New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-02-19
SILvER'S TRUMPET BLARES.
CHAIRMAN JONES DOESN'T AGREE WITH
RICHARD CROKER.
NE DECLARES THAT THE NEXT DEMOCRATIC
NATIONAL CONVENTION WILL REAFFllM
THU CHICAGO PLATFORM HOW HE
ACCOUNTS FOR ACTIVITY


THE CHICAGO PLATFORM HOW HE
ACCOUNTS FOR ACTIVITY
~ BUSINESS.
Washington Feb Ex-senator James X Jones'
chairman Of tho Democratic National committee
IS not I'm accord with Mr. Croker Of New-hork'
and Mr. Wall Of Wisconsin. regarding tho para
mount issue in the next Presidential campaign
He said to-day:
ITO say tina, the next Democratic National Con-
vention will reafrm the position taken by the
Convention in 1896 is TO assert what every CANDID
man even slightly familiar with existing ihcs'
knows to be true. 1t IS as certain as anything
human can be that the question or bimetallsm
will be the leading issue In the campaign next year
And it is reasonable to expect that the majority
OF the people will next time declare Tor the party
which means what It says and Will redeem lie
pledges and that they will not again be tricked
into casting their votes IN favor Of the enemies o.
the principles I'm which they believe"
ION what grounds DO you base your hopes Tor
success next year," he was asked
Some of the reasons why am strongly hopetul
of the future Of cause are az follows; In the
camnaign OF 1896 both parties declared for BIZ
metalllsm: the Democrats for Independent action
By the United States. the Republicans for an IN
tcrnatonal agreement which they pledged them-
selves TO promote True. this declaration on inc
part Of the Republicans was only made to eaten
votes. and because the party leaders did not care
! 10 20 10 the polls without H. I think now no one
any longer doubts that the fixed purpose OF those
who controlled these leaders was TO maintain the
gold standard, and to prevent. not promote an III
! ternational agreement The declaration however
| served !ts purpose, and vast numbers OF sincere
| blnetallsts were persuaded TO vote the RepUD-
| ucan ticket IN the belief that they were voting
| for an honest effort to secure international BIZ
metallism. The leaders who were responsible Tor
! this trick have already committed their party 70
| tho single gold standard far as they can ana
II they dare speak out honestly in their next Ma
tional platform It Will declare for the single gold
| standard
THINKS BINIETALLIsM IS GAINING.
do you believe that the Of bimetallism is
/ improyiuG?"
There arc as many believers In blmetallism to-
day ia the United States as there ever We're ana
all these are doubtless now convinced that the
only way to accomplish bimetallism is through the
/ action Of the Democratic party The great effort
10 stop the fall OF prices-the shrinking Of values
and TO relieve the distress Of business resulting
from these great evils without doing injustice OF
injury To- any class Of business. is being more and
more understood. and commands The respect or
! honest and fair men always when understood. and
another campaign OF ridiculc and abuse. such AS
/ that OF ls,G-whether dictated by ignorance or We
/ naNty-cannOt succeed against temperate arguments
/ and appeals for simple justice when the people
have time fairly to weigh the arguments and form
n deliberate judgment. There great unrest
and dissatisfaction In 1886 throughout the country
resulting from falling prices and shrinking values
/ The Republican party promised that If II was
/ intrusted with power all this would be changed
and that prosperity should succeed existing cond-
/ lions. Mr Mckinley and the gold press now as
sure the country that have prosperity. There
is quite a boom in stock speculations in Wall
Street. but Wall Street IS not the country. as We
believe. \ great famine and short crop Of wheat
all over the world except In the United States nat
urally raised the price Of wheat while these con-
dltions lasted and the benehcent effect OF this
temporary advance in the price OF single article
F which marked I'm the short period 1t con-
tinued IS likely TO stimulate desire for a return
to that condition permanently ard an extension Of
. II TO all other products This IS our purpose. as
was our purpose IN 1896 when the Republican party
denounced any effort 20 increase prices as crime
ne. ai%" 40 you account '0' '''' '''''''' ''
'There has been necessarily an increased demand
for labor within the las. fcw months. as the result
o. the withdrawal a. .arge numbers Of American
citizens from the ordinary walks a. lfc TO be en-
pcyed I'm tie Army whose places had TO be filled.
There has also been am increased activity In ana d
demand for all products which were necessary 10
the maintenance and support Of large army;
But AN these conditions are in the very nature Of
things temporary and al OF us know tnaI t iy
mus pas away win the f fnd 2t me fond' S
"hich nrouEht t4ein a''o 't ~ S' .Sr .a,s ON
the present condition Of the country. there is to-
II as there was iu 1890 No relief was or IS to be-
expected under Republican management except
co.,igi %. ~ I9' od1tion OF disfre.s
Wan street docs MOI change this We believe that
q small volume OF money forces prices down,
we'll as Of our col. not Only 10 check this Erlndn
fall In prices but 20 promote steadily advancing
prices
HOPES FOR BETTER LUCK NEXT TIME.
Then YOU think the Chicago platform is gaining
ground
4 most certainly do IN tho elections OF last
year the principles Of tina, platform were not the
leading and exclusive ISSUES i'm al sections Of the
country. These partially obscured in many
States and districts. The question Of bmetalsm
the Republican effort 20 retire tho grecnbacks and
to confer upon The National banks the absolute
control o. tro VOI.mc o. paper money. aud go sur
render the country 10 the trusts. were. IN many
sections for the time bong lost sight Of in :Ae
excitement Of thc war oud us resulting questions
substitute local issues in their stead. The result
was great Joss OK ilterCst and large falling of
in ire Note, WIN apparently h Ntr"h!r res .I.ia
TO the j, mocr1uc party. in colorado, where Ma
tonal ISSUES were ~ the front and dominant me
interest I'm the election intense tho vote large
and our majority yerwhcimng. In States whore
e. was stated. whether truly or not. that there
manager 10 sidrtrack the great issue with The
and evasion. so loug persisted I'm by the Republic
cans the interest was not great, the vote WIS not
fan. aud the Results were not conclusive. There
was. neWet'r. one great and valuable rcsult-dll
reJsontbl" men arc now satisfied that straddirE
and dodrng are not popular. The next Demo-
cratic National Convention WIN speak again
I'm the same Gear, uft luiFo'al terms. and In the
same manner ond I'm the same l!nes thar II did In
the Republican gold press. with whom the wish is
father TO- the thought 10 the contrary notwith-
standing
TO LIMIT SUFFRAGE ~ NORTH CAROLINA.