Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-04-26
TnE EMANCIPATION OF DEMoc-
HhCg.


N IA recent Interview. which was eyi-
Identity a Desperate bid FOR the prssi-
Dental nomination or tba Democratic
party Nj. William H. Morrison said
m substance thHt he IS a silver man II
the silver men control no chicago
ronyenlieu and gold man II the gold
men control the convention. The New
York Times. The closest peia0nal organ
" rresidenl Cleveland. III rs Issue Of
Aprii ga. publishes the following com
nisnt ami editorial eKtnet from tho
blaau-zeitunE, another Cleveland Or
gan. relative 10 tho Morrison inter-
view.
New York Times Edli0fiaib
Hoar readers win md On ihe fifth
paxs OF the Times thia lnnnlng an
editorial from the stats. zcituhg on
the una King interview ~ Mr.. Nor
rihon II contains a plain statement Of
facts which business men and poll
tciaps alibe ought % unterslnnd.
tNew York a;3AlA-z oitung Editcriaii
rl'io twlsdle IA which Mr. William
n. Avffi8un haa indulgcd an.ut the
currency pfuhiem ~ surprising only
Tor the reason That the man had
shown more character rs ;hr agitation
Tor better tofin A. FOR any infflistt.
uqi srpafuFsf. Morrison never nnd any
lbs presidential aspirations could
hardly he rallied iegltimnts. and his
most recent utterarcn ~ uot calculated
70 ki4V them anything Ms. sound
basis. horriFons puaiton. however,
may npirise Va 0f what Ne have to *.
rcct Of Illinois Ia the Democratic ma
tquhl convention The E0uud money
men MI be cfgahed between Aitgsii
ana Morrison. The beam Of The noairr
inclhcs lnyre and more touaf1 the
advocates Of Free silver who viii listen
20 no compromise, bot VIII doinnnll
the nomination 81 silver candidate
On q silver platform. Ex, Speaker crIsp
mas recently come out for such a mol.
,ey.. ana he may eventually b. rteht.
lerhaph II "a batter 80. Tor tho ritnn.
tlon VIII then be elarided. with such !
tandidntc thr Democrats would ~,
doubtediy sustain an utter defeat, but
even u they we're to Win. Il would H.
victory Ike shat Of Pyrrhus. Ths
party would forever be buried heneAth
me ruins 81 commercial proapafiiy,
such a victory. however, N not to hs
ihnuEht u. because tie friends 81
sound money vii encompass tha Dc.
feat % the party Even " tho Renuiil.
cans have nothing TO 0frar hut a shiiiv
shaliy eott Of platform ana MaKiuiry
uiea would yot inspire more nonndnnee
W The ranks o. The sound money peo.
ple than the Democrats would. bccstia,
tire history of tbs Republican party
would. after al. hold OUT moro hons
~ tl's future. Tho Democratic marty
ctn hops 70 win only In cats both N.
platform and rs candidate nre hertz,
tnnn che Republican. ana not ii III
platform and candidate arc couaIlv
ptl, Or, nfrdnna. oxen wurAe
Y the cause o. sound money meet,
nlNpatef at the national convhntions
We hnnnniai ard commercial crlsis
Mvp'n " pnse pass INTO an acute stage
nni thFn rho Democrats Womb nm
have Tho shadow Or posBihio snccers
Hilhoukh tho Republicans Might M
htld partially rpsp0nhiblc. The Soma
money Democrats Will have d rcf,,as
y pe drawn into the ruin 81 tho nar,s.
ma u would b. altogether npprorrini.,
! thry would Impress this rcfnsni upon
Democratic nntionnl convention ~ a,
~ eaat IN ita lot with me silver
crowd. then tiisy ought TO be lnfo,,net
M advance that IN such an event thn.'
muat not rely upan tho support II ihe
ptmoeratic sound money men. mi
,nAf fhe tifnc hnn come Tor the Inter
y, q ussNnlAe 2 apund money campaign.
~, inc purpoSra or such campairr
nothing could be gained Nv the I'M,
pprt OF q Republican candidate *
We sort Of Mckinley. BeaIdos. tne M,
publican party cannot be sunrortra hy
men who adhere TO Demotttflr nrinri.
pleA The rcpronch ~ an lndircet an.
port Of the Republican party couid ny,
yn.llg be cast upon tiia Dona6erat,e
uo'ters, because that party wnoid s'tn
" any event; possibly throtirh Nh.
elpeupn being thrown into the ha,,se
~ representatives. The conaeoue, 49,
81 Their victory would. ia the mat1
npt he aggravated BY tho nctiun ~ th.
Drmocre'ic sound money boilers ''e
a ncw SOUND money marty niisht nm.
ger the oircumafnncts alluded ~ an,n
rev Important states, where ,ho fc,,,'
% Tree silver II realised. At N ',ye,,s
nuch q party would 10 this ca,,,,i.l j.,
Wy e foundations far az aeeraasive
sound money l,alcy, tha nAf money
rrupic would nevnr reiiovar from fi,si,.
uefeat and ~ parties wonla "a NJ,
inns y conn forget their incisna Il III
~ tuttendfr ~ this infany. m ,shlrh
w lsierlornuon o. money ,anrf' 'is 81
'as,ntlusa ~ The eyes o. every ccocnt
m determination OF tho clevclsnS
'9ilewins 70 bolt the aciion Of sl.o en-