The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-03-28
MANAGES MoRToNs BOOM
He is in Favor of Col. Jim Boyd
For Governor.
IS OPPOSED TO FREE COINAGE
And Thinks Morton viii be Winner Be-
fore the National Convention Be-
cause he is Not Straddler
on Finance.


publican State committee at Raleigh
last week, and appear to be booming
Morton for President and Cox Boyd for
Governor"
There is no attempt att az 'bupm, .
said Col. Keogh; 1T is just good, level,
honest work on a line that leads to sue
cess. While in Raleigh II did every
thing / could to promote the interests
of Morton and Boyd, also found
many warm friends for Governor Nor
ton among the Dockery and Russell
men. [ found plentg bf sincere friends
for both. Every district in the State
was represented there, and by the very
best men. Col Boyd has warm friends
in every part of the State. When the
Russell-Dockery fight eXhausts both
men, Boydf will easily be the tTnaTi-
NOUS choice of the convention for Gov
ernor He has no quarrel with any
one. Everybody admires him for his
ability, his fine oratorical powers, and
his personal charms. ss# E1
H."sI have no doubt the Piedmont belt
will send a large number Of delegates
70 the State convention who viii stand
by Boyd to the last His nomination
will be necessary to bring harmony out
of the present disturbed condition of
the party. The contest between Judge
Russell and Dockery is assuming such
shape that those gentlemen viii later
on think the best thing the Republi-
cans can do win be TO nominate Boyd
If they don't already think so"
"How do you think it loks for Nor
ton in North Carolina? Don't you
think Mckinley viii have a solid dele
CATION from this State?'
NO. / don't. The prospect is for
Morton to get fair share Of Sle dele
CATION. Men who are claiming so
much for other delegates will soon
have all they can do to take care Of
their own scalps. / never saw a man
big enough vet, to run for Office him
self and take care of all the other cam
didates for Office. Morton viii come
all right here, and he will be nominal
ted at st. Louis, too. The. Republicans
of North Carolina are in favor OF noni-
mating and electing a man for PRESIDENT
who will be away above suspicion Of
favorifg any legislation that VIII give
cheap money or result in debasIng the
currency.
"The friends of Governor Morton Of
fer him as q man who viii under no
circumstances allow his name 10 be
used on platform which will advocate
the slightest tendency to free silver
coinage if it promises to give a silver
dollar that wiIIahave less purchasing
mower than gold dollar; or run any
risk of doing it. The people OF the
United States know they can rely on
Governor Morton They know he IS
absolutely safe. lie is typical
American in the most comprehensive
sense. He has filed many high posi-
tfons-and always with honor As
| member of Congress-, Minister 10
France. yice-Presidentaof the DnIteel
States with Harrison as President, ana
now as Chief Executive OF the Empire
state of New York, his record IS with,
mt. a blemish. Gov Morton has proved
equal to every demand ever made upon
him. His public, private and CONNER
efal life cover him with honor.
ct is fashionable 10 say that the
Southern people are crazy for free sil
| yer coinage at is to 1. don pc
lieye it.
"If the free silver coihefs should sue
| ceed and the people wake up TO fnc
the gold dollar hanished from tint
country. they would not only feel very
! lonesome but very helpless.
"Thev are more interested in SOUND
| stable currency than the people Of tn
| North. They have got too much pros
4 peritv in sight to take chances o.
| throwing everything away on deoase'
| money.
/ mir. Bohannon, OF Hickory, says u
| tha Charlotte Observer that the tota
| value of silver mined in the Unitet
States last year did not equal twenty
five per cent of the value of eggs mar
keted during the year. Ia other word
| the hens did four times as much bnsi
4 ness a the silver miners
sThe Southern people haven't for
gotten their experience with Confetlef
ate money. The recollection Of tina
4 will make them hesitate long Defpf'
4 they will agree to eliminate goid iron
/ the currency of the country
eve know what the greenback Graz
was Nearly every office-seeker wa
hypnotized by il. IL looked as though
it would wipe up the earth with an,
and all opposition. Ii was mueh pig
/ ger thing GIldH t1l4o SJ4Ntl tfASA - -
but it disappeared as if by magic W.
all remember the contest between Coy
Scales and Judge Tourgee on this issue
What did it all amount to in the end
/ This silver business win go the sam
i way. There is enough good salt ln tn
makeup Of the people Of the Untte'
States to save the country from al
kinds Of calamities. That is beinl
proved every year. 1t seems to hol'
out well. notwithstanding the almos
| constant drain upon It,"
Don't you think the McKinle'
boom is running away. with all tn
other capdidates?'s
NO. it is being oyerdone. Their
is a good deal of wind as well as waite
in that stock lit reminds me yer.
much. Of the Blaine campaign for tn
nomination in 1876. There is an ~
tempt to move the Mckinley. boon
with the gante dash There never wa
a campaign like that of Blaine in 1870
| 1T was brag and buster, and claiming
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