The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-08

Tor MS plentiful supply OF good, common
sense. When asked If he favored gold or
silver, he replied: Il favor the honest
dollar idea. To my mind it would be a
great hardship on the working classes to
have the free and unlimited coinage of sill
yer idea prevail. We are now getting
along frst-rate, and think we should let
well enough alone"
officer Beavers is another man with an
abundance of common sense. Said he: Il
think the country is getting more pros
porous every day and 1t would be bad
idea to start the free coinage of silver as
1t might retard this prosperity"
j. c. Carlisle, custodian of the station
house, is one of the best read and best
posted men on the force. In speaking of
the question he said: II am in favor of
sound money. An American dollar should
be worth dollar the world over and free
coinage Of silver would make silver dol
lars almost worthless, therefore l am OPP
posed to free coinage"
Tony Lyman, patrolman: Il am for
sound money. do not believe that if this
country was put on a silver basis that my
salary would be doubled over the pres
ent figures"
1T is argued" said Mr. Alex Metcalf.
a conductor for the Consolidated, that
the free and unlimited coinage of silver
will make money cheaper l am opposed
to anything that will make my wages
which are not large lose their purchas-
ing power and go a shorter distance than
they now do. I've got too many mouths
to feed to agree to any such change as
that"
Il am not very we'll posted on the finan-
cial question" said Mr.. Roland Thomson,
one of the starters for the Consolidated
but l am posted enough to know that
am opposed to the free coinage of silver
if there is possibility for it to lessen the
purchasing power of what l earn"
Mr.. J. w. Narnell, one of the conductors
for the Consolidated, was emphatic in the
declaration that he was opposed to the free
coinage of silver at would be the worst
thing that could befall a working man."
said he. "and if it should be adopted in
the United States the working man would
soon be on a level with the paupers of
Mexico. The free silver men contend tina.
all values will double, but they dodge the
question of wages doubling We would
be in a nice fix with everything doubled
in value and our wages having the same
purchasing power as at present"
Mr. NJ. l.. Collier, master machinist of
the Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis,
said: Il would not think of discussing the
currency question when / know that the
greatest minds of the country have been
puzzled over it. 1 can discuss machinery,
but not our financial system. There is one
idea about it that strikes me, however.
When the exposition was first discussed it
was suggested that it would be the means
of increasing our trade with South Amer
lean countries. Now, 1 understand that
the finances of these countries are oper-
ated on gold basis and 1 don't under
stand how we could trade with them if we
adopted a silver basis.
Il can understand why the states of the
west are for free silver, and 1 can also I'M
derstand why the great financiers are gold
bugs"
Mr. e. o. Pritchard. soliciting freight
agent of the Atlanta and West Point rail-
road, said he was opposed to the free coin
age Of silver.
Mr. G.. A. Diehl, foreman of the Western
and Atlantic railroad shops, said that he
favored President Cleveland's currency
plan because he believed it was the best for
the working men of the country.
Mr. G. A. Barrett, engineer Western and
Atlantic railroad: 81 am for a sound cur
rency and 1 believe the only way we can
have that is to have gold as basis"
A. j. Wilson, engineer FIFTEEN building:
ct am in favor of the gold standard be-
cause l believe if we coin silver free that
this country will have TO guarantee the
silver of the world and the United States
will be flooded with the silver of foreign
countries"