La Junta tribune., 1899-04-08
FUTURE DEMOCRATIC POLICY.
no likelihood OF an Abandonment of the
Free Coinage lasue.

no likelihood OF Abandonment Of the
Free Coinage Iasue.
Chicago. March 31.-Thc Washington
correspondent OF the Record writes as
follows concerning the future policy OF
the Democratic party:
The report OF the secretary of the
Sound Money League presented yester-
day, asserts that only few politi-
clans will stick 10 the doctrine of III to
l." and that the present indications
are that there will be no mention OF
free silver in the next Democratic plat
FORM
The writer of this report must have
obtained his Information from the
money devils and capitalistic vam-
pires'' in Wall street, because he could
not get further from the truth If he
tried. My observations and informa-
ton from every source are exactly to
the contrary. Although the former
leaders or the Democratic party are
making desperate struggle to recover
control and divert the attention of the
rank and file from the financial ques-
ton. there Is no evidence that they
have made the slightest progress and
there is no reason to believe that they
will accomplish anything in the fu-
ture.
The other day the editor OF west
ern newspaper, who happened TO be
in Washington. went for advice to
Senator Jones. chairman OF the Ma
tional Democratic committee. He con-
fessed that he was an expansionist,
and personally did not approve OF the
opposition In congress to the ratifica-
ton of the peace treaty. but he was
publishing party paper and he want
rsaly- q sl.A
Therefore. II Senator Jones could give
him little advice lie would be great
ly obliged. Mr.. Jones told him to
stick to 16 to and anti-expansion and
he would come out all right.
l have talked with great many
Democrats lately from different parts
or the country, and they all agree that
Mr.. Bryan made n great hit in refus-
ing to attend the SO dinner of the
Democratic club in New York. and in
accepting an invitation to the 81 din
ner to be given the same night. They
say also that Mr.. Bryan's recent tour
through the south has restored him to
the leadership of the Democratic par
~, and that. no matter what the moss
backs In the senate and house OF repre-
sentatives may do, Bryan will be the
next candidate for the presidency and
the men who are reviling him now win
be compelled to support him or go
over to the Republican party.
Ex-Representative Buxton of Nortl,
Carolina. for example. says that no
man would stand n ghost OF a show OF
being elected n delegate to the national
convention Of his state If there was the
slightest doubt of his loyalty to Mr..
Bryan. and that II is the true test OF
the Democracy of the present day,
Henry Watterson says that In Ken.
lucky people have got 10 bow down
and worship Bryan or get out of the
Democratic organization. Gov. McMil-
Ian says the same of Tennessee. Sen.
atOr Bacon OF Georgia has been com.
PEELED to bow the knee to Bryan or for.
felt the leadership of his party. Sem
ator Mnrtin of Virginia. after making
tour OF his state, has suddenly be-
come an ardent admirer Of the silver
fongued Nebrnskan. aud so Il goes
In every state south OF Mason and Dix.
on's line.
Almost every newspaper In the south
has approved Bryan's action In de-
clining an invitation to Belshazzar's
feast, as they call the Croker dinner.
The southern Democrats hate Tam
many anyhow. and understand TINT
the Democratic club Is the social head
quarters OF the tiger. The very fact
that Croker and Tammany are Oppos-
ed to Bryan makes him tower of
strength. and when they learn tlnt his
letter rejecting the invitation was nd
dressed to Perry Belmont, member
of the banking firm that represents
the ROthschilds in this country. and
got up the syndicate that bought the
bonds during the Cleveland ndminis.
tration, they admire him more than
ever.