Evening star., 1896-03-03
THE SILVER SENTIMENT
Senator Jones Says It is Not Decreasing,
but Growing.
He Believes 1t Will Control mt Chi
caGO III It's Friends Stand
Firm.

Senator Jones of Arkansas has returned
to town after brief participation in the
campaign at home. His seat in the Sens te
Is involved, and he has carried ny sub
stanttal majority, the first county TO vote in
the primaries. Several other counties will
shortly declare then selves, and his pros
poets OF success in them also are said to he
very fatter!ng. Mr.. Jones himself, how
ever, declines to go into the subject further
than to say that all of his Information
leads him TO believe that he will succeed
himself in the Senate.
In Favor of Free Coinage.
Mr.. Jones is one of the silver leaders in
the Senate, and has pitched his present
campaign in the key of 16 to 1. Speak
TO representative of The Star TODAY Mr..
Jones said:
Inc democrats of Arkansas are over
"nelm!ngly In favor of free coinage. The
rauo, indeed, is about sixteen hundred 10
one. Inc state delegation TO Chicago will
pe soEdly Tor silver, and immovably so. If
other states favorable to silver do as we'll.
tne Ch:cago convention will register a YER
dlct that VIII be fndorsed at the polls in
November. And I look 10 see that action
sarona sanem; SILVER " T. has never before been SO
only to go to Chicago and remain true to
themselves to carry the day. 1 am not
speaking at haphazard, or indulging in
mere enthusiasm. when I say this, but nv
correspondence, which is wide on the sub
Ject' pears me out to the very letter of the
assertion: am most sincerely of the opin-
ION that II the Chicago convention writes q
lree IT. silver platform. and puts true friend
ol sliver yer, on 1t as the candidate, the democ-
racy will win the fight"
Sentiment Not Dccrcasfnx.
But 1t is asserted in the east that the
nee silver sentiment is decreasing" was
suggested.
know1t is" replied AR Jones, "and
the very earnestness and great frequency
with which that assertion lis made point to
It's unrel1ability. 1t is not oRly not decreas-
II 9, put is 1ncreasir ahandT in the east no
less IMAM III the southsandtwest The east
may chailenge my statement, but 1 am
speaking advlsedly. know it to be fact
that oimetallism-the putting and keep
ing OF gold ard silver on an honest equal
l lty as money OF redemption in this coun-
u9.,s growing sentin.entdn several parts
OF the east. and will. MAKE itself felt at
Chlcaso. This fact too, is having its ef-
ieet IN making all theamone stout of heart
ha s Ids Who noW In tbs old silver strong
IS approaching, are being urged to stand
py silver as never before ',s,
Gold Men VIII NotControl,
But the gold men expect to control the
Cmcago convention was suggested.
know that, too," was the reply "But
all the same they won't. They are not
nearly SO numerous or influential as they
appear to te, and proclaim themselves.
DID you ever hear the story of the man
who contracted to deliver two car loads of
frogs? The cars We're run on to a siding
near his pond, and force of men employed
to handle the frogs. The pond was drained
ana d1iigent search made, but only four
frogs could be found. The noise those four
frogs had made misled the owner of the
pond as to thei. number. My opinion is
that when those New York bankers drain
their pond in July they'll find that they
nave greatly overes tinated the number OF
their frogs"
Mr.. Jones will return to Arkansas soon
ard resume his stumping tour.