The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1891-08-08
Senator MOrgan's Views.

Senator Morgan gives the word with
the bark on it, Now let those who do
not understand why silver should not
be reinstated on its basis of 1873, of
being money and capable of being
coined rs money the same as gold, read
this from the great southern senator, OF
whom the Republic correspondent at
Washington says: "Senator Morgan Is
one of the really great and intellectual
men now in public life Although
paying high tribute to Cleveland for
his economical administration and his
earnest efforts for tariff reform and adj
mitting that the south is greatly at
tached to Cleveland and will give him
up with reluctance, he says that the
south and west will unite on some
western man for president and adopt Il
silver plank in, the next platform. lie
does not think that democracy will
Weld TO Mr.. Cleveland. He says:
The democrats of the south believe
that this government ought never to
issue promises of any kind to circulate
as money that are not redeemable in
com. They hold that the doctrine is Il
principle of government sustained by
wise financial policy and made impera-
tive by the constitution. They believe
that fiat money, or money rcdeemable
in anything else than coin, is trans
gression of the fundamental law of the
country. Having always had the uses
and advantages of silver coin till 1873,
and never having suffered from it IN
any way, either in their internal indus
tries or in their foreign commercial
affairs, they believe that the demoneti-
Zation of silver was II crime and that 1t
was intended to put the financial power
and control of the country into the
hands of Il limited number who could
use their gold 20 fix their own price
upon property and labor.
A BLOW AT THE RIGHTS OF THE SOUTH
$50 they regard antagonism to Tho
reconciliation of silver and its free
coinage as II blow ut their rights secur
ed to them by the constitution. The,
have always been true to themselves il
this respect; and they have alway
: acted upon principle rather than will
any reference to mere eXpedicncv, AM
they regard the refusal of men in thci
, own party to restore silver t" its prope
: functions and rights rs DENIAL of ON
of the fundamental doctrines of TIN
} democratic party. They deplore tn
; apparent opposition of MIR. Clevelan'
to the free coinage of silver and its re
monetiZation almost as calamity
l Theyimight be willing, under the pres
sure of greater demands upon thei
patience, to avoid other troubles evel
l more serious to delay final deman
| for the free coinage of silver, but the
| would do it with great reluctance. Thi
e is the doctrine and purpose of the dem
ocratic party, and those who think tina
| the democracy will yield are altogethe
l mistaken"
A Then YOU think that the neN
t national democratic convention wi
e adopt IL free silver plank in its plat
2 form?'
, IL believe it will"
t "By the combination of the sout
and west, against the east?"
I at will be brought about by tn
e union of the south and west with den
. ocrats from elsewhere in the union.
y .sWill that not necessitate the seleC
Y ton of il candidate from the west P'
: eyes, think there is no questio
D but that the next democratic nomlne
5 will come from the west. ! do not cal
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