The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-04-18
MIR. Hl.ACK's plan FOR A C0AIFRO.
MISE.

Mr. Claaunoey f. Black, of Penn
sylvania, Chairman of the National
| League of Democratic Clubs, a man
who has done great service to the DEM
ocratic party and the country, in car
rying on with great vigor and skill
an invaluable campaign OF education,
| has proposed plan for the settlement
Of the differences between the silver
and gold standard Democrats, and one
which he thinks would be the proper
policy of the party toward the money
| issue.
Impressed with the belief that the.
silver Democrats are to control the
| Chicago Convention, and shape the
| platform Of the party, Mr.. Black says
he is willing to stand by the Jefferso-
| MAN doctrine of obedience to. the will
| OF the majority, and to submit to free
silver coinage if the majority shall
vote to have it. First in his opinion it
is important that the Democratic party
shall hold together, and in order to
| preserve it he would have Tie platform
so constructed as to bind the candi-
date If elected to sign any financial bill
that should be sent TO him by Con-
gress.
Referring to the differences Of opin-
ion in the party on this question, he
says:
It seems to me that the matter
might be settled in very fair and
honorable manner to both sides by
agreement respecting the exercise
of the veto power by the President.
Let 1T be agreed that our candi-
date for President is not, if elected,
to interpOse his veto to embarrass
or defeat any financial legislation
which may be sent to him by the
votes of a majority of the Demo
cratic members of Congress There
ought to be no objection TO that.
lit provides for leaving the question
where it properly belongs with
the representatives of the people,
chosen To legislate in their own
wisdom for the peoples best in
terests.
/ believe in popular government.
/ am opposed to the free coinage
| of silver. I hold that the adop-
| ton of such policy would be in-
furious to credit and business. But,
| If a majority Of my party DEGREES
free coinage, am willing to accept
| il. There is more in Democracy
for me than the money question.
| The great question of taxation is
| vet to be settled properly in this
country, and / am utterly opposed
| to parting company with men so
| sound on that as are Morgan,
| Vest, Crisp, McMillin, and many
/ others, simply, because of differ
/ ence OF opinion as to money. They
| are men of the highest character
and very eminent ability, and / con
/ tcede them me same right to their
/ opinions and the same sincerity
in forming them that / claim for
myself. / think they are mis-
taken about silver, but I'm sure
they are sincere.
The gold standard papers charae-
teriAe this proposition ia no calm LAM
| guage and work themselves into
/ perfect fury over what they term an
attempt TO commit the party to ''the
| unreasonable frenzy" Of independent
free coinage.
| They say they are not eonyined that
the gold men will not win. but de-
clare they are sure that if the radical
free coinage men shall succeed in the
convention their cause will have been
ruined, and that the Democratic party
will emerge from the contest SO
crushed and demoralized that 1t will
be the task Of the remnant for many
years TO restore the machine TO sue
cessful working condition.
| Whatever else may be said Of Mr..