The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-09-05
THE CASE PLAINLY STATED.

ticket in this State between DEM
ocrats and Populists. He remark
ed that it was the only sure way OF
carving the State for Bryan, ana
that II would be accomplished IN
a week or two.--Warrenton he-
cord.
There is no doubt that the sentiment
among the real advocates of silver in
the State among all parties is strongly
in favor of voting for Mr.. Bryan, ana
not casting a vote in the air that Will
make it possible to carry the State for
MCKINLEY and the gold standard. IT.
because of disagreement ON the wee
Presidency, the free-silver men in
North Carolina run two electoral tick
cts, il will stamp them as enemies to
the cause they profess 10 advocate
There are some Democrats, we regret
TO know, who have criticized the DEM
ocratic Executive committee because
il offered to divide the electors with
the Populists, giving six for Bryan
and Sewall and five for Bryan and Wat
son. 1t was prompted to make this
tender because, inasmuch as both these
parties have nominated Mr. Bryan for
President, it would be criminal folly
for them to divide about the Vice-Pres-
idency and thereby possibly permit
the sentiment of the people of the
State to be misrepresented in the cleo
toral college. Failure to have made
such a tender to the Populists would
have been a fatal blunder and would
have Justly placed ut the door of the
Democratic party the responsibility
for the tfefeat of saver, if North Caro-
liua,s vote should be counted for Nc
Kinlev. If the Populists should be-
cline the proposition, which is admit
tedly Just and equitable and put
out a separate Bryan and Watson cleo
toral ticket, they would be response
bic for the defeat Of silver, if the gold
STANDARD candidate Should carry the
State. 1t is not to be believed that the
official representatives of either OF
these parties could defend themselves
if they should thus thwart the viii of
the great majority of both parties,
and deny them the opportunity they
have long desired of voting for silver
with a chance of success.
The Presidency is an office of
dignity and nothing else Unless
the President dies, he has no power.
| He cannot even appoint the commit
| tees in the body over which he pre-
sides. He never tries to influence leg
islation, and cannot vote except in case
| of.atie In the Senate as now constitut-
| ed, and as it viii stand certainly for
| the next four years, there is a good
| majority for silver. The Vice-Presi-
/ dent cannot therefore affect the mon
4 ey question in any way. 1t is differ
/ ent with the President. Even with a
i House of Representative against free
i silver, IA condition not probable but
/ possible, the President could still do
i much 10 end the baIeful influences OF
/ the reign of the gold standard. He
i could refuse to issue bonds; he could
coin the seignorage in the Treasury;
he could pay out silver for Treasury
and Sherman notes; he could put an
end to the fetch of a gold reserve; he
could pay the interest of the public
debt in silver; and could make such
/ change, without legislation, in the
fiscal policy of the government as
] would put the country on bi-metal-
i lie, instead of gold basis. And in
/ doing so, he would be merely execut-
1 ing the plain laws on the statute
/ hooks, ignoring the unauthorized
a.-I)reasury mules which have, in effect
\ suspended the operations of statute
law. st5s 81 5Sa =
1 Earnest silver men, cognizant of the
power that Secretary of the Treasu.
ry, appointed by Mr.. Bryan, in sym
pat1lT with the views of the bi-metal
lists. could exeneise in the direction Oh
real bi-Inetaflism, are willing to make
6iflA TteftSFJhpSiDtt W tHcCN'
Mr.. Bryan's electioel. In every West
ern State fusion on electors, and in
NANNY instances for all positions has
been effected between Democrats
Popmlists, and the silver Republicans
for the eomnon purpose of electing a
silver man to the Presidency.
In Kansas and Colorado, all the
electors are for Bryan and tsewall. In
Oregon. Montana and South Dakota
they are all for Bryan and Watson
Different arrangements have been
made to meet different conditions, the
object in view being the election of the
only silver candidate for the Presi-
dency. There has been more or iess
friction in many of these States. In
some, the Populists have wanted q
Iarger share of the electors than the