The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-12
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again." says the poet. It was crushed TO
earth In Colorado. so far as it had any
relation to silver. but it has risen again.
The New. York Times reprints some OK
tracts from The Durango (Col) Democrat
of June q. These extracts are from the
leading editorial article OF the paper. ana
are decidedly interesting. The editorial
appears to have been written after the
paper was about ready to go to press.
and on receipt OF news that the democrat
ic state convention Of Kentucky had de-
clared for sound money.
To appreciate the extracts fully II
must be understood that the Durango
Democrat was one of the fiercest silverite
papers in Colorado. Even the issue in
which the editorial appears from which
the extracts are taken. bristles with
bitter attacks upon gold bugs" "WaE
street sharks" and "Shylocks." The ed
itorial. however. tells the experience Of
the editor-an experience that many an,
other silver bug editor is likely TO rec
ognize. 1t is entitled "a Confession Wrung
From Conscience" and the following are
extracts from It:
Kentucky has spoken. Her honest
stroke in support Of the gold standard
sounds the knell Of the silver huTnbug
within her borders and sets a good exam
pie for other states.
1T is time, for the sake Of Colorados
reputation for honesty. If not for common
sense, that some one in authority should
disabuse the minds of eastern and for
eign investors of the notion that this
whole state has run silver-mad 1t is true
that The Democrat has Joined with other
newspapers in Colorado, for reasons which
need not be specified here. in booming sill
yer, while everybody knew that it was
steadily and irresistibly on its way down
hill. But the limit has been reached. Con-
science revolts. as decency long ago re-
volted, against carrying on this fraud any
longer The political ends to be gained
by it sink into insignihcance when con-
trastod with the damage which is bound
to result from it in the long run"
But. since for once The Democrat is
permitting itself the luxury of telling the
truth on the silver question, let us make
still further admission: We cannot. by
any hocus-pocus or tomfoolery, by any
false estimates of .our own strength, by
any brag or buster or empty swagger,
prevent the old world from collecting ev,
cry dollar, every dime, every cents worth
of debt due from US, with full interest to
date of payment"
The editor. further along in his article
admits that if the silverites were successes
full only Americans would be cheated. He
describes the means by which Colorado
has been kept in the front rank of the
silver states, and declares that 1.-THE
Democrat is ashamed of itself for having
lent its influence so long to the perpetua>
ton of the humbug," He challenges his
readers to deny that he is pursuing the
right course in making the confession"
refusing TO further advocate free silver
coinage, and in determining 10 stand by
sound money in the future. His article
closes as follows:
But there is not an intelligent and edu,
Gated reader within reach of these lines
| who does not know that every word we
| have penned is downright, solid, unassail-
able truth. Bankers, merchants. mechan>
| les, farmers-we do not rule out any o.
| these classes. In their innermost hearts
! they know that we are upholding national
| honor against dishonor, national credit
against contempt, national prosperity
against failure. They know that if the
| people had listened, not TO Woleott and
! Teller Jones and Stewart, who have mere
/ ~ echoed a passing clamor, but TO Grover
| Cleveland, with his mastery foresight,
! his broad common sense, his firm con-
| victions of patriotic duty, and his unwav-
! ering courage in the face of every form
| spared the isnominy of taking the back
| track nova course which offers the only
| alternative of destruction"