The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-11-09
THEIR PARTY'S FUTURE.

THEIR PARIY'S FUlURE.
Number Of Prominent Democrats ExT
press Their Views as to the Best
Way of Getting Together : Free Free
Silver Condemned. y
NEW ORLEANS, Nov. S.-The New
Orleans Pipyune sent telesraphlc re-.
quests to many leading Democrats IN
various sections of the country, asking
expressions with reference to the future
OF the Democratic party. The following
are extracts from some OF the replies:
Hoke Smith, Atlanta, Ga: 81 doupt
the tadvlsabilty of I distinct movement
by a few1men with the purpose OF re-
organization. A party which can poll
the enormous vote that the Democratic
party has recently polled, is far from
being a,deadsparty."' att
Horace Boies, OF Iowa, says, MY Pc
lief is we should drop Is to !. Let inc
moneyquestlon rest while conditions re-
main as at present. Insist on a strict
construction of the sole source OF legis-
latlvc power In Congress. Expansion
in everything that pertains to unneces7
sary. One form OF government for all,
one flag, one people, with equal rights
to all and special privileges to none
What Carlisle Said.
John G. Carlisle, New York: in order
to achieve success or to become benea-
cial to the country as an opposition par
ty. the Democracy must. abandon all
dead issues, free Itself from all demor-i
alIzins alliances and return to the true
principles and policies Of the party. The
new questions precipitated upon the
county by the conduct OF the present
administration and the declarations OF
Its supporters must be met In broad
spirit of justice and sincere RESPECT for
the mandates of constitution and the
liberal principles upon which our instt-
tutlons are founded What plan shall
be proposed for the reorganization OF
the party in order that Its real strength
may be effectively eXerted is question
which seems to me ought to be consider
cd and decided by a conference COM
posed of conservative Democrats, repre-
senting both elements of the party as 1t
has existed during the last four years.
Morgan md Watterson.
IAN are equally Interested in the sue
cess OF the party on 4 sound and patri-
otto platform OF principles and therefore
all should be consulted both as to the
plan OF reorganization and policies TO be
announced"
Senator John H. Morgan. Alabama:
1.-THE Democratic party needs no recon
struction. 1t needs fidelity to its creed,
which has stood for 100 years"
Henry Watterson, Louisville: "As the
Democrats are cast down by the result
OF this election, Will the Republicans be
elated and thrown OFF their guard. They
viii fancy they have the world in 4
sling. They arc certain to proceed to
excesses. They cannot restrain either
thar zealots or their scamps. All the
clever rogues Of the time, seeing where
the pickings and stealings lie. have got
into the Republican party. The oppor-
tunityof the chastened, enlightened and
reorganized Democratic party will
come. and when 1t comes there shall
arise n leader OF the stature Of Jeffer-
son, OF Jackson and of TIlden to give
1t expression and effect"
a Fling at Bryan.
T. C. Catchings. Mississippi: Drop
free silver. drop fus!onism. drop the cry
of government by injunction. drop the
cry of Imperialism and miltarism, drop
all discussion about the Philippines un-
til peace has been restored: drop ap-
peals to the passions and prejudlces OF
the idle and Disconnected. Revive the
fundamental question OF taxation, assail
the favoritism and wrongs of high
protective tariff. stand for the control
Of trusts and combines by methods not
oppressive. demand enlargement OF the
powers OF the Interstate commerce
commission and the liberal improve
ment OF harbors and Insist on local self
government, and let the next presldep-
tial candidate remain at home during
the campaign"