The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-06-24
HE FAV0RS BLAND
". c. PERRY TALKS on NATIONAL
POLITICAL ISSUES.

| He Acknowledges That the Silver Wing of
| the Democratic Party Have Got Control
and Things are Not as He Would Like
to Have Them-Under the Cireum-
stances He Believes Bland is the Log
icaI Candidate-Personally, He Wants
Free silver But Wants No Ratio Men
toned.
/ United States District Attorney W. c.
Perry was met last night at the Carey
hotel where he was waiting for a train
| to Topeka. The business in the federal
| court is over for the time being and Mr..
Perry consented 10 talk politics with
reporter for the Eagle.
Mr.. Perry's views on the financial
plank are well known. He Is what is
| called a goldbug Democrat, but he was
| willing to concede that the silver wing
of his party would control the Chicago
convention. In speaking of the poliu-
| cal outlook he said:
The Democratic party never had a
! brighter outlook for the past thirty
years than she mas today If she could
| but consolidate the opposition 10 the
| Republican party.
II have my views and they are exact
| " the same as 1 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 FREEDOM
| mating, I advocated the free and I'M
| limited coinage of silver the same as
| gold.
The free trade men overlook one
important fact, and that is that the
production Of silver naturally should
| control the value of the product, the
! same as il does, wheat. corn and other
farm products. Now the output of sill
yer since 1870 has been almost double
| that prior TO that date Now when
the output of wheat was double that Of
other years the price was reduced ac-
cording to the amount produced.
"Prior to 1870 silver was produced in
about the same ratio of 1e to as COM
pared with gold. Since that time sF2ver
| has been produced in about the ratio of
| 30 TO L do not quote the exact ratio,
but anyone can ascertain the exact ra-
ito by referring to the report OF the
comptroller OF the currency.
Now 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-
| to- the party would sweep New York
! and other eastern states.
"It must be remembered that the
! Democratic party has never won with
tH1e exception of 1892 without the vote
Of the state of New York. This is New
York's year TO go Democratic, and If
given chance will do 50.
"WhjSe these are my personal views.
I have no doubt but what the silver
wing will be largely in the majority at
Chicago. The matter was practically set
| tied today in Ohio, Indiana and Hi
nois, and the gold wing Will have TO
| take their medicine, and it is only right
| that the minority should submit to the
win of the majority"
Mr.. Perry. what is your opinion as 10
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 a little, make threats, buster
| and blow, and on election day walk up
like little men and vote the Democratic
ticket That is, if Democratic is nom
mated. but If a step is made as the
nomination of Mr.. Teller things viii be
different The nominal ton of Mr.. Tel
Ter would be simply political suicide. 1t
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 Mckinney
"Who do you favor for the nomina
| ton for PRESIDENT
Under the present state of AFFAIRS L
/ consider Bland as the logical candidate.
He is sound. clean and would carry
the full vote of the party. He is a
msn upon whom the silver men out
side the party could unite. He can car
~ every vote in the south on election
day, will hold the party vote of the
east. or nearly so, and should carry the
silver sentiment of the west.
II should like to see Blackburn or
someother good Democrat for the sec
ond place The two Bs would be the
| battle cry and their record for honesty
| would do much to heal every wound
There is one trouble. and that is the
| bullheadedness of the Populst party.
Thsy are in 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 fool.shness. This will be the trou-
bic. With three or more tickets in the
field. Mckinley viii be elected.
u expect 10 attend the convention at
Chicago and Will do all in my power TO
| work for harmony Nothing wins like
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