Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-04-30

paper, which prints the news whatever
II may by, IN It's issue of April "a. pub
fishes the following from its Washing
ton stan correspondent, Mr.. w. Il. Cur
It's, who Is also gold standard nd
yocate:
The Democratic campaign is Just
commencing and will be ierceiy fought
from this time on. Already there have
been come sensational Indications and
more are promised. The most sensa-
Z tlonnl is proposition to POSTPONE the
Chicago convention until after the
ropullsts have held thelrs In order to
give the silver men a chance to 30 out
Of the party and inddrse the Popullst
nominee II they choose TO do so With
out running the risk OF a bolt ut Chi,
cagO. This has been discussed In the
cabinet and among the leaders Of the
sound-money wing of the Democracy at
their recent meeting here. But, al
though It Is not without Its slgnincancH
as indicating the desperate straits the
presidents supporters are In, the sug'
gestion will not ba submitted 70 the
national committee, because that or
ganlzation has majority OF free silver
men and would Instantly reject It.
Another sensational proposition Is to
make money the single issue and accept
the present tariff law as u sufficient
advance In the direction Of free trade
for present commercial and Industrial
conditions.
But the free coinage Democrats are
willing to go much farther than this.
and pledge themselves to vote for u
protective plank In the Chicago plat
| form. and even restoration of the
duty on wool In order to secure the sup
port OF silver Republicans In Pennsyi-
vanla, Ohio. Michigan. Oregon, CALI
] fornia and other states where the sheep
( interest has suffered from placing wool
on the free list
II IL an astonishing fact that men
Ike Morgan and Pugh OF Alabama,
Harris OF Tennessee. Jones OF Arkansas.
Mills and Bailey OF Texas, and others
who were lighting for free trade In the
last congress are now willing TO vote
Tor protective duties provided they can
he hltched to free silver, They would
prefer TO leave the tariff rs It stands
| but II necessary will vote n small duty
on wool, compromising duty on wool.
en- goods. n small duty on lumber. and
Increase like hay and vegetables, pro-
vided It viii bring votes for free coin
age.
The seriousness OF this situation
causes the lenders OF the sound money
| wing great alarm and Messra Whit
ney Brice German, Dickinson and
others who have usually manipulated
Democratic conventions, but were 60
| ing 10 refuse to attend this year nnd
let things 70 by default. have recon.
sidered their determination They are
now organizing to rescue their party
from distraction, and are holding con-
| SITUATIONS at the capitol nearly every
dry, They have been aroused to this
activity by recent developments In the
western states aud tho disposition the
silver wing OF the party to sacrifice
every other issue and tramrie upon
every tradition OF the Democracy 10
secure votes for free coinage The all
yer men have got good start thus far
In nearly. every section OF the country.
Ihey insist that every delegation thus
far elected TO the Chicago convention
Is for free silver and that they will have
not less than 5iB votes Tor certain to s1o
as u maximum for the gold bugs, with
OK IN Doubt and favorable TO free coin
| age They claim everything west OF
the Allegheny mountains and south OF
the Potomac river except Wisconsin
and Minnesota and put Ohio In tho
| doubtful list. They even claim votes
| in Pennsylvania md New York state
this estimate.
The gold mon are working under the
personal Inspiration and direction OF
the president. who considers tho emer-
Eoncy serious, and an attempt has nj.
ready begun TO capture the dcleEations
| from the big states. Senator Drice hns
taken charge OF this canvass and hlg
Victory In Ohio last fall, when hs
nnatched the convention away from
W aiver men. cauaes great confidence
10 be placed upon the results OF his
work this year, He IN organizing n
bureau At the capital, and Ia going 10
| follow the same tsctica that proved
successful In Ohio. when he wrote over
$4,000 lettera In two months 20 Demo-
Gratis OF influence IN the state. Mr.
bricc Is going TO look after Indiana az
we'll as Ohio. -
understand that the organization in
Illinois VIII be placed under the iirce-
ton OF eS-Mnyor Hopkins, which "a an
unBrnteful act toward young Mr.. en-
PIE, who has been maintaining sound
money literary bureau with aevon ~.
eight clerks IN the Owings bulidlnr NJ
Chicago for the laat three or four Years
ny his own expense. A leading Do,no-
.prnt who happened to hear Of thla In
stitution, while visiting Chicago a few
months ago, asked Mr. spanrier, who
nes airect charge OF the work what
contributions had been rendered for lts
support, md was Informed thai oniv
one subscription had been received
rlnoe tic last presidential election AMI
that was q $40 bin from a sfranvcr
AIR Cable had paid the rent. the sat-
AREA oi the clerks the stationery. piint-
ing ana postage Bills ana every other
item out OF his own pocket.
Thcrc seeTns 10 be great .copadnrcn
among the sound money leaders bere
that tney can carry Ililnols. nitbourb
sne rnpeFts which are brought In hv
air Fcrinen and others who have maic
a oAnyaas OF The state are not encourage
lfr II u aald that the intervene ~.
Gently furnished to the press ~ Mr.
Morrison, IN which he made aonie IN.
expeated concessions to the silver mon.
was barred unon the reports n Mr.. ror,
man and hls Recommendation that
thcn. - N'"S'''a'e
No .attcmpt win be made 10 capture
TN Iowa deiegation. because Il ~
realized that Horace Bolee viii control
ter de'.eaiienl Nebraska II nlso rivrn
up ~ hopeless, Tor Secretary Morton
yer sentiment Is almost univcrsaI
among the Democratic party out there