The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-11-16

Mistaken Senators.
1 Senators Morgan and Pugh Of Alabama
I are talking OF solid north against a
I divided south. arc saying that the result
Of the November elections means that
7 the people are dissatisfied with the hnan-
cial policy OF the administration-that
they object 10 the means taken by the
administration TO keep the silver dollar
on a parity with the gold dollar. and that
their purpose was Co rebuke the admin
istratiou. These eminent senators there
fore say that tire wise course FOR the DEM
ocratic party 10 pursue is 20 favor no
moro efforts to Keep The silver dollar on
a parity with tile gold dollar, but TO take
The position shat our mints should be
opened 10 The free, unlimited ana indie
pendent coinage Of silver al the ratio OF
10 90 ].
We cannot sec how the Alabama SEN
alors reach any such conclusion. It is
true that there is a practically solid north
against divided south on the financial
question. but the south would not be di-
vided on that question if it We're not for
the teachings of the Alabama senators
and other silvcritos The business men
of the south. the mcn who are supposed
TO De better Informed on the money ques-
tion than any other class, are almost sol
IDLY for sound money. The men who
tayor free silver coinage are. as rule.
residents of the rural districts. The most
Of them are undoubtedly intelligent men,
but they have not given as much thought
and, hence. are not as well qualified TO
give an opinion in respect to them, But
even in the rural districts the sentiment
in behalf OF sound money is steadily he
coming stronger. II is probable that the
majority in this state, not long ago, fav-
ored free silver coinage, but it is safe
to say that it is now for sound money.
If the change in favor of sound money
continues the south will not remain di-
vided very long. II the Alabama sena-
tors think they can convert the south to
debascd currency they are mistaken.
They and other silverites have succeeded
in bringing about division. but the di-
vision will not continue. In nearly every
southern state there is certain to, be
national campaign is ended.
Is there need Of facts TO support this
opinion? Look at Kentucky! That state
is strongly democratic. 1t is the only
state in which the silver question was
squarely an issue in the late elections.
And what was the result? The usual
democratic majority of 5000 was chang
ed into republican majority Of 1900.
The democratic platform was all right.
but the democratic candidates talked the
16 to ! idea, and the people repudiated
them.
We cannot find a single reason for the
position taken by the Alabama senators.
namely. that the defeat OF the democrats
in the November elections was intended
as a reputation of the administrations
financial policy. If they had said it was
intended as a rebuke to the democratic
majority in the last congress for refis-
ing to authorize an issue of gold bonds,
thereby increasing the burden of the
people more than Sl6OO00CO, they would
have stated what was correct. The fear
that the IS to l wing of the Democratic
party might get control of the party and
dictate its financial policy is what makes
the people distrust that party, and
leads them to give the majoritles to the
Republican party. If the Democratic
party should follow the lead of the Ala
bama senator's on the financial question
| it would lose four-hfths of the states in
| The next presidential election Its only
hope for success is in making a bold and
unequivocal declaration in it's national
! platform in favor Of sound money. OF
course if the party should make a de-
claratioh Of that kind, and the democ-
racy of Alabama should indorse it, Sen
ators Morgan and Pugh would not get
back to the United States Senate. but the
party could much better afford to dc
without their services than it could af-
ford to make a declaration in favor OF
| unsound money