The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-05-10
yIHGINIA nor FOR FKEE SILVER
Ex-Go,ernor Chamberiain's Observable s
while on aNst TO the Ssnte.

Ex-Governor Daniel H. Chamberlain
has returned from a somewhat extended
visit to the South. particularly to South
Caroline and Virginia, and on Saturday
last talked 20 reporter for the Ne"
York Times on the condition OF south
ern sediment upon the pending sound
money issue. He said.
Il made IL my special concern TO IN
quire and observe as carefully as posi-
bic the present condition of public opln-
ioI at tic South upon the present money
question. Tie impression given by pbplc
speakers from that section. as well as
several cnterprisins newspapers is that
southern sentiment is very strongly IN
favor OF free coinage OF silver at - TO /.
This Is true. according 10 my observation,
only Of Il few rather loud-mouthed poll
tlcians or public men, and Of Ftill fewer
rather uIl- ertain or tickle newspapers
with SOcialistic tendencies. | might spe-
CITY. but prefer not 10 DO so, lest IL might
be thought inyiliOus. On the other hand,
the quiet, rejecting. self-cOntained pubic
men and thinkers. especially those toier-
ably yersed in financial studies, are as
sound upon the money question as the
same class in New Ork or Massachu-
sets
In South Carolina the situation is
somewhat peculiar. SendtOr-elect Tillman
and Governor Evans. tie leaders OF the
Tillmanite party, are for free coinage OF
silver. They are both men who are
given to much talk but / think that four
ont Of I'VE Of the local leaders. even OF
the Tilimanitcs, are not In harmony with
the views Of Tiliman and Evans on this
question / personally know OF scores,
and hundreds. even. Of the most inhuen-
tial and weil-informed Tillmanites IN
South Carolina who are opposed 10 free
coinage OF silver, except under an inter
national agreement regarding ratio.
In Virginia there is also a curious
feature in the temporarily strong cur
rent setting toward Populism, and along
with IL free coinage Of silver Senator
Daniel has always been upon this line
but inquiry and conversation with the
best-informcd men whom / met in Viz
ginia az several points convinced me that
Virginia. as a whOle-that is. the white
peoples not favorable 20 the free coin
age OF silver except under an internatiOn-
al agreement.
1T is characteristic Of the South as
we'll as elsewhere, so far as / can learn
OF the free-cOinage-Of- movement
that II makes great deal Of noise its
bark is worse than its bite, IL looks
stronger and bigger at a distance than
Wneu you get near 10 IT, Ills Is trlf-
ciaily true or this sentiment in the South
Atlantic States so far as | can see or
learn.
1.-The hope Of the situation lies in the
education and confirmation OF the better
classes in sOund-mOney views, and l am
glad 10 know. and / was glad 10 make
Il known 10 the South. that the sound
money men OF New York. Boston. phila-
dcIhla, Chicago. and other great COM
mercial centres proposed 10 aid IN the
education OF the people upon this ques-
ton. II this is done. free coinage OF
silver Will be killed before the campaign
OF 1896 fairly opens, and. instead Of being
the one fagra-t issue OF that campaign,
IL will be like the tariff-at least tenn
porarily-a bygone issue, and sound
money will have won the fight. Trim
mers Ike Reed and Mckinley viii go
to the rear, and sound-money men Ike
Harrison or Morton viii be the winning
cards on the Republican side The Demo
Gratis are undoubtedly less sound than
the Republicans on this issue, but | do
not believe that the Democratic party,
even under the influence OF Voorhees,.
Morgan, Pugh. and others. can ever be
brought 10 stand for silver monemetai-
nsm, for that is what free coinage OF