The Washington weekly post., 1899-07-11

c.-s,rr John T. Morgan, - Alabama.
re NJ tHa most ardent advocates OF the
,-.e coinage o. silver in tire American
.-rr.s-. .s almost convinced that no
.#.4r candidate on an extreme platform
a Do. elected by his party next year He
4 -.+ say so in words. but the infer
=. from what he fails 20 say Is clear
.-af fa believes the tim" has arrived
rt.r r0r-aryatism and wisdom must rule
rts rqr-v -0 that the Democracy OF the
y,,rrr Easr South. and West can be
r.rs.l together in one cohesive whole.
.T very much fear" said the Senator
,s..e...r that the Democratic Party
,t..a East and North cannot be brought
.-.a harmony with the Democratic Party
=. ,t- south ana West until we have a
-.rz.aata who is recognized FOR his wis
dom and his willingness TO follow the in
grr,8as oS his party when bis party
rsa The power TO issue its instructions
.r.-.sE legislation. ! am q free silver
ran believe the free coinage Of silver
Is r1lt and that the country viii not
----r.. as o. should until silver has been
restored 20 us proper place as one Of our
rome. metals but at the same time / DO
rai overlook present conditions and the
s..af.1u that confronts US. To win We
must be- reasonable and wise. There can
rsger he force and power in our party un-
Ill We have united Il as il was in the days
when We stood solidly under one banner
and fought our battles against a common
e,emv The question that ought TO give
e.e-y member Of the Democratic Party
concern is: How can that condition Of
affairs be restored.
silver as Congressional Issue.
"gIy personal views may be Of little i'm
v0rtanJe but / have an idea which, if
worked out, would, / believe. bring the
Democratic Party together and get out
every vote IN the country for the man
Who would be nominated for President.
III my opinion we should nominate man
who would he willing TO say TO his party
e0m4tI Ing like this: when my party is
atle in Congress, to pass a free coinage
Din I will not veto II, but will permit il
% become law. Whatever ny own Opin-
ilEs may be, ! believe the combined
wisdom Of the men of my own party in
Congress is better than mine. il might
b. possible that / should not. personally,
think free coinage law the proper thing
o. enact. but If your representatives. in
Congress believe otherwise. If ii is your
Judgment that such a law will be for the
lest interests of the country. such a law,
when enacted by you, will stand
A man who will make such an an
aOuncement and live up TO II could easily,
J am sure, be elected by the Democrats
TO the Presidential Office. Then, If the
people saw fU in their respective districts
TO elect advocates of the free coinage of
silver We should have IL. We would not
have a repetition of that deplorable in
cldent in 1894. when President Cleveland
Trpudiating his party and all that it
stood for. vetoed the bill passed by both
houses OF Congress providing for the
coinage of the silver bullion held in the
Treasury. When Mr.. Cleveland sent that
veto TO a Democratic Congress he COM
mitted himself 10 the single gold standard
and became no longer a Democratic Presi-
cont. elected on a Democratic platform.
We must get rid Of what we might
cali fanaticism and act Ike sensible men,
When We do this Democracy will again
become triumphant. and we Will all work
together I'm harmony / believe a man
can be found who, while not an extremist
on the silver question. will follow the
VII Of his party expressed in legislation,
ana that. after all. is the way, and the
only way, in which 10 settle this great
question. All the talking we may do on
The stump Will not bring about free coin
age, save only that in educating the peO-
I.o W. may elect silver men TO Congress.
il takes votes in Congress 10 bring us
To free coinage, and after We have cast
our votes that way we must have Presi-
cent who Will permit OR will TO stand.
lhNl We have the votes We are fighting
lhs air Why, then. not nominate a man
!h whom the Democrats of all parts OF
iae country have confidence. and then 20
@Lou' the business of electing free silver
men 10 Congress?
Several Men Available.
"I could name several such men. but
mar is not my province. II does not re-
qlIrr marked degree of greatness 10
MAKE & good President. Common sense
y oi much more Importance in that posi-
N"A. j was discussing this question with
some friends coming up from Virginia
any they al agreed that loyalty, ability,
lsc', and common sense were better fac
tfs iE making a good administration
'"aH too high a degree of what is known
a. craftsmanship. Pierce and Polk were
Lo' brilliant men. but they We're good
PRESIDENTS. ] wish they were here now.
j permit no man TO outrank me in
loyalty Jo the cause Of free silver. l
taught that doctrine when some OF the
men now controlling the Democratic
Party were yet unborn. But | see the
.Se.-ssEsss or the party, North and
so-,h being divided and continually pull
~ i.c one against the other on this
money question. ! believe the suggestion
l-F' made would 20 a great ways in
'..~ more uniting the party, and that Is
WHAT ] want. / want 10 SEE Democracy
o.. more united and the principals Of
l.M. Ea.y triumphant. but there is little
.-' H rud,ayOring TO accomplish II
..t"--. lmpracticable means and meth
't. } care not so much 10 know whether
'-i candidate is a radical free silver man
al heart as ] do 10 know that he viii
,a.-" ry the decision OF Congress, if the
if"0.rats have the power to put their
l...t into the statutes of the country.
-.a' is the lest"
H-.rrIuE % the POpulsts. Mr.. Morgan
S-.- .aa' they reminded him of a house
'.. -.y.L- They made good deal or
l..,' .H The country, but did not amount
q. much after all. "The trouble with
'.-s' sr.''-men and others of the same
'f-s said the Senator. lis that they
"".. 'tr government operated according
u. Their Individual ideas and not on
l.ea iaal viii AFFORD the greatest good
iA' greatest number They nave
..a1f AI,at deal Of trouble but have
3rFu an.Jmpilshed anything"
Died Tying 1" Help Her Moihsr.
Savannah Ca July l0-Mamie Halpin.
'-'a eight Was trying 10 help her mother
s'' arr k'ast this morning She rEde3V-
,''- 'o start The IRE in the kitchen stove.
'.-.-ag kerosene over the wood. she ap-
I.-' "a match. There was an explosion
era 'a~ little girl Was enyelopcd In hame.