The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-03-28
A Veto Predicted.


The impression in Washington is that
( the seigniorage bill will be vetoed. When
the bill passed the Senate the MoRNING
News stated that the President could
veto IL without committing himself
against the Coinage Of the seigniorage.
The bill is so drawn that il is open to
more than one Interpretation. II may be
construed to mean that only $50 600 600 Of
silver certificates are to be issued, or it
may be held that it gives authority for
, issuing Sll0,0C0.000 of certificates.
Again the provision providing for the
coinage Of silver bullion in the treasury
other than the seigniorage might have a
bad effect upon the credit OF the govern
meut, because it might cause the holders
of the treasury notes to make a run on
The treasury for gold It would not in
crease the volume of the currency be-
cause the treasury notes must be taken
up and cancelled as fast as silver GER
ti6cates based on the coined dollar, are
issued. What benefit, therefore, would
the coming Of the silver bullion confer
upon the people,
The bill, as a whole. is a very unwise
and dangerous one, and it seems strange
II should have passed both houses of con
gress in its present shape. 1t does not ex-
press the purpose of those who favor only
the coinage of the seigniorage, and it
looks very much as if its authors framed
il so that it would be vetoed, believing a
veto would help the cause of the free
coinage of silver.
1t is understood that the President has
said he would sign bill providing strictly
for the coinage of the seigniorage. If he
vetoes the bill, and makes that point in
his veto message, those who favor the
coinage of the seigniorage, and nothing
more, will have no ground for complaint.
Tho Joint Debates.
The last of the joint debates between
Gen. Evans and Mr.. Atkinson will occur
at Hawkinsyille tomorrow. The three
chat have taken place have not aroused
uubounded enthusiasm for either candi-
date Neither has given the people an es-
innate of his abilities and qualifications
for governor they did not already have.
The two men are not far apart in their
views on national and state questions.
About the only thing the debates have
done is to call attention particularly to
the two men and their public records.
Mr.. Atkinson thinks he has rendered
the people of the state great political ser
vices, and Gen. Evans shows receipt for
$1,000, which he insists is satisfactory
evidence that Mr. Atkinson has been paid
in full. Gen. Evans saws that he is "a can
didate in response to the call of the peo-
pie, and Mr.. Atkinson insists that there
would have been no call had it been gen
orally known how meager are the qualif-
cations of the General for the discharge
of the duties of governor Outside of these
personal contentious the Joint debates
have not presented any points that are
likely to make more friends for one can
didate than the other.
The people. of course, do not accept the
estimate which each candidate places
upon the qualifications of the other, and.
as already stated, not being widely apart
in their views on public matters, it is safe
to conclude that the joint debates will
not materially help or hurt either of
them
That Gen. Evans is the more popular
man there is no room for doubt IL is a
long time, however, before the meeting
Of the nominating convention, and it is
impossible to predict what changes in
public sentiment will take place before
the campaign ends.