The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-04-21
SOUTH IS NOT FOR SILVER.
4 Mistaken Idea as 10 The Sentiment Oh
This Section on Free Coinage.
FISIVCESTO BE THE ISSUE NEXT YEAR
Doubts A. 10 who VIII be the Next pe"o-
cratic Presidential Nominee-lhe
nect of tho Popuiist victory
ia North Carolina.
TrMEs BUREAU. RArLEY BUILDING
W,sHiNGToN. April 70. 1880.

never
absolute political apathy than at the
present. and while thousand fields Of
enocs1ation are open, the situation in |
general is very much akin TO the hunt
ing hordes Of. miners. searching among |
the hills for the leads OF gold or silver |
ores.
II Is now within ono year OF the pres'- |
dentiai nominations. and yet no man |
could possibly place his hand upon
presidential nominee, one thing is GER
tain-:he financial question will be the |
nne that Will figure TO the greatest extent |
In the final equation.
There are men here who will talk for
hours upon the amagamation OF the
south and West upon the frce-silver is
sue and state with more or less glowing
rhetoric. that these Industrial sections
viii combine against the moneyed powers
nj the Eastern States.
There seems occasionally TO be a ramp
ant idea upon the part Of few people
that the Southern and Western people
are wild for silver that, like coYey OF
birds resting in their solitudes Of securl-
Is and places OF reposc they have sud
denly been flushed into the haunls OF
heaven. by the discharge Of single
KUN in the interests OF the cominerci@l
relations Of the country.
Il seems that some of che farming
communities Of the South and West ap-
pear 20 believe that with the passage ci
n free coinage of silver act, would come
daily carts 10 their d0orways, and dump
untold treasures. just az the iceman per
l.4n he
on the coai-cart makes his torinal ue-
livery.
A farmer from just across the Potomac
was in Washington this morning ana
said: 1--WE want free silver we want
more mcney" but when asked n me
White House lot and the Capitol grounds
were stacked with silver dollars as hi6h
as the monument, how he would get an
- dni,or ne nalvely replied: "By
petty larceny"
THE SOUTH NOT SOLID FOR SILVER
The foolish idea seems also TO prevail
here that the South and West are soAa
for the free and unlimited coinage OF
silver. Nothing could be further from
the truth, for thore rs not q commercial
centre, from Alexandria 10 New orleans,
that would NOT rcpudiate the dcbasemeht
of the money and securities OF the couh-
~ md while enthusiasts and fanatics
tal< about solid South ana West lor
silvkr. the fact remains In the minds OF
the best-lnformed men here. that neither
section would remain anything Ike sohd
,,non the issue. An ex-congressman from
x,,otuta stated publicly here to-day that
he was confident that the state Would
meyer be betrayed into a frce-silver basis,
with the subject fairly presented.
"Norih Carolina" he said, "has al
ready felt a touch Of what would result III
free silver Her merchants can no lonB-
or with confidence extend their o'euitS'
- virtue of the recent POpullst lAw'
which robs the debtor of his little ability
ia secure the creditor. and free shV.r
law would place every debtor IN 'he
country in a similar position
1ux PARTIES DIVIDED UPON THE ISSUE.
The general concensus Of opinion mere
s. that the two parties are DIVIDED utou
thta issue and that Mr.. Cleveands lelter
b. tho chicago business men was the
campaien keynote Many believe mat
hoth nartles will have two Candidates
A., the ncld I'm 1896. and thus throw the
aIectIon in the House OF Representatives.
which IS overwhelmingly htbuo"0@"'
snd not elected on this issue either
No incident. official or otherwise, occur
rod at The White HoVse to-day Inc
PRESIDENT remained at his country nome
1.ioollav and Private Secretary Ihuf-
her had the rather unuSual tNpeilen.,N , o'
tbe endowment of little leisure t"vie
are few public men in Town, ana 1he
sight Of a congressman or senator Oh Ni'e
streets OF Washington now IS rare
one ~ .o,,,,
Tho deficit I'm the public revenues caused
- tbe failure of the Government 20
realize the expected amount from 'he
Income tax IS causing no uneasinesS VIA, ,
over at the Treasury. NonAhlsslonSt -""-
t., now claims that II was expected ana
ha
tcrnai revenue receipts from o'hef
so,rccs the Treasury need not anticipate
any financial embarrassments.
rho internal revenue receipts 'o-u"N
v,cro sixteen thousand dollars greater
than they were ON the coreSpohuiHe
daie last year ana the utpaI'"''N' -
satisfied that they are steadily Oh the
the tide Of battle which has eohed
.nd flowed for several days over the
vacant postmastcrship at Rocky Mount
X &. reached high-waicr marx to-uAy'
and while the fight is practically over
s,nt,her aide can claim victory. Con
rressman Woodland and eN-ConSressilan
r,,,nn arrued the case before Postmaster
EaneraI Wilson to-day the former nrs-
an, me claims Of Mr.. Lucius Easseu ana
tbe latter advocating the appointment OF
air T. W. wilcox. The Postmaster
General took the matter under eohslo.ia
lion. fUf tttiiftN ~ 'tA--'fN
Of the gentlemen what he proposed 70
do 49,, g.,
The diyidlng line between the sevohu
and Third North Carolina districts runs
fbroueh the town Of Rocky Mount. and
while the thriving little city f. the nome
of ex-C'onrressInan Bum. who repftsthl'
"a the latter district in the last Aon-
CROSS the post-otice Is situated IN tha'
,,ortion OF The Town that lies In Congress
man Woodara's district. While AR. BUM
,s an ex.~he has received the assurance
~ the heads OF the various department.
hero that In matters pertaining 10 hi'
district his recommendations VIII ne IA
vorably considered.
Colonel Abe Fukerson, accompanied by
,As sop. arrived here this morning. and
.,lex xsaere c,,cuDied to-day In taking
deoositious In legal cases.
,tr. Howell NJ Miller Of Rappahannock
oo,ntv. was In Washington to-day.
Party scHooI-oIRL visIToBs.
.rhe voung lady students OF the Wes
,1...o Female Institute. located at Staun
son who have been doing washing
son for a week, returned TO staunton TO
day. ~. ,..os,a,.ot NJ tb,
,fs,rhants National Bank, OF Richmond
'1',,,,ranled by his son. Mr.. Is. w
rsrancb. were among the lichnonuers
.x,. to-day