The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-06-27
ARE TRYING THREATS
EFFORTS TO DRIVE THE SOUTH
INTO THE GOLD FOLD.
Personal Appeals Sent Out From Wash
ington to Friends of the Adminstra-
ton.
New York Sun.l

Washington, June 26.-Strong per-
sonal appeals have been made to the
Democrats of the South and the South
west by the President and friends of the
present administration, to 90 to Chicago
and aid eXSccretrry Whitney in the bat
tie for the gold standard. 1t is not the
prospect of Il communication from Gen
eral FitZhigh Lee regarding Cuba, nor
the prospect Of an early adjustment of
the Venezuelan controversy that detains
President Cleveland in Washington when
he might be ut Gray Gables with his
family. 1t is auXiety over the financial
question, coupled with the desire to
clear up the routine work of the depart
ments in connection with the close of the
fiscal year, is the reason he did not go to
his summer home rs soon as Congress
adjourned. This statement comes directly
from member of his official family and
is vOuched for.
The appeals are going out to the South
ern Democrats who are supposed to have
influence with the people not to mince
matters in dealing with the financial
question. Southern Democrats are re-
minded that the South and the South
west have nothing to gain by the adop-
ton of II free silver platform recommends
ing the ratio of Is to l. A sample of one
of the letters sent out today was read TO
The Sun CORE pondent by IL conspicuous
member of the administration. 1t direct
ed attention TO the unhealthy growth of
the free silver epidemic throughout the
South and the West, and the incipent
spread of the same malady in certain
portions of the Eastern and Middle
States The unwise, the unpatriotic,
and the distressing results to follow the
surrender of the Democratic party TO the
free silver agitators We're depicted with
al hn rha cha tpriS tir nf ba
Presidents letters to the public
The principal feature of the letter was
the direct appeal TO the sentimental ma
ture of the Southern people to sustain
the financial policy of the present admin
istration: First, because President Cleve-
land, as the representative of the Demo-
cratic party, had endeavored to uphold
and sustain the Southern Democracy and
relieve the people of the South from the
trials and tribulations under which they
labored during Republican administra-
tions. AS an evidence of friendship
toward the Southern people from the
present administration, ii was stated that
President Cleveland had bestowed upon
the South five cabinet Offices, two asso-
ciate justceships of the Supreme Court,
and two first class foreign missions, be-
sides many other of the best places in the
diplomatic and consular service, and II
the domestic puplic service. These
facts are recalled by the friends of the
administration to impress upon the
minds of the Southern Democrats that
they have every reason to remain faith
full to the party and its principles, under
which they have received so many per
Sonal benefits. =
They are reminded that the friends of
sound money Democracy of the East will
not be willing to assist their Southern
brethren any further if the Southerners
persist in their advocacy of II system
which means population and dishonor.
In other words the object of these let
tiers is to notify the Southern people that
if they persist in their wild chase of the
free silver theories of the West they need
look for no further financial aid in their
business enterprises from Eastern capital
lists When their outstanding obligations
are due, no further extension of time will
he given them, or they will be required to
pay up or suffer the consequence They
NAV turn to their free silver friends in
the West, although they will he likely to
find this class without capital, except
what they obtain through their Eastern
connections. There are several Senate
contests pending in the South and the Pop
uists are going to make Il bid for II mum
her of seats in the House of Representa-
tves now occupied by Democrats who
profess the free silver faith
In such eXtremities he people of he South
do not turn, "a IL rule, to the free silver
advocates of the West for aid Mt about
election time, but send at once to their
Democratic friends in the East, who, up
to the present time, have never been APP
pealed to in vain. \ member of the adj
ministration remarked to-day:
Our people in the South have all to
loose and nothing to gain by binding
themselves TO the free silver chariot.
Our creditors are in the East and not in
the West When our debts are due our
creditors will not be satisfied with fifty
cents on the dollar, and the result is they
will demand dollar for dollar or foreclose
the mortgages they hold on our prop
erty."
IL is understood that this is the kind
of logic eXSecretary Whitney and his
sound money associates will apply in
dealing withthe Southern representatives
at Chicago.