The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-11-20
Not CONN Nails

Mr.. T. L. CAN'T, in an address to the
alliance members of the Georgia Legislature,
published IN the Southern Alliance Farmer,
in its issue of Tuesday, said: Every vote
given Gordon is one nail driven INTO the
coffin of the alliance Was there any
greater nonsense than this uttered during the
remarkable senatorial contest that has just
closeds 1t is doubtful if anybody but Mr.
CAN'T will admit that the coffin Of the
alliance. has been ordered yet. If it has
not, a vote for Gordon could not have been
zone pail driven into the coffin OF tae
alliance"
But what Mr.. CAN'T meant, probably,
was that if Gen. Gordon were elected sena-
tor the alliance would soon need coffin.
As q matter of fact, the alliance is in a
much more healthy condition than it would
have been had the man selected for senator
by the alliance leaders been elected, and
this, doubtless, is the view held by the most
level-headed alliancemen of tue legislature,
the allisucemen who voted for Gen. Gordon.
The alisncemen who voted for him know
that he is a stanch friend OF the farmers, and
that he will do his utmost to further thoir
bill, of course, not only because the bill is
unconstitutional, but because it is full of
danger to farmers and all other classes of
the people.
A day or two ago Senator Sherman, who
is one of the ablest of living financiers, said
that there was no objection to increasing
the circulating medium provided it is made
redeemable in gold and silver coin. Ex-
perieuce teaches that all other currency is
failure. During the civil war paper money
declined until it was worth only 40 cents on
the dollar. 1t required desperate struggle
to get it back TO par, and the prosperity of
the country was not assured until that
point was reached. Being reminded that
the farmers alliance was not demanding
fiat money, but proposed storing agricult-
ural products in warehouses as security
for currency, Senator Sherman said: 81
know it does. but down in South America
there Is an actual illustration of the work
ings of the farmers alliance plan and its re-
suit. The Argentine Republic vas one of
the most prosperous countries in South
America. 1t tried the plan of loaning
money on everything and it has been
wrecked, nearly carrying the great house of
Barring Bros. down with it. Gold was at
premium of 161 in the republic 1t is a
country with climate and many other char
acteristics similar TO this.
If the sub-treasury bill should become a
law, it is not improbable that a condition
of affairs similar to that in the Argentine
Republic would be brought about In this
country. In that event the alliance would
need coffin sure enough. But with such
men In congress as Gen. Gordon there is
not much danger that the sub-treasury bill
will become a law, aud the necessity for an
alliance coffin will be avoided.
Gen. Gordon will help reduce the burdens
of the farmers by reducing tariff taxation,
and in all other legitimate ways he will
contribute to their prosperity. The votes
which alliancemen cast for him will be re-
garded not as nails in the alliance coffin, but
as steps by which the farmers advanced to
greater prosperity.