The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1897-07-19
CONGRESSMAN Howard, Of Alabama,
InteFpretS Nashville Action.
he DEFINES PARTY POSITION
His Associates Believe in the WHITE
Metal as Strongly as Ever.
OTHER REMEDIES ARE NEEDED, He SAYS
Declares the Work Done at the Meet
ing Was Wise and Expects
Many Good Results.

Washington. July O.-(special)-Popuiist
leaders here are vigorous In their denials
Of the charge that they have deserted sill
yer.
They declare that the Nashville action
does not mean that. They maintain tha'
they arc as strongly In favor OF the lree'
unlimited and Independent coinage or silver
as ANYBODY could be. And they declare th@e
harmony prevails Ia their ranks.
So far as the western populists are con-
cerned Il Is only fair TO say that they hSNe
paid but little attention to the Nash'ihc
conference Most of them have not even
read the newspaper accounts OF the pro-
ceedings. and when asked for an opinion
as to the meaning Of the action taken there
they have shown a tendency 10 treat 'io
ana.r with some degree of levity. They
speak OF the conference as mere gather
Ing Of individuals and that anything done
there was not in any sense, ana VIII not De-
binding upon the party.
But upon one thing all are agreed. They
all indorse the position taken by senator
Butler in his Constitution Interviewing
the politicians of no party can reiegate the
silver question to the rear.
And they all declare that the populists OF
the country are "a earnest in their advo-
cacv of tho restoration of silver as they
have ever been.
Howard Talks of the Conference.
Congressman Howard. the populist leader
of Alabama, the man whose hand II was
controlled the Nashville gathering, reach
90 Washington today and was Immediately
sought by fellow populists who wanted the
Inside story of the affair
Congressman Howard IA inclined to be
iubiIant over the results. He thinks the
anns OF the extremists who were in the
first instance back of the movement were
enectually spiked. Tonight ! called his at
tention To the popular Interpretation given
the action Of the conference and he gave
me for The Constitution. statement oil
what the action means as viewed from his
standpoint.
The Backward Step on Silver.
ITO say that tho populists have taken
any backward step in their advocacy OF
the free and unlimited coinage of silver; or
To- say that the Nashville conference result
cd ia "a split In the populist party IS TO
mistake entirely what was DONE" said Con-
gressman Howard.
Il have seen such statements concerning
the meeting" he continued. They are en-
tirely untrue. Instead of q split. the effect
of ,he conference and its action Is just the
contrary. II VIII I believe. result in the
building up of the party and the strength
ening ~ its principles"
The Attitude Toward Silver.
Let me tell YOU about silver" interrupt
60 the big Albanian. Let me tell you
about silver We say in our resolution what
we believe silver will do We take no back
ward step in our belief in the free and I'M
limited coinage Of silver rs one of the
means to cure the Ills that effect the coun-
try We believe that the greatest of the
trusts-ihe father of all the other trusts
Tho thing which makes the other trusts
po-sihlc IS the money trust. You may
logislate against and cut off the heads OF
YOUR standard oil trusts. your transporta-
ton trusts and any of the others. and yet