Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-10-15
sgMeoy For FINANCIAL TROUBLE
Monomctanists and Bimetai'ists M"s'
Com. Togsthcr and Compromise

Mouomc,a,li,ts AMI BimetaltIsts Must
Com. Together and Compromise.
To the Editor OF the Dispatch:
In the delirium Of the raging fever the
patient Graves ice-water, ana when con-
yalescent he IL consumed by a desire 10
eat quantities Of food. The wise doctor
and the trained nurse resist the frantic
appeals of the patient and firmly re-
strain him from carrying out his DESIRES
and by gradually supplying him with cool
ing drinks and digestible food restore him
TO health.
we. as a people. are furnishing and hun
gry for mere currency-right here let m"
saw that | know we have a nominal per
capita circulation Of over ~. ana that
over 90 per cent. Of the business Is zone
without the cid Of money. but ] aiso
know that il ~ Impossible for the bahkS
IN SUNNY money needed FOR even the
I evorv day needs Of our people; that our
manufacturars are compelled to smut
down thereby entailing untold misery
and suffering on many worthy ciilzens' OF
else Day of In scrip; and that prosperous
France has 4 per capita circulation OF
over forty dollars.
There Is now wagiug q war to thr
death between gold monoW"talilsts anu
Observation-Disclosures the creditor class
orJ Tho debtor class. tho farmer ana
wage-earner on the one side. the capitalist
and the merchant on the other side. the
h,ckbona and siuew OF the East against
tb. br,wu and muscle OF the South ana
Wast. the honored and distinguished SEN
at,rs Of our section and Of the West
against, the able and conscientious sena-
tors OF the East.
EFFECT OF THE DISCUSSION.
II this be SO where viii the present
struggle end? II rs easy 10 see from me
congressional reports that the discussion
IL baofnpirr 10 separate lifelong friends
and political associates. Thu spiendldly-
gifted Daniel. the capable Hunton' 'h'
able Vest. the veteran War-hoiSe ii'iil''
] tho Observation-Disclosures Morgan, tn'
true Kcntuckian Blackburn. aud th'i
snlandid Democrat N~ance-Whom we We're
wont ~ call our" senator during Ma
homes regime. and nan other true south
,r,,rs NOT 10 speak Of those broad
minded western senator's who stood oN
rs through good and evil report Nn'Il
! trasa same southern men. who are u'"
hsiYg-r had almost said len0unc"d-criU-
.isr,i by rs so severely fought mat GOOD
and c,Uort frh. vcd us from the
horrors of the fore" bin by means OH
,t.-. very Senate rules that are now SEQ
I ftTEnIA fUIlflfHIANt''AH d.
have views OF public matters, honest con-
/ victious and well-tralnad minds. as wei
/ as has our houorel and nruiuE tFesli'h,
or the eloquent Voorhees,, or the mi''-
| lcctual sherman. or the scholarly I-JI-'
or IA. veteran Palmer, or The astut" liil'
or tho ancient Hoar. or oh" WHY '@ua''
or the able leader German. or the d'epiE-
! learned Turpic. on the one mana 'l'
gold monometalistS order the unconil-
q H. LI.Frnaa rim tho
practical demonstration ot silver. and ar"
unwilling to even intimate what currency
legislation they will then advocate, 'N-
cent the increase Of natIOull-l1nk err
culation: the bimctallists arlently desir-
ing free coinage of silver. iol"ep th'lE
own views and get laughed at anu sc'rh-
ed when they suggest that the opposing
sides come together and settle their dii-
fercncas by ADOPTING a plan I'fi'iS con-
fnrmaula 20 the views q H3jh.
Doesn't every rejecting man kno" thtt
tba Faulkner amendment allowing free
coinage Of silver up 70 S3@oNo.V"D w'uli
20 through like a flash if the gold mono
mctallists would confer Instead ol 9'u''-
ing? Isn't il a fact that Franc" man
t9ins that amount Of silly At par WIN
gold at a ratio Of BIZ to 1? How mucn
more could this great country maintain
the parity OF the Two metals Wheh our
ratio is IL TO l.
THE OPPOETENlTN.
Doesn't every reading man know that
now or never is the opportunity T. secure
state banks. knowing as We do that the
administration has never had one worn
TO say I'm commentator Of That planh III
the Chicago platform, and that New lorh
violently opposes a system "h'ch W
think absolutely essential ana HeC'99"i'
for our business interests!
This is a free country and every citiz"n
f. entitled TO 90 his own thinking, ana
proyiding he 3 conscientious ln ms "piu-
ion no is entitled 10 have them and should
ha onnl3udeI for entertaining them untl
he be fairly overthrow In argument
We applaud. and rightly applaud, MI
Cleveland for bis itm ..in'frir' 10 MS
convictions.
We harshly citiclse our lifelong
friends and political leaders for their al
bar.nce ~ their convictiousi Truly re-
publics have short memories. are neon
sistent and ungIatcful. Nour doXy Is
heterodoxy-my doxy is orthodoxy /
make no pretonSious 10 the gifts OF the
seer. but | DO venture TO assert that
there will be no unconditional repeal or
the sherman law for months 70 come,
and very likely never.
DIVERGENT VIEWS.
Jefferson and Washington. Madison ana
Hamilton. Adams and Lee, Kutledge and
Franklin-the Fcderalists and Republic
caus-had widely divergent views on the
subject Of the Constitution. After practl-
cally A reign Of anarchy for six years they
came together in 1871 in a spirit OF brother
" love. subordinated their own views,
gave and took. and presented 10 the world
the most comprehensive and wonderful
niece OF mental work that ever emanatel
from the brain of men, What would have
been the result II each one Of them had
stubbornly maintained his own ideas and
views?
The question answers itself.
What dire trouble and discord are m
store for US unless We come together ana
fairly and eguitably settle our differences
Of opinion, Heaven only Knows.
The issue is simply between gold mono
metallism and bimetallism. The advo-
Gates OF the one are no more honest, no
more intelligent than are those of the
other.
1t is not a question Of principles. but
one OF ideas.
An honest man never compromises on a
question Of principles, but a wise man
does modify his views. w. y. D
QUARANTINE A MISTAKE.