The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1899-07-20
HRsSRs. MORGAN AND PUGH.
1T KB BRYAN AND ANTI.BRYAN

Suit tho East-Ex.Senator PuRl
Sticks to Bryan and kree Silver.
An interview with Senator Morgan
OF Alabama, has created sensation
In political orioles, because he does not
favor the denomination Of Bryan.
1t has created much more OF stir
coming from Senator Morgan, than II
would from most Democrats. OF course
it has given rise to all kinds Of specu'
lat!On, prominent In all being the sug
gestion that Morgan's friendship fot
German may have had not little tC
do with his talk. Senator Morgan ie
quoted as follows.
~ very much fear that the Demo-
cratic party OF the East and North
cannot be brought into harmony with
the Democratic party Of the South and
West until we have q candidate who is
recognized for his wisdom and his will
ingness to follow the Instructions Of
his party when his party has the
power to issue it's Instructions through
legislation.
II am q free silver man. l believe
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 do not
situation that confronts us. To win We
must be reasonable and wise. There
eau never be force and power In our
party until VIC have united 1t rs 1t was
In tho days when we stood sOlidly under
one banner and fought our battles
against common enemy. The quea-
tion that ought to give every member
OF the Democratic party concern Ia
How can that condition Of affairs be
restored?
My personal views may be of little
imp )rtance, but have an idea which,
II worked out, would, believe, bring
out every vote In the country for the
man who would be nominated for
Presidents. In my opinion we should
nominate man who would be willing
TO say to his party something like this:
When my party is able, In Con.
grers, to pass free coinage bill, l will
not veto 1t, but will permit 1t to be
come law. Whatever my own opin.
ions may be, l believe the combined
wisdom OF the men OF my own party in
. .Congress is better than mine. 1t
might be possible that | should not,
personally, think free coinage law
the proper thing to enact, but II your
representatives In Congress believe
otherwiBe, II 1t is your judgment that
such,a law will be Tor the best interests
OF the country, such q law, when en-
acted by you, will stand
"A man who will make such an an
nouncement and live up to 1t could
easily, am cure, be elected by the
Democrats to the presidential Office.
"Then, If the people saw fit in their
respective districts to elect advocates
OF the free coinage OF silver, we should
have 1t. We would not have repeti-
ton OF that deplorable incident In 1894,
ing his party and all that it 9 .ood for,
vetoed the bill passed by both houses
Of Congress providing for the coinage
OF the silver bullion held in tho treas.
"When Mr.. Cleveland cent that veto
to q Democratic Congress he committed
himself to the single gold standard
and became no longer q Democratic
Prea!dent, elected on a Democratic
platform.
"We must get rid OF What we might
call fanaticism and act like sensible
men. Wnen we do this, Democracy
will Sgain become triumphant, and we
will all work together in harmony. l
believe man can be found who, while
not an extremist on the silver ques-
tion, will follow the will OF his party
expressed in legislation, and that,
after all, is the way, and the only way,
In which to 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 tho
people we may elect silver men to Con-
gross. 1t takes votes in Congress to
bring us to free coinage, and after we
have cast our votes that way we must
n xxh
will to stand. Until we have the
votes wa are fighting the air. Why,
then, not nominate man in whom the
Democrats OF all parts Of the country
have confidence. and then 90 about the
business Of electing free silver men to
Congress
II could name several such men,
but that la not my province. 1t docs not
require marked degree OF greatness
10 make q good President. Common
sense ts Of much more Importance In
that position.
~ was discussing this question with
some friends coming up from Virginia,
and thoy all agreed that loyalty abili-
factors In making good administration
shan too high q degree of what Is
known as statesmanship. Pierce and
Polk were not brilliant men, but they
wore good Presidents. l wish they
were here now.
permit no man TO outrank mo in
Loyalty to the cause OF free silver.
taught that doctrine when some of tho
tnSn now controlling the Democratic
party were yet unborn. But soc the
lselossness OF the party, North and
South, being divided and continually
pulling the one against the other on
:shis money question. / believe tho
s., suggestion l hsve made would 60 q
great ways in once more uniting the
party, and that 10 what l want.
II want to see Democracy onco moro
united and the principles OF Demo
craoy triumphant, but there is little
through impracticeble mesns and mo.
thOds.
II care not 80 much to know whether
our candidate 10 a radical free silver
man at heart as do TO know that he
Will abide by the decision OF Congress,
II tho Democrats have the power "a