| Show DEMOCRATS FOR 1001 ExSecretary Whitney Says They Will Win the National Campaign SILVER NOT TO BE A DOMINANT ISSUE I I Think hn Iro AdlnlrtoA lit Create Nrur hu to Co I rate 11 ol Ilititicen Nw York Nov 17Th Journal and Advertiser today says In un interview last night Wlllam C W iltney snl ld I the Democricy be Hue to Itself It will I resume actual of the nation In 1900 Mr Whitney was In England on cle kv1HtV0tnI Ion day he said he kne too title of election results to discuss tile situation but he conceded the Impiovement Inn In-n outlook oration hopeful conditions of to for I the and party c declared a I power depends on the party Itself I harmony comes I will win I should say that tendency of Democratic thouhgt toward n restoration of harmony har-mony to that extent the status of the improved party us a political organization la I Doe the complete restoration of harmony In the Democratic party de pend upon the chi In the Issues upon whleh Its Tuctional battle was fought last year I believe the Issues will be changed replied the ecretaly Mr Whitney declared himself out of politics and would go no deeper Into a discussion of election results He did not say however that he auld not take part In the future battles bat-tles of the state nnt ntlonnt Democracy cracy Although he has hel1 aloof from the councils of the party since the campaign of 1896 his friend lmier stand that his Interest In tin success honol nll anti that he may resume his former shore In Its leadership mitten the occasion Is I timely And that de ponds on vxhat Is done with the all vr lou While the Democratic platform anti line oC campaign In Greater New York mere laid down In I complete Indeprnl enc of the gold Democracy to millch In 189G Mr Whitney hloned lie O understood to have approved n strict adherence to the local beepuelf l and the waiving of the silver question by the party monr 1 now appears that he tn common with tantly other party lenders believes that the silver ques lion Avail tint he the Iomlnolt Issue In Too rin and that the pnrtv division resulting re-sulting from It in 1896 > will not exist In tile net ntonnl estate Six The former secretary of tile navy pPet The pr Onto Republican adman Itntlnn On-to CCnt new IsFu bofoatlc 19t1 Ileh wi g I the DerrencratIc parl 1 opportunity for n more ner 111 Tend harmon izi n ff cmpalsn then I has had on tit o 5 liver Issue Mr Whitney declined to 11en the new 10morntle Mmlnltratlon nf Orolo Nw York find wroild snv nothing an to the probable policy oC the nnplntmenl of nyorelect Van Wyck |
