The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-10-27
Head OFF a silver pisousnion.


! A discussion of the silver question in
the legislature would be of no benefit to
/ the Democratic party of this state or TO
any Georgia interest at this time, and the
democratic leaders in that body would
make a mistake by giving such a discus
I sion any encouragement. The populists
/ are, of course, anxious for such a discus
sion because they are fully committed 10
/ the free coinage of silver, and they would
/ strive 10 create dissatisfaction in the
/ ranks Of the democracy. There are only
/ few Of them in the legislature, however,
and they should not be permitted 70
waste time by reiterating the silver ar
! guments that the country has heard for
nearly three months from populsts in
| congress.
There is every reason to believe that
congress will repeal the purchasing clause
of the Sherman silver law within the
next three or four days. and that will put
an end to the silver agitation for the pres
emit What viii be done in respect to sill
yer after that clause Of the Sherman law
is repealed no one can predict with any
! degree of certainty. II is pretty safe to
say, however. that it viii be q long time
before there will be any considerable de-
mand for the free coinage of silver at the
present ratio. IL is now pretty well
known that the country does not want
any more silver dollars coined whose in
trinsic value is not equal to their face
value. The silver senators would never
have receded from their position had
they not become convinced that they were
in opposition to the overwhelming public
sentiment of the country.
There may be democrats in the legisla-
ture who favor the free coinage Of silver
at the present ratio, but if there are it is
BY no means certain that they represent
their constituents. The silver question
was not leading one in the campaign in
which they were elected. and they are not
therefore in position to say what their
constituents want Besides, a great
change has taken place in the public mind
on the silver question since the discussion
of that question was begun in congress
A large proportion of those who favored
the free coinage of silver are now opposed
to it because they have been led to see that
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from debased currency.
The whole country has had enough of
silver talk for a while, and it is sincerely
to be hoped that the democratic leaders
in the legislature win head off the popu-
lists in their efforts to open the way TO a
food Of silver oratory. The repeal of the
purchasing clause of the Sherman law
will be the act of the Democratic party.
and it will be in accordance with the
declaration of the national democratic
platform. The duty of democrats every
where is to close up ranks and give the
national administration hearty support
If that course Is pursued there will be no
assertions from the democracy, because
the best and the overwhelming sentiment
of the country is in favor of the position
of the administration on the silver ques-
ton. II any disaffection in the ranks of
the democracy should crop out it will be
due TO the efforts of democrats who are
hostile TO the administration