Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-04-05


Kansas. Nebraska, Minnesota, 1ndi-
ana and Massachusetts have already
instructed their delegates along the
broad platform line. while only West
Virginia and Rhode Island are COM
mitted. TO the single-issue policy
other conventions Will be held carly In
April and In every one OF them the
platform will be the bone of u vigor-
Gus contention.
The broad-platform men demand
that declarations on all live issues.
suffrage shall be made in emphatic
languages. capable of no two interpre-
taticns. ana occupying n position OF
exact equality with the prohibition
plank and such other planks as would
DO adopted by the practically unani-
nous vote OF the national convention.
The principal point OF difference
seems to be the money plank. The
hroad-platform men are nearly all free
silver advocates. Generally they want
n platform that will favor the issue OF
money by the general government
alone, through banks OF loan and de-
posit. In the form OF fun legal tender
treasury notes. based upon the credit
OF the nation. and the free and un-
limited coinage OF silver and gold at a
le 20 ratio, In which to pay the
bonded Indebtedness OF the country.
The single issue people are mostly for
the gold standard, though their po-
sitinn forces them to refrain from an
attempt to 10 commit the party by
positive action.
The controversy has reached the
point OF an open split and no effort at
conoiiiiation has thus far met with
success. The broad-platform delegates
TO the national convention openly de-
clare they viii no longer give adj
herence 20 the party II Its platform
fnvors gold standard or falls to un-
equivocally declare against II. Silence
on this point. they say, viii be equiva-
lent to an Endorsement OF the present
flrancial policy OF ~ WI
The single Issue delegates are equally
avowed In their determination not to
support the party II II cspousos the
cause OF frae silver and rag money"
There has been any amount OF dis
cussion az TO the candidates for presl-
dent. Early In the fight the broad
platform mon concentrated their forces
In support OF John T.. st. John. cx-gov-
ernor of Kansas The single-issue
forces at the same time conferred around
John G. WOolley OF Chicago. Several
other candidates were mentioned, but
II early became evident that the race
for the nomination would be between
st. John and WOolley. Quite a sensation
was CAUSED. consequently by the an
nouneement by St John that under nc
circumstances would he accept the
Nomination. This was followed in a
day or two by similar statement from
Woolley St John gave his Reasons as
foliowat
ut may not be In good taste for me
70 decline something that has never
been rendered to me. and yet In view Of
the fact that many kind friends have
done me the honor TO favor my nomlna.
tion for the presidency by the Pitts
burg convention, deem 1t due to thou
VS. we'll as 10 myself to say that under
no circumstances would I accept sucl
q nomination. This must be considered
anal. expect 10 attend the pittshur,
81 ention ANA want 10 go there alb
solutely Gree from any solnsh motiv,
whntever.
INV sreatest desire will bc for tht
adoption OF a broad gauge pintform
and the nomination OF candidates nos
sesscd Of sufficient hreadth OF ttourh
70 cnabic thcm to understand tho need,
7 a. hff amr1on paoplc' and the ootrans,
and ability 10 present the truth alon,
these lines 10 the MASSES. We hav,
plenty OF prcsldGntlni timber and GOO,
timber too. who will rallanily lead M
In the battle TO down the liquor tra0ic
dpwn tho uionopoiles and trusts. en-
/ franchise women and scourge ana drlvl
the money changars from the temple,,
JOHN r. SRI. JOHN.
Mr.. Woolley went more INTO detail 4,
assigning q cause for his withdraw
In the following letter:
y can no longer pretend not to know