Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-01-18
MAY BE. A NEW PARTY
An Important Meeting of Silver Men in
This City He1t Week.
To Lay Plans al the National Fisht-
Hope Of la South and
West Union.

Probably the most momentous meeting In
the history of the silver men Of the country
will be held in This city, in the Sun build
ing. on F street. Wednesday of next week.
While it is primarily to be a conference
of the leaders of the various bimetallic or
CARNATIONS of the country. there will be
large attendance of prominent men who
have not yet allied themselves to any Or
ganization, but who are ardent supporters
OF the white metal and who are casting
about for the best move to make in the in
terest of silver.
Will Ii lie n New Party:
1t is known that the object Of the meet
ing is a consolidation of all the free silver
organizations into one big organization and
| the laying of plans for the national fight
this year. There are various bimetallic
leagues throughout the country, and this
meeting will attempt to unite them all
under one name and one flag. At the same
time. will come up the question of the ad-
visibility of forming new party. This
question is receiving the earnest attention
of all the free silver men. In the call for
the conference it is stated that there is no
hope for silver in any of the existing po-
litioal organizations. OF course, this does
not refer to the pOpuliSt party, but there
are hundreds of strong men who see no
chance for that party and who believe that
the only salvation is in an out -and-out new
party, with new ana trleU anu tTuSteu
| at the head. The extreme silver men al
| lege that there is no real earneStness in the
/ talk of some of the alleged SiIverites and
| that they cannot be trusted.
To Show Their Hands.
| 1t is claimed that a new party will force
! every public leader to show his hand,
| either now or after the meeting of the ma
tional conventions. 1t is not believed that
| either the republican or democratic con-
| vention will declare for a double standard.
| This will give all the malcontents chance
| to prove their loyalty to silver by Joining
| in a straight fight for it.
Another argument of the new party
| folks is that the silver people cannot af-
ford to wait to see what the old party con-
ventions are going to do. This will prevent
| them getting together in time to win this
year, and will postpone the real fight until
| 1890. 1t is a foregone conclusion, they say,
| what the old parties are going to do, and
| there is no use waiting. 1t means suicide.
| 1t means another four years of the evils
| complained of by the silver people. There
| is just as much hope this year, by Wig
| orous campaign, as there Will be four years
| from now.
AT any rate. should a new party not be
| launched next week arrangements will be
made to carry on the campaign until I'M
| mediately after the old party conventions
| when the new party will make its appear
ance with a hurrah. pulling in recruits
from all directions Whether it will Absorb
| pOpuHSt paftL-TeHlaluS TO De SSeI
l The Star was right in the free silver pro-
| gram a few daysago, when it spoke of the
big jubilee meetings to be held at the same
time and place with the populfst nationa
| convention. The populst national commit
tee at st. Louis yesterday passed a resolu
ton inviting the bimetallic organization:
l to meet at the same time as the natioHa
convention of that party.
viii They Give Ups e.
There is a question, however, of whether
the ~populists will consent to entering
new party. Their chances will be bette
this year in some states than ever before
There is not much doubt that Senator
Mills. in his speech in the Senate a few
days ago, had in mind the increase il
populist strength inh his state. 1t is openl.
Acknowledged that the democrats canno
win in that state this year, except Ga
free silver PLATFORM If a gold standar,
, man is nominated for President at Chi
| cago, that settles the future of Texas, I'm
less new party. embracing the presen
democratic Headers of that state, come
along. Mills speech had more signlficanc
| than tie average politician thinks.
South Carolina stands ready to leave tn
party at any minute, and will do so. Tn
| feeling in that state is for new party.
The hope of great political union of tn
south and west is what will animate tn
silver people when they meet next week
There Will be found man men who will
opposed to putting off the attempt to forr
this union for four years. They want t
. | see 1t done now, and will bend all thei
energies to this end.