The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1900-11-15
DEMOCRATS ARE DIVIDED.
FItICE advice FROM Lf;ADE!<S

The Free Silver Issue Generally Con.
demncd by Former I.cadors-rhr
National Convention Must Decide
Such Questions.
The New Orlcans picayune sent tel
'graphic requests to many leading
Democrats in various sections OF the.
country asking expression with refer
cnce TO the future OF the Democratic
party. The following are extract.
from some OF the replies:
Hokc Smith, Atlanta, Ca doub'
tho advisability OF q distinct movcmuu>
by few men with the purpose OF ruor.
ganiZation. a party which can pol
the enormous vote that the Democratic
nar,y has recently pOl|ed, is far from
being a. dead party. More consurvntiv,
councils will prevail in future Demo
cratic conventions and with Il DrOnoun.
ced sound money platform in 1904, with
a man against whom no faCtional fight
can be made there is every reason 10
believe tho party will triumph.'
John G. Carlisle, Now York: "Iu
order TO achieve SucCo~s or to become
beneficial 10 the country as an 0ppo3i
tion party, the Democracy must uban
don all dead issues, free Itself from at
demoraliZing alliances and return IT,
VIZ uIuC anu pOiiClhs
OF the party. The new questions pre-
clpitated upon the country by the con.
| duCt OF the present administration aad
| the declarations OF its supporters mus
| 1e mot In brond spirit 0! Justice anu
sincere respect for the mandates OF tn
constitution and the liberal DrinciD!cs
upon which our institutions are found
ed. We have driftcd into situation
which makes the correct SOLUTION Of
.hcsc questions exceedingly dtil suli
and tho party should give them Is m0si
careful consideration in oil their ~.
poets before c0mnjtting itself 70 any
specific plan OF adjustment. VI.
on the general principles invOiVrU, ,
there will be little differences Of
opinions, but the measures 70 be ADOPT.
cd in order 10 CXtricato the country
from its present unfortunate position
cannot be hastily formulated. WAeth
~ IL plan snail oa proposed for the re-
organization Of the party in order that
It's real strGDGth may be II :cIivcty cX
"rt"d is question which IL stums IT,
me ought TO be considered sud decided
by conference composed OF COuScrVa.
i've ID Democrats representing both Gle
nents OF the party as it has existed
turing the last four years.
"All arc equally Interested in tho
success Of the party on H sound and pa.
,riotic platform OF principles, anU
therefore nll should be consulted both
as to the plan OF rc0rganizing and poli.
Clcs to be announced"
Henry WuttcrsOn, LOuisvlllc: "As
the Democrats are cast down by the
result Of this election, will the Rcpub.
leans be Clatcd and thrown off their
guard. They will fancy they have the
world in sling. They are certain to
proceed TO cxcesscs. They cannot re-
strain either their zcal0ts or their
scamp5 All tho clover rogucs OF the
time, seeing where the pick ing and
stealing lie, have gone to the R,publi-
can party Inc new territories arc
vcritaolc gold mines OF pillagc. Acts
Of outrages cannot be reprcssed or CA.
capped. The people 1T homo will stand
aghast before the riot of corruption and
daspotlsm. When forgctfulncss OF the
passions aroused by the hckles5 mis-
adventure attendant upon the rcvolu-
Lionary fusion movement undcrtak en-
| by the Democratic leaders Of the last
halt decade, the opportunity Of the
cnastcncd, enlightened and rcOrganiZed
| Democratic party wiz come, and when
| IT comes there shall arise leader OF
the statue Of jefferson, OF jackson
and OF Tildcn to give it expression and
effect"
| Ex-Governor Stone, Of Missouri, vice
chairman OF tho Democratic Dational
committee, says in regard to the pro.
posed reorganization OF the Democratic
party:
This talk about q reorganization IL
absurd. The Democratic party Is al