The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-08-19
Senator oarlisle's silver Letter.

senator OarliSle's silver Letter.
The Atlanta Constitution, In its issue Of
Wednesday, publishes an article on the
''Silver Ratio,n in which 1t makes some
comments on an article which appeared in
the MORNING NEWS reviewing Senator
Carlisles letter on the silver question. The
purpose and meaning of the Constitution g
article appear to be rather obscure.
There is one thing In tho ar ticle, however,
which is very clear. and to which we will
direct attention. Referring TO Congress
man Watson aud his "ooparoeners," 1t says:
"They declare that the Democratic party
has acted, and is acting, in bad faith to-
ward the farmers, and that its pledges and
promises of free coinage and financial re-
form are simply intended TO deceive the
people" and the Constitution says that 1t
is surprised to see such a paper as the MORN
ING NEWS bolstering up the arguments OF
Watson and the anti-deinocrat;c leaders.
We are not aware that the Democratic
, party has made any promise of free coinage.
Hence, the anti-democratic leaders could
not truthfully say that it bad made such a
promise for the purpose of deoeiving the
people. And IL the Democratic party has
made no such promise 1t would be interest
ing to know on what the Constitution bases
its statement that the MORNING NEWS has
engaged in bolstering up arguments OF anti
democratic leaders relative to alleged demo-
cratic promises made to deceive the people
The Democratic party has never deceived
the people and is not likely to make an at
tempt to do 50. II Is an honest party. and
IL xrskh h. Tkax
on the silver question is known to all the
world, because it is stated in its platform
adopted at Chicago. That platform con-
| tains the following: "We bold to the use
| of both gold and silver as the standard
| money Of the country, and to the coinage
of both gold and silver without discrimina-
| ton against either metal or charge for
| mintage, but the dollar unit of coinage of
both metals must be Of equal Intrinsic and
exchangeable value, or be adjusted through
international agreement, or by such safe
guards of legislation as shall insure the
maintenance Of the parity Of the two metals,
and the equal power of every dollar at all
times in the markets and payment Of debts"
The MORNING NEWS stands squarely on
the foregoing plank Of the Chicago platform.
Nothing it has said is in conflict with that
plank. Senator Carlisle stands on that
plank. In his letter on the silver question
he says: SIN my opinion the declaration
made upon this subject by the Democratic
party at Its recent national convention ia
perfectly sound In principle and enunclates
the only true public policy" The democratic
convention Of this state, that met Aug. 10,
Endorsed this plank and all the other planks
OF the Chicago platform. ..
II the Constitution misunderstood the
position of the MORNING NEWS on the silver
question heretofore 1t certainly cannot do so
now, and IL it did not misunderstand 1t we
would like 10 know on whatit bases its asser-
ton that the MORNING News is bolstering
up the arguments of anti-demooratio leaders
Does the Constitution approve the silver
plank Of the Chicago PLATFORM If 80, we
are in harmony on the silver question. 1t
seems TO us that the denouncing OF those
who hold the view Of the silver question ex-
pressed in the national democratic platform
as gold bugs and adherents of Wall streets
policy ia helping Tom Watson and the anti
democratic leaders.