The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-18
a cArEcHIsM or GRAVES.
The Free silver and the lingo Crazes
Analysed.
From The New York Post

II Is a puDlfc Question arising IN free
country. Affecting the happiness. proper
y, lives. OF liberty OF large numbers Of
people. and as to which there Is some
FUNDAMENTAL difference Of opinion touch
ing the proper course 70 De pursued
O. q. What effect does a political is
sue produce on parties in free country
A IL divides existing parties, and some
times brings new parties into existence.
ing.
The course advocated by the majority is
taken.
80 Q. Does this settle it? A. 1t does
% q. WHAT issues are waiting to be
settled A. Those of protection and the
a. q. Are these questions Of the most
80 Q. whyg A Because one involves
the cost Of subsistence. the other the SOL
vency OF the government.
% Q. What is being done TO settle the
ques ton OF protection A. Nothing.
QOJ .. what is being done 10 settle the
currency question? A. Nothing.
Cd .. Why are these questions: not
are AFRAID to take them up.
pygiIR3g themselves with? A.; Crazes;
A. A craze is an irrational excitement
affecting large number Of people.
Q4) q. How do you distinguish a craze
from a true political issue? A. A politi-
cal issue is one about which there can be
an honest difference of opinion among
rational people. A craze has for its OBJ
Ject something which on examination is
seen TO be senseless. opposed to every
ones interest, and generally dishonest.
ODD .. Does a craze ever arise OF IT.
self? A. Not often
Q6) @. How does # usually arise? A.
II Is usually started by politicians and
fostered by newspapers
QlD .. What can a politicians object
be in starting a craze? A. To profit by
the ensuing excitement.
U9) Q. How does he expect to profit
by 1t? A. BY making people think that
1t presents a new question of Importance,
of deep public interest. which will divide
parties. BY means of keeping IL alive and
showing that he is on what he pretends
is the popular side of it, he hopes. to in
crease his political repute and keep in
office
(2O) @. How does newspaper profit
by craze? A. Any excitement increases
(21) Q. Have crazes ever become real
political issues? A Never
(22) @. Why2 A. Because. being based
on no real public demand or interest,
the public before long sees through them,
and they are abandoned by their authors.
They never divide parties and never pro-
(23) Q. When are they apt to be set on
foot? A. Within few months of presi-
dental election.
(24) Q. Is one object Of a craze to divert
public attention from real public ques-
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up? A. 1t is.
(25) @. What was the labor craze? A.
A craze got up to set labor against cap
(26) Q. What was the object of this
craze? A. To make laboring men believe
that they were to have more money and
fun than they could earn by labor.
CD Q. Was this rational? A. No. II
was highly absurd. Labor can never get
more money or fun than it can earn by
work.
(2s) @. Who established this rule? A.
God Almighty.
(29) O. What did the promoters of this
craze effect? A; They produced a tre7
laborer, resulting in gigantic strikes, a
paralysis of trade and commerce, wide
spread restitution, considerable loss of
life, and in many districts ruin and desc
lation.
800 G. Mention another craze. A. The
silver craze.
(sD Q. What is its obieet2 A. To enable
any one who owes a dollar 70 discharge
the debt by paying half-a-dollar.
(32) Q. Is this rational? A, No.
$50 @. Is it dishonest? A Yes.
Ga @. Does it seem likely to be success
Cs5) q. To what does it appeal? A. To
dishonesty among debtors; to conceit
among a small but conspicuous class
(S7) @. What is a bimetallist? A. An
otherwise intelligent man, afflicted with a
form of egotsm which leads him to try
than they can into a milestone.
.(SS) Q. What is the latest craze? A. The
lingo craze.
go @. What is a lingo? A. One de-
sirous that his country shall play a bully
part toward other nations.
co. @. Are there many such? A. There
are a good many in every country.
al Q. What is a political lingo? A.
A lingo in office. f-er rt.a..
CD O. What does he do2 A Egg the
others on.
(lS) O. Does he want to fight? A. No
He wants TO profit by others fighting OIL
threatening to fight.
CAD Q. What is the explanation of the
lingo craze? A. An idea entertained by
politicians that we are nation of DULLES
and braggarts, and want leaders of the
same sort.
(45) O. Why has this craze broken out
just now? A. Because politicians are
afraid OF confronting the only real ques-
lions before the country, and we are
within six months of a presidential cleo
ton"
(lS) Q. How does presidential cleo
ton affect the matter? A, They fancy
with the people, in favor of whoever bull
lies and swaggers the loudest.
Cd O. Is the jingo craze connected
with the silver craze? A. 1t is,
(4S) O. How? A. In case of war, oil
even great preparations for defense, we
should need large sums of money, and the
| treasury being bankrupt, we should re.
sort TO silver of which we have a large
stock on hand, and pass off half-dollars
as dollars.
GS.) Q. Would this be honest? A. L
would not.
500 Q. Does this fact commend it tC
the politicians? A. 1t does.
Oh @. Is the lingo craze rational
A. 1t is not.
CD Q. How can this be seen? A. By
reading lingo speeches and hearing jim
goes talk.
$50 Q. On what do Jingoes rely t.
| foster their craze? A. On boastfulness
arrogance, prejudice, and quarrelsome
ness.
54) Q. Are these fine motives? A
No.
(55) Q. Do politicians openly appeal t.
bad motives? A. Never.
(56) Q. To what do the Jingoes pre-
| tend to appeal? A To patriotism
CD Q. What has been said of sucl
AN appeal? A. 1t is the last refuge of
| scoundrel
(5SO Q. Are all Jingoes sooundrels? A