The Greenville times., 1895-04-20
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The letter Of Gov. Stone TO inc hen-
John A. Redhsad Is reproduced 10 zoe
TnxEs Of to-day, and commended 70
its readers a. the fair and candid stale
ment which all men expected frsm
him Every Misslssippian knew thai
II popular favsr was to DO secured st
any expense, or through any lack Of
courageous and honest sYowA OF
conviction, Governor Stone would not
pay the price. That II he knew that
such expression would be, as bis oppo-
nsnts have announced, the last nail In
his political coffin, be would WELD the
hammer and drive il to the head. The
Governor may be defeated, but the
lesson be has taught, the example be
has set, has . value to bis fellow cit'-
rens which will long survive the strife
and discord of the occasion to which
be has gwen dignity aud honor.
Through all the confusion and maze
OF theories the Governor truly says,
there IL to be seen one single salient
point on which hinges the merit OF the
silver question: VIII the 16 to ! pans-
cea proposed raise tho pnce of the
worlds silver bullion to $l.29 per
ounce? II Il does, 1t is to be ap-
proved and adopted. If II does not,
the gold money will be lost TO the
country's circulstion-a thing not to
be considered by the conservative SEN
timent, the business interests OF the
country. In maintaining that the
price Of silver bullion will not be
raised to $1.29 an ounce-from which
1t departed never to return when Ger
many went to gold monomcttalisn
and besred the bullion market with
her silver coin after her war with
France-Governor Stone has the sup
port of oil experience and precedent.
Those who oppose him rest their case
upon mountains of argument and
demonstration, which able and unan-
swerable as II may be, is after all
speculative and experimental.
What Governor Stone says Of the
effect Of the experiment proposed
upon the cotton planters aud the
debtor class, Is particularly commend
ed to the readers Of the TIMES. II
seems to us to possess points of truth
and value which cannot be ignored
with safety or wisdom. And of al
States In the Union which should be.
ware Of propositisns which deal IN
specious suggestion to the debtor
classes, Mississippi ought to take thu
lean In going slow. In her inferiorlty
to other Southern States of no greater
natural endowments in the growth o.
cities, the plant of factories and othel
evidences Of the use of foreign capita
we read the eloquent testimony te
the unwisdsm and want of public In
tegrity. Of the public servants Of I
former generation. This considera
tion Of the costs Of reputation ough
to make Mississippians moderate ant
prudent In accepting financial iunova
tions and panaceas. 1t will not be th'
fault Of Governor Stone II they lest
of In the psrpstration Of another ant
. far grsver and more evil mistak,
than that committed sixty years age
and for which our people are yet pay
lug In the tax capital imposes ol
tarnished financial reputation.
II is unfortunate for any country 4
have party whose one theory rests Of
hard times. 1t is inevitable and In
stinctive for the leaders Of such a par
ty to magnify the evils of the day
70 excite popular discomfort agains
authorities and conditions. An
this Is very easily done, for 1t is wit
countries as with individuals (; dwell
ing on and having attention called {
an ailment, Is sure to beget magnifie
idea of the same. The result Is discor
tent, and the consequent retard of n
covery. This is the opportunity 9
the vendor Of cure-alls, to which tn
patient naturally turns for relief. II
from the dangers and delusions of thl
msrbid aud depressed mental stat,
that The letter Of the Governor woul
arouse the people.
The recent rise In the price of bee
meaus we'll nish az much TO the peopl