The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-03-25
ARE Bu0YED UP BY HOPE.
Democrats Not Despairina Of Losing
the Presidency.
THEY DEPEND ON SOUND MONEY
Cleveland and Others Plan . shrewd
Campaign-Aid Sought From Re.
publican Bluuders.

party is IN the ught for inc presidency, ana
viii be in II to the end" said Secretary
lioke Smith today. "if the republicans
imagine they arc going to have walk
away, they arc dcceiving themselves. with
the right kind of y platform on the money
question, the right kind OF n declaration
against high protection. and tho right Kind
OF a candidate We shall he able TO contes,
every inch of tho ground and make the
issue doubtful Till the last vote Ia counted"
This declaration may be taken as n key
note 20 the present situation In the demo-
cratic party. 80 far as IT Is shaped here
II is well known that President Cleveland
has repeatedly said during tho last few
weeks that the democracy was going 10
have n chance to win this year. The faith
Of the president. from all accounts, has
never waverod. lie has all along believed
tho republicans were In more trouble on
the currency question than the democrats.
and that they were surc to adopt IN their
National convention "A straddling money
plank which will disgust the country. Hc
has, furthermore. believed the present
tendency of the republican party toward
ultra protection would alarm all those cit
liens who are not direct bcncfcnries OF
tho protection schome. aud rouse the com
sSrvativo sense OF tho country 10 oppos-
ton.
SENATOR LINDSAY HOPEFUL.
g'hls opinion OF tho president nnds echo
IN democratic circles. For instance, SEN
ator Lindsay OF Kentucky declares II his
belief That tho democratic prospects ara
frightening every day. ut depends upon
| the financial plank to be adopted ut Chi
cago," says senator Lindsay. II have no
| doubt tho republicans viii move heaven
aud earth to hold their free silver faction
| within tho party lines, and In order 10 do
| 40 are likely TO commit the greatest mum
der which party can be guilty OF, Vhey
Will Atraddle the currency question. nom
| mate Mex inloy. and thus present 60 TIE
| democracy d splendid opportunity 10 rally
| the great conservative elements OF the
| population and carry the country with a
nominee like William G. whitney the DEM
| ocrntic party would he sure of carrying
! New York New Jersey, Connecticut and
Indiana, and the night could be carried into
all the States
Other prominent democrats express sim
| liar opinions For tho time being the ques-
| ton OF a candidate ~ laid aside, appar-
| entity by mutual consent. Interest centors
| In the financial question. and everything
else ~ for the time being subordluoted TO
| that idea. II was some time ago an
| nounccd In these dispatches that Pred
dent Cleveland had decided TO Institute a
vigorous campaign In favor Of an explicit
declaration at Chicago In favor of sound
| aud safe currency policy
CAMPAIGN FOR SOUND MONEY,
That announcement was hy authority,
and the campaign IL already In progress
| All tho influence OF tho administration is
being cxcrted for the purpose Of securing
the election Of IA sound money majority in
the National convention, and the most en-
oournging progress has been made. As
usual with President Cleveland he hos u
definite. unoquivocai policy He brooke no
| compromise, ne Listens TO no suggestions Of
peace at any price he Is out for . ringing
anti-silvcr declaration at Chicago that VIII
| contrast most gtrkingly with the milk
and-watcr platform which the republicans
are expected to adopt at ST. Louis.
| What doca tho president mean by q
sound money PLATFORM / think am able
to answer the question on definite infor-
nation Ito means, rot gold standard IN
bold and offensive language. not a cur
rapry plank that VIII unnecessarily anger
the silver faction, hut this; declaration
that the democtatic party IT, for the re
monetIzation OF silver If IT can ho done In
the only practical aud effective way, which
| IL by international agreement; but until
| II can he done IN that way. the party 10
unaltcrahy opposed 10 any abandonment
Of the present standard, while favorng the
largest possible use of silver as subsidiary
money
Such declaration as this n clear. defn-
Ito and safe. 1t commits the democracy
to- policy designed to bring about re-
mcnctlzation nf silver interna tionalIy.
which affords a hope and Il working mo-
two for every silver man who Is not an
extremist
M roorJNc, WITH Isprr corNAcp
| A. 49,, 49,, !, ,.....,,,,., a.. -
AZ inc saiho 'nho IL commits inc party
Enthusiastically to opposition TO free coinage
nv this country alone. ON such n uIotforu,
NJ, .....,,... ,,.,..,. 49,, -. -
'''''" ''' fa''' ~" w
heid together. rms PLATFORM tbey believe,
coupled with opposition to the ultra pro
tectionism OF the republicans will afford
them n splendid issue upon which to 20
before the people.
In support OF this policy, and for the
purpose OF carrying It through the Chicago
convention the administration has been
ainn, ,h,' I,no ~, ~ ,n,,oorat' n P"ss,,