Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-07-20
A TURN IN THE TIDE.
Sound Money suppiantins the white
Metal Craze. ,it

Metal Craze.
There are gratifying indications that
the free-silver movement has reached
high-water mark. While the agita-
tion in favor of unlimited coinage is
actively continued in the western and
southern states, no appreciable prog
ress is making in the direction of
practical success. In some of the
states where the free-silver craze has
been most acute, there are, on the con-
trary, signs of a healthful reaction. In
Kentucky eight OF ere eleven demo-
cratic district conventions have de-
clared in favor of sound money, and in
the state convention recently held
the free-silver men were very decisive
ly beaten after persistent and des-
perate struggle. In Tennessee, as
well as in the other southern states,
the outlook is every day improving. In
Georgia, where the silver tide appeared
to be sweeping everything before it
several weeks ago, it is now, in the
opinion of careful observers, arrested.
This is due in part to the fact that
many prominent persons. and some
influential newspapers which until re-
Gently had taken no active part in the
discussion of this question, have now
taken pronounced stand in support
of the principles enunciated by the
Memphis conference. The speech of
Secretary Carlisle, made at that con-
ference, is quite generally quoted as
having had good deal of influence in
determining the attitude of many in
ta1liUaDt narSOpS Tn several StntnS
the activity of the silverites has been
antagonized by the organization Of
sound money leagues, composed of those
who are opposed to the debasement of
the currency. These leagues are
especially numerous in Mississippi,
where a hot campaign is being fought
on this general issue. In Ohio the sill
yer element of the democratic state
committee has recently been beaten on
the question of fixing the date of the
state convention. All over the west
the indications are contirmatory of
this healthy tendency. A peculiarly
gratifying fact is that republicans gem
orally are arraying themselves in OPP
position to the silver party. Even in
Colorado the republican state league
| has ucCllueu W COIIlullJ lJSell' W IHo
extreme ground of the populist-silver
faction. In Kansas, where the silver
sentiment has generally been regarded
as practically supreme, it is now said
that eighty per cent. of the weekly
republican newspapers, and a large
proportion of the influential dailies,
are opposed to unlimited coinage.
But these indications that sound
views are supplanting the delusions
which have possessed the popular mind
in some parts of the union should not
beget indifference or inactivity on the
part of those who appreciate the evils
which would follow upon triumph
of the silver party. The struggle is
not yet finished. There is an element
in both political parties which will
continue the effort to secure an en-
bodiment of the silver view in the
party platforms The work of discus
sion and organization, therefore, should
be vigorously prosecuted in every
state, as we'll in rural neigh hborhoods
as in the towns and cities. The battle
being now fnlly joined, it should be
fought out to finish, and nothing that
is necessary to success here and now
should be left undone. - Leslie's
| Weekly.