The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-06-18
TWO IMPORTANT CALLS.

Two calls of extraordinary interest
were sent out from Washington on
Tuesday. They summon the contes-
tants in the National Democratic party
TO the supreme conflict, and will eN-
ert great influence upon the action OF
the National convention.
The first was the bugle blast of de-
fance to the silver Democrats by Pres
ident Cleveland who, having demon
allied the Democratic party, is afraid
that it will regain the confidence OF
the people by regulating his financial
policy. His letter shows that he has
not given up all hope of controlling
the National convention, and is notlfl-
cation to the gold men to contest every
inch of ground. He refuses to believe
that the silver delegates will be true
to silver, and looks to see 'the illu-
sions influencing those now relying
upon this alleged panacea of their ills
(siIver) "dispelled before the lime
comes for them to cast their ballots"
He believes that mo effort should be
spared to secure such action of the
delegates as will avert party demorali-
zation." The President is no mean
antagonist His declarations will be
followed up by the influence of pa
tronage and administration prestige,
and will cause the bond-holders and
gold spectators to use the agencies
most familiar to them to convert the
minority into majority. They have
already sought to slip in gold man
here and there III silver delegations in
order to get help if there is a chance
to defeat free silver by one means or
another. The Presidents proclamation
was issued to encourage the gold men
to keep up the fight, and to urge them
to spare no effort to secure such ac-
ton of delegates" as will prevent free
coinage declaration and free coinage
candidates. While this appeal will
stiffen the backbone of the gold nen,
it ought to stimulate the silver 1nen
to renewed eXertions for the white
metal. 1t ought to make the State
conventions yet to be held most eau
tious, and cause them to elect true and
tried as we'll as able, alert and expert
enced men as delegates.
The other call was issued by Senator
Jones, the acknowledged leader of the
silver forces, inviting each silver dele
CATION to the National convention to
send one representative to Chicago to
meet in conference there on Tuesday,
June 30th, one week prior to the as
sembling of the Democratic National
convention. One of the objects of this
early meeting is said to be ''to watch
the action of the executive committee
and the full committee itself, SO that
no action may be taken adverse to the
interests of the silver forces. Senator
Jones' purpose is to leave no point I'M
guarded by which the silver forces may
receive a setback by any action of the
anti-silyer contingent of the party"
1t is not conceivable that in view
of the already ascertained victory of
the silver men, and the virtual admis-
sion of Secretary Morton that the Ne
braska men are contesting only for a
seat in the rear, that the National con-
mittee viii attempt to make up the
temporary roll in any but fair way.
Senator Jones is a wise, discreet, and
able man, and the silver Democrats
may well trust to his discretion.
The silver men have won the victory
in the primaries and in the conven-
tions. They are resolved to hold all
they have won in the National conyen-
ton.