Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-03-12
CLEVELAND As THE LEADER or
SECESSION.

The Review of Reviews, n standard
magazine. careful and accurate in Its
statements. commenting upon the diff
ferences on the financial Issue between
the administration and the masses OF
the Democratic party. rays that If
free coinage platform Is adopted by
the Democratic national conS ention. the
supporters OF President Cleveland VIII
withdraw from 1t. The Review Of Re
views is in sympathy with the presl-
dents financial policy.
The Washington correspondent Of the
Chicago Record, which is Cleveland
Democrat" If anything, In politics.
confirms this interesting information.
lie says:
Il find among Democrats here, too.
an expectation that thelr party VIII
split on the free coinage Issue at the
Chicago convention; that the majority
VIII nominate u free silver candidate
who will be endorsed by the POpulists,
and that the minority VIII either sup
port the Republican nominee or stay
away from the polls.
With all the South aud West against
us / do not see how we can nominate
q sound-money man or secure Il sound
leader here today. and 1 do not see
how the Democrats OF New York. Penn
sylyania and New England chn support
any other, II ia absurd 20 talk OF a
third term for President Cleveland.
He cannot get a vote south OF the Fo-
tomac aud Ohio rivers nor west of the
mississippi. The next candidate OF tho
Democratic party win have to stradlle
the silver issue or get down va The ~
To- 4 side, ana Grover Cleveland VIII do
neither. Nor is there any sound-mouey
man In the Democratic parry who
would be any more acceptable to Senu-
Tor Morgan or Senator Illlmnu or SEN
stor Jones OF Arkansas or any OF the
Democratic leaders west OF Chicago 81
This correspondent. who warmly sup.
ports the financial policy Of ihc admin
Il ,stration. Is frank enough n tell tn,
~hole truth about the attitude OF MIR
II cleveland toward the majority element
4 NJ the Democratic party, whlcl
- that 1t must come TO HIN or h,
Sill endenvor 20 disrupt the party II,
z has caused Il to be given out an the Of
I Aclal view that no Democrat vs. houn,
by the party action which does mo-
fully endorse his administration IN,
4 Full purport Of this Will be perceive,
on a moments reflection. IL mean
that Mr. Cleveland proposes to don't
mate the Democratic convention n
Chicago, or failing in that, to cause t.
be organized another convention which
he can control This 10 a significant fore
cast Of the Record correspondence
Y Cleveland symphthizer-on that sub
ject;
"rhe recent letter OF Secretary Car
- isle declining to Interfere In the sena
torial contest IN Kentucky rs the topi
vi OF a good deal Of comment, and tn
Democrats think 1t will have decide
influence upon the action OF the Chi
cago convention. II " assumed tina
the letter WAS not written without IN
approval OF the president. and may b
considered as coming from him. There
y. fore when II defines "A doctrine and
rule for the guidance OF minority /
\ political contest Il Is regarded {
& more than usual significance, IL rec
< ogni2es no obligation on the part
a Democrat To support a nominee OF h
party whose Views on any public que
ton he cannot lndorse When that H.
ter is read, as Il IL likely to be, in Il
tN Chicago convention. the Eastern del
gates will be- invited to lndorsc or d
nounce such political heresy. II the
hold with President Cleveland and Sc
IA rotary Carlisle that they are not bour
a TO support the candidate OF their part
unless he happens 10 agree with the
d upon financial questions, their prefe
Az ence as to the presidential ticket "
be entirely Ignored by the silver men