The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-29

Senator Bacon must be amazed when he
sees il announced IN some OF the
Georgia papers which disseminate
populist financial views. that the
national democratic convention will
declare for the free and unlimited
coinage OF silver at the ratio
Of Is 10 /. The senator is a sllverite.
and he is in a position TO know what the
prevailing sentiment among democrats in
all parts of the country is as to what
position the national democratic conven-
ton viii take on the money question. Re
Gently he was quoted as saying that he
had no doubt that fl would adopt a sound
money platform. As far as we are in
formed, he has never changed that opin-
ion.
Notwithstanding Senator Bacon's opin-
ion, however, and the opinions Of many
other equally well informed democrats,
these Georgia democratic papers that
disseminate populist financial views con-
tinue TO assert that the national democ-
racy will get on to the financial plat
form Of the populists. 1t will not do so
as long as 1t continues in its right mind.
and there doesn't appear yet that there
is danger OF its losing its grip on COM
mon sense.
But these organs must have a motive
in asserting. day after day that the ma
tional democracy is going to adopt the
financial views Of the populists. What
is the motive? II looks very much as II
they were afraid that the silverites of
the democratic party in this state were
not going to be able to carry out that
part of their programme which calls for
the adoption Of a free silver coinage
platform by the state convention. Sen
sible democrats in all parts of the state
are beginning to see what folly it would
be for the state democracy to run the
risk Of putting itself in opposition to the
national democracy on the financial ques-
ton. To put the state democracy in op-
position to the national democracy in so
important a matter would mean the
wrecking of the party in the state.
If the silverites are so sure that the
national democracy will adopt a free sill
yer coinage platform, why are they so
anxious to have the state democracy
adopt a platform before the meeting of
the national convention? They are re-
markably inconsistent-so inconsistent, in
fact. that they afford grounds for doubt
ing their sincerity.
Senator Bacon ought to write a letter
to silvertes in the democratic party in
this state, and tell them what harm they
are doing the cause of free silver coin
age and the democratic party by their
wild and reckless statements. He should
remind them Of the Griffin silver con-
vention-a convention that was intended
to show that the democracy of the state
was unanimously and enthusiastically in
favor of free silver coinage, but which
turned out to be an insignificant affair
in which chiefly populists showed an inter
est. The silverite organs made about as
rash predictions In respect to what that
convention would do as they are now
making as to what the national demo-
cratic convention will do. These silver or
gans are great on statements. assertions,
promises and predictions, but, unfortu-
nately for the cause they support, there
is little reliance to be placed on what
they say. They are windy, but not re-
liable.