The Van Buren press., 1895-06-22
Or. pS1ce's CeoaO 0alkla4 Powlee
Wssirsrale ellGAese nelslaal 01esoa.
Governor 6srlaud,s Greatness llemen.
strate1 By His Views - the
Silver Question.

ChvcH YoeSssVAs
From the Little Rock Presa
The following letter from Hon. A. b.
Garland, our own distinguished town..
man, to the Memphis Bimefallic
League will be read with great interest:
WASHINGTON, June 4.
W. N. Brown, ESQ.,. President Of the
Central Bimetallic League Of Shelby
County, Memphis, Tenn:
DRAR Hm:-I am greatly Obliged to
yOu for the special invitation to be
present at the great bimetallic conven.
ton to Be held ct Memphis on the 18th
and 18th Of June just received.
There arc several reasons, tnsur-
m0untable, which It h needless to men.
ton. why ! cannot accept this invita-.
ton; but I am none the less In full,
direct and unequtvoca1 accord with the
objects and purposes Of the calling Of
this convention and hope and pray It
will be success IN all respects, and it,
teachings and Lessons may meet the
approval Of our people, and serve to
bring the country now debt ridden and
generally depressed almost beyond hope,
back to the ways and methods Of real
comfort and healthy prosperity.
Dtspassionstely and as co0lly - !
can, re reading, after study Of Il many
times the report to Congress Of Alex.
ander Hamilton, ~ Secretary Of the
Treasury, May, 8. 1891. on the
establishment Of the mint following,
from then, the history Of our finances
and the workings Of our financial laws
on In due course till 1878. when silver,
by an awkward Caesarian operation,
was mercilessly torn from the body Of
our financial system !; re. reading, In like
temper, Of the wonderful speech Of
Senator Beck-Kentucky's dauntless
tribune In his day-in which he reviews
al these laws and the whole history Of
finance in our country, and depicts In
scarlet letters this ghastly tragedy Of
1873; this speech uttered In March,
1888, and afterwards Reproduced and
read IN full by Morgan, the accom-
plished Senator of Alabama, ~ q psrt
|n the United States Senate In January,
1894 and re- reading once again the
Ipeech Of Mr.. Carlisle In 1878 In the
House Of Representatives fresh from
the homes Of his constituents In
Kentucky, these views Of Mr.. Carlisle
being afterward used, word for word,
by such commanding men and fearless
defenders Of their states interests ~
Coke and Walthall In recent
discussion OF this question say,
re perusal and re. study Of these noted
productions leaves me NO room what.
ever to doubt the expediency and the
wisdom of the doctrine this convention
Is called to promulgate and support.
Not protesting to know and under.
stand the abracadabra Of finance, and
probably there are no two people who
DO understand It alike, yet these pro.
with the stubborn and un.
bending facts Of history now before us,
furnish me rock sufficient upon which
to build my politico- financial church.
Read them by day, study them by
night, and like good and kind neighbors,
send them around to be freely read by
al who will.
guage differing essentially from that
used by him In 1878; and we must not
answer him with . sneer or con.
hoot, or POnsnappian
ejaculation--that will not do. He has
the right to change his opinion; yea,
more. il honestly he believed he was
wrong then 1t Il his duty to change
them now and give the reason for the
faith that IL In him. It is said fools
and dead men alone never change their
opinions. We were all, believe, for
one l know was glad when he was
called to the high trust now In his
hands, and no breath Of suspicion as to
bis honesty Of purpose, am sure, will
be famed or encouraged In any way by
any Of those who know him-not by q
single one but meet his arguments now
With his arguments then. To my mind,
after reading both, then and now, his
and arguments then are far
superior In logic, in force and in direct
to those he now sets forth.
He was then about forty three years
Did, having served Kentucky in many
high places, In close communion with
Ais constituents constantly-the elec.
sricity between him and them was then
kept fresh and warm Ill the time-his
keen and at its best, and his
environments all told him to know well
md study closely the wants Of his
people, and SO completely did he do
his he came TO the Senate, and great
mantle fell upon him, which TO wear
was honor and fame enough for any one.
Confront him then with his views and his
,easons therefor in 1878, and trust 10
heir weight and superiority. This is
INST and fair debate-let reason and
ogic, not anger and prejudice prevail in
II this discussion. Mere personal ques-
ions will not cnlighten the people one
ota on this all absorbing tnnif. tha,.