New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-01
OHIO DEMOCRATS FOR SILVER.
JOpN w. BOOKWALTER SAYS A SILVER
DELEGATION WILL GO TO CHICAGO.
HE pEPIORES SECTIONAL ISSUES. But DECLARES
THAT The EAST MUST BE put DOWN
1T IS \ CREDITOR SECTION. AND
list As BAD IS ENGLAND.
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washington. MAY sl.-John ". Bookwnlter. the
ro,l-krown millionaire politician. OF springhe'o'
Ohio who will probably head the free-silver ue'es"
ton TO be sent from Ohio to the Demorra'ic ~"
tional Conv ntion. has been in Washington ior 'ne
las, few davs Mr. Rookwaltef who had not taken
q very active part in Ohio politics FOR several ye"S
re-enterel the field this spring ana orcahiz"' anu
carried to a successful issue a campaign LOT i'ce
silver in the With Congress District OF oh'o'
district where 1t supposed the SOUND III 10y
mon were 40 firmly en;renched that contest W. no
va ho,o,ess Vet when the primaries were he'd
the sound money advocates found themselves beaten
a, every point In speaking OF the si'uatoh III
Ohio Mr. Fookwater said to-day:
1.-THE reoDle are intensely earnest over this issue
and an Overwhelming majority arc committed 10 'he
noiic ~ frce coinage at the ratio OF l6 10 l. They
Will not be satisfied With anything short OF ms i"
the platform at Chicago. will they tolerate any
o,d,d.te for the Presidency who is not In sympathy
Nth such A declaration. No dubious platform, no
trimming .anddates. The one must be rs c'ih
cut uncquivocal and outspoken AZ the DINER ina
the free-silver men will he In the majority IN the
Convention Is almost certainty ana 'hey are n'
going 20 abandon their convictions would az
More raising a sectional issue In this Nat.on out
Tho West and South with four-fifhs OF me area
and about four-ffths OF the population are In SUD-
lection 10 the East, which has waxed powr iui
through favoring tariff and banking laws at the <
pense OF the other great geographical divisions II
is a wrong that mus; be remedied for the mon II
the South and West are not in unfortunate c. 1d-
ticns by reason Of being less industrious or less IN
teligcnt than their brethren In the East. Vicious
legislation has made the difference
The West and South to-day stand in the same
relation 10 tho Eastern States that nearly all coun-
tvs bear TO England the great creditor nation OF
the globe whose interest in lighting TO maintain the
single gold standard l. too plain 10 need argument
Now why should Ca 100000 OF people give way 70
10 O00 90? But we are told with sheer that only
the peoDle who want to pay dollar OF ind oi"dhess
with 20 cents favor free coinagehe IL 10 men are
therefore Influenced by desire 10 repudi their
obliCations There was grosser SANDER IL
would bo Just as fair TO that the gold mono
metolIs's want 81 % for every dollar due them ny
wish TO enthrone - the sole standard OF values
who In your opinion. Is the most aVallable 'h'-
ddate that could be named at the chicago 'olVeh-
tom . .,,
THAT is something cannot answer at present.
for the reason that have been giving more atttn-
lion 10 the fight FOR delegates that would EXPRESS
the Will Of the people. Last year IN" battle var
the honest sentiment OF the people was crushed IN
the Democratic State Convention under the oTu'r-
that went ont from Washington and wal! street
Such methods viii more be tolerated ny ii,r
American citizens. and the change IN ono TINS
wear IS sufficient proof Of that assertion Gov
ernor Camp',.. whom greatly Ike. had our
areOuslv ref sol 10 he tho can iifate ~ conVcn-
ONT sou4rolv flr he cQuai" Of both metals. non
estlv think he would &c the Democratic car rldtt'
for the Presidency. have swept me country. Pre-,
dicf,l ihen that he would be- the worst a. at"l
candidate for Governor If Ohio In the hist o.!
the State and that prediction was verified.