The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1891-07-30
SENATOR MORGAN TALKS.
HE DOES NOT THINK CLEVELAND
WILL BE NOMINATED.

The Ex-President's Declared Attitude on
tho SILVER Question Renders Him OBJ
jectionable to tho People OF the South.
WASHINGTON, July l9.-SenatUr
Morgan has Just reached here from his
home in Alabama, and talks freely
about political topics anl impressions
he has gathered during his stay in the
South, where he has be Ell ever since the
adj djournmcnC Of Congress. lie does not
believe Cleveland Will be nominated.
"There is" he says, earnest and pa
triotic feeling among the people OF the
South in regard to the Presidential cam
paign next year. They feel crate ful to
MIR. Cleveland for having given them a
chance for the wonderful pros sperity that
they are now developing. They have
perfect confidence i'll his integrity and in
his fidelity to Democratic principles and
policies. They are proud OF his admin
istration, auI they think thai it con-
trasts favorably with any that we have
had In many years. They agree with
him in the suggestions of his tariff mes
sage to Congress, which they believe
was heroic devotion to principle, for
which the country Is greatly indebted to
him. Believing this way toward Mr..
Cleveland, they are very deeply attached
to him, and would give him up with
very great reluctance.
The Southern people regard antasOn- =
ism to the reconciliation OF silver aud
its free coinage as blow at their rights
secured to them by the Constitution.
They have always been true themselves
in, l,,,
acted upon principle rather than with
any reference to mere cXpedency, and
they regard the refusal Of men in their
own party to restore silver to its proper
functions and rights as a de',al Of one
oftle fundamental doctrines olthe Dem
ocratic party. They dcplorc the appar-
ent opposition of Mr. Cleveland TO the
free coinage Of silver and its remonctizl =
ton almost as calamity. They might
be willing, under the pressure Of greater
demands upon their patience, to avoid
other troubles even more serious, to de :
lay final demand 70. the rcconaye of
silver, but they would do it with great
reluctance. This is the doctriuc and
purpose Of the Democratic party. and
| they who think the Democracy will weld
are altogether mistaken.
| "Sccretary Foster was very fortunate
in having had the alvanta te of a Demo
cratic idea ini niectcd into the silver bill
by Senator Beck, by which he has beer
enabled to increase the amount Of avail
able money in the treasury to the full
extent OF all available money that ma,
be found there. Senator Sherman seem!
to be grateful to everybody but himscl
| Tor having found plan to eXtricatc thl
Republicans from their dilemma, and il
disposed now to express his appreciation
OF the very coin certificate against which
he labOred earnestly and for so long Il
| time. This coin certificate will never be
disposed with our financial system here
| alter. | DO not SEQ. when we produce
500. 900, 600 year of precious metals,
onc-thirI Of which is gold, why we can
| not accumulate coin in the treasury al
most to any extent that we desire, and
| issue coin certificates, representing dol
lar for dollar, into the hands OF the puo-
| pie. In ten years that sum would
amount to 81 900, ,O00,00O. Very few OF
| the certificates would ever be preSentc d
| for redemption in metal II the pc0pl C
knew the metal was in the treasury; an d
| just think what great power the lutte Il
States would be with 81 900, 900 600 in
reserve. This country would hccom G
the clearing house OF the world, and
wrest from Engand the financial lie ldcr-
ship which she has held for centuries. -