The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1895-05-20

lsm because then a common ratio
be agreed upon But how can tins
be accomplished unless we act! All {
at international agreements in the
have failed. Do you suppose II VIII
be accomplished without detern
vigorous effort on the part OF It's Irls
When the friends of silver become
in the political council and detern
they may bring about international a
ment; but VINO can hope Tor ina.
the friends of bimetalliSm sit down
make no effort to rally their forces?
good political fight was ever whipped
out an earnest, determined effort, an
those who are talking international az
ment are sincere, ought they not ask
government, the most powerful nation
existence, to come forward IN a rear
and determined way to aid in bringing az
the result. Do you suppose that Dy prea
ing that silver is deprecated ana that
ity cannot be maintained VIII ala III DIl
ing about this result? Is it not true that
this country with all of its power ana
fiuence should declare in favor OF free
unlimited coinage OF silver IheTe "ot-
cause the friends of silver or bllnetalllSm
other countries to rally to its support al
would inevitably result in bringing about
international agreement?
Must Have IL New Financial System
who will contend that our financial sys
tenn during the past twenty-five years ha
been correct and to the best interests of tn
great mass of the people? IL it has been
is il not true that on every stump oui
democratic speakers have slandered our op
poaents-the republicans? Did a sing
democratic orator in Georgia say, rept
the Sherman act; stop there; no futher
islation for silvery L answer nor
If he did, L never heard of it.
rely upon gold alone in the future
demption money, with such marrow
the gold reserve of d hundred mn
dollars could be wiped from eXiste
morning by the combined effort OF ]
fifty bankers in New York, cspecla
issue any large amount OF cree
Tggppm9 bic gold. IL the 70
had both gold and silver to use
to use as redemption for paper r
government would be twice as Str
cially.
we must look forward to a new
system. Our national banks VIA
when our national debt is paid. Tn
created expressly to carry the wa
ana they so out and as our pop.
and business increase. must we not IL
other sources for money enough 10 o.
business? The circulating medium Is q
50 per capita and that is inadequate. W
a nation FIRST begins the people eng
in agriculture, their habits are simple, CO
merce and manufacturing are scare
known to them and only a small circulat.
medium is then needed 10 carry on the Du.
ness But as the population increases and u
people grow in intelligence their wants anu
desires multiply, the productions OF the
earth increase TO an enormous extent, rail-
ways and telegraph lines are established
manufacturing and commerce make RAPID
str!des-then il requires much larger cir
culating medium. in my Judgment, TO meet
The wants and demands of trade and bust
ness. Now. has our circulating medlum
kept pace with our business interests and
demands? ] don't think anybody will con
tend that it has. We have now ABOUT
$4,000 miles of railway, as compared Win
$4,000 in 1870. 1T takes an enormous amount
Of money 10 carry on their business IN"
exDenses of conducting the telegraph lir
has increased more than threefOld IN =
" years The expenses of running n
eminent has more than doubled
ferent systems of public schools ma
than doubled in expenses IN TWEEN
The productions of the eafth q
roer-e have become enormous
rounded with all these conditions
tri!c that our wants ana desires
multiplied? Men nave grown
gence and does not this state OF
for a larger volume OF curfen
its demands?
The Plain Duty of Den
We had read yesterday of 5
isles declaration that '1f Il
national convention declares
coinage Of silver at is TO dc
l could do bur vote the repub
and / asked Colonel Clay:
do you suppose there y
in the democratic party IL
iSSUC2''
u do not. I believe
silver. the real bimeta'
the democratic party
primaries begin y
all true and 10y
ent views on III
people in the
selecting del
viii eNpr
dcruucra
this COW
the pcopl,
party in this
true and loE
result. When
meet with Gel,
to nominate can
vice president q pio
issue viii doubtless
cicau-cUt; the VIII of
expressed in that plato
the duty of every Gemocre
SuIt Otherwise the par
pieces No organiZatiOn-pRi
vf~c-cau be held together
party discipline and unless
will acquicsce i'm the decision
ity.'
Colonel Clay = PO
There was no mincinE Of
man claws talk. He has et
the financial question thought
fuI study. and ne is very pos
eluressiou of his opinions.
'.,The democratic party has e.
party Of the people said he
not going to desert them and tne
at this critical period
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