The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-01-14

agreement or Sucn safeguards OF legiSla-
ton as will protect the parity.
Mr.. Cleveland not only did not "pro-
nounce in favor of further coinage of
silver" but the following Spring vetoed
the Bland seigniorage bill, which the
Observer championed. This was the
only legislation looking TO a redemption
of the platform pledges that it was pos
sible to get through Congress and he
murdered it.
Not only was he committed to bimet-
allism by the platform, but he assured
Hon. F. NJ. Simmons, our State Chair
man. who visited him at BuZzards Bay,
that he differed with the North Carolina
Democrats only upon the question of
ratio, and if a little more silver was
put in the dollar, too many could not
be coined to suit him. Mr.. Simmons told
us this himself He also wrote to Hon.
r. B. Glenn, who used the letter in his
canvass with Marion Butler, that he
was for free coinage. The following
from the Statesvilla Landmarks account
of the joint discussion of Henderson and
Shuford at Statesville in 1894, puts the
clincher on this:
Coming to the question of silver he
Glenn, Cleveland elector. had in the
last campaign professed to have let
ter from Mr.. Cleveland in when the
latter said he favored free coinage. Since
then, however. he (Shuford had seen it
published in the papers that Mr.. Glenn
had no such letter. "Do you say have
no such letter." asked Mr.. Glenn, who
was present Il have read it in the pa
SCI
want to say to you right here and now,"
said Mr. Glenn. that 1 did write to Mr..
Cleveland, I did receive a letter from Mr..
Cleveland, and any man or set of men
who says | received no such letter are
Internal liars" When the applause
caused by Mr.. Glenn's remark-which
was long and loud-had subsidized. Shu-
ford continued his speech without furth-
er reference to the Glenn letter.
But why multiply the proofs of Cleve-
lands duplicity and treachery? Every
intelligent Democrat knows that he has
played false and cannot be trusted. The
only argument that can be urged in his
favor is that he has the confidence of the
money power, who can put up big cam
paign fund to carry the pivotal States.
Mr. Bryan boldly charges that Cleve-
lands administration was mortgaged 20
the corporations, who supplied his cam
paign fund. Hon. r. B. Glenn stated in
a speech at Wentworth, in this county.
that while District Attorney he began
proceedings against the American Tobac-
co Company under the Sherman act and
was promised the cooperation of the
Attorney-General who told him he was
on the right track and to do his best
He drew a bill, with the assistance Of
his associate. Mr.. CoVington, an able
lawyer, and had his witnesses ready, but
the day it was to go to the grand jury
he was stopped by a telegram from the
Attorney General, Mr.. Olney. When
court adjourned he went to Washington
and asked the reason OF this unexpected
interference. Mr.. Olney told him it was
deemed ineXpedient to move in the mat
ter then. Upon the death of Judge
Gresham, Mr.. Olney was made Secre-
tary of State, and Judge Harmon, of
Ohio, became Attorney General. Mr.
Glenn renewed his case and strengthened
it very much, with Mr.. Harmon'S cordial
approval and assurance of cooperation.
The fateful day arrived: the witnesses
were ready; the grand jury would {
asked to pass on the matter that after
noon But ere the clock struck high
noon a telegram was handed him telling
him to hold up. He obeyed, for it was
from his superior, the Attorney General
He went to Washington and told Mr..
Harmon that the Department had made
him ridiculous and he was tired of be-
ing trifled with. Mr.. Harmon told him
he knew it put him in an awkward situa
Int l,o 10 +r,ot
he (Harmon) was not responsible for it,
that the telegram was sent by order of
President Cleveland! That, of course.
ended it, Mr.. Glenn made this statement,
in substance, in the presence Of two or
three hundred representative citizens.
The politicians may nominate this man
again-the power of money and the lust
of office may be combined TO that end
but he will not get the vote OF North
Carolina. He secured the suffrages of
our people in 1892 by deception. AS it
was, he did not get majority, only a
plurality. Vance said he would have
fallen short $4,000 had our people known
the platform would be repudiateG. They
know it now. No Democrat would be
under obligations to support him, fer ne
bolted in 1895 and 1900 and helped to
elect Mckinley both times. The Char
lotte Observer laid down the law early
in 1896:
Loyalty to the platform OF the nation
al Democratic convention is the supreme
test of party fealty. If this test is not
recognized, what is the use of party or
ganization? How can a party hope TO
accomplish results? A man who denies
the validity of this supreme test is a
political Quaker, a mugwump an Ut
lander. He cannot wear party uniform
and drill in the ranks. And a bolter is
worse still-a traitor
The placing of a traitor at the head OF
the party will invite disaster. Loyal
Democrats would be doing the Lords
service to work and vote against him.
In vain will the trumpet be sounded for
Democrats to vote for bolter-for one
who gave his influence to Mckinley and
Roosevelt and against Bryan and Stew
enson,
AN ABLE DOCUMENT.
Goldsboro Argus.