Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1890-1895, 1895-06-21

SHEE FIELD.
A Citizen Who Has Heard Much Of Silver
Speaks Out for Sound Money. r


Speaks Out for Sound Money.
Sheffield, June 1s-(Specia1 Core
spondence.)-I have been reading your
paper for some time and have only at
rare intervals seen anything from this
place, while there seems to be CORE
spondents in quite a number of places
over the state, and thinking possibly
that there are those who would like to
hear something from Sheffield L have
concluded to give you short letter from
here. We have had, and still have, our
silver discussions here. as they have had
them, and are still having them else
where over the state. But as business
interests become more absorbing, as they
are becoming continually, | think the sill
yer discussions are rather on the Wane.
Several of our citizens attended the big
convention at Memphis, and besides, the
Memphis Commercial is taken quite lib
orally here and we have all had an OPP
portunity of reading the speeches and
proceedings of that convention, and 50
if we are not all converted to that side
of the question it is not because we have
not had silver literature and plenty of 1t;
and besides, our local papers hereabouts,
or a considerable majority OF them are
strongly for silver at 16 to l. But not
withstanding the fact that the majority
of expressions we meet with from the
press seem to be on that side, quite
number u OQA peDpiG dtG very pLO-
nounced in their opposition to the 16 to
business. To say nothing as to the real
merits of the question, that has had so
much discussion, they are able tQ~see no
good reason why this discussion is being
forced upon them just at this time.
1 suppose it has rarely, il ever before,
been the case in the history of this
country where any party undertook
full year in advance of the regular can
vass to indoctrinate the people with its
peculiar IDEAS 1t has about 1t the APP
pearance of attempting to steal
march" on some one, or some other par
ty or parties. l remember only few
years ago when very prominent man
was censured over the whole country
because his friends held what was called
a ''midwinter" convention and instruct
ed delegates for him. That convention
was only a few months in advance of the
regular or usual time for holding con-
ventions for that office.
But all this discussion seems the more
inopportune still on account of the bust
ness interests of the country. While 1t
is apparent to every one who has eyes
to see that there is an improvement IN
business in every line; that there is
general forward movement in business,
these silver men seem not TO see II, ana
even pretend that ii is all dream and
fiction, that there is nothing real in it.
They seem to apprehend that general
revival in business over the whole coun-
try and a return of prosperity would re-
lieve them of their stock in trade. They
see that they could not then plead that
it is absolutely necessary that the in
iquity of 1873" should be wiped out be-
fore we can have a return of prosperity.
But that prosperity is coming. 1t may
be retarded on it's way, but 1t is coming.
It's harbingers have already arrived and
they tell us that its mighty forces are
moving steadily forward over the whole
country. The fact that some of the most
prosperous years that this country has
ever known have been since the "iniquity
of 1873" is a REPUTATION of the argument
that it is necessary for it to he wiped
out before prosperity returns again. We
are for as much silver as can be used
to be kept at par with gold. We want
sound money. CITIZEN.