The San Francisco call., 1896-05-29

Their words are olninous of uncom-
promising war, as a rule. The leaders of
the gold and silver forces declare that
there can be no compromise. Along the
stretch that divides the radical leaders of
the two elements are all degrees of inter-
est, indifference, uncertainty and ignor-
ance regarding the financial question, but
| all will line up for the battle at the con-
vention.
Calculations on the division of forces in
the National Convention at present make
1t so even that the eighteen votes for Cali
fornia become of great importance to the
administration side, and the struggle to
capture as many OF them as possible will
not be abandoned while fighting chance
remains.
so adding to this great issue the local
hight, the Endorsement of Budd, the control
OF the State machine, the ambitions OF the
resurrected leader, John Daggett, who has
come forth from the political tomb he en-
tereo after the Stockton convention: the
personal ambitions of would-be delegates
| and the fierce personal quarrels that growlin
Intensity, the prospects portend the storm
lest convention the California Democracy
has known.
It appears certain that the strength the
Federal brigade and the gold faction gem
NtoAiJ wiz LuuSbcI Will Dt 50 great IDat the
silver men will be forced in self-defense to
oppose seating the local McNab-Daggett
delegation, at least as a whole, ami the
Buckleyltes are daily growing more jubi-
liant and more certain of getting at least
half vote
Both sides claim victory in advance.
Listen to them talk. Hear John Z. Irish
for instance. If there is Democrat in
Californla loyal to tsound money" and to
| Grover Cleveland and his policy it is that
same vigorous and eloquent John P. Irish
the Naval Officer. The Sacramento conyen-
ton will declare for gold, he says, and he
says that the party is not for silver. giving
a wipe at Foote and Clunie. This is what
ne SAID about the coming convention ves-
terday:
he Sacramento convention will un-
doubtediy declare for the existing money
standard. 1t will not demand free coin
age at ratio OF l6 to 1 or any other ratio,
and 1t ought to demand that the Federal
treasury be limited to its constitutional
functions of collecting the taxes provided
for by Congress and disbursing the same
upon appropriations made by Congress.
AT present the treasury by law receives
silver and paper for taxes and is bv law
compelled 20 redeem greenbacks in gold.
Whlch IL has to buy with bonds. The
greenDacks so, redeemed are by law i'm
rnedlately reissued and when again
presented have TO be again redeemed.
putting the endless task on the treasury
continually imperils the public credit.
The Democratic Convention should de-
mand the cancellation of the green backs
and put stop to dangerous system for
which Republican legislation is response
bic. The party should at every point sus
tain the administration. Any other
course is suicidal. No army ever won a
battle by shooting its own generals. Any
Democrat who wants to exchange Cleve-
land leadership for Tillman's is unfit for
membership in the party
Il am not in favor of any straddle or
compromise. The silver men, as a rule
have been misled into the belief that free
coinage of silver at is to is an ancient
Democratic doctrine When they bv stndy
discover that this is false, that every leader