Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-07-25
MIR. WHITNEY.

! ar whitney seems TO be reearuen ny
-. -, ,ne democrats OF New York state
as n leader whose advice must always oe
fo,iowed He IS sometimes spoken OF ="
.s.t sta,e "a "a wizard" whose sagacity
a. without limit, but so far he has been
,nah,e 10 toll Tammany Hall from It's
line Of duty, and that great organization
stands ready and determined TO rauiy
the nominations of Bryan and SewaiL'
we published yesterday an interview
x-,th Mr.. Whitney, IN which ne
takes different ground from tnat
yh,ch hs has all along cccu-
,,sd He seems 10 have come to 'ne
soncms,on that the Mckinley faction IL
very strong, and that many sound-monsy
Democrats will be ready by November u
act with the Republicans unless some
spec,al effort is made by the Democrats
% yet thom TO renew their allegiance 10
the Democratic party. Indeed, MI "hi'-
nev says that the Republicans will need
In November all the help they can &c,
from sound-money Democrats, which
,eass very much as II he thought that
there was 20 be n sound-money Demo
cratic faction or party yet to take the
neld. In reply TO a question, he said;
think events and the course or the Re-
pubIicans are making another party IN
evitable." lie also said: "fhe general
situation Is far worse. In my opinion
than II was ten days ago" And then
strangely enough. he blames not himself
nor the Democrats. but the Republicans
whose managers and candidates have
shown no realization OF the real question.
MFR. whitney says that " the present
condition of affairs continues for any
length OF time, sound-money Democrats
viii be bound 20 organize. and cannot be
prevented from doing so. This remark
does little credit to Mr.. Whitney. II
reads as II he were a Republican in dis
guise. or had a much higher opinion OF
the Republicans than the Democrats (es-
peoially Of the South had. II reads as II
no had already made up his mind to so
with the McKlnleyites.
Mr.. whitney despairs Of making prose-
rtoS from the Free-Silver party. He
SAYS. OF think IL may be accepted as
fact that the vast majority of free-siiver
believers are at this time not open to con-
yfction." lie As undoubtedly right as 10
shis fact. Such men as the "free-silver be-
levers" are cannot be changed by
speeches nor by speakers.
Mr.. whitneys next remark indicates
chat he hold the Republicans responsible
for q state OF things which we expected
him TO charge upon the Democrats. We
quote him an follows:
what should have been the next step
In tho fight for the preservation of ma
fional honor and sound finance? We had
enddenly come upon new and very
great crisis: one that called for the sink
ing of craftsmanship, and the union of
eound-money men 10 rescue this country
from disaster. Hundreds OF thousands OF
Democrats stood ready to declare them
calves upon that issue, and were ready 10
subordinate everything, even TO voting for
tee Republican candidate.
sWhat was the duty of the hour?
Clearly, II was one that devolved upon
the Republican party and its candidates.
There should have been an immediate
recognition of the new situation, and the
Republicans should have been the first
70 welcome sound-money Democrats 10
A non-partisan union, subordinating all
other things to this question OF national
honor"
And here Mr.. Whitney INDUCES IN q
threat IF the Republicans continue In
this line" says he, 1.-THE sound-money
Democrats win nominate a third candidate
70 save the vote from drifting back 10 the
Chicago ticket" Read that strange
threat again. 1t reads as II Mr.. Whitney
himself were at sea, or rather as IL he
were ready 70 lead the hard-money hosts.
All through his statement appears. by
implication. at least. the confession that
Bryan Is sweeping the country and cam
not be defeated unless his opponents
hurry up and organize.
We notice that In the Silver conference
held In Chicago on Thursday Mr.. Whit
nay was denounced.
Bat there Is time enough yet for Mr..
whitney to set himself Alright, and we
hope he will do SO.