The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-11-20
FREE SILVER THE FRONT
-~BRYAN HAS LOST NOTHING; is
STRONGER THAN EVER"
KENTUCKY TOOK THE RIGHT COURSE
rhsResuIt Blazes the Way!For All Other States
--nahoneism Was a.PrecurSor of the
ess
Present Governmental North ..s~-...
Carolina.

Senator John w. Daniel, who is in
she city, is a Democrat Of the right
type. He believes in the old time prin-
eipies Of Democracy without any frills.
He is easily the first orator of the South
Is well as one of it's foremost law
gers.
II am glad to hear on all Sides" he
said yesterday, "that the political condi-
tions are improving with the North
Carolina Democracy. Virginia had a
hard time in recovering from the Malone
regime, and some of the men who follow
ed him out of the Democratic party
have never come back, but most of them
returned to the party and helped us to
keep ii in the Democratic column. Some
good men left us in the Malone move
ment just as some good men left the
Democratic party in North Carolina.
They will come back and stand shoulder
to shoulder with their brethren to re-
deem the State.
"In Virginia we have had little trouble
because the Democratic party has from
the first shown the people that it was
the only party that would and could re-
store bi-metallism. In the campaign of
1896 we had bitter contest and the
gold men spared no effort to carry the
Old Dominion, but the party met their
assaults by devotion to the declarations
OF the Chicago convention that won all
bi-metallists.
SIN the campaign that has recently
closed, the Democrats elected every
State Senator chosen this year, and
nearly all the Representatives. The
party is in excellent shape"
As Senator Daniels term as Senator
expires next March, the incoming Leg
tslature will unanimously re-elect him
for term of six years. Whatever may
be the changes of political fortune, it is
gratifying to know that for at least
six years more the eloquent voice Of this
great orator and statesman will be heard
in the Senate Chamber speaking for the
free coinage of silver and other kindred
reforms. ~ :s4a
Speaking Of the result in Kentucky,
Senator Daniel expressed his great
qualification that the Democrats made a
straight fight as the party did in Vir-
ginia upon the great issues upon which
the campaign was waged in 1896, and
said:
1.-THE only hope for the future is
straight fight for Democratic principles.
Kentucky Democrats had as much temp
tation to compromise or straddle upon the
financial question as the Democrats of
any State could have. There were able
and brilliant men in the National Demo-
cratic party as the supporters Of Palmer
and Buckner call themselves. The
Democrats were too true to the princi-
pies to consider any breakdown. The re-
suit proves that courag eous action is al
ways wise, and when courage and wis
dom are combined, it is hard to resist
them. The experience of Kentucky
ought to be an example to the Democra-
cy everywhere. 1t is the only line upon
which we can win because a straight
forward, manly policy is the only one
that will enlist the enthusiastic support
of the people.
Bryan" said the Senator, ''has not
lost anything by the result of the late
election. He is stronger than ever"