The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1895-10-09


fortably in tho same traces with Tho.
single gold standard mon Of tho north
aud east. In the south and west we;'
hear y great deal of lovely. tallS about
international bimetallism. The sug-5
gestion is made that half d oropfof
cotton, with higher prices, means
prosperity. But this is ono of tho
most serious delusions 5of those who;
are trying TO fool tho people, + a short
crop ut higher prices will bring no
moro money into the country than a.
large crop at lowor prioes; and money
ID what is needed to carry on business.
Tho CRY of the goldbugs III tho south
and west is for international bimetal-
lism. This is folly, of courDe, and tle
people will como to understand it.as
such when the campaign comes on i
but, meanwhile, tho northern and
eastern goldbugs are going forward
knocking international bimetallism in
the head. They say that but ono Of
the democratic state conventions (that
Of Mississippi) that have acted this
year has declared for the free and un-
limited coinage of silver, while Kon-
tucky, Iowa, Maryland, Ohio, Penn-
sylvania, New York and New ersey
have declared against 1.-THE ratio Of
strength being IS to 270. .li3
They purposely omit Nebraska,
which nominated q full state ticket on
a free coinage platform, and alec omit
tho democratic state conventions Of
Illinois and Missouri, which declared
for free coinage, while in Kentucky
the democratio candidate is making Il
straightout fight in favor Of free coin \
age. if
But what is tho condition of affairs
in Now York, whose attitude may DO
taken rs n fair sample of eastern senti- X
mentP Senator Hill urged in tho Syr-
aouso convention TINT steady effort
bo made in favor Of an international
agreement, and declaring against free
coinage "only under present condi-
tions." This was part OF the plat
form proposed in the draft prerared
ny the subcommittee on resolutions.
All reference to IN international
agreement was stricken out inJthe
financial plank as passed. and bfoad
declaration against FREQ coinage undcr
any conditions WAS substituted. This
shows that tho free coinage movement.
so far as tho east is concerned, has no
relation whatever with any attempt to-
inaugurato international bimetal-
ism" That is more cloak for tho
single gold standard, and Of late tho
boldest of the eastern organs have
thrown off this cloak as no longer neo-
essary, and arc now striving TO oon-
vince their renders that nm interna-
tional agreement ia as impraoticablea as
free coinnge. 1. q A. 81 X. 4. y
Tho whole contest is now ono be-
tween American bimetnlliem the res z
toratiop Of failyor- and tho single gold
standard. We do not blame the east
ern people for advocating tho single
gold standard. It is to theiri tempo
rary interosts. u Under 4 it's! operations4
they have gained pretty nearly Ill that &
the rost Of tho country has lost, q aud |,
they hove great reason to advocate s a {
b''sonnd : cnrrenoy at tho expense ;so "a
unsound prices. Cotton has all lvanced, e,
but only because tho farmers we're &
compelled to cut down thoirI orops,
owing to the low prices under the sin
gle gold standard. But tho higher;
prices they are getting now, with a}
short Drop, will not by any means re
pay them for the losses they sustained
under the low prices OF last year. 81 a IS 4
While the eastern gold standard
mon have shown o disposition and n
desire to throw of tho thin disguise of
international bimetallism, the southern
and western gold standard mon are
making trem endous attempts to draw it
closer around their shoulders. Wo do /,
not think that any honest voter can
be deceived by any such barefaced
scheme, but we do think that if tho
single gold standardists OF the south
and west desire to appear before tho
rest of the country on nm honest plat
form, they orght to discard and throw
away the sham and disguise Of "intor-l
national bimetnllism, /" which is esson-
TALLY and entirely played out.
JUDGE THOMAS SELECTED