The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-07-12

ton and no disagreement, all the
members seeking to worthily repre-
sent the true and tried Democracy of
the best State in the Union. And |
think they did SO in carrying out to
the letter the Instructions of the State
convention. Personally | may say
that / was never thrown with more
agreeable and charming company
of men than the North Carolina dele
cation, and / have to thank them for
many nndnesses. They reflected
credit upon their State by their per-
sonal bearing, their actions in conven-
ton and by their handsome appear
ance. In size they were much above
the average. 1t was delegation or
mustache wearers, fifteen of the dele
gates wearing a mustache. One OF the
first men in the party said OF waiter
+. Moore's speech secondlng Bryan
nomination: 1T was the best OF the lot
and had more in it. l have already
wired of the fine impression which >.
NJ. GattiS, Esq, made in his excellent.
speech nominating Col. j. ). Carr for
Vice President. BY the way, Col. Carr
would have received a large vote on
the first ballot if the Stevenson STAN
pede hadn't occurred. There was
never any chance ito nominate a
Southern man. l do not ever expect
to see Confederate soldier nominated
for President or Vice President.
THE Democratic party is now a
unit. 1t was good to see men of diff
fering views get together on the plat
form and the candidates. The plat
form is alright. 1t emphasizes the
party's faith in free coinage but re-
cognizes that in this campaign the
paramount issue is imperialism. No
matter what may be said, this is the
truth. Free coinage is not paramount
because this country is face to face
with the question of whether this is
to be a Republic or an Empire. Just
now we are more concerned to secure
a country for a currency than 81 cur
rency for the country. But the queS-
ton of free coinage of silver will
again become paramount when the
gold mines, now yielding so much
gold. again become barren. After
Mckinley was elected the panic steadi-
ly grew worse. There was no check
until the gold discoveries in Alaska
and South Africa poured their wealth
into our Golfers. AS long as the large
production of gold continues, the need
of silver will not be so keenly felt.
When that supply is reduced or ceases
altogether, another panic will sweep
over the country unless we increase
the volume of the money of redemp-
ton by opening the mints to- silver
coinage.
'All the men who voted for Bryan
L.
besides he will get at least a million
and "a half other votes. The people
have grown tired of the vulgar rule of
the dollar, they are sick of the use of
the Declaration of independence as
door mat, they feel outraged that
without any vote of the people. it is
proposed to convert this Republic in
to an Empire in order to make fat
| pickingS for the sons and proteges
of the rich gang who control the pup
pet in the White House, they dread
the enforced militarism which must
follow in the wake of colonial policy.
and they are sick unto death of srneeZ-
ing every time John Bull takes snuff.
These are some of the reasons why
thousands who voted against Bryan
III 1896 are now among his most en-
thusiastic supporters. Carter Harri-
son truly said that any men who can
not support Bryan and Stevenson and
the Kansas City platform are not
Democrats at all and are seeking an
excuse to bolt. There are not many
such. There are few, and the sooner
they openly join the Republican party
and quit masquerading as Democrats
the better it will suit every BODY con
cerned.
The nomination of Stevenson was
wise action. There were but two men
who stood the shadow of a chance of
nomination. They We're Shively. of
Indiana, and Stevenson, of Illinois.
The first withdrew his name and pre-
vented his friends voting for him
lie Isl splendid man-handsome, elo-
quent and manly. His retirement left
Stevenson the only man who ever had
chance of nomination. Two other.
names We're much talked about and
they were popular favorites, Hill and
Towne, but at no time could either
have received enough votes. Hills
weakness was the fact that he was
the leader of the opposition to the
righteous income tax. As BRYAN is
itS IolCihoNO CHdii plOl, tHdU WOulu
have given us a ticket that would
have permitted Republican papers, by
publishing the utterances Of each on
the income tax in parallel columns
to have destroyed our force in advo-
eating the income tax. That fact
eliminated Hill who never did want
to run. The enthusiasm for him was
real, and was largely based on a feel
ing that Croker had not treated him
right. The people believe in fair play
and the tremendous ovations to Hill
were meant to show him that his
''turn-down" in New York had not
done him any harm. But even if he
had been willing to accept the nomina-
ton, he could not have been named.
Mr. IoWne's weakness was that he
was not member of the Democratic
party, that he had been nominated
by the Populist convention, and that
he lived ON the same side of the Miss
isslppl river with Bryan. He had no
other weaknesses, and none of these
are personal to him. The Southern
delegates were united in their opposi-
ton, and they resented the suggestion