The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-11-05
SILVER BEING DROPPED.
The Democrats Arc Letting 20 OF
the Cumbersome Chenp
Money Plank.


The simultaneous reputation OF sill
yer by the Connecticut democratic
state convention and by Brooks Adams,
a former Massachusetts, Bryanite Lead
er. show that the democratic party
east of the Alleghenies has forever
broken with the sixteen to one folly.
In the Connecticut convention there
was a square fgh; made on the sixteen
to one issue. An out and out gold man
was nominated for governor, and the
attempt of the silver faction to secure
reafiirmation of the Chicago plat
form was Overwhelmingly beaten.
About the same time that the Con-
necticut democrats were overthrow
ing the silver element of their party
Brooks Adams, one OF the best known
of the living members of the great
Adams family, was declaring that the
silver issue was forever dead in this
country. The surprising part OF the
Adams matter is not that he has aban-
doned the silver cause, but that he
ever embraced it. The only books or
tracts of any ability ever printed on
the silver side were written by Adams.
His advocacy of silverism in 1896 gave
semblance of solidity and respect
ability to the sixteen to one fraud such
as it did not get from any other source.
This reputation of silver by the
eastern democrats is, of course, of ma
tional significance. Connecticut's ac-
tion will probably be followed by the
New York democrats in their state
convention. A strong attempt has
been made by the Bryanites to get the
| New York democrats to indorse the
money plank of their party's platform
of 1896. This object sent ex-Gov. Stone,
of Missouri, on his recent eastern pill
grimage Stone. as well as Bryan and
all the other silver chieftains. feel that
| if silver is defeated in the coming
New York convention it will have no
chance in the national gathering in
1900 If New York's democracy re-
fuses to sanction the democratic
money plank of 1896 no state in the
entire east will accept it, and this will
force its abandonment by the national
democracy. New York was whipped
into line for the support of silver in
1896, but the plurality of 26s,000 against
that folly in that state in that year will
brighten the western and southern
democrats from attempting any sucf
disciplinary measure two years hence
The democratic leaders know that
while the republicans may be able t.
win without New York, that state!
sential to democratic success.
There is no room for doubt now tina
silverism will be Immediately and for
ever abandoned by the democracy o
every eastern state. "The free silve,
cause is hopeless in this country say
Joseph B. Sargent, the Bryanite condi
date for governor in Connecticut II
1896 Sargent has given up the silve
fight, and the majority of his support
ers of two years ago arc following hi
course. Silverism is doomed in thi
country, and Bryan, Stone, Bland ant
: the rest of the fanatics will discove
! this truth long before the convention
. of 1900 meets. The national democ
racy will not deliberately throw tn
$ whole of the eastern group of state
: into the republican column two year
| hence, as they did two years ago. The,
5 said then that they could win wlthou
the east. but the immense preponder
/ ance against Bryan in the electora
I college has cured the western demo
cratic leaders of this lunacy. No polio,
| which the eastern democrats will re
! ject will be sanctioned by the next ma
= tional convention. For selfish reason
] the republicans would be glad to Sc
: the democrats two years hence pu
: up the ticket upon the old platform
S as that would make the republican vic
e tory easier and bigger than it was tw
: years ago. but Il is safe to predict tina
Il new set of men and different set 0
influences will be at the front in demo
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