleveland has given it ont
that there Will be no more straddle on
| the currency question if he can pre-
vent nTbzsa e.; time has aEa nas.sa in which
g. rfIn fr,,,
porlze with that question: he said re-
Gently, land retain the respect of the
country. 1t must be one, thing or the
other. The people want frankness, not
imggling with words ~
Consequently the Administration
forces will go to Chicago determined
tn secure, if possible, adoption of an
1AnequNyocal declaration in favor OF the
present Wonetxry standard and retire
inent of greenbacks, as recommended
by the President and the Secretary of
the Treasury an their communications
to Congress.
President Cleveland believes it
would be better for the Democratic
party to take this position and h,se the
electa0n thanlt@ declare for free coinage
and win it. He believes that the
Chicago Convention will mark a crisis
IN the history of the party and of the
country. If tine party succunbs to the
temptatl0n to gather within its ranks
all the peculiar elements of modern pol
itics, OIL d free silver platform, it will
go tn rUin On the other hand, if il
takes place ;as the sound money, con
servative and trustworthy party Of the
country, 1T wall have before it long
life OF usefulness and power. In the |
mi <Lf flsr. II
craze will soon have run it's course, It |
is too illogical to live in the minds of
a people as intelligent as our people
area people who read, think. study
and analyZe as do no other people in
the world If the Democratic party
grasps at this ssemporary proffer of re-
it will only seal it's own
doom, and deserves it's fate
President Cleveland believes the
Republican Natianal Convention at st.
Louis will compromise with the silver
element He hasaagerly watched every
phase OF the programme Of intimida-
ti0n which the silver Republicans have
carried on in and out of Congress, with
A view Of forcing their party to make
to silver at st. Louis, and
he has reached the conclusion that this
will in part succeed In the
Presidents opinion, the Republicans
earring loss of the new States of the
ar West, and placing their main de-
upon the charms of high
will juggle with silver and
ubstltnte rhetoric for frankness. If I
hey do this, Mr. Cleveland thinks
hey will leave an opening for the
Democratic party an opportunity !
Which grasped with courage and bold
ess by the Convention at Chicago in
uly will lead to success at the polls in
November
This is the idea upon which the Ad-
plan Of campaign is ar
anged. Mr.. Cleveland himself, with a
ne boldness with which he is noted.
as suggested it. Moreover. he has in
Dired some of his followers with con.
dence He has reused in their minds
le hope that, after all, the Democratic 81 81
arty may retain power. He has ar 81 81
ned that the slightest sign of Repub- ~
can wavering on the financial aues- "
on may prove fatal to that party if
et III the proper manner by the De-
ocracy. He has expressed the belief
'at on such an issue, the Republicans =
'llylng with silver and the Democrats
andlng squarely with the gold, stan
lrd, many of the States of the North 4
'retofore looked upon as reliably Re-
lblican will cast their votes for the
nominees.
ANOTHER GOLD MILL.