The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-21
JUDGE swEAr-S SILVER VIEWS.
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Correspondent.

4 Denial OF Statements Made by n
Correspondent.
waycross. Ga. July eo.-Editor Morn
ing News: one l. ". Hubbard. your cor
responder; az This place. Is understood
TO be the author % the following special.
which appeared in your issue Of this date.
concerning myself
Naycr0ss. Ga. J lly 19-Judge Sweat has
returned from the Griffin convention. He
dlned at the Kimbau one day this week
with Senator Morgan. ex-senator Walsh
and half a dozen other prominent silver
advocates. While in Atlanta, Judge Sweat
gave the public two interviews on the
financial question. In an interview in the
Atlanta Constitution Wednesday, he said
that be was in favor of free silver an
abundance OF il and on the same day in
the Journal he said in an interview that
he was opposed 10 the free unlimited and
independent coinage Of silver"
Now, here are the two interviews re-
ferred 20, and which II must be presumed
Hubbard had before him
Atlanta Constitution.
Hon. J. L. Sweat, Judge Of the Bruins
wick circuit, is in the city.
Il am just here for a few days on bus
itics. Indeed, am not actively IN politics
now, being on the bench. As far as the
financial question is concerned 1 may say
that / am decidedly in favor of the more
liberal use of silver as money than now.
1 think the policy Of our government
paying out in gold on demand ought to
be changed and that It should have the
option of paying out in both gold and
silver. The government takes gold the
same as silver, and il should have the
right to pay out accordingly. L think
that our circulating medium should be
increased, not only by the continued coin
age of gold, but by the coinage of sill
ver limited to the production Of our own
mines, foreign bullion being excluded.
We should also repeal the 10 per cent.
tax on state banks of issue, so as TO in
crease our banking facilities. l am not
an extremist on this question and 1 ad-
vocate a compromise or some kind"
Atlanta Journal.
Hon. ]. L. Sweat Of Waycross. Judge
of the Brunswick circuit is at the Kim
ball Il am opposed" said he, ''to the
free. unlimited and Independent coinage
of silver. We want a monetary system
maintained that will guarantee a suffi-
cient volume Of circulating medium alb
solutely sound and stable The treasury
should be protected against the frequent
raids made upon it by which the gold
reserve is depleted. AS the government
makes no discrimination in the kind OF
money received in payment of public
dues, let it exercise the right of paying
its coin obligations on demand equally in
gold and silver.
Let there be no gold coinage or paper
currency in denominations less than five
or ten dollars, so as TO increase the de-
mand and use for silver as the money
change of the country and when the idle
silver now stored In the treasury vaults
is put in circulation provide for the fur
Their coinage of American silver, limited
to the demands of business, making sill
yer as well as gold a legal tender for all
dues both public and private, keeping the
mints open to the continued coinage of
gold for its larger demand and use in do
nestle and foreign trade. Repeal the 10
per cent. tax on state banks of issue so
as to increase our banking facilities I'M
der proper safeguards of legislation
Stop party dissension and factional abuse,
adhere to the great Fundamental demo-
cratic doctrine of local self-government
a tariff for revenue only, and economy in
the administration of public affairs. and
with the swelling tide of prosperity grad
ually extending over the country, dem
1896
These interviews are in perfect accord
with recent interview I gave the Way
cross Herald trade paper and with each
other as far as they go, that of the
Journal more fully and clearly expressing
my views. 1t will be seen, therefore. thar
1tubbards special is without foundation.
There also appeared recently in your pa-
per ana IN the Journal statements COM
ing from this same correspondent pur-
porting to have been made by me. while
as a matter of fact, he has had absolutely
no interview with or expression
OIL views from me. l have given to the
financial question some impartial study
ana research and though not actively in
politics, feel the same interest in a
proper settlement of it that every good
cltlzen ought, and such a settlement of
the question as will rebound to the har-
mony, success and glory of the Demo-
cratic party. I am not an extremist
neither a gold monometallist or silver
HlohohetaIllst, but am conservative in
my views, believing in such am adjust
ment of the financial question as viii
insure to this country sound.
stable currency of gold silver
and paper money, and as will be condu-
GIVE to the permanent good and prosperity
OF the people. did not attend the Griffin
silver convention, but on my way home
from Atlanta stopped off there for a few
hours to hear the financial ques ton dis
cussed by the senator from Alabama
Gen. John 7. Morgan, whom knew and
admired IN war as 1 have in peace, but
from whose Views and conclusions in the
main. l respectfully dissent Let me
say in conclusion that in my humble
opinion there are just as good democrats
on one side Of the financial question as
agitated and discussed to-day as upon
the other. and what l trust to see is not a
disruption of the party on this question.
but the unity of the party preserved ana
It's continued administration of public az
lalrs assured ]. l.. Sweat.
GuytOn GIeanings.