The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-11-13
HEARING FROM THE SOUTH.

to carry electoral votes. 1t was South
ern statesmen, who, as Secretary Nor
ton said had received their education
in finance in the school of the Con-
federacy, who sought to give to silver
the qualities they once tried to give to
paper If the South abandons silver, it
will take it's place in the category of
crazes that have run their course ana
whose history remains as subject mat
ter for psychologists, investigating and
illustrating by instances the theory of
mental infection and epidemics.
Before our Northern Democrats,
who went with the silver crowd,
commit themselves as to the
future course Of the party, 1t
will be prudent to listen to the
voices that are even now audible in
the South. Mr.. Boatner, a representa-
tive from Louisiana, unseated by the
last session but reelected, says that,
although the Southern states cast
their electoral votes for free silver,
there are but two Of them, Arkansas
and Mississippi, which are willing to
continue the struggle. The Columbus,
Ca, Enquirer-Sun says: I'm prosper
ity the Democrats divided. In advers-
ity let them get together. Let all true
Democrats rally to the party's true
principles, and the people will yet fol-
low her banner to victory" The Mo-
bile Register, that supported Bryan
while opposing free coinage, advises
Southern Democrats to profit from
their defeat by forcing themselves to
realize its cause, and sees in the restor-
alton of the Republicans after their
awful drubbing in 1892 cause for faith
that Democracy need only purge itself
of its error to be again given the con-
fidence of the voters. The Vicksburg
Commercial-Herald notes the fulfill
ment of the prediction made by Presi-
dent Cleveland in 1895 that on the test
Of the ballots the South would be left
alone with the silver heresy, and asks:
THE question now is how and when
lead us forth?" The Nashville Ban
ner says: '"rhe political agitators have
had their day and now they should
subside and let the people alone" Even
the New Orleans Times-Democrat
says: '"The great election is over; now
for peace, business activity and pros
perity. We have passed through a
momentous contest, which has shocked
the country almost as war itself. Let
us all Join heartily in a movement to
end the feeling of depression that has
prevailed, to restore confidence and to
revive business So from all over the
South influential voices are speaking
the abandonment and doom of the ex-
cursion into Populism, and, as bust
ness revives and the effects of the
panic wear away, the silver craze will
fade out and remain only as memory
to serve future Democratic managers
as a warning Of the futility of aban-
doning fundamental principles for the
makeshifts of a temporary expediency.
AGAIN BRAGG In THE CABINET.
When the Milwaukee Journal sug-
gested the gracefulness of the appoint
ment of Gen. Bragg to q place in the
| cabinet to be formed by Mr. Mckinley
we assumed that it was made without
consideration of either aspect of
the matter, that of the gen
eral or that of the president
elect. AS the Journal comes back with
some earnestness in defense of it's sug-
gestion we are compelled to accept it's
seriousness in the first instance unless,
| indeed, that paper is displaying a dis
| position too common in editorial rooms,
| Of never admitting an error. AS a
Kentucky paper has made a similar
suggestion as to Gen. Buckner and
other papers have spoken approvingly
of one or the other nomination, it is
worth while to pursue the topic fur
| Their.
| The case Of Gresham, cited as a JUS
| LITIGATION by the Journal, is not pat
1t was known in 1888 that Gresham
was out Of sympathy with his party's
tariff policy and 1t was understood that
he refused to have his name used in
connection with the Republican presi-
Dental nomination on that ground II
was also understood that he had voted
for Mr. Cleveland. Gen. Bragg is not
in that condition. Nothing has &C.
CURED to justify the thought that he is
in the slightest degree less antagonis-
tic to the leading policy of Mr.. Nc
| Kinley, and the plank he helped frame
at Indianapolis on the money question
is directly opposed to the entire none
| tary policy of the Republican party
Even with the sympathy of Gresham
with the policy Of Mr.. Cleveland nc
one will deny that, in the popular mind
he injured himself, and we know well
| the damage done to the influence OF
Mr.. Cleveland In his own party.
| But there are two points OF view
| that which takes in the president-eIect
and that in which Gen. Bragg is the
&c.