Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-06-11
but this doesn't imply that the man may

but this doesn't imply that the man may
not say the same In event of the tables
being turned and he becoming ene I'M
portuned. Down in Rockland, however
there Is 4 young man who couion say
no. He came to the city clerk for mar
risge license He evidently wash mucn
acquainted with the mode OF procedure
and was considerably astonished to learn
that he couldn't be married for five Gays.
Whom told this he heaved sigh of RELIEF
and reiapsiDg into seat exclaimed,
"Well Pm-glad of it,
We can't avoid the feeling that It
would be well for the Hon. Arthur Sewall
to act upon his own advice and study the
matter carefully. He gives his case en-
tirely away when he admits that free sill
yer would drive gold out and he doesn't
even expect it to return for =" five or SIX
years. But be says we need both gold
and silver. AS we now have both gold
and silver and as he admits free silver
would drive gold out for five or six years,
1t would seem that Mr.. Sewall isn't
quite logical.
There have been some who questioned
whether the Hon. Arthur Sewall favored
free silver and approved Of the Illinois
convention or whether he thought simp-
ly that the Democrats should get together
In national convention and settle the
policy Of the party. In an interview with
reporter of the Bath Times, however,
Mr.. Sewall leaves no chance to doubt what
his position is. He seems to have heard
something about 'crime" back in 1878
and believes it. He says: % am hearth
ly in favor of the free coinage of silver
at the ratio of 16 to /. The more think
of the matter the more 1 am convinced
that l am right. The advocates of gold
recommendation are chiefly the bankers
and capitalists Of Wall street-men who
certainly do not represent all the wisdom
and patriotism of the country. A single
gold basis is not safe one for our flnan-
ces-it is too liable to be affected by move
ments in moneyed circles We need both
gold and silver as the founders of this gov
eminent wisely ordered The first step
toward return to than condition must
be the undoing of the wrong effected
through the characterization of silver in
1910. vi CUurSc bIlc llTSu TcSulU WUulu Uc
to drive out gold and for five or six years
silver would be the currency of the coun-
try, but the result would be that silver
would gradually appreciate while gold
would steadily depreciate and we should
soon be back to the condition we once en-
joyed when the two metals were at a pari-
ty I believe the financial question will
be the leading one in '96. believe the
great majority of the citizens of this coun-
try are in favor of free silver ard I hope
the Democratic national convention will
make this the paramount issue in the next
campaign and fight 1t out on this line.
If you want to make but two classes in
the country one the very rich and the
other the very poor, the quickest way to
accomplish it is by means Of the single
gold standard. Every man should study
the matter carefully so as to be able TO act
intelligently next year
Bowdoin paid compliment to Colby S
new cinder track.
Turner is getting excited over an cleo
trio railroad.
Hartland Is to be a centre of attraction
ON July 4th. Different towns will COM
pete for the prizes offered for the best dis
plays of fantasies, there will be fireworks
and ball In the evening and si45 is
offered in purses for the races at the Hart