The daily gazette., 1878-02-19
WHAT THE PEOPLE SAY.
yor the GAZETTE. A "a
The GoveRnor's Opinions on the
silver Question.


MR EDIroR-SiR.-I was glad tn see
that Governor Cochran maintains the
great Democratic doctrine that silver
and geld are the basis Of our lsgal-tepder
money. But did not suppose there
was q man living who would attempt to
mislead and fiatter the Governor 20
shamelessly and brasenly n the editor Of
the Every Evening and Commercial does
in the issue Of that paper ON Friday.
Gov. Cochran il too well known BY his
friends 70 permit this editor TO step
between him and them In the manner In
which he did in that editorial. There
are no "if's" about Governor Cochran's
opinions. He 10 In favor Of the "dollar Of
the daddies,' {. .. the dollar of4l2i grains
and know him too well to believe for
onel moment that he Is the Pharisee
which the editor OF jenkins old Com
mereiai represents him. He has never
been heard to say that he is not In favor
OF tho same silver dollar that other demo-
Gratis are in favor Of That paper mis-
takes the man. John P. Cochran stands
with the men Of his party and all the sill
yer men in Delaware squarely in favor CT
the dollar of 412f grains. When that
paper talks OF a class OF men who are
favorable TO "a cheaper dollar In which
to pay debts" it simply lies and hopes
to separate the Governor from some OF
his Democratic friends. 1t does the
Governor such injustice as every high
minded and honorable man will scorn.
Here Is what that paper says:
"1he Governor Is q wealthy man, with
too large a stake in the general welfare
to advocate any dishonest debasement of
coin and he Is too honest a man to pur-
D Jsely do SO even II he were not wealthy.
de differs from some OF the most promi-
nent advocates of silver in this matter.
for the argument most effective with
many Of them Is that the remoneti zation
of tho old silver dollar toM give us a
cheaper dollar in which to pay debts. and
If they really thought. as Gov. Cochran
does, that such a dollar would at once
appreciate In value so as to equal the
gold dollar, they would lose all interest
in the scheme OF remoneti cation"
Now have read great deal on this
subject and L have always found the ad-
vocates OF silver maintaining the ground
that when the silver dollar was made n
full legal-tender 1t would go up to the
par of gold, such has always been the ar
gument of the GAZErTs and eyery
Democratic paper. l have read on the
subject. And l should be very sorry to
think that the Governor would enjoy any
such fullsome fawniDg as would make
him appear TO separate himself from the
mass Of his fellows aud as the Pharisee
of old exclaiming, "Oh Lord, am not
as that publican and sinner"
But see how quick this hollow hearted
hatterer drops the Governor. In the
| very next paragraph he says:
"But this opinion Of Mr. Cochran's as
between the two dollars 1t Is proposed to
give us is, after all, only an opinion, and
Is entirely contrary to the opinions of the
most earnest bi-metalists who have given
years of study to the subject"
Here we find that Mr.. Cochran is told
that his experience is only, "an opin
ion," and at variance even with the most
"earnest bi-metalists." Well, sir, the
Governor tells US We enjoyed good cur.
rency of silver and gold for nearly a
hundred years, and fully agree with
him that we can never be enabled to pay
our debts In specie until we return to
silver and gold again. And do most
respectfully assure You and ali your
readers that there is no mistake about
Governor John p. Cochran, being a
straight forward silver legal-tender
Democrat. BLUE Rock.
CLAYMoNT. DEL, Feb. 16, 1873.