The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-06-25
IF TELLER WERE NAMED
By the Democrats at Chicago
the Party Would Split,
Says q. S. District Attorney w.
G. Perry.
The Gold Faction Would Leave the
Party and Go to Mckinley
Perry Explains His Peculiar
Views on the Free Coin
age Of Silver.

The Wichita Eagle prints the follow
ing interview with United states Dis
trict Attorney w. c. Perry:
THE Democratic party never had
brighter outlook for the past 80 years
than she has today if she could but
consolidate the opposition to the Re
publican party.
7 have my views and they are e7l-
actly the same as [ expressed before
the Democratic editorial meeting four
years ago, namely. that the coinage
value and commercial value Of silver
should be equal And with this idea
predominating, advocated the free
and unlimited coinage Of silver the
same as gold.
The free trade men overlook one i'm
portant fact, and that is that the pro
duction of silver naturally should con
troll the value of the product, the same
as it does, wheat corn and other farm
products Now the output Of silver
since 1870 has been almost double that
prior to that date. Now when the out
put Of wheat was double that OF other
years the price was reduced according
to the amount produced
Prior to 1870 silver was produced in
about the same ratio of 16 to ] as COM
pared with gold. Since that time silver
has been produced in about the ratio of
SO to l. do not quote the exact ratio,
but anyone can ascertain the exact re-
ito by referring to the report of the
comptroller of the currency.
Now 7 am confident that if the Dem
ocrats at Chicago will let reason and
not prejudice control their action, and
would adopt a platform declaring for
the free and unlimited coinage Of silver,
without saying anything as to the ra-
ito, the party would sweep New York
and other eastern states.
1T must be remembered that the
Democratic party has never won with
the exception of 1922 without the vote
Of the state of New York. This is New
YOrlzs year to go Democratic, and If
given a chance viii do so.
w lille these are my personal views,
I have no doubt that the silver
wing viii be largely in the majority at
Chicago The matter was practically
settled today in Ohio, Indiana, and Ii
HnOis. and the gold wing viii have to
take their medicine, and it is only right
that the minority should submit to the
VIII of the majority.
Mr.. Perry what is your opinion as
to what will be the action of the gold
wing Of the Democratic party after they
are showed under at ChicagO?' asked
the reporter
DO? What can they do? They viii
squeal little, make threats, buster
and blow and on election day walk up
ticket. That is, if a Democrat is nom
mated, but if a step is made as the
nomination of Mr.. Teller things win be
different. The nomination af Mr.. Tel
Ter would be simply political suicide. It
would be the Greeley business over
again, and there would be no such
thing as holding the Democrats in line.
Issues would be different and the gold
wing or sound money element, would
go to Mckinley"
Whom do you favor for the nomina-
ton for PRESIDENT
Under the present state Of affairs I
consider Bland as the logical candidate.
He is sound, clean and would carry the
full vote of the party. He is man
upon whom the silver men outside the
party could unite. He can carry every
vote in the south on election day. viii
hold the party vote Of the east, or near
" 50. and should carry the silver senti-
ment of the west
There is one trouble, and that is the
bullheadedness of the Populist party.
They are for fusion, but they always
want the Democrats to vote for their
men. They viii want to dictate who
shall be nominated and the great Dem
Ocratic party viii never consent to such