The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1893-09-21
THEY DIFFER.
w. s. C. Has a Few Words
i'm Reply
TO COLONEL U, n, TELLUS,
His "Optimistic Soul" Palpitates for
Peace, Prosperity and
Sound Currency.

EDS. JoURNAL:-I am sorry that my in.
visible friend, U. n. 1ellus, has seen fit to
differ with me and Congress. 1t will
greatly retard Congressional action just at
this critical time for him to interpose such
formidable objections, but | trust and hope
from the very depths OF my Optimistic
soul that they will again rally their scat.
tered forces that our friend has thus rudely
routed, and proceed with the important
business at hand and bring order out of
chaos, prosperity out of a threatened panic
and confidence out OF unreasonable and
damaging distrust.
l expect the real difference between me
and my unknown friend is, that | have
been studying this question and he has not.
He is fired with an ambition to carry his
point and am carefully reading both sides
OF the question III order TO arrive at the
truth and try to find ont what the best in
terest of the country really demands
As charged III his letter of last week |
got many Of my facts and figures and ideas
from the speech of Hon. Benjamin II.
Hill, delivered in 1873. The man who so
ably championed the cause of the South
against carpetbagism and helped more
than any one else perhaps to restore the
government TO sound basis is certainly
entitled to the close attention of Georgians
This speech was delivered when the couu,
try was comparatively free from the Third
party ideas that now prevail and he could
see books in the running brooks, sermons
in stone and good in everything" and seek
truth wherever it may be found" | have
hardly got space to reply to Mr.. U. N.
Tellus as.to the causes of silver deprecia-
ton and how to restore it to parity with
gold or 10 show how the quantity Of silver
i'll the country has greatly outgrown the
quantity OF gold, OR to infinitely examine
all the acts OF Congress to find out whether
my friend has actually found real fault
or not. Results are what we are to pass
upon and SO far as results 60 on this fnan>
cial question the lower house has done this
much. In the Wilson bill they have re-
pealed the purchasing clause of the Sher>
man act and in the next sentence thew
have assured the country that the faith of
the whole United States was pledged 10
maintain the value of every dollar they had
caused to be issued Immediately upon
its passage the light of returning prosperity
began to dawn. They passed this measure
by the tremendous majority of $50, and
they say to you and all would be kickers
"agin the government" that IF that be
treason, make the most ofitp The upper
house is now debating practically the same
bill and few millionaires from the West
who now ran the bonanza silver mines of
Colorado and the other silver producing
states-I mean such men as Stewart and
Tel,er-are doing their utmost to DELAY
proceedings and keep the country in doubt
and force you to sacrifice your cotton or
get less fol i, than you would otherwise
get, and for what reason? In order that
they may force the country to pass bill
for tie free and unlimited coinage of silver
and thus Danish all gold from our borders
and put millions in their pockets and not
one cent in yours. Pass this bill and how
does it work The millionaire mine own
ers get out their silver bullion, they carry
it to the minis, it is weighed and thew re-,
turn with new silver dollars that pass cur>
rent here at its face value and in the mark.
cts Of the world at only 70 cents, and thus
the government donates to these poor(?l
millionaires thirty cents for every 4l2I
grains Of silver they carry to the mints-
and where is any relief to the farmer
Does he get dollar OF it except as he
parts with his cotton for this deprecated
currency? 60 far as the amount of money
in circulation is concerned, the report OF
the treasurer for Sept. 1st shows over
$500 per capita, instead of 1921 90, as /
stated in my letter.
What we need most, it seems to me, is to
secure a more equal distribution of money.
Cut down pension payments, tax incomes
and issue state bank currency, aud produce
and manufacture at home what we now
buy elsewhere and you vii! perhaps do
more TO draw money from the North and
East and TO distribute it among the people
of the South and West than in any other
way that could be devised, or to express it
more plainly, you would do more to stop
them from taking the money of this section
and distributing it among the people of
the North and East. Now have answer
ed my iriend-should he say more l may
reply or | may not. The country will
move along just the same no matter what
we 90 and when distrust, such as now racks
his soul and troubles his dreams, vanish,
confidence will return end prosperity pres
vail. w. S. G.
P S.-If Col. Tellus writes reply
want him to tell more exactly what he
wants and why he wants it. want to
know where in the financial heavens to
locate Tim and sincerely hone we may not