The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-06-26
An Unwise surgesfion.


It seems TO US that the Financial Chron-
icle Of New York made an unwlse sugges-
ton in its last issue in an article entitled
"A Sure Way to Defeat Free Silver" The
Chronicle is so anxious that there shall be
an end OF the free silver craze so that there
shall be no obstacle to obstruct the return
ing tide Of prosperity that it is in danger Of
saying things that would hinder rather
than to bring about the object it so earn
estly desires. In the course Of its article
the Chronicle said:
There are elections in many states this
fall In which free silver coinage will be the
prominent issue. II candidates or nomina-
tons made favOring that view could be
defeated. II would have a material and
very salutary effect on public opinion. The
seats Of several United States senator's
are being contested in the south that might
possibly be gained for advocates of a
stable currency by a little judicious as
sistance on the part Of the north. We
cannot vote there, but we can send money.
by means OF which the work of educating
the people could be continued-a work that
is most effectively done in that section by
public speaking at political meetings. The
question we want to ask is. why should not
the sound money candidate in each state,
the one who appears to offer the best
promise Of success, be furnished the means
for conducting his canvass? This action
is made the more imperative because there
is a lack of capital in the south, and be-
cause the silver mine owners always have
an abundance OF funds for those who are
willing to follow their beck and call Hence
the occasion would seem TO demand decid-
ed and liberal action of the kind we have
suggested.
We quote the full extract so that it
may be seen what the Chronicle suggested.
Some OF the silverite papers have already
seized upon the suggestion and commented
upon it in such a way as to create the
impression that the Chronicle suggested
a corrupt use of money in the south to de-
feat free silver coinage. 1t will be seen from
the extract that the suggestion will not.
bear that construction. The suggestion is
that the north furnish money to provide
speakers to explain the silver question full
~ to the southern people.
But we do not think the Chronicles sug-
gestion is a good one. There are plenty
of sound money speakers and newspapers
in the south that understand the silver
in the north. and they are as much in
earnest in having the south favor sound
money as anybody in the north can posi-
bly, be. They are laboring earnestly In
tho cause of sound money and, they have
reason to believe. with a fair measure of
success.
The south has no objection to northern
speakers coming south and discussing the
silver question If they want to. Anybody
who can help along the cause OF sound
money would receive n warm welcome.
There are doubtless many in the south who
have not made up their minds on the sill
yer question and they are glad of any in
formation in respect to It. And there are
many more who don't care anything about
silver, but who want the volume OF the
currency increased. They favor free sill
yer coinage simply because they think it
would make money more plentiful. They
are good subjects to attack with sound
money arguments.
But the suggestion that money be sent
south to assist, even though honestly, in
electlng members of the legislatures and
United States senators is likely to be
resented, and to do more harm than good
to the sound money cause. The opponents
of sound money are certain to make use of
the suggestion to accomplish their own
purposes. Indeed, they are already using it.
The southern people can take care of their
own elections and they will certainly do so
without outside assistance. The Chroni-
Gle meant all right. but its suggestion will
hardly. be acted upon in the north. 1t is
certain it does not meet the approval of
southern sentiment.