The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-15
POLITICS OVER IN ALABAMA.
Hon. W. +. Nandiver ON the situation
in Gov. Oates state.

With reference TO the political situation
in Alabama, Hon. ". r. Vandiver OF
Montgomery. who is a keen observer. and
we'll informed on politics. in which he Is
very active, said last night at the De
Soto:
Il believe the people OF Alabama
are for sound money-are loyal 10 the ad-
ministration and will so declare them
selves when opportunity presents-next
April-when our state convention meets
in Montgomery. Hon. Richard Clarke.
now member OF congress from
the First district 90 Mobile 90 is the
democratic candidate representing
the sound money issue. and is making
MS canvass boldly along that line, find
ing ready response from the loyal people
70 the administration of Mr.. Cleveland.
The lines are distinctly drawn in Ala
bama as between administration and anti
administration democrats. This issue
was brought about by Capt. Joseph +.
Johnston. the candidate for governor on
the silver platform, two years ago, when
ne was also candidate, and as violently
attacked the policy of the adminlstra-
ton, predicting the humiliation of the
policy OF all Of us who are sound money
democrats. OF course, capt. Johnston
has a perfect right to his convictions. and,
no doubt, is a democrat from his stand
point However, he Will find large ma
Jority OF the democrats of the state,
sonal friends, when IL comes 10 decide be-
tween personal friendship and political
convictions, VIII vote according 10 their
convictions.
Men sometimes talk about believing
one way and voting another" Mr.. Nandi-
YER said, but my observation is when IL
comes to the test they vote as their con-
victiOns dictate Some few exceptions to
this rule, of course but very few, indeed
THE more / study the situation. both in
my state and nationally, more apparent
Is II that the free silver Idea can never
hope TO succeed, and II becomes more I'M
formed on the question. 1t is already a
fact that, as the national issue. the free
silver principle can never succeed. notice
the press of our state advised us that the
nti-administration democrats advocate
the elimination of this national question
from our state politics. This is an indica-
ton of weakness, inasmuch as every
speech of the anti-adminlstration leaders
for two years have insisted that free coin
age of silver against the administration
or sound money policy, should be the issue
in the state canvas"
Mr.. Nandiver saysShe Is sound money
democrat and he believes in the coinage Of
silver at whatever ratio is safe to the
financial system of the country. He
wants every silver dollar coined that can
be tioated at a 100 cents dollar.
1T would be a great misfortune to the
laboring class" he said, Ito give one dol
lars worth OF labor and not be able to take
the SILVER dollar and buy a dollars worth
OF the necessaries of life. II our govern
ment ever adopts the policy of free and un-
limited coinage Of silver, / see no good
reason why such dollar should be worth
any more than a Mexican dollar
Mr.. Nandver was "A member of the ma
tional democratic convention of 1892, and
helped make the sound money platform
for the party adopted by that convention.
He thinks that the national platform of
the party for 1896 will be practically the
same as the last one.