Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-07-26
SUNDAY. JULY 26. 1891.
A Tran for Governor Compbell.


Who in good faith proposes to purchase
silver bullion and coin 1t into money. Goid
and silver are the worlds money and have
been the worlds money from time imme-
moral: not because these metals could be
purchased as commodities and then con-
verted into something more than commodi-
ties. but because their value could be de-
termined as well by weight as 10y tale. Inc
Republicans in the two houses of Congress
showed by their legislation last session
that they did not by any means compre-
bend the silver problem, nor estimate at
its true import what remains to be done IN
order TO set the commercial or financial
world upon two legs and allow hating
pace no longer TO characterize the pecu-
MARY movements of the community at
large.
The Republican party in Ohio has per-
petuated the blunder made by the Repub-
lican Congress, and laid themselves open
70 the charge that in their zeal to serve
the money-changers and to please the men
who furnish their campaign fund they
have entirely overlooked the interests OF
the people. and set at naught the wishes
of the classes which ought to have most
influence in the councils OF the nations.
We repeat what we have said several times
before that no halfway measures will
produce the happy results which all good
people desire TO have produced. that free
coinage is unlimited coinage. and is eithera
measure demanded by the highest interest
of the country or else one that should re-
ceive the condemnation of all students OF
financial questions. This unlimited or
free coinage is not only what the masses
demand and intend TO have, but 1T IS the
measure which IN its operation is to de-
nonstrate and illustrate to all Christen-
dom the truth of the contention OF so many
distinguished statesmen in this country
that silver has never failed when treated
fairly TO maintain its own equality with
gold. From the time of ABRAHAM until now
1t has always held its own place and proved
that its title to he considered real money
has no cloud upon it.
The Republicans Of Ohio have either un-
Intentionally or intentionally set trap for
the Democrats Of that State. They have
declared in their platform that they ap-
prove the silver legislation of the late Re
publican Congress-meaning tho law
which authorizes fifty-odd millions OF
ounces of silver to be purchased and coin
ed into money annually, or kept as basis
for the issue of silver certificates, and they
declare that this law will authorize the
purchase Of all the silver produced in this
country. Then why not at once authorize
the free coinage of silver? For the simple
reason that the Republicans of Ohio, led
by JOHN SIBERIAN, are the enemies OF free
coinage and seek rather to devise measures
which will discredit the white metal than
tofurther the interests of the farmers and
planters and workingmen. When you
hear one of the Ohio gang prating about
"honest money" and declaring that the
Republican party stands for that sort of
money you may set il down as certain that
he is O tool Of the monometallists, and
knowingly or unknowingly an enemy of
The real people.
We contend that silver bullion ought TO
be treated just as gold bullion is treated.
Nobody proposes to authorize the purchase
0Uuuully VI u HAtd VI bOit ehNs
Its coinage into money. Why not? Be-
cause q law authorizing the purchase OF
either gold or silver is o law converting
the metal 80 treated into mere commodi-
". This contention originated with US so
far as we know. 1t is self-evident propo-
sition, however, as it presents itself to our
mind, and 80 we shall not set mp that claim.
Il seems TO us that everybody ought to
Gee that it is true. Upon this issue the
Democrats Of Ohio must fight the battle
OF this year. Free coinage must triumph
over all temporizing schemes. The voices
of the Alliances must be heard in unison
with the clamors of the Democrats not
belonging to those organizations. We
must twin OF lose ii ALL" 1t would be q
source of deep regret to the Democratic
party Of the Union should Governor
CAMPBELL be caught in the trap to which
We have hereinhefore called attention. To
entrap such man would indeed be VIC
tory for JOHN SHERMAN, Fjre-Alarm Fora
EHR. Calico CHARLEY, Mr. MCKINLEY, ,and
the rest of the Ohio Republican mono.
metallists. But il Governor CAMPBELL il
the clear-headed. fsr-seeing man that he
h represented to be. nobody need feai
chat he is not match for john SHERMAN
and his followers.