The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1895-02-22
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT

Mr. EDIToE:-Thc experience of the
late blizzard is now hut Il memory. and The
blessed sunshine gives promise of better
times We continually in this life are sub
irct To seasons of calm and storm. but the
shadow /. sure to pass away. AMI what
was all doubt. uncertainty and bitterness
of spirit resolves itself INTO the JOYS of
hope
Such Thoughts it seems to me suit the
political condition of our country. We
are passing through Il storm CRISIS such
troubles are not new, they have arisen III
other times and have visited other nations.
They are but the uphcavcl> in the p"liti-
cal world. the counterpart of what occurs
in the natural order. After the storm has
subsidized. the political atmosphere is puri
fled and made better. list rs the natural
world is benefited.
We are now in the storm centre. The
one question that has caused the trouble,
Is Il purely economic one. and may he
stated in brief sentence. 1t i simply
what shall be the money of the country
Some say gold alone, others say silver
alnn. side with gold. and there the two
parties stand neither ready or willing To
make any concession. This Is the
dividing line. and there is really nothing"
of Il partisan condition i'll It, Both the
great parties are irrrvocably separated up
on the question of finance, rs the late vote
in the House clearly demonstrated.
With the federal treasury in Il crippled
state the President and his Secretary have
called upon the Congress for some meas
ure of relief, and the response of both the
Senate and House has been Il ne gativc one
and here the matter stands. The Sccre-
tarv of the Treasury has done what all his
Republican predecessors have rcSnrtcd to
when there was need for it. He has con
tractci to borrow Il sufficient sum of mon
cy upon the bonds of the government pay
able in coin, a> has been the uniform Gus
tom. but to save the people ut least SIG
600 900 in interest he has asked the Con-
"reSs To substitute the payment from coin
to gold. thus making it absolutely certain
to the lender, in what kind of money he is
to he paid his principal and interest This
the House by Il decided ma inrty refused
to do, and so this Congress is likely to al-
journ without having passed. any lrgiSla
ton upon the lines Recommended by the
administration.
The democratic party is divided. But
this is not surprising when thc cause of
that division is understood. 1t is the fight
between gold and silver. 1t is not a new
issue but is here to stay until settled. 1t
is Il most decided contest and the best
thinkers of the country are arrayrl against
one another. do not aspire To any grr.t
degree of financial knowledge. bat a> the
constitution of our country recognizes both
gold and silver as currency. to be passed
intrrchan ~ahlv 1T Il fixed ratio of differ
cncc. there i rood reason for the position
taken and held hv the advocates of silver
as money and there seems to be no good
reason for II radical departure from that
system of finance. We are Il great silver
producing land and this metal has been
coined into money from time mmrmorial.
why then at this late day, seek to lrmonc-
tiSr il:
The crisis has been reached and must be
settled 1t may take time. and during that
period business will he more or less unset
tied, and the people will be the sufferers
| Ii appears Il little anomalous that while
| the federal Treasury is hcin" constantly
! drained of gold the National Banks of the
| country are being cOrrrSpondinwly filled
| 50 that it is estimated that the ~ud held in
| the vaults of these banks. far exceed the
| amount of the reserve fund of gold that
must be kept on hand in the Treasury fol
the redemption of the liabilities Of the gov-
| rrnment How does this happen. except
that gold is being hoarde, by these banks
| to the dctrimrnt of the Treasury This
| looks wrong upon the face of the proceed
in"s. These banks are the creatures oi
legislation. and are projected in then
operations by acts of Congress. In ii WORD
| they are the wards of the government
| But il does seem as if they had grown too
opulent and powerful. and are beginning
to exercise a vicious influence. But thc>,
considerations are closely allied and be
bone part and parcel of the situation
| hu>
anxiety. and will br closely watched h,
| all who have the interest of this land and
its million Of people III heart, II,