The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-10-10
CLEVELAND. HILL. CAMPBELL AND
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papers OF the South have always taken great
delight in harping on the unpopularty of the
position Of ex-Psesdent Cleveland on the
silver question. declaring that bis views were
opposed to the general sentiment of the
Southern people on that subject. While, in
this way. attempting to discredit Mr.. Cleve-
land with the Southern Democracy. which
are known to DO largely favorable to him,
these same anti Cleveland silver monometal-
lists have allowed no opportunity to pass to
hold up Governor Hill. of New York. as par
| excellence the personifcation OF everything
that is IN accord with the best interests and
feelings of the Southern Democratic masses.
Tn. TINES has always maintained that
these efforts to create factional discord within
the ranks Of the Democracy are both unwise
and impolitic. II Las never hesitated to de-
clare its preference for the denomination Of
| ex-President Cleveland as the most available
| candidate upon whom the Democratic party
| could centre, and who would be the most
likely 70 lead them TO victory in 1892. While
taking this position. however. TIE TINES has
never questioned tho democracy of Governor
Hill. nor doubted that If the Democracy OF the
Union should decide upon him as their presi
dental standard bearer. lie would, If elected
reflect credit on his country and his party.
But Governor Hill himself has set at rest
the charge that the ex-Presdent and himself
are at variance on the silver question. In his
speech to the Democratic mass meeting at
Cooper Institute. New York, Thursday night,
at which Mr. Cleveland presided, the Cover
nor discussed fully this subject, and in the
course OF his remarks said:
"Our platform renews the partys pledges OF
fidelity 70 sound principles OF finance. We be
beve in honest money the gold AMI silver coin
age OF the Constitution. and circulating me-
dunn convertible into such money without loss
This iss declaration in favor Of donb,e stand
ard, IN favor of bimetalsm. in favor OF gold as
well as OF silver, 1t recognizes no leg slative
dispsragement OF one metal 70 the enhance
ment OF the other; it makes them both soye..
reign, both legal tender for the payment OF
debts. However honestly individuals OF orr
party may differ rs TO the means OF attaining
perfect bimetallism, We are all a9reed upon tho
de'rsbly Of ATTAINING 9s that end Ihe Dero
great founder, Ihomss Jefferson. when he said:
The monetary unit must stand on both metals
SO in this campaign. IN which tho currency
question is assuming some deserved pIOml-
nence. the Democratic party has planted itself
firmly and soaDdly upon the principle OF BIZ
metsllism.
we not only reafl,rm that pithE declaration
of the national platform Of 1881 IN favor OF |
honest money, tho gold and silver coinage OF |
the Constitution but We 80 further and de- |
nOnnce the present sherman silver law, not |
merely aufhoriIlnc the coinage Of silver |
dollar whose value is constantly nuctuatng. but |
also as false prctense ana artiul hndrancc 70 |
Il return 10. free coinage, and as tending only !
10 produce change from gold TO silver mono |
metallism, against which menace we have |
spoken boldly and plainly, We have Joined the |
I.v, - Essf and and and
South. md the friends OF honest money every |
whore in .tigmatiZng the Sherman progressive |
silver basls law against which every Democrat |
IN Congress voted ms no solution Of the goid and |
bat IS legislative authOr A.
ton Of dishonest dollar and hsndranco 10
tho complete bimoiallism which we all wish 90
soc. Justly ~ 10 denounced as TT appendix 10
tho subsidy and bounty swlndle, the Mckinley /
worse-thhn-war tariff the Blaine reciprocity
humbug tho sqnandeTed surplus, the advanc-
ing deficit the defective census, the falsiied
reproseniation aud the revolutionary proce-
dures of the billion Congress"
Has President Cleveland ever expressed |
himself any more decidedly than this in OPP
position to dishonest dollars" and TO a
of silver? Could any one be
more outspoken against "the coinage Of sill
YER dollar whose value is constantly huctuat-
ing" which is an ''artful hindrance TO
return to free coinage" aud which tends only
10 produce a change from gold to silver mono
Z" And now that Cleveland and
Hill have placed themselves squarely together
Oh the New York Democratic plat
iorm in opposition to the tree coinage of
my dollar not intrinsically equal in value TO
my other dollar coined in the country. what
will the anti-Cleveland monometallic sill
'erites say
Gratifying as is the Endorsement by Gov
ernor Hill of ex-President Cleveland's
views on the currency question, the position
If Governor Campbell of Ohio. on the same
subject is still more encouraging. In Ohio
he McKinleyites have striven most strenu-
,usly to obscure tariff reform with the free
liver issue. seeking to make il appear that
he Democracy of the State werc in favor of
dishonest dollars. But Governor Camp
,ell in joint debate with Major Nc
linley at Ada Ohio Thursday night
aid; III there is ANYTHING you have a r ght
o demand Of the Government it is that the
lollar issues shall be fixed in value TO
epresent dollar in every market in every
lace in the wide world" What can Gov.
rnor Campbell. as the exponent of Ohio
Democracy, mean by this except that while
be Democrats of his State have declared for
rec and unlimited coinage of silver. they
ave never expressed themselves in favor of a
liver dollar which is not intrinsically the
quail of the dollar in gold. and which shall
ot be fixed in value TO represent dollar in
very market in every place in the wide
Torld?"
Plainly. the Democratic party-North,
outh. East and West-as they begin to un.
erstand the coinage question. are rapidly :
INSTALLING in favor of honest money and
cal bimetallism. If the monometallic silver
es are not very careful to hedge" in time
iey will soon find themselves in woful
Minority, composed principally of the Repub I
can silver mins-owners of the West.