The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-06-03
Hoped For at Both St. Louis
and Chicago.
EFFORTS TO BRING 1T ABOUT.
Argument OF the silver Republicans
uation In the Democratic Party-Chances
That the Issues May re Clearly Defined.
A Formidable Combination.

ruptions. IL Is still too early 10 say what
success the compromises are likely 10 meet
with, but IL IL undeniable that at this mo
ment the idea of making some concessions
10 the minority Is gaining ground among
the leaders OF both parties. The prevalent
Republican notion Is To link together In
one platform the two principles, 'protec.
ton and sound money" while the faction
OF the Democratic party which seems like.
" 70 be In the ascendency at Chicago has
wanted TO meet this with free silver and
a tariff for revenue only" Most observers
here had settled down 10 the conclusion
that the campaign would be fought out on
these lines The probabilities still are that
IL will be
Republican Argument.
But among the leaders in Washington
there Is n good deal OF talk about com.
promise both at -. Louis and Chicago
On the Republican side the argument runs
In this way: While we want to declare
Enthusiastically for sound money there Is no
reason why we should make our platform
unnecessarily offensive 10 the silver men
We must admit there are many silver Re
publicans, and they are in all parts OF the
country, even IN New England and the
middle states as well as In the west. We
do not want 10 drive these men out OF the
party simply because they do not agree
with us on one question If we can help It
Furthermore, Republicans everywhere
agree that II the attitude OF the world on
the monetary standard question were 10
change and bimetallism were ~ take the
place OF gold monometallism among the
great commercial nations we should want
81 a ITpttal ~ oh
Now the facts are. many Of the strong
est Sound money" states In the country
including Maine. Massachusetts. New
York and Pennsylvania, declared In their
Republican conventions for maintaining
the present standard until international
action should bring about the remonetiza-
ton Of silver. This then. Is good sound
and Republican doctrine AT this
point the silver men step forward and say
Instead Of merely declaring that the
Republican party will maintain the gold
until the world goes 10 double
why not make a platform that
will contain a promise 10 do everything In
your power TO bring about international
OF slverf II the Republican
party will do this, will pledge itself 10 take
up the definite policy OF trying to secure
in the world, but declaring Its
purpose tn maintain the existing order OF
things until such International action can
be had, then the western Republicans may
prevail upon their constituents to remain
within the party This would give def.
mite promise, settled policy, which might
In the near future be productive OF great
results.
AT any rate, IL would enable those Of
US who represent silver states TO 90 back TO
our people and say the party Is not mimi
cal to silver We agree that silver should
be remonetized, but we differ as To the
method by which IL Is safe to attempt It
We certainly ought not to abandon the
party on n difference OF opinion as To mere
methods so long as we agree In principle.
Votes OF the senate.
This Is the argument Of the silver Re-
publicans, and good many people on the
other side have been impressed by It, An.
other weapon which the friends of com.
promise are making good use of is this: II
the Republican party carries the election,
lt will come into power pledged to revise
he tariff Us quickly as possible. In order
to carry out this promise il will need the
votes OF all the Republicans in the senate
people behind them out Of the party, how
are you going to pass an act of tariff re-
vision? And II you cannot revise the tar
ID, what sort of an administration will yor
have in the public estimationf
For these reasons many senators and rep.
resentatiyes say they believe the Republic.
ans at st. Louis will throw some consola
ton to the western silver men and er
tn Eaat, han, In, 10
Democrats Anxious to Avoid a split.
On the Democratic side the situation IL
somewhat similar. Between the two co.
feries Of extremists. the one representing
President Cleveland and the administra.
ton people generally and the other such
men as Tillman, Bland and Blackburn.
there Is great mass of Democrats who
are very anxious to avoid a split In the
party. The voice of Mr.. Cleveland Is
against compromise, OF course He Is not
one OF the compromising sort He wants
the battle fought TO a finish But such
Democrats as Brice. Whitney, Hill, Mat.
thews, Campbell, Morrison. Stevenson and
others are consulting together with the
hope OF finding some way In which &c
avert the threatened split in the party.
1t Is noticeable, too, that Governor Alt. |
geld OF Illinois, who Is the leader of the
victorious FREQ silver forces in that state.
has apparently modified his views. In tho
local conventions controlled by him, AS, |
Tor instance, at Chicago, he did not demand |
The adoption of 10 to platform, hut con |
tented himself with bimetallic declara.
lion similar TO that which the Democrats |
adopted In their national platform four |
years ago. Like the conservative Repub |
leans, many Democrats think a promise |
20 so shape one national policy ms To bring
about international bimetallism might |
prove to be the charm with which the
threatened bolt can be averted
Notwithstanding this talk Of compromiso
IN both sides the chances are that the issue
Will be defined with tolcrable clearness
between high tariff aud the gold stan.
lard on the one side and "low tariff and |
rec silver on the other. The preliminary
campaign has developed SO much deter.
nination and bitterness TINT the compro.
Misses are not likely to allay them with
holr pleadings The controlling powers
% the Republican party appear TO think
hat " would be dangerous To trifle with
he financial question In any way, while
ne silver lenders say their hope Is In N
usion OF Democrats, boiling Republicans
ma Populists and that nothing but n 10
o platform will bring about this formid
'ble combination.
WALTER wELLMAN.
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