Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-07-11
An Old Proposition Revived.

All nubItc delfverances of Senator Morgan
of Alabama are interesting, and are oeserF-
eddy read with great respect by the coui
So lie e a man of broad views and OF
btgh courage in expressing them. With re-
gard to our foreign policies he has taken an
advanced and a very effective stand he
believes in his country, and he knows no
nartisanship when its relations with otner
countries are concerned. He stands for the
United States against all corners
In matters of domestic moment MI MOT
gan il a partisan of the old school. and his
desire lust now is to see his party unite on
n nroeram for 1900. On this subject he
says:
ITO win we must be reasonable and wise.
There can never be force and power IN our
party until We have united II as IL was III
the DAYS when we stood soldly under one
banner and fought our battles against a
common enemy. The question that ougnI
to give every member of the democratic
party concern is: How can that cohditieh
of affairs be restOred?
One is tempted to ask Mr.. Morgan for
r-rticulars When, in the last thirty years
ha the democratic party stood so united?
1t mas fought under one banner, but its
factions ALWAYS stood for different things
The eastern democrats have always been
opposed to free silver, and the majority OF
them opposed to free trade. But, with office
and power in view, they would cooperate
with their brethren Of the south. who were
extreme advocates Of silver and tariff re-
form. At last, the party, In this masque-
rade won. and It's winnings turned to ashes
on it's lips. Tho man whom the south had
put into the White House turned away
from the south on the money question, and
threw himself for support into the arms of
the republicans. On that question he was
no democrat at all.
Mr. Morgan would prevent a repetition of
this by asking of the presidential candidate
next year a reconciliation of his veto power
on this subject If Congress shall say free
silver, so be 1t. This proposition was made
in the spring of 1896 by Chauncey F. Black,
of Pennsylvania. in couple of interviews
which were printed in The Star, and which
were widely copied and discussed. The
proposition was rejected by the democratic
press of the east as in reality a surrender
to the silver men. The hope of the east
then was in the Executive. and they want
ed him to continue to stand in the path
with stiff knees and a boned neck against
silver. He must not in any circumstances
yield the slightest particle of the power or
prerogative of his office. And when the
national convention met at Chicago this at
utude of the sound money democrats of the
east was so well understood by the men OF
the south and the west, who were in the
majority, that the counsels of the east
were all ignored, and the principles enun-
ciated and the candidates named were such
as sent the east home in a profound sulk.
There is practically no change in the stu
alton. The truth is that there can be nc
candid and straightforward alliance be-
tween the east and the south on the ma
tional issue now pending. No southern mar
with convictions could go into the White
House and live up to them and satisfy the
east, any more than an eastern man, pur
suing a course of equal truth and courage
could satisfy the south.