Iron County register., 1899-02-23
Jones ON THE OUTLOOK.
Senator James z. Jones Chairman
of the Democratic National
Committee, Talks.
PARTY CERTAIN OF VICTORY IN 1900
The Issues, He Says, VIII be the Same Al
In 1S96-DeductiOns Drawn From the
Elections OF Last YeAr-A Campaign
Directed Against Republican Shutting
and Evasion.

! and EyasIon-
Feb Ex-senator james
! b. Jones, chairman of the Democratic
| national committee, in an authorized
| interview. was asked if in his opinion
the Democratic national contention O
| next year would reafhrm the Chicago
platform He said:
ITO say thai the next democratic na
/ tioual convention will rea4hrm the posi-
ton taken by the convention IN 1885 IS Z
/ slightly familiar with existing facts
/ knows to be true II is as certain q.
/ tion of bimetalisIn VIII be the leading
| issue in the campaign next year And i
| is reasonable 10 expect that the major
/ ity of the people VIII next tine oeclars
I fol the party which means what II says
! and viii redeem its pledges, ana Inal llt1
viii moi AGAIN be Iricked into casting
/ their votes IL. favor OF the enemies OF The
! principles in which they believe
'-On what grounds do you base youl
hopes for success next year was asked
Some OF the reasons why am strong
IL hopeful of the future OF our couse ara
as follows: In The campaign OF 1895 both
parties declared for blnetaliSn; the
democrats for independent action by the
United States, the republicans Ior an IN
ternauonal agreement, when theS
pledged themselves TO promote
True. this declaration on the part OF
the republicans was only mace 10 eaten
votes.
not dare to go to the polls without 1t.
think that now no one any longer doubts
that the fixed purpose of those who con-
trclled these leaders was to MAINTAIN Ine
gold standard, and TO prevent, not pro-
mote, an international agreement
On being asked II he belleEed tnat Ine
cause of bimetallism was improving, he
said:
There are as many believers in binet-
there ever were, and all these doubtless
are now convinced that the only way 10
accomplish bimetallism Is through the
action of the democratic party. Ihe great
effort TO stop the fan of prlces-the
shrinking of YalueS-and TO relieve the
distress of business resulting from these
great evils, without doing injustice or in
jury TO any class or business, IS being
more and more understood. and COM
nands the respect of honest and fair men
always when understood, and another
campaign of ridicUle ana abuse, SUCH as
that Of 1SS5-Whether dictated by 1gno-
rance OF venalty-can not succeed against
temperate arguments and appeals for
simple justice, when the people have time
TO fairly weigh the arguments and forIa
z deliberate Judgment
There was great unrest and dissatis-
faction in 1896 throughout the country,
resulting from falling prices ana shrlnk-
ing values The republican party prom
ised that if they were lntrusted VITA
power all this would be changed ana
that prosperity should succeed existing
conditions Mr. Mckinley and the gold
press now assure the country that we
have prosperity There Is quite boom
Wall street Is not the country, as We be
lieVe. a great famine and short crop
OF wheat all over the world except N the
United States naturally raised the pTlcS
OF wheat while these conditions lasted,
and beneEcelt effects Of this increase in
the price Of wheat is still widely felt The
ticle, which was SO marked IL
likely ShqTt fo stEmaiSte RT5iHia desire G' foT T res
turn TO that condition permanently. ana
an extension TO il TO all other products
This Is our purpose. and was cur purpose
in 1884, when the republican party de
nounced any effort TO increase prices a
q crime
Asked how he accounted for the ac-
tivity in business, he answered:
There has been necessarily an In
creased demand for LABOR within the last
few months, as the result Of the with
0rawaI of large numbers of American
citizens from the ordinary walks Of life
to be employed in the army. whose places
had to be 6lled. There has also been an
increased activity in and a demand for
all products which were necessary 10 the
But all these conditions are in the very
nature of things temporary. and an Of Us
know that they must pass away with the
end Of the conditions which brought them
into life. Making due allowances for the
influence of these three causes, on the
present condition OF the country, there
Is to-day as much dissatisfaction and
much cause for II as there was in 1886
No relief was or is to be expected under
republican management, except such as
comes by famine abroad and war at
home. A condition of constantly falling
as a condition of distress and hard
times, and speculative excitement in Wall
street does not change this. We believe
that a small volume OF money forces
prices down. hence We have urged the
coinage Of our silver as well as OF our
gold-not only to check this grinding fall
in prices. but 10 promote steadily ao-
Then you think that the Chicago plat
form is gaining ground?
Il most certainly do In the elections
OF last year the principles of that plat
form were not the leading and exclusive
issues in all sections of the country
These were partially obscured in many
states and districts The question of bi-
the republican effort to retire
the Creenbacks and TO confer upon the
banks the absolute control of
the volume of paper money, and to sur
many sections, for the first time being
lost sight of in the excitement of the war
and its resulting questions; and in others
they were sidetracked by efforts to sub
stitute local issues in their stead the
result was great loss Of interest and a
large falling on in the vote, with appa-
rentlv unfayorable results to the demo-
cratic party. In Colorado, where national
issues were at the front and dominant,
the vote large and our ma joriTy over
In states where II was stated
Intention on the part Of The democratic
managers to sidetrack the great issue,
with the purpose Of ultimately bringing
the party in national convention back to
the practice of shuhiing and evasion. so
long persisted in by both political par
lies, and still kept up by the republicans,
and the results were not conclusive
There was. howevr. one great and valu-
able reSult-a0 reasonable men are now
satisfied that straddiag and lodging are
not popular The next democratic na-
ional convention viii speak out again in
he same clear. unequiVocal terms. and IN
he same manner. and in the same lines
hat il 6iS in 1885 OF this there is nc
ioubt. the assertions of he republican
yold press. with WHOM the wish IS IA