The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-01-09
STAND OF The SILV ERlTES
Free and Unlimited Coinage Their
Rlllyins Cry.

The Washington star Puts the South
in the Attitude of an Unoompro-
missing Stand for the White Metal.
The Successors Of the Recent Till
mantle Revolution in South Carolina
Asoribsd to the Demand for Free
ooinaRe-The Situation in North Car
olina Also Attributed to the Alleged
Popular Demand for Free Silver.
Washington, Jan. S-"Free and unllm-
ited coinage Of silver or nothing" is the
rallying cry of the advocates of the white
metal in both houses OF congress. The re-
cert declarations Of Representative Bland
and other free silverltes in the House and
the action OF Senators Blackburn and Har-
ris, renewing their allegiance to free coin
age in the face of the Administrations
urgent appeal FOR conservative financial
action. are applauded by other southern
democrats Of equal prominence Represen-
tative Shell says a great majority Of the
people demand free silver and will not be
satisfied until law to that erfect is placed
upon the statute books.
The Star. in a sensational article on this
subtect,does the conservative business men
Of the south great injustice by stating
that the south is not now in the humor for
compromises on the silver question and
will be likely to withdraw her commission
from any man. no matter how high his
reputation or how loyal his past services,
who wavers at this time on this issue
In supper. OF this startling assertion the
cites al
olutton in South Carolina as a COM
plete victory FOR the friends OF free sill
Yer and repudiation of the course OF the
national democracy on the financial ques-
ton. II Is asserted that "The first rumb-
lngs Of discomfort are said 20 have been
occasioned by the failure Of Senators
Hampton and Butler 10 take n decided and
advanced stand for silver EX-Gov. TIN
man, then an obscure young man, saw
his opportunity, took this complaint
against Senators Hampton and Butler FOR
basis Of action, and founded an opposl-
ton party with free coinage for its cry.
Mr.. Butler tackled at last and during the
silver fight a the special session stood
up for the free coinage course but il was
too late TO save himself lie Is TO give
place TO Tilman, whose course as sena-
tor is expected to bo governed entirely boy
the programme Of tho silver men,"
The situation in North Carolina is also
cited 10 Illustrate the free silver cOnten-
tlon. The legislature in that state is on
the eve of assembling, and one Of It's
acts would be the retirement of Senator's
Ransom and Jarvis and the election OF a
populist ana a republican to succeed them
Gen. Ransom has been in the Senate for
nearly a quarter Of century, and, until
recently was considered inVnclble at
home. Marion Butler. the populst leader
slated for his seat, Is young enough TO be
Gen. Ransom's son, and has been promi-
nent In the politics Of the state only a very
few years His rise, the silver men claim
has been due almost exclusively to his
bold championship OF silver. The fact
that Gen. Ransom, also, was friend OF
silver was lost sight Of, the silver men as
sert, in the later unsatisfactory record
of his party, and in his own failure to
stand out, as the special session IN 1893
against the unconditional repeal OF the
purchasing clause of the Sherman act
Mr.. Butler has pledged himself to devote
his energies as senator. in every way
possible to the rehabilitation Of silver
as a money metal"
With such a feeling rampant in the
breast Of the free silver men, the outlook
for financial reform is dscouraging. The
statements above quoted do not repre-
sent the sediment Of such men as Rep
resentatVes Turner and Black Of Georgia
Catchings Of Mississippi McCreary Of
Kentucky, Washington Of Tennessee, and
other gentlemen who votel for Speaker
Crisps resolution in caucus, who are
sincere IN their effort to give immediate
and practical relief to the treasury IL
they have to sacrihc their own convictions
to bring about such a result.