The Ravalli Republican., 1898-02-16
MIR. DAILY DOESN'T THINK
A Man Must Declare for Democracy tt
hc TrsG to Silver.

be TrE1 to Silver.
Marcus DAILY has been interviewed
upon the situation by the Standard,
and the remarks he makes that are
applicable to the situation in the
western states are contained in the
words below. Mr.. DAILY is not like
some Of the small fry democratic
politicians who declare that unless a
man comes out boldly and bodily for
the whole democratic platform he
must be treated as a goldbug and an
enemy to silver. He realizes that
there may be some honest differences
of opinion upon other policies, even
among men who can unite on the
silver question. His remarks are
given below: ..-
Mr.. DAILY was asked to say what
impression he brings from Washing
ton as to the outlook for the national
silver campaign. "If ] had simply
an impression" answered Mr.. DAILY,
''it wouldn't be worth anybody's at
tention. I brought back the certain
ty that, while things are looking we'll,
the silver cause is liable to lose
through the wrong policy of those
who are for their political partytirst
and for silver aftcrWard There is
peril for the silver cause in the talk
and the actions of men who mean to
be for silver all right but who so
partisan that they insist that,What
ever silver wins it mustwin through
their party. Now, in Washington
you meet the men who have been at
the front in silver's BATTLE. They
are broad-guage, earnest men. These
men are not flying flags about Jetfer~
sonian democracy, or the rcpub-
lcanism Of Lincoln or the pop
ulism Of anybody. They are heart
and soul for silver and | am
satisfied that the way to accomp-
lish the one grand result is by show
ing disposition to be fail and con-
sideratc and reasonable with men
who are loyal to silver but who have
views Of their own on minor political
matters. When you come to look
over states a good deal larger than
Montana, you will find that things
are looking we'll, but il you look
closely you will find that Silver can
not afford to lose a man. Every re-
cruit counts"
81 am speaking for myself,n Mr..
DAILY continued, ''and On the strength
of all | can learn from silver's best
friends. Or course l yield to every
every other man the right to his own
views, but while am willing to work
for converts, am not going to insist
that every man must hurry up and
turn democrat to be Il loyal silver
man. For me I am ready to join
hands with democrat Or silver repub-
lican or populist in the effort uoswcll
the silver forces in 1900. 1t has be-
come popular in some Of the states
to say that the business Of the demo-
cratic party is to strike out for itself
to win out for silver. That policy
| pleases good many so-called pract-
Cal politicians, and ] am not raising
a question about their sincerity, but
you can't get it endorsed by men WHO
have done most for silver in the past
and who will be at the front in future
battles. A fusion Of the silver forces
will carry states like Illinois, Ohio,
Indiana, California, Oregon, Wash
ington. Not one Of them is reason
ably safe without it,
{r,+ - i II
Mr., DAILY, sit seems to me that they
ought to make it their study to adapt
themselves as closely as possible t(
the policy that is preferred by those
who are managing the national silver
movement This management in
cludes men representing all the polit.
ica! organizations except the golc
standard people. Chairman Jones OF
the national democratic committee is
not demanding that Senator Teller
announce himself a democrat; Mr.
Jones and Mr.. Teller are not insist
ing that Senator Allen and Senate
Butler must quit the populsts. Bu
these men are all working in har
mony for a union of silvcr's strength
in the next presidential election
Now, the silver states haven't always
followed this example. | understand
just lately, for instance, that some o.
the Utah democrats are talking Of ;
campaign on strict party lines. O
course the Utah democrats are Il
liberty to do all this, but it will no.
be done, as l understand it, in &C
cordancc with the wishes Of those il
the leadership, whose jugemcnt, II
my opinion, ought to be respected
You must remember that states like
Montana and Utah are, at the best, {
very small figure in a national clcc
tion At the same time they are tho
states that get all the best Of it on
Of a national victory. That is why
/ say that these silver states ough
, to abide chccrfully by the policy out
lined by those who are charged will
the responsibility OF the nationa
campaign. OF course the silver
cause is safe in our silver states. Th'
point is that these states BY example
! and by their conduct should upholt
ard help all the national committees
during the next two Or three years II
their efforts TO bring doubtful state
in solid silver force for the next
national election.
'"That is'simply my own opinion il
this most important matter. III