The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-13
SILVER BOOM ON THE SLUMP.
MEN IN THE OLD PARTIES DECLINE
TO GO INTO A NEW ONE.

Ex-RepresentativeB Bryan of Nebras-
Ia at Work Among Senators and
Representatives Urging Them to
stand by the silver Substitute for
the Tariff BiII-At the Same Time
He Tries 10 DO Missionary WORKS
for the Proposed New silver Partys
But Meets with Rebuns.
Washington. Feb. 12.-Interest in the
new free silver party appears 70 be Ian
gushing. and the efforts of Its leaders to
seduee prominent republicans and demo-
Gratis are not meeting with signal success
among the senators aud representatives.
Ex-Representative William Jennings
Bryan of Nebraska, ''the boy orator OF
the Platt," who. In closing a free silver
speech in congress two years ago, said
he would gladly offer up his life for the
cause of silver, was actively at work
among the senator's and representatives
at the capitol to-day to urge upon them
the importance OF standing by the free
silver substitute 10 the tariff bill pending
In the Senate. He said Il would be re-
garded as a setback for silver II the Sem
ate concluded TO reject the free silver
substitute that was added to the bill In
the finance committee. At the same time
Mr.. Bryan endeavOred TO do some mis-
sionary work in behalf of the establish-
ment of a republican-democratic
tic free silver party. He had long and
earnest conversations with Senators Wol-
cott of Colorado, Tillman of South Car
olina, Allen of Nebraska, Pugh of Ala
bama and several other well known freG
silver senators.
The republican silver senators are noe
disposed to accept the amateur attempts
or Mr.. Bryan, as new party organizer.
nor are they disposed to break away from
party ties to chase the silver question into
third party camp. They contend that
they may eventually get some recognition
for silver from the republican party, but
third party, or with the pOpulist move-
ment. 1t Is understood that when Mr..
Bryan attempted to tell Senator Wolcott
about the great advancement of the new
silver party in Colorado, the latter asked
the boy orator 10 name some OF the
leaders of the movement in that state.
As each name was mentioned Senator
Wolcott discounted their influence by say
ing that they we're populists, and the re-
publicans of Colorado do not intend 70 join
hands with the populists in any scheme
they may have to carry out.
Many OF the southern democrats told
MT. Bryan substantially the same thing.
They insist that there is nothing TO be
gained by southern democrats deserving
the democratic party TO join forces with
the populists While many Of them are
earnest in their convictions that free sil-
yer will benefit their constituents, they,
nevertheless, insist that II there is any
relief to be had they must look to the
democratic party for II.
Representative Livingston OF Georgia.
who is a rampant free silverite, SAYS he
| Will not leave the democratic party to go
| into the ranks Of the third party. he
says he believes that the state Of Geor-
| gia will send free silver delegation TO
| the national democratic convention, with
| out regard to the question Of one or two
| conventions In that state. He says the
Georgia silver men will make a firm.
| square fight for silver, and II they are
out-voted in the national convention, they
| will so home and go to work to help elect
| the party ticket. He says the Georgia
democrats have no idea Of bolting the
| party platform or the ticket, as some OF
the so-called democrats in other states
are threatening to do. He believes, how
ever, that something will be done to rec-
| cgnize silver at the next national conven-
| tion OF the democratic party, for he con-
tends that there are more true friends OF
silver In the democratic party than In
| the ranks of the republicans.
A few of the extreme free silver men
| who are rendered desperate at the thought {
| that they may have to relinquish their
| seats In congress are disposed TO follow
| the free silver craze to any limit that
| looks hopeful to them. From that class
| Mr.. Bryan received some encouragement, Z,
| otherwise he would have had but little
| TO- show for his days work at the capi-
toll