Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-07-16


the cause of sound money or the party
In the East. although he is not pre-
pared to say what tho effect OF such
9 movement would be in the South or
West. ~
In his opinion the wisest and most
practical thing tho sound money Demo
crafts could do would be to endeavor to
con troll the nominations for the House
OF Representatives in every district in
which they have strength enough to
influence the result. While the cleo
ton sof Mr.. Bryan might be bad
thing for the best interests of the
country, be would be able to take no
radical step IL there were sound
money majority in the lower branch Of
Congress. Even with the cooperation
or the majority of silver Democrats
and silver Republican6 in the Senate,
his bands would be tied. Under the
circumstances, therefore, the Delaware
Senator seems to think that this would
be the most effective way Of spiking
Mr. Bryan's guns in the remote event
that he should capture majoity Of
the electors In the November election.
The credit and integrity OF the gov
vernment and Of the nation could be
'effectually preserved in the manner
suggested, while those Democratic
voters who are averse to supporting
Mckinley need not vote at all for cleo
tors.
There is growing silver sentiment
10 Delaware, and the farmers, both
Democrats and Republicans, are begin
ming to coquette with free coinage
without giving the proper considera-
tlon to the disastrous consequences
which will inevitably follow the adop-
tion OF silver monometallism. Demo-
cratic politicians in the State are also
inclined to support the Chicago nomi-
nees because they were the choice of
q majority in regular convention.
10 how grave an extent this feeling
exists throughout the State would be
hard to say--quite as difficult, in fact,
as 1T would be to indicate the proper
tions which the silver movement will
assume in what have heretofore been
the stronghOlds of sound financial ideas
in the East.
From Senator Gray's point Of view,
the free-eoinage agitation may exhaust
itself and expend its force weeks before
the election, or it may brush aside all
opposition and sweep over the East
West and South at present. The best
way to meet it is by practical mission
ary work of an educational character
before the election, The Delaware
nd-money Democrats argue that
workingmen of all grades are vitality
interested in reserving the present pur-
chasing power of their wages, and they
must be made to realize that one Of
the first results of free coinage wifi be
a rise in the price of every article of
foou. There will not, however, be a
rise in wages, and consequently the
workingman who is deIuded into vots
ing for free silver upon the theory that
he will profit by the coinage of cheap
mouey will find in the end that he has
put premium on bread and meat.
While the farmer may be glad to get
legislation that will raise the price of
bread by making his wheat sell for a
dollar bushei, the workingman may
rest assured that no legislation will
ever be enacted to reduce the price of
bread after ii has once gone up
Senator Gray has received many let
ters from Democrats who cannot act
with their party under present condi-
tions. They have not fully determined
what course they will pursue, but the
idea Of third ticket does not COM
mend itself to majority Of them. The
Senator, apparently, has given the SUBJ
ject deep consideration, and the con
clusiop which he has reached is, as
stated above, that an Independent move
ment is not desirable. He hopes that
a soundmoney Democrat may be
elected to Congress from Delaware, and
that the party may remain true to
genuine Democratic principles in the
November contest. He is not now con-
ferrilg with any of the leaders of the
sound-money Democracy in regard TO a
third ticket, although be is not pre-
pared to say that there will not be such
movement.