The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-07-19
STICKS TO BRYAN.
Ex-senator Pugh, Of Alabama, Dis
agrees with Senator Morgan,
WANTS SILVER DROPPED.
Must Renew the Fight of 1896
Party Cannot be Harmon
lied by Dodging the
Great Issue.
Great Issue.

vi COL ioSNS'
While in Washington Thursday Ex-
Senator Pugh, of Alabama, was asked
if he had read the interview OF his old
colleague, Senator John 7. Morgan, on
the question Of what sort Of man the
Democratic convention should nomi-
nate and what sort Of platform it should
adopt next year to increase the strength
of tie Democratic party in the election
of president
Il have read the interview and was
greatly surprised and mortified, said
the ex. senator. Senator Morgan says
no man can question his fidelity to the
free coinage Of silver, or deny the ne.
cessity for its restoration in our money
system.
The question he asks and answers
is: How is this most important result
to be accomplisbed?' He answers that
the first and indispensable thing to be
done is to unite-bring together and
solidify the divided and antagonistic
elements Of the Democratic party now
existing in the East, South and West
on the money question-and, secondly,
that such union can best be effected by
nominating man who has no 'ex-
treme' views and has expressed no 'ex-
treme' opirions on the coinage ques-
ton.
Il do not question the sincerity or
honesty of Senator Mergan's convic-
tions, but l feel constrained by my
sense of duty to the Democratic party,
and the country to enter my earnest
protest against and condemnation OF
Morgan's interview.
''What are we to understand by an
extreme position ou the money or
coinage question:" Is that part Of the
Chicago platform extreme? Does an
Endorsement of the Chicago platform
put a Democrat in an extreme position?
What shall the next Democratic con-
vention do afterit shelves Bryan? To
be consistent the convention should
amend the platform of 1896 so as to get
the party out Of its so-called present
extreme position on the coinage cues
ton and place it in harmony with the
conflicting elements, and especially so
as to accommodate itself to the elastic
and broad gauge position Of the new
nominee on the coinage question.
How is such feat to be accomplish
ed?
"My conviction is, said ex-senator
Pugh, "that if the conflicting elements
Of the Democratic party can be united
and brought into harmonious action on
the coinage question, which is mani
fest impossibility, by shelving Bryan
and making a new platform, broad
enough te take on and satisfy all gold
standard advocates, and be endorsed by
any nominee who may have to renounce
his life long opinions against free coin
age and pledge himself to approve any
bill on that subject the Democrats
might pass through both houses of con
gress, the party cannot be very much
divided, and can certainly be very
easily united, as it would show itself
without any fixed principles on any
subject.
IF the Democratic party would Sc
cure more strength by trusting noml.
nee who had been lifelong enemy OF
free silver coinage on his pledge to
waive the veto power and approve such
bill if passed by the party that elected
him, it would be spectacle unprece-
dented in history, but it would prove
there would never be any free coinage
of silver if such president were
elected.
What influence would Democratic
president with gold standard convic-
tions that he had waived to insure his
election exercise in his great office?
Would he be silent pending free coin
age bill in congress? How would he
distribute his appointments? How
many Democrats who had urged Bryans
nomination and favored the Chicago
platform would receive appointment?
';No, SIR it is a grave mistake OF my
old colleague. I have had much polit-
ical experience. [ have watched parties
and know their history. My political
career has ended, but | am as much as
ever devoted to the Democratic party
and itr principles as declared IN the
Chicago platform.
Il believe that William j. Bryan is
the best organized and wisest and most
reliable Democratic statesman now llv-
Jug, and he is now better established in
the confidence of the American people
as such a statesman, and IS now strong.
er than he ever was. and can be elected
when nominated, as he will surely by
the next Democrotic national conven,
ton.
las to the next Democratic plat
form, 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 Philippine Islands
until peace and orderi is established and
the governing power and jurisdiction
of the United States is fully recognized
throughout the archipelago, also that
peace and order and the governing
power of the United States IS to be es
tablished, not for territorial expansion
or dominion Of the United States, but
for the sole purpose of securing to the
people of those islands better and more
stable government, with all the rights,
liberty and privileges they show them
selves by trial to be capable OF exercls-
ing and enjoyingi in condition OF lnde-
pep6ent self government
No Danger.
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