The herald., 1895-05-26
BATTLE OF THE STANDARDS

''If there we only a few more Patter-
sons and few less Crisps!" exclaims the
Hartford Times, Dem.
Thurman states that Carlisle stole his
silver speech from Sherman. Where the
latter obtained it is not stated.-Pasade-
ma. Star.
But really. il the peopie are crying for
silver coin, why is it that raid is not
made on the large amount already at
their disposal? This is a question We
have not seen discussed by either side Of
the silver question. Oakland Times.
"All that is really needed to keep the
South right on this money question is
few honest an courageous leaders like the
Tennessee member and the late Senator
Lamar OF Mississippi who SO successfully
rolled back the wave of infiationist senti-
ment in that state few years prior to his
retirement from the senate"
Theodore A. Kochs, a prominent citi-
zen OF Chicago, of German descent, is
quoted as giving expression to the follow.
ing financial views. which are as pointed
as terse: Free coinage of silver might
do very well il we could build Chinese
wall around our country. But, inasmuch
IS we are commercial nation and de-
pend upon commercial intercourse with
other countries, we must have a standard
that is recognized by them. ."-Terre
Haute Gazette.
Here is an item from an eastern paper:
"a paper devoted especially to the egg
Atkinson contributes to it an estimate
that 10. 800. 900, 900 eggs are laid in the
United States annually, and may fairy be
valued at $40. 600. 000. This equals our
pig iron and wool product put together. -
The above is subject which the "soun d
financiers" of the East ought to study.
They can tell us al, about ordinary sub
stances and explain perfectly that the
reason OF the fall OF prices during the last
twenty years has been due to machinery.
cheapness of transportation and other
causes. What transformation has taken
place in the little brown hen that enables
her to produce eggs at half the price she
charged for them twenty yesrs ago? Some
sound money advocate ought to write q
lay on the subject.-Salt Lake tribune.
The movement in favor of the rcstora.
tjon OF silver is gaining an impulse that
will sweep everything before it next
year. That the people are alive to the
importance of the subject is evidenced in
many ways. The big silver convention
now in session in Salt Lake is one of the
indications, and the convention to be
held in Memphis on the 11th of next
month is another evidence of an aroused
public senti. mt. In Kentucky the First
district Democratic convention Thursday
adopted an out and out free coinage
platform. The action taken in the Prus.
sian diet Thursday is of interest as index
ing the trend of opinion in Europe.
Count Mirbach introduced a resolution
that the German government take the in
itative in arranging an international BIZ
metallic conference and despite the oppo
sition of Chancellor Hohenlohe it passed
by vote of SO to 72. These straws indi-
cate a great deal.-Riverside Review.
No Democrat can. possibly reconcile the
honest money principles of Jefferson and
Jackson with the wild theories Of the
imagine with what amazement Jefferson
would have regarded a proposition to
make gold and silver full legal tender for
debts at am ratio that would have con-
flicted with the relations of the two met
ais in the worlds markets. With what
scorn benton would have treated the
smooth platitudes of Senator VOORHEES,
about maintaining the parity of gold and
siler in payment for debts at ratio
varying 100 per cent from their market
values How terrible would have been
his wrath at the more daring proposition
of Speaker Crisp to debase the standard
of money one-half by substituting for a
gold dollar silver dollar worth so cents !!
For the honor of the country. there were
no such Democratic statesmen as Voor-
hees and Crisp in Benton's days.D They
could not have breaJhed the same air
with him. He would have held them up
to public execration as the worst dema
gogues and repudiators. s.-Philadelphia
Record.
There was good deal of surprise, a
short time ago. when Governor McGraw
of Wa hington declined to appoint dele
gates to the silver convention at Salt
Lake, for the reason thst he thought such
action would misreplesent a majority of
his constituents.
Then came the surprise that on a can
vass of the leading newspapers of Ala
bama about four to one declared against
the independent, unlimited 16 to prop
| osition.
| And now comes Oregon with conven-
| tion Of 1000 mem bers to send delegates to
the national convention of Republican
leagues, and by an overwhelming ma
| jerity free silver instructions are voted
down. And from Iowa comes a similar
report.
| Illusions are melting. There is not the
numerousness of vociferators that their
vociferousncss seemed to indicate.-San
Bernai dino Sun.