Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1895-03-14
The Bimetalic Party.

unlimited coinage OF gold and silver
at the ratio of 10 to and to the is
sue Of all paper money by the gen.
eral government. The advocates Of
the new party hope to absorb the
PopuliStS and a large element from
both the Democratic and Republican
parties. We have but little faith i'm
onc-ideaed parties, and do not think
that this attempt to disrupt the old
organizations will succeed. II can
hardly be doubted that an over
whelming majority Of the Demo
cratic masses favor the free and un-
limited coinage of both metals at l6
to |, and the party, in national con-
vention, has but to take q clear and
unequivocal position in order to re-
veal the strength of free coinage
with the people. There is no neces-
Sity for new party in order to prose
cute this contention for the restora-
ton of silver to its ancient rights at
WV '''h'S, anu vie lelIOCTdtS Oh the
South, who have other interests to
protect, will not consent to a disrup-
ton of their party organization.
Nor do we believe that the propo.
sition to have the general govern
ment issue all the paper money will
meet the approval of the best popu-
lar sentiment. The government may
possibly have the right to issue pa
per money as incidental to other
powers conferred upon it by the con-
stitution, but the investing of gov
eminent paper with legal tender
qualities is beyond the power OF Con-
greSs as defined in that instrument,
the decision of packed Supreme
Court to the contrary notwithstand-
ing. One great object Of financiers
in this country is to get the govern
ment out of the banking business,
not to put it further in.
CAN IT BE POSSIBLE? Our es-
teemed contemporary, the Monroe
county Waterman, charges that the
Hon. G. p. Snyder, now Judge of
the Criminal Court of Kanawha, has
gone, body and breeches, into the
Republican party-the price of his
apostacy being, as our nelghbOr
charges, a promise by Congressman
elect Huling to appoint his, 1.-THE
Judge's,) son to a cadetship at the
National Naval Academy. Surely,
Brother Johnston, you must be mis-
taken. We can hardly conceive that
what you say is true. Can it be that
Mr.. Snyder, who was born in the
cradle of Democracy, who, in early
manhood and in the very beginnings
of his political aspirations, was
petted and honored by the dear old
party-drawing from her devoted
breast the idctea u6ertas that nour.
ished his political being-who, from
youth to mature manhood, has hardly
seen day when he was not the re.
cipient of substantial party favors-
can it be, we ask, that man so hon.
ored, so petted, so distinguished, by
his party has now apostatized, as you
aver, deserted the Democracy, and
sold the political conviction of a life
time for a mere mess of pottage?
To be frank, however, we must
admit that, over the hills and noun.
tains and from the far distant region
Of the Great Ksnawha, we have
heard some faint whisperings well
calculated to suggest doubt and to ex.
cite suspicion of the Judges presen,
attitude toward the party, even in
our unsuspecting bosom. These,
however, we must repel as, of course,
unjust to him and lacking confirma-
ton. In such a case circumstantial
evidence will not suffice. We mus,
demand direct, positive and unim
peachable testimony.
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