The age-herald., 1899-07-12
Can be No Free Coinage Without
 Democratic Legislation.
A MAN WHO WOULD NOT VETO IT
And Who Would Say to His Party That the Leaders Knew Better Than He, is the Man Morgan
 Wants for Candidate

Washington, July n.-(special)- Morgan of Alabama Is in the city, and on his arrival today gave out an interview eor the press which will ssartle that element of the democratic party which believes that 'silver at 16 to r. should be the inc plus ultra" of democratic faith. His words are simple as they are bold, and while they may strike some inimical to MT. Bryan, still Senator Morgan disclaims any such intention.
 He believes the time has arrived when conservatism and wisdom must rule his party, so that the democracy of the north, gether in one cohesive whole.
 What Synl Unite Us
 1T very much doubt" said the sen- ator, that the democratic party of the east and north can be brought into harmony with the democratic party of the south and west until we have candidate who is recognized for his wisdom and his willingness to follow lHS llSlluClIOHS Ol HIS party hHtu nio party has the power to issue its in- structions through legislation. l am a free silver man. I believe that the free coinage of silver is right and that the country will not prosper as it should until silver has been restored to it's proper place as one of our money metals, but at the same time 1 do not overlook present conditions and the situation that confronts us. To win, we must be reasonable and wise My personal views may be of little inn portance, but l have an idea, which, if worked out, would, l believe, bring the democratic party together and get out every vote in the country for the man who would be nominated for pres ident. In my opinion, we should nomi- nate 6 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 I will not veto it, but will permit 1t to become law. Whatever my opinions may be, be- lieve the combined wisdom of the men of my own party in congress is better than mine. It might be possible that I would not, personally, think free coinag law the proper thing to enact, but, if your representatives in congress believe otherwise, if it is your judgment that such law will be for the best in- terests of the country such law, when enacted by you, will stand
 "A man who will make such an an- nouncement and live up to it could easily, I an sure, be elected by the democrats to the presidential office.
 Must Get Rid of Fanaticism
 "We must get rid of what we might Ss-acall fanaticism and act like sensible men. When we do this democracy will again become trium phant, and we will all work together in harmony. I be- lieve nan can be found who, while not an extremist on the silver question, will follow the will of his party, ex- pressed in legislation, and that, after aif is the way, and the only way, in which to settle this great question. All the talking we may do will not bring about free coinage, save only that in educating the people we may elect sil- yer men to congress. It takes votes in congress to bring us to free coinage, and after we have cast our votes that way we must have a president who will permit our will to stand
 Until we have the votes we are fight ing the air. Why. then, not nominate man in whom the democrats from all parts of the country have confidence in, and then go about the business oi electing free silver men to congress?"
 A. W. B.