Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1893-01-12
CARLISLE ON SILVER.

CARLISLE ON SILVER.
1t seems to be pretty generally
supposed and quite settled in the
public mind that Senator Carlisle is
to be Cleveland's choice for the po-
sitien Of Secretary of the Treasury
in his forthcoming Cabinet. 1t is
said that there is so little doubt
about this that the canvass for the
senatorial seat now held by Mr.
Carlisle has already begun.
The views of Mr.. Carlisle on the
silver question are, therefore, more
important than those of almost any
other man in the country, He holds
very decided convictions On the
subject and has no hesitancy in ex-
pressing them, Only a few days
ago he said:
[ think the Democratic Senators
Will very shortly get together and
take some action and endeavor to
get the silver question out of the
hands Of the committee and on the
floor of the senate, where l. can be
debated and voted upon.
[ think this will be done very
shortly, and feel that before the
Senate a5journe it will either take
action abolishing the purchase of
silver altogether or suspending the
purchases for a time. Certainly
some relief will be afforded.
I am in favor of absolutely re-.
pealing the Sherman law and of not
bringing into force again the Bland
law, which required the purchase of
$2,OOO,OOO of silver a month, In
other words, I am in favor of
wiping it out altogether l believe
the country has had all the silver it
can stand or consume at the present.
There are some Democratic Sena-
tors who differ extremely from Mr..
Carlisle on this question and it will
not be easy to get them together.
Don't Increase the Acreage.
Cotton planters may read with
profit the annexed article from the
Augusta Chronicle:
We take the liberty of publishing
the following private letter from Mr.
Alfred B. Shepperson not only be.
cause every word of it is true, but be-
cause the planters of the South
should not plant cotton next year to
the neglect of necessary grain and
food crops. What Mr.. Shepperson
said last year should be repeated in
the hearing of every Southern
planter. "None but lunatics would
60 on planting full crops Of cotton
and run the risk of again selling it
below the cost of production, in the
neglect of food crops which they
would not have the money to buy in
the event of another big cotton yield
and low prices" All of our South
ern planters have their fortunes
and their prosperity in their own
hands. IF they plant wheat, corn,
oats, hay and garden crops that can
be raised in abundance, they and
not the spinners can dictate the
price of cotton.
The short crop of this year shows
conclusiysly that the price of cotton
is to large extent controlled by
the supply. Mr.. Shepperson wrote
lire upon line and numerous letters
to prove that the present crop was
short.
He first urged a curtailment of
acreage, and when he was satisfied
that this had been effected through
out the South he then published
the news of the short crop. He did
more than any other man
to disseminate the news and
convince the cotton consuming
world that the crop was
short in order to put up prices
while cotton was In the hands of the
planter. This was with him a
labor Of love. He is entitled to tie
lasting gratitude OF our people for
the unselfsb and patriotic labors to
help the Southern farmers out OF
their financial distress, brought
about in the main by the low price
of cotton.
Joint Committee on Inauguration.
The eenate committee on in-
anguration is composed of the fol-
lowing senators. Day, chairman,
Morton, Posey and Marsh.
The house cmmittee on inau>
guration is composed of the fol-
lowing membevs: Spruill, chair
man, Watson, of Forsyth, Lovil
Barlow, Grimes, Bellamy and Lii
lington.
The joint committee met yess