The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-07-14
MORGAN's PLAN FOR UNITING THE
PARTY.

PARTY.
No other one Of the prominent Demo
Gratis has outlined a scheme for uniting
the Democratic party in the next presi-
| dental contest that has commanded so
much attention as that proposed day or
Two ago by Senator Morgan Of Alabama.
II is Gear from what he says that he does
not believe that the Democratic parry can
elect the President next year If it makes
the free and unlimited coinage of silver
leading issue. The reason it cannot is that
ii is impossible for il to poll its fun
strength on that issue. The Democrats of
the North and East win not join hands
with the Democrats South and West.
ITO win" says Senator Morgan, we
must be reasonable and wise. There can
never be force ana power in our party
unu We have united it as it was in the
days when we stood soldly under one
banner and fought our battles against
common enemy. The question that ought
to give every member of the Democratic
party concern is: How can that condition
OF affairs be restored@
The senator believes that the party can
be made harmonious. and, that too, with
out any sacrifice of principle All that it
is necessary to do is to get rid Of fanati-
cism. exercise a reasonable amount OF
common sense and work along the line OF
practical politics. Sentiment is all right in
its place, but why sacrifice success for it,
Senator Moreans plan for the guidance
Of the party in The approaching national
contest is set forth in the following ex-
tract from an interview with him:
Il have an idea which, # worked out,
would, l believe, bring the Democratic
party together and get Qua every vote in
the country for the man who would be
nominated for President. In my opinion
we should nominate a man who would be
willing to say to his party something like
this When my party is able, in Congress
to pass a free coinage bill l VIII not We o
it, but viii permit it 10 become law. What
ever my own opinions may be, | believe
the combined wisdom of the men OF my
own party in Congress is better than mine
It might be possible that | should not
| personally. think free coinage law the
proper thing to enact, but if your repre-
| scntatives in Congress believe otherwise,
| If 1t is your Judgment that such a law
| will be for the best interests of the coun-
try. such a Jaw, when enacted by you,
will stand
"A man who viii make such an an
| nouncement and live up 10 it could easily,
] am sure. be elected by the Democrats
TO the presidential Office. Then, if the peo-
| pie saw fit in their respective districts TO
| elect advocates of the free coinage of sill
yer, We should have it,"
What is there in the foregoing to which a
Democrat cannot subscribe? 1t might be
said that a President who occupied such
a position wouldn't be any better than a
man of putty. But such statement
wouldn't be true. \ President is expect
| ed to be in harmony with his party on all
| great public questions. BY approving Seg-
| isIation secured by the efforts of his par
| ~ he does just what the country expects
him to do. He acts in accordance with his
partys convictions. All that Senator Nor
! gan proposes Is that a man shall be nomi-
mated who will give the country assur-
auces that If elected he will not interfere
with existing financial conditions unless
Congress authorizes changes to be made
II is true that President couldn't dc
anything very radical in financial mat
ters without the authority of Congress
but there are things he could do that
would disturb the financial situation
| greatly. OF course, before the coinage OF
silver could be made free and unlimited
there would have to be legislation 10 that
effect, and before there can be legislation
Of that kind the friends of free coinage
must have majority of the members OF
both Houses of Congress. Senator Nor
gan's idea as that il would be much easier
for the Democrats TO elect the President il
the silver question were kept in the back
| ground, and that the difficulties of elect.
ing a majority of each house of Congress
would be less after having elected a Pres
ident
Senator Morgans plan is an eminently
practical one. Is there any prospect of it.
adoption? There IS no telling what change:
will take place in the Democratic situa
ton before the meeting of the uatona
convention, but it is evident that there il
an increasing number of Democrats VIII,
are anxious that such concessions shall
be made by differing Democrats as viii
enable the Democratic party TO presen
a united front to the enemy in the presi
dental contest.