Birmingham age-herald., 1895-05-06
THE STATE CALLED DOWN.

The following is a good sample of the marry corrections the "White Fawn' is called upon to make by democratic papers;
 The Birmingham State On last Tdes- day published a list of Alabama news papers showing their standing on the financial question. In this list the Au- yocate is represented as faYorlng single gold standard Such misrepre- sentation as this is getting to De an moving. There can be only one opJecl in it, and that is to misintorm uhsus- meeting people as to the real character of the opposition of free collage or silver and to prejudice them against the cause of sound. honest money. We do not Know of democratic newspaper or pupnc man in Alabama who favors gold stahdara. The advocates of sound money believe m bimetallism, but they do not believe that bimetallism can be maintained by adopt ing the free coinage of silver without the co-operation of other nations Placing such newspapers and men in the raise light of favoring gold stanaara IS growing tiresOme and we have addressed fhe Birmingham State the following let ter with a request to puDhsh' put whether it will show the fairness to do so we cannot say:
 To the Editor of the State:
 In your list of Alabama newspapers on last Tuesday showing their stand- ing on the financial question. you placed the Coosa Advocate in the list headed: For Cleveland's Single Gold StandA ard" It is manifestly unjust for you to place the Advocate in the light of favoring a single gold standard. when nothing which could be so construed has ever appeared in it's columns. The Advocate is opposed to a single gold standard, and Is likewise opposed to a single silver standard. The Advocate believes in bimetallism, and for thai reason is opposed to the free. coinage of silver without international agree ment. believing that it would ultimately lead to silver monometallism. In your list, under the same head, were other newspapers which 1 am sure have never declared for a single gold standard. Tn fact I do not know of single demo- cratic newspaper in Alabama which has declared for such a dangerous finan- cial policy I take the view that If any naDer wanted the single gold standard adopted, it would certainly advocate that policy plainly and openly-there would be no good reason Tor dlsguls- ing the matter. When you place ma ioritV of the democratic newspapers of Alabama in the light of favoring a sin gle gold standard, when in fact they do not favor such a policy, 1t does seem to be an unjustifable assumption. It cer- tainly cannot be that every editor who opposes the free coinage of silver is rascal or a coward, to the extent of favoring one policy and advocating an other Let's have a fair, honest dlScus- sion of the financial question, devoid of such misrepresentations as this If paper declares itself for bimetallism and against free coinage, give it to the world that way and don't inipeach its hon. esty by publishing to the world that it is for the gold standard likewise if it is for bimetallism and also free coin age. it would be unfair to say that it was for the silver standard. l believe the State will do me the justice and show the fairness to publish this.
 JAS. o. SMITH,