Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-03-28
NO SILVER FOR DIXIE.
MIR, DARGAN ADVOCATES AsUS-
PENSION OF COINAGE.

The Eighty Gent Ooilar
Fraud and not q Stepping Stone TO
PrOsperity-siIver advocates Charac-
terIzed as Fierce in Tongue but Genial
In ActiOn-Greenbaok and StlVerites
Ofthe Same Stamp.
WASHINGTON, March 27.-ln the House
lo-day the debate on the silver question
vas opened by Mr., Culberson, of Texas.
Mr., Culberson announced himself IN favor
Dffair play and fair dealing with silver.
He was friend of silver and in favor of
placing it on the same plane with gold in
regard to coinage and making it a full
unqualified debt-paying power.
MIR. Long. of Massachusetts,, as bimet-
allist was opposed to a continuance of the
present policy OF the coinage of silver in
definite and unlimited in time, and there
fore in amount, which, unless we che OK
or set some limit to it, will as surely eX-
currency or eXpatriate gold as the sun
will rise tomorrow.
FIERCE ONLY IN TONGUE.
Mr.. Dargan, of South Carolina, de-
clared that the so-called friends of silver
held the light of experience IN contempt,
and held that those who differed with their
views were enemies not only of this coun-
try, but OF the whole human race. They
had included in those denunciations the
President and Secretary Of the Treasury,
but all that they had done had been to
send forth an empty blast of words. They
had been fierce in tongue. but genial in
action. Ii was now proposed to permit
free coinage of silver, while the unde-
niable fact was that having been fully and
fairly tried in this country and Eu-
rope, free coinage and bi-metalism had
always been and would always be COM
plete failure.
LIE ON ITS FACE.
Mr.. Dargan made a strong plea for the
establishment a single gold standard,
and advocated suspension Of coinage
under the Bland act, declaring that the
sO-called debt-paying dollar was in reali-
ty debt-scaling dollar, and nothing but
SOC. worth of bullion with a falsehOod
stamped upon it. The difference between
the advocate Of the S0c.-dOllar and the ad-
vOcate of the tiat green back was differ
ence of degree, and not of principle. Why
the friend Of silver did not advocate tin,
which was as bright as silver, for his dol
lar, thereby having more fiat and less
value, was no doubt great mystery to
his ally, the greenbacker.
WILL nIPovERIsH THE COUNTRY.
In concluding his speech he said the
device OF flooding the country with depre-
ciated silver dollars in order to make every
body rich seriously threatens to make
everybody poor, and when it is remem-
bered how many of the advocates of free
coinage are opposed to the passage of the |
bankruptcy bill now pending we may
reasonably expect that the result OF Con- |
gressiOnal legislation will be not only
to create, but also TO keep on hand an
abundant supply OF these poor men so
near to the heart aud so necessary to the |
eloquence of the average politician. Wide |
spread want of confidence is especially |
Injurious to the South, venturing to speak |
for my own State only, just emerging from
the gloom and poverty consequent on the
disastrous defeat in war, made tenfOld !
more terrible by eight years of unparall-
eled violence, pillage, and robbery under
forms of the law.
CAPITAL THE NEED OF THE SOUTH.
Il say that what her people need above
all things is capital with which to de- !
VelOp their resources. This they can |
never hope to get on satisfactory terms |
IN the present unsettled condition of the |
currency. A sound and stable currency
Is an Indispensable condition of our fur |
ther progress towards financial indepen- |
dence and prosperity. Our people are |
not dismayed by past disasters or para
lyzed by present poverty, and what |
ever strangers and aliens may say |
about them, l know that under Just and |
equal laws, with an honest and stable |
currency, they are both able and willing |
to work out their social and financial sal |
Vatlon. Never through my lips will they |
ask aims of the Federal government. |
Never by my vote Will they commit the |
supreme folly of seeking to get rid of an |
o0lgatlOn to pay their just proportion Of
the national debt, wherever and by whom |
soeyer the same may be held.
NOT TO THE INTEREST OF THE SOUTH. |
Il repudiate therefore the suggestion |
tlat 1t is the interest of the South to |
unite with the West against the East and |
North in enacting such laws as will ena-
Die us topaV the national debt in depreci-
ated silver dollars. deny that it is the
interest of the South or of anyOther section
OF the people Of any section or any of
tnem-that this great nation should eVade
airectly or indirectly, in whole or in part,
payment OF all Of its just debts
according TO the spirit as well as
according to the letter of its
contracts at crisis like the present. 1t
IS well to remember the Oit-quoted and
lalnlllar but profoundly true and wise
remark OF Edmund Burke that Justice
y ltselI the great standing policy of civil
society. Any departure from it, under any
circumstances, lays IL under suspicion OF
oelhg no policy at ALL By this broad,
comprehensive, far-reaching and wisest
0I all policies shall govern my actions
III regard to this question, be the cOnse-
quenees what they may.'
SUSPENSION ADVOCATED.
Mr.. Whiting, of Massachusetts, advo.
cSted a suspension Of SILVER coinage.
Mr. Lore, OF Delaware. presented an
argument in favor of the Bland law.
Mr. Halsell, of Kentucky, said that the
people had spoken in no uncertain voice
assinst the suspension Of silver coinage,
ana the question was whether Congress,
Snelr servant, should heed their voice, or
ltgislate in the interest of those who were
seeAlng TO enrich themselves at the ex-
pense OF the working class.
Mr.. }. NJ. Taylor, OF Tennessee, briefly
4yofed free coinage. and at 6:20 O'Clock
tne House adjourned.