The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-09-25
HAVE THE GOLD MEN GONE
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Dol. Chas. II. Jones is editor of the
st. Louis Posi- Dispatch, the chief owner
of which is Joseph Pulitzer Col. Jones
had contract with Joseph Pulitzer by
which he was to have absolute control
for five years. Recently he published an
editorial attacking the "gold bug" policy
of the New York World, and giving the
facts in regard to the financial plank in
the last National Democratic Conven-
tor, maintaining that it meant free
coinage of silver. AS Col. Jones was
chairman of the Platform Committee in
that Convention, his declaration threw
the gold men into futter. Now comes
forward Mr.. Pulitzer and directs the Di-
rectors of the Post Dispatch to turn
down Col. Jones as editor, unless he will
abandon his advocacy of silver. Colonel
Jones, relying on his personal contract
with Mr.. Pulitzer, asked the protection
of the courts, and obtained an injunc-
ton to restrain the Directors of the Pu-
liter Publishing Company from inter
fering with his management of the pa
per. The case will be heard next week.
We do not recall an incident of more
brutal attempt on the part of the gold
men to strike down the advocates of free
coinage than is manifested here Pulitzer
makes his directors threaten to annul
contract he has personally made because
Col. Jones declines to make merchandise
of his convictions. There are few men,
whether advocates of gold or silver, who
will not be indignant at such proscrip-
tive policy waged in the interest of the
gold standard. This action is but an
other example of history repeating itself.
After the Senate had rejected the nomi
nation of the late Chief Justice fancy,
who had been Secretary of the Treas
ury under Andrew Jackson, he was ten
dered public dinner at Frederick, Mary
land.
In the course of his speech, Mr.. fancy
said;
"The measures which I adopted as Secre-
tary of the Treasury are now before the
public, and am ready TO abide the judg
ment which the American people shall
pass upon them. They have, indeed
brought upon me, it seems, a deep and
enduring spirit of hostility. Ihave been
singled out from among the number who
approved of the measure pursued as fit
object to receive peculiar mark of indig
nifty. The most unsparing efforts have
been made to impeach the integrity of my
motives and to destroy me in the estima-
ton Of the citizens of the United States;
and although am no longer in Office, the
same spirit is still abroad, and still pur-
sues its object with unwearied persever-
aDce. / do not mention these things to
complain of them. / should have been
blind to the examples of history if had
not expected them. No man who has at
any period of the world stood forth TO
maintain the liberties of the people
against moneyed aristocracy grasping
at power has ever met with a different
1dlC. It's uuIGl6ubluSS uu4 uCuCnoDIS
hate has never failed to pursue him to
the last hours of his life and when in the
grave Money can always buy instru-
ments; and | was not weak enough to
suppose that | should escape what all
others IN like situation have been
doomed to encounter.
This is the same spirit that actuates
the attempt to drive out Col Jones from
his po ition as editor of the st. Louis
Post Dispatch, and shows that the same
conditions prevail to day that the late
Chief Justice fancy had to face in his
dey. 1t is fortunately true to-day that
there are men as brave, If not as great,
as this honest Secretary of the Treasury
who consulted the best interests of the
whole country, and not coterie Of bank
ers in his financial policy We need
more men ike fancy to day
What do such tactics mean2 Several
North Carolina papers use supplements,
sent to them free OF charge by tue gold
men, but this is the first instance of
driving out an editor because he will not
worship the golden calf
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