The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-07-04

GsatfoTin with thoroughly un-D Democrats
treatment 81 men ana measures before
tne convention will make the silver victory
= victory worse than a defezs. James II.
Eekels. Comptroller OF the Currency
see nothing in senator tiilgs position
or ne currency that would warrant any
SILVER man IN coaSentlag 20 his selection
as presiding ofticer. temporary or perrna-
nenS. In case he IS fixed upon by the
national committee for temporary chair
man, ! hope 20 have an opportunity TO
vote Tor siDonnare silver man for the
place. W. II. Hinrlrhsen. lieutenant gov
ernor OF Illinois"
Il have never seen as admirable spirit
eFincsd by the delegates 20 any national
convention as Is shown By the delegates
70 this one. No man seems 10 desire 70
force his views on any other man. On
the contrary. each seems ready and will
ing 10 give due weight and consideration
20 the opinions and views OF others. and
all seem anxious 20 subordinate individual
preferences and individual opinions for the
general good of the party and for the si-
vancement OF the cause. James X Jones.
senator from Arkansas"
Senator Teller Is not a candidate n
the sense that he IS seeking the nomlna-
tion. He would. however. accept Il wsre IL
rendered 10 him Senator Teller is. above
all things, earnestly desirous OF seeing the
cause Of free silver triumph. and viii do
anything IN his power 10 advance Il. Lee
Mantle, senator from Montana"
II am highly delighted TO find large
majority OF the delegates are favorable
20 the people OF the United States and
against subjeeting them TO the rule OF an
English syndicate w NJ Stewart, sem
ator from Nevada"
1T looks as II the silver men win con-
troll this convention. However, the ad-
voeates OF honest money have not given
up the fight. as I understand It. nor VIII
they do so until the last gun has been
fred. / hardly think the two-thiras ruie
VIII be abrogated. and l do not look for
any revolutionary measure from those
who are apparently in the majority. II
anything of that kind should develop. the
honest money element might become an
important factor In shaping the final re-
suit. Hugh c. Wallace. national commit
teeman"
BANDS boom is closed boom, COM
piets in every chapter OF success He will
surely be nominated. Bland's nomination
requires no explanation as to where ne
stands on the silver question. His record
speaks for itself The nomination is due
10 him as a reward of merit and recog-
milton of his faithful work for the silver
interests He is the man OF the. hour
and the man for the people. Missouri will
so into the convention for Bland from
start TO finish. W. j. Stone, governor of
Missouri"
The gold bugs say they want financiers
TO run the government. This Is the trou-
BILE. Ftnanciers have been running It. and
they have financiered all the money out of
the pockets of the people into their own.
IL has been possible under these conditions
for less than 600. .ooo men to get the wealth
OF the country into their possession in
period of thirty years. A few have stolen
the fruits of the labor OF millions, and the
millions are not going TO bear the oppres-
sion longer. Popular sentiment is now
sweeping on with irresistible force, be-
cause for the first time the masses have
been hit blow between the eyes. They
have been struck before, but there has
always been some palliating remedy adj
ministered Immediately after the shock
Silver is our salvation. II is TO be the
issue OF the campaign. 1t is too early to
talk of nominees. but / am for the can
didates. and the flying trip / have Just
taken from Colorado 20 Texas and Ken
lucky and Indiana convinces me that the
chances are most favorable for the cleo
tion of any sound silver man on a sound
silver platform. Benjamin r. Tillman.
senator from South Carolina"