Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-06-23
plain Talk.

We have referred elsewhere 70 the I'M
ambie nous words-the thunder-tones-ln
which the National Executive Silver Com
mittee appeal to the people of the United
States to rally around the flag OF real
money, and thus prevent the demonetiza-
ton of both gold and silver, and the SUD
stitution for them Of irredeemable paper
money. worthless greenbacks, not redeem
able ones. That committee Is composed
of men whose characters and regulations
are guarantee that they will not attempt
10 brighten the voters from their pro-
priety. When they say they Will not con-
tinue hereafter TO be party TO the as
crediting of silver they speak Tor the
masses. Perhaps ii would be well Tor US
TO reproduce some of the burning words
of General WARNER's committee. what 90
Won think of the following:
"Gold and silver without limit are money py the
Constitution, and this money must be restored
20 the people. This is the paramount issue In
this country and should be made SUCH IN the
elections this year. All other issues are involved
In this and cannot DO separated from II. Inc
mower 10 wipe out the fraud OF 1878 Is with the
people. and they should sec that no one Is given
the power 10 represent them IN the legislatures
NJ the country or in the Senate OF the united
gtates who cannot be depended upon 70 advocate
md vote for the full restoration OF silver 10 It's
constitutional place ss money equally Win goio'
That language foreshadows disaster 10
the Republican party-particularly 10 the
Republicans Of Ohio-and is rainbow Oh
promise to Governor CAMPBELL. 1t does
not seem to be aimed at the one party
more than at the other; yet it strikes the
Republicans hard blow and leaves the
withers of the Democrats unwrung. CAMP
BELL will be elected Governor. and NC
K1NLEY will be left to mourn that as his
tariff bill killed him in 1890 his silver utter
ances killed him in 1891. The southern
Democrats must stand by the Ohio DEM
ocrats. General WARNER is a leading DEM
ocrat and leading silver man. A word to
the wise, etc.
One more paragraph from the National
Executive Silver Committee:
"If the silver OF the world and all that be pro-
duced cannot be restored 70 its place as money
TO supplement gold, bankruptcy and ruin are In
evitable unless some other kind OF money shall
be devised TO take the place Of both Let the ohio
Convention, representing the gold trust, take
warning that If silver cannot be remonetiZed
gold will be demonetized and paper substituted
for both gold and silver. The people will not be
destroyed for want Of money. The gold trust by
rejecting one Of the precious metals has taught
how both may be rejected. The radicalism OF
the Republican party OF Ohio for contraction is
in danger of being met by radicalism for IN
fiation. The time for subterfuge and ambiguity
Of language Is past Platforms intended TO de-
ceive voters are insulting to the intelligence Of
the American people"
Hon. EDWARDS PIERREPoNT, ex-Minister to
England and a Republican, is one of the
members of the committee. though he was
not at its meeting of last Saturday. Shall
we have good currency or bad?-real
money or worthless promises to ay?-sil-
yer and gold or pieces of printed paper