New-York tribune., 1896-04-28
A NEW DEMOCRATIC MOTTO.
EVERY MAN, FOR HIMSELF SILVER OK
NO SILVER.

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NO SILVER
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STARTLING RESULT OF THE soUND-MoNEY con-
vENTIoN IN DALLAs-FREE- SILVER MEN
BEGIN TO FEAR THAT THEY MAY BE on
THE WEAKER SIDE AFTER ALL
ley TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBuNEl
Washington. April 27-Democratic- -free-siiver
leaders in the House Of Representatives are al
ready beginning to have bad dreams and TO see
appartons that frighen them- and they are p' ho
means as enthusiastic in their expressions OF co"
fdence that the free-siver faction. VIII controi the
Democratic National Convention as they were
week or ten days ago The spirit Of hclhserency
is less rampant, and. the men who then deciareu
that If the "gold bugs did not like the dose the
free-silver doctors were about to prescrioe '"es
could go somewhere else for their mc'hcine 10 ""'
talk that way now. The plain truth Is that theSe
rampant frce--lver Congressman are beginning 10
ask themselves and one anothera What is going
to become of us II there Is split In the Natonai
Convention. and 'gghl bug Democratic eanddates
for Congress are nominated in our districtsY
This is a matter which is very near TO the heart
of every free-silver Democrat who wants ana hopes
to be reelected to Congress- Some OF these men
men whose daily musings and nightly slumbers
ore disturbed BY hideous suggestions and dreams
OF an "Admlnistratio conspiracy to gain control
OF the National Convention by an alliance between
the .'.gold bugs" and certain ''weak-kneed and pur-
chasable" silver delcgates-have already answered
this question them selves and more VIII do %
before long. and the answers VIII bcde no good 10
the cause of free silver. so far their ihhuepPc
IS concerned. AT this stage 1t may not be well
c,oseIv 10 partlcular1zc and yet 1t be easily
annarent TO the most casual observer that the
Democratic Representatives from Texas are IN
state Of great anxiety The declarations OF the
"sounH money Democrats In that state have
alarmed them. and they say there Is GOOD cause
for alarm In discussing the matter with Trib-
une correspondent to-day Texan who is thor
ouehly familiar with TIE political situation In that
State said:
THAT convention OF 'sound-money Democrats
a, Dallas was most important one. There were
100 strong and able men--msn Of political influence
and financial rosources-and they resolved to ig-
more the call Of the regular Democratic state Com
mttee for primaries elect delegates to the State
Convention: to hold primaries on different date
to elect delegates 10 State Convention "hch Is 10
elect delegates the Chicago Convention. VINO are
TO demand seats and votes IN that BODY; TO hoid
District conventions and nominate candidates for
Congress ard 10 hold county conventions ana nom
mate candidates for county officers and so on In
other words the sound money Democrats OF
Texas have passed an ordinance OF secession from
the regular organization. What VIII be the result!
Well one result will be tha, there Wi not he
more than three Democratic Representatives from
Texas in tho LNth Congress. nat ire result VIII
be as 10 the electoral ticket It is. OF course. too
soon 70 predct ! estimate ira; there are Ooc9 10
500 Democrats in Texas who Will follow ami SUP
port this 'sound-money movement II means no
end OF trouble ali along the iinc and. in my orff-
ion Tie Popusis viii be the biggest gamers by ~
Some Of ne ffee-sv'r Democrats are trying 10
bolster the,- cause BY assertions that Democratic
supremacy in the state governments-cf Of the south
ern states depends upon the non!fiation of a free
silver candldate and The adoption OF free-Hlver
platform at Chicago. one Texas Representative
said
''The supremacy Of the white man and the Demo-
cratic party IN the Southern States Is more Impor
tant 10 us than the domination OF anybody AT CHI
caeo Not since the War has there ever been be
fore a doubt about how the Southern states would
vote on sinir and National candllies. bui there Il
a doubt row. and nJt~ only Is 'n"r' "a chance una
the Democrats vii, lose Nationally nn- thai W.
will ose in several states The only CHARGE see
TO avert this DANCE: Is the nomination of con
sis,ent silver man at Chicago Then We Will hold
our states IN line state tickets and on the Ma
tional Let the Chicago Convention however.
nominate gold standard man. and. the party Is
irretrievab,y wrecked for years 10 come. nninbeT
OF Southern States Will elect Popufs, or Fusion
State tickets and the Democratic party viii lose It's
power prestige and machinery IN the south The
Republican party will also come to NE. and some
Of the states may land N that. column. iis srr-
Gus question. with US and ] doubt II there II
Southern Democrat IN IN" House VINO n's "o'
while the silver question is the foremost WITH
US Nationally. there hangs over US the shade" OF
losing our States an1 all that goes with them
My state ~ certain 10 20 10 ne Popunst col
umn II there IL gold standard n1rnailon nj tni-
cago There IS not mn n caancc " the Repubn-
cans winning our Eastern brethren 90 not seem
10 realize the dangerous position wo are IN. ana IL
looks like they don't care The are willing n, to
sacrifice TO get what they want They arc Will
Ing to drive from the party many % the states
which have meyer failed 70 elect democrats flec,
toral tickets. It's all well enough to MAINTAIN
'stlf upper lip and talk as II here would be no
break In the South. but there will be a bad break
II the silver men don't win at Ghieas9 -. .u,.o.
men leaving The convention az Chicago n they were
in a minority and putting up a ticket OF their
OWn.y -
Il do not think il would be much better than II
there gold standard nomination. There are
tional Convention Is supposed 70 he the party
20 believe mat ikc minority constituted the party
and would vote fcr the ticket our only hope Is
that the silver men will have clear and fair ma
joriiy at Chicagc and that they whi have backbone
enough to resist AL oV"rtnirs at 'ompIomls' ana
put out straight silver Ticket n this IS done We
Will hold on 10 our states locally, ana Nationally
there will be hgnng chance of winning IN No
vcmber.
Referring the election returns Of 1872 and 1894
the Congressman spoke 9, the increase IN the Ropu
list vote in TWO years. In 1894 the Populists poIlcd
about 10000 votes In Texas than In 1892 and
the increase IN other states was ia the same pro-
portIon Nearly every Populst was formerly "A
Democrat The same increase In Tho Populist vote
this year over two years ago means moro than
Southern say. by the same conditions. They
do not believe that there is much danger In the
the southern fred silver Democrats contend against
the Judgment OF men who know what they are
talking about.
SPLIT IN A VIRGINIA DISTRICT
Washington Apr1 g7.--The Republicans Of the