The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-06-28

WIN new name. The Democrats never
| had such an opportunity as the present
one to win an election. But they must
not hope that we will run after them.
Ihe Populist is the only party in
existence that has had free coinape writ.
ten in its platform from it's incentionN
coinage at the ratio of 10 to 1. IL Is nm
established party, with 1900, 600 voters
ana an organization in almost every,
county in the United States. If we can
combine our forces with the voters that
make up the silver wing of the Demo-
cratic party, numbering at least 9 600 :
o0O more, and to that add what amounts
10 perhaps another half million of voters
in the ranks of the silver Republicans,
we VIII start out with II momentum that
nothing can check
Would you favor the nomination. of
Senator Teller"
1t is yet too early to say. We must
first get together and find out what we
can agree on. We should each each give
up something | tell you the predomi-
nant, the all controlling issue in this
campaign is the money question. That
is the living issue, beside which all other
questions pale into insignificance. There
fore we should be able to form n basis of
agreement between men who were Re
publlcans, Democrats, and Populists. and.
therefore, l say, we should subordinate
every other question, and mutually CON
cede points in behalf of the Issue that
overshadows all others
What in your opinion would Inc the
best method of accomplishing this endy''
~ very much fear that the Democrats
Will make Il mistake, as they have always
done IN the past thirty odd wears AS n
party. They will be so jubilant over
the consciousness that they have a clear
silver majority in their convention that
they will overlook the vital point on
which they will he sure to win
the election. If they declare for silver
and they adopt one of their old-time
Democratic platforms and nominate an
old-timc Democratic candidate who has
nothing to learn and nothing to forget.
they will make the mistake of their
lives. My view is that it would be wise
on their part to adopt no platform and
make no nomination until we have met
and have had chance to be heard on IA
basis of cooperation. We meet within
ten days or two weeks of the time set
for their convention. They could pro-
tract their convention or adjourn il over
to st Louis when we meet. These are
matters of details have not considered.
But if they showed that they were will
ing To coalesce with us. the terms could
spring into life that would sweep the
country.
Now as to Teller" continued Mr..
PETER, there is not Il man in the coun-
try who combines in SO large IL measure
the qualities which fit him for ii COM
promise candidate. He has been Re
publican; true. Most of the Populsts
in the Northwestern States once affiliated
with that party But he is an ideal can
didate for the Democrats and for the
South. He was the leader of the oppo-
sition which killed the force bill in
the Senate. He is not an extreme pro-
tectionist. and never has been In his
protcctionist views he is almost Dem
ocrat. Mckinleyism never had Il deep
Nympathizer in him But beyond ali.
he Is man of unimpeachablc character
on the silver question. He would draw
to him not only the Southern Populists.
but could be depended on to carry with
him all the silver forces in both the old
parties, TO say nothing of the sweep he
void have in all the Western States