The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-08-18
THE SOUTH IS LEARNING.
ITLANTt's EXPOSITION FR0FiNd A
DoUBLE EDBCafoR.
4 Summer School of sound Money--'on
tributurs Taking Mighty sound DOC
trine with Their Exhibits.


that Cincinnati and the state on ONO
had secured more space for exhibits inih
all the other States ttgetncr. IT NaS
learned by further inquiry tnat tne Sue
thus spoken FOR would be largely useh
10 display manufactures. As tlnclu,
natl has long devoted serious and cateiHi
attention 10 the South. and as the h.Sl-
ness instinct in that city is wei l'Ntl'l
81, IL may be assumed tn l.,l.. 'o ,,, dis-
who intend 20 become exhibitors can uls -
Germ a business opportunity ~ the SOU
ern section that should not be ne-le,
other Northern states besides ONO
will be represented, or course. 1T, ar NJ
managers of the exposition hope the oi7-
play Of natural and manufactured pIo-,
ducts planned 10 be very complete shdil
arouse the interest ia the development
OF Southern mineral. timber ana 4-ll-
cultural resources and tempt cdpitaiists
10 invest the manufacturers OF ONO anu
other States know that they must sn,t,o
IN the added prosperity OF the Soull'
with more business there. increased pop-
uiati0n. larger and constantly hlci ,a1tt7
and more fastidiOus needs. more hikHiy
developed South will provide more thlhAs ,
that the North and West and East must
have. at the same time that IL viii learn
10 want and enjoy a great many thliss
that other sections can proFlde ch'alNs
out Of their sEperabun9ance.
The interest that Is taken ia the Atlanta
| Exposition by Northern states pre- misses
70 be educational. The exposition was
| proposed and decided upon Mnen business
| Affairs were depressed, when the tendency
was downward rather than upward, ana
while the political quack, who Is also "
calamity bowler" was preaching, WIN
out much criticism. the doctrine that tne
] way 10 prosperity Tor eNeIyn1ly ~
through the free coinage OF silver az the
ratio Of 10 10 /. Until the arrival in
Atlanta Of the business men from other
sections. from states that do not be-
| licve that the creation OF more money
j
any one. the phantasies of the uncondl-
| tioLal frec-siver men were set iorth coh-
stantly confidently and with lncie a7lhs
zeal and Indifference 20 sound thinking
| or the experience Of the world
with the appearance OF hard-headed
| business men. proposing TO show goods
| 20 produce which they had put out good
money and credit that was equally good
] men impatient Of the talk that encour-
AGED belief in the idea that the cfea-
J ton Of cheaper money would be beue-
| fetal or that the easier getting or cheap
money would mere rapidly enrich INC
| people who used II; the tax or the rabll
advocates Of INDEPENDENT free coinage
] was perceptibly abated in Us vehemence.
| These visitors were so palpahiy aNefse
! 20 accepting as serious The N3garies or
| the silver leaders. and so determined 10
| ignore them. that their influence was az
| once felt for good and for the advance
| ment OF the cause Of sound money.
| Following the Memphis sound-fLoney
convention. and the beginning of the
! fight all over the country against the
! free-silver frenzy. whlcn was taken up
| vigorously by the opponents Of double
standard in the South. the educational
/ utility OF the exposition began 90 be-
| more conspicuous Almost every visitor
/ 10 Atlanta from the North and East
| wanted % know something about The
| depth and breadth and strength of the
/ belief In free coinage i'm the South, OF
! which he had heard so much. And
[ presently IL was the silver man.intent only
] upon the idea that the acceptance Of his
| opinions was 20 mark the beginning OF a
| great era OF expansion and prosperity,
| who discovered that persistent teaching
/ of this idea might provoke doubts about
| the wisdom Of appearing 20 encourage u,
| and Fastening the crop Of monetary evils
] that would undoubtedly follow so pucrile
| an experiment as that OF the independent
| free coinage of silver, at any ratio what
ever.
To those persons who are confident
| that the people OF the country may Doe re-
| lied upon. when they have light upon any
! subject. 10 follow a safe course about ~,
| the effect upon Atlanta, and presumably
! upon all the Southern people who have
| relations with Atlanta. of the courageous
discussion Of the money question, and
| particularly Of slcdge-hammcr assault by
argument upon all shades Of Reputation
by cheapening of money. has strengthen
| ed confidence in popular judgment. II
mas Dftu lfltlflhl 10 I'D" exposition rs
| well as 70 the people who hope TO be
most benefited by II. 10 viii take a
| fairly we'll grounded sOund-mOney man
but few moments to discover that most
of the frec-silyer takers OF the South
are mere children In their talk.
This was the opinion expressed by a
member of the Cincinnati Commercial
Club. a body greatly Interested tn the
Atlanta Exposition and v hich recently
sent a delegation 10 Atlanta partly 20
look oyer tile exposition plant ana partly
10 "spy out the land IN order 10 he
satisfied as 10 whether IL would be worth
while 20 develop IL as a field OF business.
one member OF this deiega ton early
sounded leader Of the free-silver move
ment an editor practically committed
! 10 protection and 10 class legislation for
| silver as a commodity entitled 10 pro-
| lection. This editor declared that with
| free coinage there would be more money
somewhere; with more money money
! would be easier TO get; there would ne
| keener competition for II; that would
make business. and the whole community
would be the better for II.
| To the conservative and SagaciOus Gin
| cinnat business men, this syllabus Of the
| discourse OF the free-sliver men OF the
| South was humorous. They at once re-
| minded the gifted but superficial editor
! that with more money, whether cheaper
| or dearer, IL could only be got for an
| equivalent OF material or labor or credit,
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| OF any kind would not be relatively
| changed in It's character or effect by tho
| change OF the money standard OF value
| and that II 10 were possible 30 10 divert
| the true course of affairs, IL would result
| tn injury rather than benefit 20 the com
| munity exposed 10 so unnatural and IN
| fortunate change.
| As the Northern men who proposed "a
| exhibit their goods IN the coming expo
] sitiOn have not reconsidered their deter
| mination or abandoned their plans, il 4:
| evident that they have concluded that
| the free-silver delusion is not 50 deep
| seated or incurahie I'm the South as 10 de.
| mand that II be taken too seriously
| They treat IL as a trifiing complaint, thal
| will yield 10 the application OF simpl,
| and reasonable remedies. All nonsens,
about a greater supply Of cheaper money
| all rubbish about the increase OF IN,
| per capita" OF currency. the driyei abou
| the hostility OF the gold bugs" or IN,
| sharks OF Wall Street" are laughed a
| and promptly argued down with objec
| lessons provided right here In Atlanta
| There Is occasionally severe and plain
| spoken man among the visitors whs
| come South to talk business with tn,
| people of Georgia and other States On,
Of these who had listened 10 the clo
| ouence OF a Georgian who had been emu
| merating the advantages and opportuni
Ties that invite Northern and Easter
| capital. waited until the Georgia boom
| er" had reached a period. Your pros.
| pectus is inviting, most OF II Is reason
| able. and | hope ali OF IL is trre. but
1 vo.. should add some lines OF exclamation