The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-08-08
WHITE

The issue of white supremacy sough
to be created by Senator German as d
basis on which to run f r the Democratic
nomination for the presidency is having
a hard time. Democratic managers iron.
all parts of the country continually snili
at it and go off and leave 1t, says the Sai
Francisco Chr nicle. 1t does not look
good to them and they don't like it. They
would like to pretend that the Republican.
platform raises 1t, which it does not, IL
order that they may d%enounce some IN.
for raising it at all, and then they re-
member Senator German and his Mary
lard resolution and think better of II.
And yet 1t will not down. The Southern
states, which gave all the Democratic
mai rit .es which can be counted on, re-
gard white supremacy as the para
mount" issue, and feel that they are en-
titled to some consideration In the way
of formulating tissues" But on the othel
hand, the wise managers say that the
South cannot De made more solid thar
it is by anything in Dem crate platforms,
and that there is no use fooling away al
chance of negro votes In Northern states
for the sake of accommodating the vot-
ers in states which are overwhelmingly
Dem cratic anyhow.
That is the way Candidate Davis ev-'
IDENTIFY looks at 1t. The West Virginia
Democrats nave naturally a fellow feel
ing for their Southern brethren, and were
apparently disposed to interject into thei
state platform some ringing words
about white SUPP emacy." Mr.. Davis.
h viewer. is not running for vice president
for fun. The story hat he has "paireu
off barrels with his Republican son-in.
but, whether he is risking any money or
not. at his time of lfe it is no joke to
run fl office, and since he is running he
wants to be elected. and, like all candi-
dates. doubtless imagines that he can be.
Hence he does not wish to turn away ne
gro voters in the doubtful Northern
states, and consequently. although every
delegate to the West Virginia convent u
IS said to nave favored a white suprem.
overwhelming vote in Difference to Candi
date Davis, out of fear that 1t would in
erfefe with the suceesS of the patiOnai
ticket In the five states Ct New York,
New Jersey, Delaware. Connecticut ana
West Virginia, where the real Democrat
ic fight IS TO be made. there are more thar.
$4,000 negro voters, besides a great many
in other Northern states which Demo
Gratis would claim to nave a chance o.
these possible precious votes would be
flying in the face of Providence. Ano
so Candidate Davis suppressed the VIII [.
supremacy resolution in West Virginia.
Judge Parker says that ne considers
the gold standard TO be FIRMLY and ire
vokably established" The Democratic
push this year, under the stimulating
advice and encouragement of ex- Pl est
aent Cleveland. agrees with him. Bu,
mat standard rests wholly upon enact
ments OF congress, which are, of curse
subject to amendment or repeal in the
oiscl e,ion OF congress-. Ii is hard t. see
thei efoie, how any accurate use Of Ian,
guage could pronounce that STANDARD firm
n irIevocable. III il is, why is not the
tariif also 'nrmly and ir evocably estab
iished?' Thu tariff rests upon prec.sei,
The same basis as the gold standar
B~th aie acts of congress. Yet one il
HIirinly established and the other is [,
be attacked at the first opportunity, an,
destroyed. II is hard to follow Democrat
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