The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1896-05-21
HE HAS NO PATIENCE
WITH FLABBY
FEEBLISTS.
Stands by the Monroe Doe
trine to the Last Man.
Declares for the
Silver Dollar. Not a Candidate
But Would Accept.

correspondent of the New lor!
Journal and interviewed at length OF
the political situation.
Il am not a candidate for The
nomination for the presidency sale
the Ex-Governor, "and have not con
sented to the use of my name at Chi
cago. | am not a candidate at all
have no plans or hGpes-I might bet
ter say fears-in that connection.
do not expect 10 even be delegate
to the convention, and my busines:
arrangements are such that | mucl
apprehend | will not be in Chicago
at the time the convention meets.
"There is one thing, however, il
conjunction with this subject of the
coming Democratic Convention, it,
platform and its nominee which i.
possibly germane to your query, ano
upon which l am perfectly clear and
absolutely resolved, Whoever il
may nominate and whatever its plat
form and declarations, | shall stand
by both. The man who calling him
self Democrat, bolts either, need
never call himself my friend"
'1t the convention were to select
you to lead the ticket, were TO name
you for the presidency on its own re
sponsibiIity, would you make the
would you accept2''
"The difficulty" responded Cover
nor Campbell, Sin replying to youl
question lies in the danger of com
mon frankness and honesty being
mlsconstrued. If l were diplomatic
or wisely evasive at this crisis | might
reply that there is slight danger OF
such contingency"
HAS NO RIGHT TO DECLINE.
"What course would you pursue
should the convention name you:
Would you decline?''
No." 'sreplied Governor Campbell,
| would not decline, because could
not. 1t does not lie in the power nor
the right of the man TO decline such
a call. Whether he is q Democrat
or Republican or what not, he must
make the race and accept the place il
his party in solemn convention selects
him so to do. The man named by
the Chicago Convention must accept.
There is no chance to escape. if he
would. lie should not embrace it if
there were. Such a call is COM
mand, not request, and no man may
dlsobey his party's voice.
at is easy" continued Governor
Campbell, "for one to say he will not
take nomination. Hill said he
wouldn't make the race for Governor
of New York two years ago. Hill
meant it, too, with all his heart. But
the party named him, and he had to
run. Incidentally | might add, that
while admired him before, Eve
loved him since. A more gallant
fight against sure defeat than Hill
made in his last campaign in New
York was never made by man.
HIS DUTY CALLED HIM.
"IIill's experience was parallel
with my own in my late run for Gov
ernor Of this state. | did not want
to be can lidate. Moreover, | had
said | would not, and that were |
named | would refuse to run. More
than all, | had promised Mrs. Camp
bell | wouldn't consent to run or take
The nomination under any condition.
The fact is, | was never more resolved
on anything in my career. Yet |
was named, and | had to accept. 1t
was no case of permission or consent
Dr agreement on my part; the con-
yention named me for the contest,
md | had it to make. | had no cleo
lion in the matter.
"And," concluded Governor Camp
bell, "what was true of Hills State
Convention and my own is equally
true of the National Convention COM
ng on. The candidate it selects can
not decline the trust. No man in
n the histories of parties has ever
ieclined such q nomination: no man
ever will. That chance is closed.
Dr., more correctly, the chance to de-
,line never existed, never will exist.
The man named at Chicago will run"
eOn this all absorbing and much
ought over question Of finance" [
said, "What, Governor, should be the
party's position?"
ON THE SIL. QUESTION.
81 make no hesitation in telling
you what | personally hold on that
Doint. I'm not Il gold mon ometalist.
And Pm not for free silver 16 to /,
md have it at 4 swoop, as many of
,ur free silver friends declare must
)e the case. This latter would mean
silver monometalism, and I'm no
more in favor Of that than of the sim
yle gold standard. What | believe
n is bimetalism under conditions
which the dollars coined of silver
L l. III