Graham guardian., 1895-12-06
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BE HONEST
Gold Standard Organs of the West ana
South Not Pulling Well in the Same
traces with the North and East.
The gold standard organs in the
south and west are not pulling com
fortably in the same traces with the
single gold standard men of the north
and east In the south and west we
hear great deal of lovely talk about
international bimetallism." The sug-
gestion is made that half crop. of
cotton, with higher prices, means pros
perity. But this is one of the most Sc
rious delusions of those who are trying
to fool the people. A short crop at
higher prices will bring no more money
into the country than large crop at
lower prices; and money is what is
needed to carry on business.
The cry of the gold-bugs in the south
and west is for international bimetal-
lism. This is folly, of course, and the
people will come to understand it as
such when the campaign comes on; but,
meanwhile, the northern and eastern
gold-bugs are going forward knocking
international bimetallism in the head.
They say that but one of the demo-
cratic state conventions that of Mis-
sissippi) that have acted this year has
declared for the free and unlimited
coinage of silver, while Kentucky,
Iowa, Maryland, Ohio, Pennsylvania,
New York and New Jersey have de-
clared against 1.-THE ratio of strength
being 1S to 270.
They purposely omit Nebraska, which
nominated full state ticket on free
coinage platform, and also omit the
democratic state conventions of Illinois
and Missouri, which declared for free
coinage.
But what is the condition of affairs
in New York, whose attitude may be
taken as fair sample of eastern sem
timent2 Senator Hill urged in the Sy-
racuse convention that steady effort
be made in favor of an international
agreement, and declaring against free
coinage only ''under present condi-
tions." This was a part of the plat
for proposed in the draft prepared by,
the subcommittee on resolutions. q
All reference to an international
agreement was stricken out in the
financial plank as passed, and broad
declaration against free coinage under
any conditions was substituted. This
shows that the free coinage movement,
so far as the east is concerned, has no
relation whatever with any attempt to
inaugurate international bimetal-
ISM" That is a mere cloak for the sim
gle gold standard, and of late the
boldest of the eastern organs have
thrown off this cloak as no longer nec-
essary, and are now striving to con-
vince their readers that an interna-
tional agreement is as impracticable
as free coinage.
The whole contest is now one be-
tween American bimetallism-the re-
storation of silver-and the si',-' -,
standard We do not blame the east
ern people for advocating the single
gold standard. 1t is to their temporary
interests. Under its operations they
have gained pretty nearly all that the
rest of the country has lost, and they
have great reason to advocate a
sound" currency at the expense of
unsound prices. Cotton has advanced,
but only because the farmers were
compelled to cut down their crops, ow-
ing to the low prices under the single
gold standard But the higher prices
they are getting now, with q short
crop, will not by any means repay
them for the losses they sustained M
der the low prices of last year. a
Ai'o 'ue easCen a gold standard men
have shown disposition and a desire
to throw off the thin disguise of inter-
national bimetallism, the southern and
western gold standard men are max
ing tremendous attempt to draw it
closer around their shoulders. We do
not think that any honest voter can be
deceived by any such bare-faced
scheme, but we do think that if the
single gold standardites of the south
and west desire to appear before the
rest of the country on an honest plat
form, they ought to discard and throw
away the sham and disguise of "inter-
national bimetallism, which is essen
TALLY and entirely played out-At-
lanta Constitution. J