The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-24
SILVER FATAL TO THE SOUTH.
EASTERN CAPITAL WONT CONE TO
DIME ON 4 1G To BASIS.

Cleveland Too Good "a Friend OF the
south to He Subjected to the Abuse
Vow Being HeRDed Upon Him.
Five Of the Cabinet Portfolios at
His Disposal Given 10 Dixie and
Also Many Other Positions Of the
Highest Honor and Trust.
Washington. June 23.-Strong personal
appeals are being made 20 the democrats
of the south and the southwest. by the
President and friends Of the Presidents
administration. to go 20 Chicago ana aid
e2-Secretary Whitney do battle for the
gold standard. IL IS uot tle anticipation
% a communication from Cen Fitzhueh
Lee in regard 20 Cuba. or the prospect Of
am early adjustment of the Venezuelan
controversy. that IS OBTAINING President
Cleveland TN Washington when be might
be at Gray Gables with his family. HIS
anxiety over the financial question. cou-
Piled with his desire TO clear up the rou-
tine work of the various departments
in connection with the close OF the fiscal
year. that has accumulated upon his ta-
BILE, IS the reason he did not 90 TO his
summer home as soon as congress adj
journed. This statement comes direct
from member OF his Official family. and
is v0uched for. The appeals which are
going out to the southern democrats
who are supposed 10 have influence with
the people IN their respective localities
do not m.nce matters i'm dealing with the
financial question. Southern democrats
are reminded that the south ana the
southwest have nothing 10 gain by the
adoption of a free silver platform at
ratio of Is TO /. a sample of one OF the
letters sent out to-day was read TO the
Morning News correspondent by a prom
inent member of the administration. II
went on to call attention TO the unhealthy
growth Of the free silver epidemic through
out the south and the west. and the
lnclpent spread of the same malady in
certain portions Of the eastern and mid
die states and the unwise, the unpa-
rlouc and the distressing results eX-
pected 10 follow me surrender of the DEM
ocrauc party to the free silver agitation.
was depicted with all the eloqucnce Of
the President himself. TIA one Of his char
acteristic letters 10 the public.
The main feature of the letter was the
direct appeal to the sentimental nature
Of the southern people 10 sustain the
tration, first, because President Cleve-
land as the representative of the demo-
cratic party, has endeaVored TO uphold
and sustain the southern democracy and
relieve the people of the south from the
trials and tribulations under which they
lahored during republican administra-
uous. As an evidence of friendship to-
wards the southern people by the present
ADMINISTRATION 1t is stated that President
Cleveland has bestowed hye cabinet po-
sitiOns upon the south. Two assOcia te
Justices OF the supreme court two ambas-
sailors besides a number OF the most
prominent places In the diplomatic apd
consular service, have also gone to The
south under the Cleveland administration,
Ia addition TO a majority OF the most de-
sirable places in the public service
These facts are recalled by the friends
of the administration to impress upon the
minds of southern democrats that they
nave every reason to remain faithful TO
the party and its principles, under which
they have received so many personal ben
eiits. They are reminded that the friends
of the sound money democracy In the
east will not be willing to assist their
southern brethren any further II the lat
ter persist IN their advocacy OF a system
which means reputation and dishonor.
In other words, the object OF these letters
is to notify the southern people that IL
they persist in their wild chase Of the free
silver theories Of the west they need look
for no further financial aid IN their bus
mess enterprises from eastern capitalists.
When their outstanding obligations are
due no further extension of time Will be
given them, and they will be required to
pay or suffer the consequences, they may
turn to their free silver friends in the
west, but they are apt TO find the latter
class without capital except what they
obtain through their eastern connections.
There are several senatorial contests
pending in the south, and the populists
are going to make bid for a number Of
seats IN the House of Representatives now
occupied by democrats, who claim to be
Of the free silver faith In such extremi-
ties the people Of the south do not as a
rule turn TO the free silver advocates Of
the west for aid about election time, but
they send at once to their democratic
friends in the east, who up TO the present
time have never been appealed to in vain
As a member of the administration re-
marked to-day in this connection "Our
people in the south have all to lose and
nothing to gain by binding themselves 10
the free silver chariot. Our creditors are
in the east and not in the west When our
debts are due our creditors Will not be
satisfied with fifty cents on the dollar, and
the result is they will demand dollar for
dollar or foTeclose the mortgages they
hold upon our property"
1t is understood that this is the kind Of
logic Secretary Whitney and his sound
money associates will apply in dealing
with the southern representatives at Chi
cagO.