Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-02-28
THE DEMOCRATS CAN WIN
It Taey Mil Declare unequivoeauy
for Sound Money.
no STRADDLE AND NO COMPROMISE.
ihe Declaration of President Cleveland.
Administration Has Agreed ON
Programme.

'''|fNs W NAllidlls
The democratic party can win this
year" said President Cleveland a few
days ago to 4 meInbrr OF his cabinet.
III 1t VIII declare unequlvoceally for sound
money No s,raddlc. no compromise will
40 On a straight-out platform. with
candidate to match, We can carry the
country During the last two weeks
there has been an unusual amount OF
ponies In the conversation at tho White
House, The president has shown n Keen
interest in the coming campaign. and
has talked the matter over with thl
members Of til, cabinet as they have
called to confer about public business. II
may be said the administration has agreed
on u programme. though not upon the
details OF the manner In which an at
umpt Will be made 10 carry 1t out,
The Keynote OK this programme, rs In.
spired by tie presidcnt himself, Is mo
compromise with silver" This msana
direct antagonlsm TO the Morrison idea
OF straddIe in the Chicago convention.
10 THIS policy the administration 10 now
thoroughly committed. ana rom this
slIna forward the president ana his fol-
lowers, ~ u quiet nut nUne the less uf-
leelNp way wlli take u nund IN the cam
pa'En. Mr. Cleveland mas gwen II out
lhHt there VIII be no more straddlc on
thr currency quggtlon II he can pre-
vent, The time has pass in which
clthtF or tie great parties can tcmporI4o
WIN that Question: he sad recently,
ana retain tho respect OF the country.
u must he one thing or the other. rh9
pople want franknuss. not iuggliug with
words Consequently the administration
forces Will gathe' at Chicago determined
to secure, If possible. the adoption %
an mequlvocal declaration IN FAVOR OF
the present mon ;ary standard and re-
tlrcment Of greenhacKs, MS recommended
by hc pr silent ana the secretary or the
n asury In their communications to COM
President Cleveland. / am able to say
Oh competent advice, believes II would
be better for the democratic party to
Take this position and lose tho election
than to declare for tree coinage and win
II, lie believes the Chicago couN oniioH
VIII mark u crisis In the history of the
party and Of the country. II the party
sutcumbs TO tho temptation to gather
Within its ranks all the peculiar e.c-
ncnts OF modern politics on o free silver
platform, It will 30 to ruin, ON the other
hRnd. IL il takes Il place NJ the sound
money, cons Ivatvc and trustworthy
party Of the country. II Will have before
n Il long ilfc OF usefulness and power.
In the opinion of the president the sill
Yer craze VIII soOn have run Its course.
II Is too illogical to live In the minds Of
people as Intelligent as our people are
nnniyZe as do no other people IN the
world L. the democratic party grasps
at ms temporary rrrHHr ct Ielulolcr11
nIehnt II Wul ON, oniy seh' us own "o'''' N'''
President Cleveland believes tho reruh-
ican Natlonal cUntSS" ,n ,iycy s,-r ,g,,,
Wll' ,,,I ,wafnbcd overv 1bnsc Of
lie mas eaEery wn.y ,iH, uHois iihi"h ,s,.
ne programme o. lnllilunsoli ni''n" ~,
hlver ropuDlIeals nnNe III. 10 forcing
their marty to maze concessions 10 silver
at -. Louis auu ~ mi viii 4, ,,9rt
'"s'n' th9u t ne ms. sid MIS- opinion Inc
80. .ty9i. J." 'arr,,y i,ss ~ ,l,e new states
oG ,fe tsr Wcst and p!acing their main
dependenee upon NE Snaf he OF s Its ana
teGuoh, WIN Ju,sSii tnr fronitness If
they 90 tnls Mr. al, ,bo d"r1ocra, NJ,
I VIII leave IN rV,ilg,,,iti,i,Itv which prnsncd
party IN oP ma hoidncss nv tie con-
ycntlon nj Chicago in July. win Lad 10
success AT the hC.,s mon which tho nd
/ T. NJ !, ~ Nv S,an Of comnnltn is arranged
W,' Gieveland himself, with the bo.dncss
t9r Whlch ho - InsnirSd some OF ms
N2reoNer III, ", ~ c1n,id1ncc lie hag aroused
IN thoir minds the hope that, artcr all.
~ , INA ihnt the slightest SIGN Of
~ HuS w 80" ,gg,e"iSg on The financial
lr,iirstjpn NAV prove fatal to that party
" met ~ w P'opS r,s 80 No h",icf t.i,t
raey, ne &C., H sa,S,eNibe repub:icnns dallying
oil ,ni,i huI Ibo a." sver ana ne democrats stand
81. al Tar q nd Z
Ing squnIeiy iof my ko'', III boretofors
or inc aIases ,iinbl,. rsuuhiicar win
looked upU las fnr fhe den,ocrniic nomi-
cast their VOTES LOT ,tv "IIaiinf l,o ,,n,nts
nee. N NuPpo,r ", .r.nrsllV rccotenized Nv
to the lact NJ" s,' - -, an, ~ ,ns
students o. the po,',siign' -, 49, ttruttv
country, tnnt 'a' y -. 10 fors ipiecT tbc
upon voters lnal ~ ~ ,.etn ,hn narties ia
ba;ahce 81 u" Ma an or > G61 Ggj yStHr-g who
he,d ny the Io''i ticitet ,GSn another. az
vote frst one uunst; - ~ ',,rciigire NAV
their CONVICTION passion or pte!'sEtS ~ ~
dictate, In,Me are w ,,s,,.,Is' M ",iani
responsible Tor grouho s"e'' "'' "'
waves" -, ,,,,,.,,,r.,,o,,
II Is the beliei OF the w, MI
that IN many OF the ~, w" r,, Nc
vote viii tnll 70 ny vp, ~, ,ss,, T., ,,,,
currency question: Nun me lss"o bniicve
as hcrenbeiore ihuieateu " c,SSnreciic,f
TINT New \ orke Nem 'srbicS have hocn
and Indiana, Sthtes " nv. tod h,. tita
regularly or frequently, CaItisu W ~
democrats IN nreiaehtlaI e,v ,, IN ho,,
found on the side OF uemoctacy Ald non ~,
est money. In addltlon thSy H"pc ~
carry Illinois nnd possibly Iowa IN VIZ VIZ
West In tho East they WouW NV
strong hopes Of AiaEsaShusettssS, i.,'o 'l,,
island and New hhnrsnl,e, 10 " ~. ~
the States OF the sout' H'u ~ ~ no
belt they weulu nAI.e' Tsho,, a;o,,ia mi
impetus OF democracy ii,,,.ia1ya "Viro,bis
tear for De;a"atFe, NJ; ~ Missouri AZ
west Virginia, kentuoky; MisSvvl,, ~
Kansas. Mississippi i.ou,sisn ana Ai'oa nv
Georgia. florida or sour Ns s.nii,, n
States of Tennessee, sIutn .ar9't ~, ~ ~
oddly enough, IcNas w! "ou,u t snns ",
'ose The two hIst naiiiIu "" ss uvn,I's
a tendency toward pfotcrtloh hiu uliii , Va ~ :,
ism, while IeNss ~ as,,,,s,,