The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1895-07-29

CT success this plan is preferable. II It
Were VpsSl BILE for the free silver men of
au parties 20 unite on the single issue Of
the restore -tcn ~ silver the
sage ~ the act OF 1913 they could
undoubtedly elect the president and vice
president and majority Of the members
al congress iu I,ss. III the free silver men
should remain divided among the demo
cratic. republican snI populist PARTIES an1
the single gold standard democrats should
unite with the republican party. as they
probably VIII. the result may Ice doubtful
Tor tur silver men. q union Of the silver
men un this single question with the cx-
press stipulation that after this contest Is
over a!l may return TO their respective par
q standards may. and / suppose viii To-,
imur- rtirahlc. especially II deferred until
the opening ~ the canvass next year and
when the several parties shall have their
respective candidates iu the Held. The fight
can o. won within the lines OF democracy.
and that is where it should De- fought
The Peoples Right To he Heard.
asked him 10 be- thought the democratie
state convention which viii meet TO nomi-
uat. state officers in Texas should take any
action Cn the silve- question. or if he
thought the question should be considered
by thc convention which meets 20 select
delegates ~ the national convention. He
said that he thought both the conventions
referred 10 ought to adopt clear and spec
cii- recommendations FOR the coinage Of
silver upou tne same terms as of gold,
without reference To any action by other
governments. and that silver. ike gold.
ShCull BE- made e. legal tender for All debts.
public and private Iie saII Pee hoped for
tn. honor Of the democracy OF Texas that
we should have Do more Straddiug 81 this
question and no platform with double
meaning INTENDED to cheat an parties. As
under our system of government. he said.
Political severe -Htv resides in the people.
ana AS questions relating To the money 90
the country affect directly the interests Of
every citizen they should not allow them
SELVES ts De- restrained from the free aui
fun expression Of their opinions ON surh
questions on all proper occasions He said
that there IS q class ~ politicians in this
country who insist that because congress
is clothed with power TO regulate coinage
that question should be ltft TO the Uresi-
dent AMI congress aud % national eonyen-
tinus- Such persons. he saws. would have
the people Of this country receive nstrue-
tious as 20 their rights ami duties from
Their public servants instead Of the people
fu their sovereign capacity declaring their
own views as 90 their rights ami interests
aUl instructing and commanding their pub
DE- servants To- carry their views into cf-
f-rt- Such politicians. liz holds. would
make this government stand up0n its apex,
instead II lts base
Governor CuIherSon'S Strong Words.
Governor CulbeEson is out ln an open
letter this week 10 Hon. John lookout. II
Dallas ON the silver questi-: he says.
Unless all Indications are misleading the
great issue viii be- that u the currency.
As ven know. my personal opinion IS that
thu United States can safely pursue the
policy u the free and unlimited coinage %
gold and silver at the present ratio and
that the interests Of the Industrial masses
damaud "a. But. as stated in thc resolu-
tions adopted at the Dallas meeting. the
issue among democrats has been how much
silver could be wisely coined into leSal
tender dollars. some insisting upon limiting
IN. coinage. while others urged unlimited
coinage. as is the case with gold. IL Is
now whether any silver dollars shall ever
again b. coined. Most OF those who al
vOcatel the policy Of limited coinage ar.
now openly demanding the single gold
standard. 50 that. regardless Of the less
important question OF ratio. all sincere
friends Of silver are necessarily thrown
together as opposing forces. II is evident
that the ultimate purpose OF the advocates
OF gold as the only redemption money is e
d. more than establish a single standard.
As shown by resolutions adopted by what
l. termed the state democracy OF New
York representing. the money power ri
that great city. IL Is proposed 10 - further
than heretofore in the overthrow Of the
existing system Of finance. These rcsolu-
tiCrS ucuOuucc the system under which the
republic has grown u its present proper