The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1895-10-26
FOR SOUND MONEY.
Southern Editors Who Are Opposed -
Free Silver.


Free Silver.
The following list contains the senti-
ments of many. of the more prominent
editors Of the south regarding the un-
limited coinage of silver:
II am opposed to the unlimited coin
age of silver by this country indie
pendently. / claim to be true BIZ
metallist."-F. S. Woodson, of the Dam
vile (ya.) Register.
1.-The unlimited coinage of silver by
this country Independently of interna-
tional agreement would prove a public
calamity. Fl V. Evans, of the Birm-
ingham Age Herald
sIam opposed to the unlimited coin
age Of silver by this country inde-
pendently, and regard bimetallism as
an iridescent dream."-A. ii. Pickett,
of the Evening Scimitar.
81 am opposed to the unlimited coin
age of silver independent OF interna-
tional agreement Public sentiment
| in this section is divided. &c. ii.
Baskette, of the Nashville (Tenn.)
Banner. 5~
81 am opposed to the free and I'M
limited and independent coinage OF sill.
ver at the rate of sixteen to one, and
doubt whether even international
agreement would make sure the parity
between gold and silver coin. Ed
ward Craighead, Mobile Register.
IT am opposed to the unlimited coin
age of silver by this country inde-
pendently of international agreement.
The majority of sentiment in this part
of Georgia and Florida is for sound
money!. II. Estill, OF the Savannah
| (Ga.) Morning News.
4 II am opposed to the unlimited COIN
age of silver by this country independ-
ent of international agreement The
sentiment of the business men of this
city is largely in opposition to free
, coinage. w. S. Copeland, the State
Newspaper Company, Richmond, Va
1.-THE Chattanooga Times opposes
the unlimited coinage of silver by this
country Independently of international
, agreement. The southern sentiment
! for free silver is strong; it is not al
strong as 1t was few months ago y
j. K. MACEDONIAN, of the Chattanooga
| (Tcnn.) Times.
sThe last national democratic plat
form about expressed my idea of The
= silver question. am in favor of coin
1 age Of tSth gold and silver withou
. discrimination against either, but Will
1 legislative safeguards to the extent 0
, preserving the parity of the two. "-R
l. M. johnson, of the Houston ffex.
8 Daily Post
el II am opposed to the unlimited coin
: Inge of silver by this country indie
+ lpendentlyof international agreement
: 1.-THE next national democratic conven
q ton should declare for sound money J
/ such terms as to leave no doubt tha
q it is opposed to the free coinage OF 81
n yer. The sentiment of this section
d in favor of free coinage. -. Z. Gale
4 we'll, of the Charlotte (N. W Observer
III 81 agree with the president and tn
a secretary of the treasury and am &c
d sound money. In my opinion the rigf
). thing would be the plank in the Oh
"a capo platform of 1892 with the add
d ton of. more specific and ringin
,e declaration in favor of the repeal {
If 1.-THE ten per CENT tax state bank issue
lunder proper safeguards, or an amen'
d tment to the national banking law tn;
re will enable farmers and other owne
ID of unincumbered real estate to obtal
a. banking privileges at reasonab
O. rate of interest. A large majority
Mt the business men of New Orleans al
er the large interior cities are for "soui
ar money."-H. J. Hearsey, OF the Ne
at Orleans Daily States.