The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1893-09-12

basis for the currency Of the people.
We are not Influenced by our enyironment,
1t is true that for generation at least many
than any one Of three of the New England
states, and having greater resources es
gether, will suffer If this bill shall become,
law, to an extent impossible to describe:
and which in our lifetime cannot be repaired;
but we can endure it,, The strong Will sur
vive and the weak will go to the wall. 1t
is the lot of man. But before you complete
your work, 1 beg of you to pause long enough
to realize that this is the first time In the
history Of republics-nay. even Of govern COY m
ments-that q people devoted to one of the
noblest of human industries. the search for
doomed to destruction by their felowmen
because they produced too much OF them
You ought to be proud that within the
limits of our own country the cour n neo ',
have disclosed and developed silver enough
and nearly gold enough to satisfy the con
stantly increasing needs OF nose meas stro aor
buIwark of country'S safety than that she
produces her own coin for her own people
and is not dependent for it on foreign ma
tons.
If the mining states were alone to suffer
by the unconditional repeal which IS pro-
posed. we would sacrifice without m n anr
our interests to a mistaken policy for the
pubic good; but there is no section or our
country you are not likewise devotlng TO
disaster and impoverishment You are en-
dcavoring to remove one Of the corner stones
on which the fabric Of our government IA
based. You are seeking to tear down one OF
the pillars Of the temple of our prosperity.
You will find to your sorrow that when the
western and southern walls have fallen the
eastern facade will not remain unmutilated
and secure.
The words uses to express a proposition
I'm finance sound cold and formal and dry.
But the result OF our action at this great
crisis must affect deeply every home and
fireside in this broad land. Measured against
with the misery and suffering which must
follow the proposed abandonment of silver
coinage, of how slight Importance are party
lines. and how paltry and sordid do patron
age and the favor of the executive appear
The battle must be fought to an end In this
forum On other occasions the senate Of the
United States, in opposition t. the wishes Of
the executive and hostile majority in
another body has stood firm and unyielding
against party and eastern camor.
No sectional horizon obscureS our vision
IF the contest for the people Is to be won, 1t
must be because against The selfish demands
of the east are arrayed the united votes of
the south and west. The fertile acres of
your section wait for the pillow OF the hus-
handman: so do ours You need capital for
the development Of your great resources. so
do we Both sections alike need fair prices
for the produce of the farm, and u stable
and sufficient currency.
1t is for us, standing together on this
great question, TO save our common country
from greater suffering and tmpovorishmcnt
and by our united votes to maintain. not
alone the standard of both gold and silver
contemplated Ivy the constitution and CON
spcrated by centuries of usage but to main
tain. as well. the standard Of American in
dependnnc" and American manhood. Gap
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