Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-03-21

convention WILL in my opinion. so declare
If 1t represents its constituency, as L hope
and believe it will.
"A President who would carry out plat
form promises is what the American people
want. Congress, coming from all sections
and Immediately representing all the states
and all the people. Is the body which should
shape political policies. and the veto power,
with The power Of patronage. should not be
exercised in hostility to its deliberate judg-
mont. The British people have long since
passed the time when they would submit
their policy to executive dctation, and free
institutions cannot be maintained unless
the people are strong enough to elect rep
resentatives who will obey their will with
out that dictation.
THE democratic party Will carry the
country as soon as it becomes thoroughly
democratic, and it would not have been
overthrow in 1894 if it had done what it
promised to do.
1.-The idea of international agreement is
well enough in its way, but who will bell
the cat?' the question asked of the mice is
supplanted by the question, Who will guar
antee or enforce international agreement?
When We were three or four millions of
people We set up independence without in
ternational agreement. Now that We are
100000. to declare our dependence is a
folly Stupendous The fact is, International
agreement is an international toy, which
has been used to amuse the people for
twenty-five years. They are no longer in
the mood to be pleased with rattle and
Arkansas.
The sixteen votes of Arkansas will stand
solid and firm to the last at Chicago for
free silver While one Of the candidates
for governor of the state is running on a
silver or nothing" platform, 1t is not Ger.
| tain that the delegates from the state will
consent to joining a new movement and
leaving the democratic party If the gold
standard men have control of affairs at the
national convention. There has not been
quite SO much talk of this kind among the
Arkansas representatives as has been the
| case In some other states. but every MEM
her of the delegation admits that the nomi-
nation of gold man at Chicago would
lo Sc thousands of democrats to the ticket
Their words intimate that it might be ha I'd
to hold the state. Arkansas silver men are
al! conndent tnas the national convention
will be controlled by silver men. Senator
Jones and Representative Terry say SO, and
| confidently predict that the silverites will
have comfortable working majority They
nave no other idea, and that is why there
| is so little talk from Arkansas about bolt
ing.
To Star reporter, who asked il there
was any doubt about what kind of a dele
CATION would be sent to Chicago, Represent
alive Dinsmore said: There is no sort of
dc ubt about what Arkansas viii! do Nine.
ty-five per cent of the democrats of the
state are for the free and unlimited coin
DlIrnnS1
of the democracy of the state inspired and
encouraged az much as possible by every
member of the delega ZION in Congress ia
SEND no delegate to the Chicago convention
wfo Is not reliably certain to use his iufiu-
ence TO commit the party to the free and
unlimited coinage of silver and gold by the
United states government at ratio of Id
TO !, Independent of any other country on
earth" VA
The state convention will meet in Nav,
and Senator Jones Will likely he one of the
big guns" of the delegation to the national
convention. Senator Berry could go if he
oesireo' Out ne has never attended many
national conventions.
Mississippi.
Both Senators and all the Representa- tiyes
from Mississippi, except Representative
Catchings, are strong believers in the white
| metal. 1t is said that there are fewer gold
standard men in the state than in any othe,
commonwealth in the country. Senator
elect Money, therefore, probably voiced the
SCI uments OF the people Of his state in say.
| ing to Star reporter:
THE Mississippi state convention meets
| on April % The delegation will be for the
| free and unlimited coinage of silver at the
ratio of 16 to 1, independent of the action OF
any other government. The men who go n
the national convention will carry out the
Views of the people of the state They will
not only assent to the proposition of free
silver. but must sfffrmatively indorse It
| The delegates will not only be sound in prin
| ciple. but firm in maintaining it. They will
| not be committed to any candidate, but the,
want man who will stand on the platform
| and not on his own opinion. The silver sen
| timent is daily intensifying in the state, and
| no eQufvocatiOn or evasion in the platform
or in the candidate will be tolerated"
| Senator Money Is further of the opinion
that the silver men will be in the majority
| at the national convention. It is not known
| whether Mr.. Money wants to go to Chicago