New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-07-03
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OF THEIR owN-wHAT SENATOR BUTLER
THINKS OF MR. wHIrNEYs PLANS.
[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBuNE.l
Washington July 2-As the time for the Chicago
Convention draws near II becomes apparent that the
more shrewd and influential Populasi leaders are
growing and more distrustful OF the Demo-
cratic party. and that their dstrust Of me silver
faction Of that parry is almost intense as their
dislike and d.strust OF the sound money faction
II these leaders have their way, the POpul!ss
will not support the nominee OF the chicago Con-
vention Senator Butler Of North Carolina for ex-
ample is exceedingly outspoken on this subject IN
a letter which will be published IN the next issue
OF his newspaper. The Caucasian Mr. Butler
says
A number Of Democrats are now predicting that
Teller and his friends will g into the Democratic
such thing. What grevous blunder II woua De
for Teller and his friends 20 leave one oId parry
that had broken its promises ana oeysu as s ba
record simply because It IS making more TAR prom
and the peopls and that is for every man who OPP
poses the god trust and monopJNsts 70 ram ~
f fuiSsaa p. u"'s' the ''''' ''
The announcement that Mr.. Whitney would give
up his European trip. and that he and NUMBER OF
other prominent gold men would go to the 'hcaso
Convention. has been seized upon by the silver
Democrats for party advantage That is. these
celved the people and kept the financial question IN
the background when they knew II was the over
Swallowing question but who are now trying 70
hold the honest rank and file ~ the- party IN ne'
when they can longer fool them ny declaring
FOR silver are busIly engaged In putting up man
OF straw ard knocking him down TO $40" the"
courage and patriotism Tiey cry ont that Witt
ney is going Chicago 70 get the Democratic parry
TO declare ,or the gold standard. and that Il the
pe,ple will put faith In them they will sho" how
they will defeat Mr.. Whitney and his evil scAem"s
at Chicago Now the truth about the matter Is that
neither Whitney any 81 the gold men are eo'"s
to Chicago for the purpose Of getting GOA plahA'
The gold ring does not want TWO goa cahu-u"1e'
for President this year He is going there i"r quite
another nlrrose II Is 10 prevent the silver men
from uniting this year. II s true that when MI.
Whitney gets to Chicago he will urge the S'u'le'"
delegates TO agree 10 a gold plank. Nneh ueS ue-
cline he will urge them TO accept compromise
plank When they decline. then ne VIII agree 20 4
straight free-coinag. plank on condition that the
silver men will agree compromise cdhulud'e
FOR President and here is where tae deal VII De
made Whitney VIII 70 them; II you lax ~:
as your candidate the East VIII not iurrisn aiy
campaign funds but If you take Mr. r. VINO aiso
claims 10 be silver man. the East VIII put UP O'e
m TRe fGr yGq that Mr Whitney and god
fear is that thu Demo, ratc Nauona ,h,
far tat il this were done the St o'fis Conveh-
ton might also indorse him ana mus we oufd bs
ne s,,ra defeat Of Mckinley. which means the
same thing as The defeat OF the gold coinrine. 49,,
Tut even II Mr. Whitney fails n every tHiils e4Se
his last carl VIII b. have the gold men apgaI-
entity n.iorse OF submit TO the action 81 the itlto
cratic Convention in order to discreiit II ana nh
The union OF the silver forces impossible. Mr. WIT
nv knows that the Democratic party i - ollVts
on account ~ II false tr rn;ss ana trtone 49, ~
the people that any candidate ana any c1uSe '. ~
feat In the coming campaign. He wants the ps'iio-
cratic party to free-stlver candidate ana 70
10 hold party toys Their. - Keep M 1ou.h, 81,
Democrats bound 70 the Northern DeIno,rats' Pc
in 1870 thu ReEublican Farty N VIII na ef INTO
power that il will be necessary io the Eoiu i il'
10 control the National Democratic convention
put up a gold-bug For President ana ,ect nm I'm
Denno-ratlc rarity including the South.
Tn is Mr.. Whitney's scheme. and for this and
doubt this Will learn TO their sorrow that ii IS true
when 1t will be too late. And we Pr,dict' IN a..
in his trap. either knowingly or un kno"lngiy. -
The Popullst leaders evidently Tear that II me
Convention should inforse the Democratic nominees
their party would be forever swallowel up IN me
Democratic party 1t would lose Us Identity IN al
future contests It would not be surprising now
considering the position Of so many Popuist leaders
TO see a nomination made AZ -. Louis. Inc Popu-
lists Will tell the people thar the Democrats fi not
c0nceIe anything to them. and mat they coiIi not
AFFORD to be treated as If they had NJ niluenoe'
After the nomination IS made. ana Tor i-ir ina,
hoy v1ll be accused ~ dividing the silver vote u
the country. the Pcpulists may spring ne pan @i
Pr.eieufhal or other scheme. Rrlelenthai
rIan /. - have fusion electoral tickets put in the
Held In the Western silver states ana IN the south
the electors to vote for whom they please in the
upon this plan a. being the only one la which they
can come 70 an understanding with the Democrats.
troll the Convention Several Popuiist STATE con-
ventons have adopted resolutions favorins support
OF the Democratic nominees lne ieaIert' a 1891 a.
ton may take a tack which does not look sure now.