The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1896-06-04
SILVER MEN WILL CONTROL
The Cold Men Will Certainly Bolt
n Gold Standard Organ Gives il

Inc GOlu Men Will Certainly Bolt
n Gold Standard Organ Gives il
Up.
Tho Philadelphia Times, which is
one OF the strongest gold standard
organs in the East, gives up the fight
against free silver. 1t prints table
showing 420 delegates for gold and 400
for silver, and thinks perhaps it gives
the gold men too much strength in
Georgia, Louisiana, Ohio ana Virginia,
and believes Kentucky likely to 90
into the free silver column.
1t acknowledges that the silver men
will control tho Democratic national
conventlon-ln Tact, proves by its own
figures that all the efforts OF the admi-
nlstration and other gold standard in
luencis to prevent this must ncccs-
sarily fall.
The acknowledgment Tho Times
makes has created much constcrna
tion among the advocates Of the gold
standard, who have all the while
pinned their faith to the prophecies Of
this and other gold papers which have
been declaring that gold would surely
win at Chicago. But now tho inevit-
able is presented to them in most con
vincing shape, and that, too. by au-
The Times clearly sets it forth as
the intention OF tho gold democrats to
bolt the convention. There is no mine
| is all the more significant because the
paper is supposed to reflect the scnti-
| mcnts OF the administration Demo
Gratis OF Pennsylvania and, indeed, OF
the East.
The language is plain. After pre-.
senting its table, Tho Times points out
that the only possible way by which
the gold Democrats can hope to con
troll will be through concessions made
by silver Democrats, in the hope q
keeping The gold men in the convcn
tion.
| "Thc certainty OF Il bolt OF tho sound
| money men in the event Of the adOp.
tion OF a free silver platform at Chictt.
GO may influence enough Of those who
incline to free silver but who would
not follow it to the disruption Of the
party to give the sound money mon a
ma jOrity OF the BODY
1--WE have madc tho foregoing list
as liberal to the gold standard as the
1acts seem to warrant ut this time. IL
is doubtful whC thor Georgia shall have
sound money Democrats out of the
2S, but it is possible, and We count
that number, and it is very doubtful
whcthc" onc-half OF tho Indiana dole
CATION will be in favor of tho gold
standard. We rank Kentucky with
the sound money men because the ,ust
Democratic convention 81 declared, but
| it Is admitted that the battle in tha,
State is not entirely free from doubt,
aud the 26 votes placed in the gold
column may be transferred to the
other side. We regard it as q vcr,
liberal estimate to divide the Louisine
delegation evenly. There is no like
lihood that moro than half the dele
CATION will b. 70" sound money, ano
it is possible that less than half tho
delegation will be for sound money
and it is possible that less than tha
number will be faithful in the end.
"Therc IS II contcsting delegation
from Nebraska that is in favor of sound
money, but it is the creation OF a bolt
ing convention, and there is little like
hood that it can be recognized. ohio
is quite uncertain on the money issue,
and tho chances are more than even
that two-thirds OF the delegation from
that State will be for free silver. The
Virginia delegation will not have more
than votes for sound money, with 20
against it, and West Virginia may
| have more than & OF the ~ votes cast
on the side Of free silver. There is Il
shade OF doubt as to Wisconsin, but
the chances arc much in favor OF Il
solid delegation against the free silver
CraZc.'