The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-06-19
SOUTHERN EDITORS.
A Few OF Them Quoted BY the As
sOciated Press.

sociated Press.
Baltimore, June 1S.-Today's news con-
tains letters from many prominent south
ern editors giving their opinion on the
silver question and the drift of the sentl'
ment in their respective sections.
server-I am opposed to the unllm-
servr-srverI am opposed to the unllm-
tied coinage of silver by this country IN
dependently of international agreenleiiI,
The next National Democratic convention
should declare for sound money IN Such
terms as to leave no doubt that II Is OPP
posed to the free coinage OF silver. Inc
sentiment of this section IS IN laVor VI
r. w. johnson, the Houston Daily
Post-The last National DEMOCRATIC pat
form about expresses my ldea Oh Irle s-s si ns
both gold and silver without diScrlnlIiid-
ting against each other, but with leglsia-
tive safeguards to the extent OF preserE"
ing the parity of the two
II. J. Hearsey, the Daily States, New
Orleans-I agree with the presIuent and
secretary of the treasury ana favor
sound money. In my opinion, the rlgnt
thing would be to adopt the plank in the
Chicago platform of 1S92 with the dqu l
ton of a more SPECIFIC ana ringing, ueS
laration in favor Of the repedl OF lle ~
per cent. tax on state bank issues uiueI
proper safeguards, or any amendnent 70
the national banking law that Will enapie
farmers and other owners or 1nculnDereu
al a reasonable rate of interest A large
majority of the business men OF New Ut Ut
leans and the larger interior cities are Ior
sound money.
vor of unlimited coinage of silver by TINS
country independently or lnternatloIldt
agreement. The money plank IN the next
Democratic platform should declare Ioc
bimetallism, embracing free coinage at 10
TO l. The sentiment of my section on inns
question is for silver.
I am opposed to the unlimited coinage OF
silver independent OF the lnternatlolIaA
agreement Public sentiment in THIS sec
ton is divided. o,4.,,
Memphis-I am opposed to the unlimited
coinage of silver by this country mae
pendently, and regard b1metalllsn Is an
J. 70. MacGowan, of the Chattanooga
Times-The Chattanooga Times opposes
the unlimited coinage Of silver BY nus
country Independent OF lnterna tlot IA
free silver is strong, but 1t Is not as
strong as it was a few months ago.
NJ H Clayton. Roanoke Times-i favor
the free and unlimited coinage OF silver
at is to l by the United States withouI
considering Europe. 1 think unlimited
coinage is gaining friends in southWeSt
Virginia. The campaign OF educatloh Is
w S. Copeland, the State Newspaper
Company. Richmond, Val am opposed
TO the unlimited coinage Oh SILVER ny 1AA4I
country, independent of international
agreement. The sentiment Of the business
men of this city is largely in opposition
TO free coinage.
F.. S. Woodson, the Danville Na.l Reg
ister-I am opposed to the unlimited coin
age of silver by this country independ-
emily I claim to be a true bimetalllst.
Edward Craighead, Mobile Reglster-l
am opposed to the free coinage independ-
ent of European countries at the ratio OF
is to l, and doubt whether even the IN
ternational agreement would make sure
the parity between gold and silver com.
F. w Evans, the Age-Herald, Blrmlng-
ham-The unlimited coinage OF silver by
this country independently of information
al agreement would prove a public calam-
ity- -.
am unalterabIy opposed TO the free COIN
age of silver at any ratio with or with
out international agreement During the
past six months there has been a marked
Change in public sentiment on this Ques-
ton in Kentucky.
News-I am opposed to the unlimited
coinage of silver by this country in
dependently of international agreement.
The majority of sentiment in this part OF
Georgia and IN Florida is for sound
money.