The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-07-19
Washington Letter.
(From our Regular Correspondeut)

(From our Regular Correspondeut.)
Washington, July l4.-Democrats
have good reason to regret the fright
in the ranks OF the single gold stand
ard Republicans because OF the warn
ings uttered by such Republicans as
Senators Thurston of Nebraska and
Chandler OF New Hampshire. Ever
since the Eastern Republicans began
the movement to try to put through
single gold standard legislation ut the
coming session of Congress Demo-
Gratis have been heartily wishing that
they would succeed in doing so, be-
cause of the marked advantage it
would be to the Democratic candi-
date for President. Senator Chan
dler was the first to tell his party as
sociates that they were playing with
political dynamite. Then came Sen
ator Thurston, who has presided over
two Republican national conventions
and who is much more influential, if
not so talkative, than Chandler.
Thurston makes it very plain that
Mr.. Mckinley never would have been
elected if the international bimetal-
lism bluff had not been put in the
Republican platform aud worked for
all it is worth by the Mckinley
stumpers in the West and middle
West. He also intilnated that he
didn't care continental about silver
himself, but would take no part in
helping bis party to invite defeat. He
expressed the belief that the effort
would not succeed in Congress, al
though he was not so confident about
the National Convention of bis party,
of which he said: 'eThe Eastern States
have large representation in the
convention, and We know the colored
delegates can be won over" Of the
probabilities in Congress Mr.. Thurs
ton said: "With the narrow republi-
can majority in the House and the
moderate views of a good many re-
publican Senators, I really do not
look for very much in the way of Fl
pancial legislation between now and
the Presidential Campaign" Next
to putting it into a law, democrats
would like to see the republicans put
the single gold standard into their
National platform.
Ex-senator Pugh, OF Alabama, now
in Washington, doesn't wear any
cushions on his political views, nor
does he believe i'll trying to win by
pussy-foot methods. He said of the
next candidate and platform of the
democratic party: 81 believe that
William J. Bryan is the wisest and
most reliable democratic statesman
living and that he is now better es-
tablished in the confidence of the
American people and stronger than
be ever was, and can be elected after
he is nominated, as he will surely be,
by the next Democratic National con-
vention. AS to the democratic plat
form, let it be the Chicago platform,
with additional declarations against
the manifold trusts growing out of
the existence of the gold standard
and prohibitory tariff duties; also IN
favor Of vigorous prosecution OF the
existing war in the Philippines, until
peace and order is established and
the governing power of the U. s., is
fully recognized; also that peace and
order is to be established, not for
territorial expansion or dominion of
the U. S., but for the sole purpose OF
securing to the people of those islands
better and more stable government,
with all the right, liberty and privi-
leges they show themselves by trial
to be capable OF exercising and en-
joying in condition OF independent
self-government."
Although the scheme to give this
country a standing army OF 100000
men was defeated in the last Con-
gress, the idea has not been aban-
doued by Mr.. Mckinley. The word
has been passed among the republi-
can leaders to try to work up public
opinion in the vicinity Of their homes,
in favor OF a large standing army, so
that when Mr.. Mckinley repeats his
recommendation to Congress for
larger standing army it will seem to
be backed by the sentiment of the
country. A large standing army will
as dangerous next winter as it was
last, and for that reason will be op-
posed by the democrats. Whenever
this government has any real need for
fighting men it is easy enough to get
as many volunteers as may be asked
for. Consequently there cannot be
any good reason for maintaining a