The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1895-09-14
A TURN IN THE TIDE.
Sound Money SuppiantIng the white
Metal Craze.

sound Money SuppiantIng the White
Metal Craze.
There are gratifying indications that
the free-silver movement has reached
high-water mark. While the agita-
ton in favor of unlimited coinage is
actively continued in the western and
southern states, no appreciable Hrog.
ress is making in the directton OF
practical success. In some OF the
states where the free-silver craze has
been most acute, there are, on the con-
trary, signs of a healthful reaction. In
Kentucky eight of the eleven demo-
cratic district conventions have de-
clared in favor of sound money, and in
the state convention recently held
the free silver men were very decisive
ly beaten after a persistent and des-
perate struggle. In Tennessee, as
we'll as in the other southern states,
the outlook is every day improving. In
Georgia, where the silver tide appeared
to be sweeping everything before 1t
several weeks ago, it is now, In the
opinion of careful observers, arrested.
This is due in part to the fact that
many prominent persons, and some
influential newspapers which until re-
Gently had taken no active part in the
discussion of this question, have now
taken a pronounced stand in support
of the principles enunciated by the
Memphis conference. The speech OF
Secretary Carlisle, made at that con-
ference, is quite generally quoted as
having had good deal of influence in
determining the attitude of many In
telligent persons. In several states
the activity of the silverites has been
antagonized by the organization OF
sound money leagues, composed OF those
who are opposed to the debasement OF
the currency. These leagues are
especially numerous in Mississippi,
where hot campaign is being fought
on this general issue. In Ohio the sill
yer element of the democratic state
committee has recently been beaten on
the question of fixing the date OF the
state convention. All over the west
the indications are confrmatory OF
this healthy tendency. A peculiarly
gratifying fact is that republicans gen
orally are arraying themselves In OPP
position to the silver party. Even IN
Colorado the republican state league
, has declined to commit itself to the
extreme ground of the populist-silvel
faction. In Kansas, where the silver
: sentiment has generally been regarded
, as practically supreme, it is now SAID
that eighty per cent of the weekly
, republican newspapers, and iarg'
proportion of the influential dailies
are opposed to unlimited coinage.
: But these indications that sount
, views are supplanting the delusion
which have possessed the popular mine
in some parts of the union should no
; beget Indifference or inactivity on tn
, part of those who appreciate the evil
which would follow upon a triumph
) of the silver party. The struggle
not yet finished. There is an elemen
7 in both political parties which vii
. continue the effort to secure an EN-
bodiment of the silver view in tn
7 party platforms. The work OF discus
t sion and organization, therefore, shout
1 be vigorously prosecuted in ever
t state, as we'll in rural neighborhood
as in the towns and cities. The battl
e being now fnlly joined, it should b
o fought out to finish, and nothing tina
t is necessary to success here and no.
n should be left undone. = Leslie
/ Weekly