The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-06-25

bring to W silver monometalllsm and
change In the standard Of values. And
that change, It 10 believed means immediate
ruin to our industries and no parliament
good to anyone. This feeling - general
and intense. Whether these 6tnesencea
ticipate. The democratic party stands for
principles desirable to be maintained for
tho good Of tho country. Almost any sac.
rifice might be asked Of democratic Tor the
sake Of the party; and they would cneer-
fully make It, Bnt tho . eeieea ana aon,
and represent that tho rank and h!e Of
the party would follow the lead OF tho
southern brAthren and vote Tor free coin"
age Of silver by, the United States alone:
he would be incorporating the state OF
public opinion here. Whether It IN 80 or
base the existing standard OF values. Ana
tho same feeling Of indisposition to COM
promise with that matter Tor votes OF
anything else is AZ active and dominant
here in our party as It was found in the
republican party Thsn 1t bore orsS down ana
AT the present moment Germany.
France Italy, Austria. Holland. Belgium
and the United States wish to cooperate
for the establishment and maintenance OF
the Joint standard by international agree
ment, and "a most important circumstance
months. in fact. made most tmporta1nt
concession. She has said: We will do fol
you AZ much as you can do for yourselves.
We will make this great contribution TO q
bimetallic system: We will go back upon
the, acknowledgements methods OF pro
open the Indian minis. We VIII engage
that they shall be kept open. ana we snal!
therefore provide for q free coinage OF
silver within the limits Of the British en-
pire for q population greater In NUMBER
than the populations Of Germany france
Unto this long and now just about to De
successful struggle for the establishment
Of the joint standard 1t Is proposed tnat we
should intervene by assuming to estaol1sI'
it alone. Against this proposed action on
our part these earnest believers In and
They say to US: You cannot succeed. ana
your failure will discredit the cause
Predicts Democratic Defeat.
'sPersonally, it Is my opinion that II the
democratic party goes on to that platform
this time they will meet the most disas-
trous defeat that any party has ever had
In this country. I understand it Is honest
" believed in, and people think it will
bring relief from their present troubles.
but between now and election day 1t Will
be pretty thoroughly sifted and the people
of this country will not face the disturb"
anCe OF values, the 1888 OF cOnHoeHce, tuo
general distress and ruin which would
come to their business interests in such
change in the standard Of value as would
arise from such action. And 1t will. in my
opinion, overwhelm the persons who un-
dertake 1t.
Refuses to Be . Candidate.
1T ought not to be necessary for me TO
say anything Of q personal nature. find
myself. however, spoken OF here and there
as a possible candidate-not very seriously
or prominently. but sufficiently to attract
attention IL I should fail to notice 1t. It
som etimes affects ones influence in cases
like the present. I have no personal motive
ir entering this fight. I have said that I
would not be candidate. will add, copy
ing the emphatic language once used by
tho late Gen. Sherman Il think I remember
it correctly): I will not run II nominated.
nor serve IL elected I am not foolish
enough to suppose that any eastern man
could be nominated by this convention
much less that could. I sympathize thor
cughly with the feeling in the south that
has caused this uprising and will find its
expression at Chicago, but as to the prin-
ciples which the uprising has brought forth
and the issues being framed entirely dis
agree. WILLIAM G. WHITNEY, -